Environment

From robotic boats to duckweed-powered wastewater treatment, five innovative ways that are reimagining river cleanup with community impact, proving that young changemakers can revive India’s lifelines.

Goa launches a Whale Shark Conservation Project, rewarding fishermen Rs 75,000 for rescuing the gentle giants and protecting marine life.

What if waste could earn you money, feed your soil, and bring jobs to your village? That’s what Mohammad Aamir Khan is proving with Green Wave and Waste to Health in South Kashmir.

Environmentalist Vikrant Tongad, founder of non-profit SAFE, turned a four-acre dumpsite in Greater Noida into a thriving green zone with 3,000 native trees. Here’s how he and the community prevented another Ghazipur-like landfill disaster.

To make sure that no tree was cut down to build his dream home, Udaipur businessman Kul Pradeep Singh builts a home along with the 40-foot mango tree.

Mumbai’s Western Railway is leading India’s railways into a sustainable future by harnessing the wind energy from moving trains with innovative vertical-axis wind turbines.

In Uda Majhlitand, Jharkhand, Mahua was once a symbol of liquor and conflict. Today, it powers laddus, pickles, and prosperity. The village embraced self-governance through Gram Sabhas, transforming livelihoods, reviving unity, and creating opportunities their children once only dreamed of.

Medini Homestay in Bokakhat, Assam, is a sustainable retreat. Over six years, they have transformed a barren patch of land into a thriving green oasis.

Through Mangar Eco Club in Haryana, Sunil Harsana empowers children to save the Aravalis with activities like tree planting and check dam building.

It’s not venomous, not rare, and not flashy. But it might just be one of Kerala’s most important wild neighbours. Could naming it the state reptile help us finally see it with respect?