Forest restoration

Inspired by the movie Avatar, environmentalist and clean air activist Jai Dhar Gupta turned 32 acres near Uttarakhand's Rajaji National Park into a biosphere. With the help of expert Vijay Dhasmana, he revived the land, bringing back native plants and wildlife.

The spotted deer’s comeback near Badkhal Lake offers hope for wildlife and forest recovery in the Aravalli region of Faridabad.

Freedom lives in planting forests, protecting wildlife, educating girls, lighting villages, saving lives — meet 7 Indians shaping a stronger, kinder India.

From army veteran to earth warrior, Ramesh Kharmale and his family are reviving barren hills — one trench at a time

Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, a 60-year-old farmer from Uttarakhand, transformed barren land into a thriving forest. His dedication inspired environmental stewardship and revitalised his community.

Meera Chandran of Kerala founded Forest First Samithi, an NGO dedicated to manually removing invasive plant species and turning land back into forests with the help of the forest department and local communities.

When IFS Vikas Ujjawal was posted in Jahrkhand’s Lohardaga Forest Division, the region was plagued with illegal tree felling and forest fires. Here’s how he increased green cover, generated employment for locals and boosted ecotourism.

In 1998, three villages in West Bengal's Purulia district planted 4.5 lakh trees to convert a barren mountain into a lush green forest