rainwater harvesting

M Veeramani from Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu set up a rainwater harvesting system in his house. This is how it helped Kothamangalam village fight water woes during Cyclone Gaja.

How can a residential society with multiple buildings reduce electricity and water bills while making compost from waste? Here are some innovative ideas from around India.

Deepika V and Kumar BS ensured that every aspect of their home is eco-friendly and sustainable and built it out of mud and Chapadi stone.

Tamil Nadu architect Rajiv Kumarvel has built an eco-friendly mud home that remains naturally cool even in the summer, and saves thousands of litres of water.

Almost every region in India is blessed with its own water management methods that were tailored to fit the unique geographical and cultural needs of the place and the community. Here are some of them.

Gujarat-based Kanabhia Karkare and his wife Kailash built a low-cost sustainable house that is self-sufficient in water, electricity, food and more

Of more than 75 rainwater recharge wells in Chennai's Kalakshetra Colony, the resident welfare association (RWA) has financed the construction of 28, to combat the torrential downpours and floods.

C M Nagaraja, a school teacher from Bengaluru’s Government High School Doddabanahalli, was felicitated with the National Awards for Teachers for introducing eco-conscious initiatives through his teachings.

Bengaluru-based venture buildAHome has constructed an eco-friendly home made using locally available material such as Athangudi tiles and porotherm blocks, and minimised the use of steel and cement, staying naturally cool in the summers and saving thousands of litres of water every year.

Built using mud bricks made from scratch, Sunyata Eco Hotel in Karnataka’s Chikmagalur is blazing a trail will its sustainable initiatives. From solar power and rainwater harvesting to earth tunnels and millet recipes, it's doing it all.