environmentalist

The Gandhian environmentalist lived by an abiding passion and he died for it too -- fighting to save river Ganga. RIP, sir. You will be missed.

The awardees were nominated by the readers of Sanctuary Asia, an environmental news magazine, and supporters from all over India.

Rishi Agarwal, an expert in waste management, also submitted a formal proposal to BMC, suggesting the formation of a long-term team of citizens, civic body officials, and other stakeholders, to join hands and maintain cleanliness in Mumbai's water bodies.

Considered one of Carson’s most exceptional and groundbreaking books that marked a new public awareness about the use of chemical pesticides, especially DDT, Silent Spring was published on September 27, 1962.

She created a self-sustaining model in her own farm, where all basic requirements of life were met by products from the farm.

Prafulla waged a 12-year-long legal battle to protect the rights of tribes in Odisha's Niyamgiri region.

Anupam Mishra -- the water conservationist, environmentalist, writer, Gandhian, and a man of gentle wit, passed away at 68. Peeyush Sekhsaria recalls his first meeting with Mishra and how it left a lasting impression on him.

This rickshaw driver from Thane has assumed his part of the responsibility and is sowing the seed for a Greener India - ‘Hara Bhara Bharat’ as he calls it.

From cremating unclaimed cadavers found floating in the Ganges to helping activate dysfunctional sewage treatment plants along its course, Vikas Chandra a.k.a. Guddu Baba has dedicated himself to to cleaning up the holy river. This is his awe-inspiring story.