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‘Maka Naka Plastic’: One Man’s Mission to Make Goa Plastic Free
As per a Central Pollution Control Board report, Goa, the smallest Indian state, has the highest per capita income but also produces the most plastic waste per person. In 2019-20, it ranked first in...
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Kerala Scientist’s Innovation Gives Apartments An Affordable & Scientific Way...
Where do you dispose of CFL bulbs, old batteries, or even kitchen waste? Without any segregation, tonnes of this waste end up piling in landfills contributing to an already aggravated climate crisis....
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No More Stubble Burning? 23-YO’s Innovation Converts Agro Waste Into Cooking...
This article is part of a series on innovations in support of the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon – organised by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and The Better India. Read more about the...
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These Ex-Journos Upcycled 5 Lakh Glass Bottles to Bring Beauty to Your Home...
I walk into a little café. It is dimly lit, perfect for me to enjoy my cup of coffee and a light read on a late Sunday afternoon. Once I have placed my order, I look up and see a lamp hanging from the...
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Bengaluru Startup Turns Company e-Waste into Profits, Processes over 500 tonnes!
We live in a time where it has become increasingly difficult to do without technology. Computers, laptops and our beloved mobile phones are staples, the absence of which will equate to a loss of limb...
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Organic Food & Rainwater Harvesting: Chennai Woman’s Zero-Waste House is Goals
Two words that come to my mind when I think of the rooftop garden in Chennai’s Thiruvottriyur area are—uplifting and cheerful. The luscious garden thrives with 50 types of organic fruits, flowers and...
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B’luru Doctor & Anonymous Civic Group Turn Dump Yard Into Park for Grandparents!
A vast dump yard. Heaps of stinking garbage surrounded by a horde of disease-causing insects and swarming packs of flies and mosquitoes. An area which would reek obnoxiously, all day long. Eight years...
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Xiaomi to Kabbadiwalas: Gurugram Firm Helps Recycle 6000 Metric Tonnes of...
According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2017, India generates nearly 2 million tonnes of electronic waste per year behind only the United States, China, and Japan. Around 82 per cent of the e-waste...
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Delhi College Professor Spends Rs 92,000 From Own Pocket to Set Up Crockery Bank
64-year-old Dr Mani Arul Nandhi, an Associate Professor at Jesus and Mary College Delhi, Delhi University and 17-year-old Umang Rana, a resident of Ghaziabad, have something in common — a social...
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These Chennai Engineers Will Pay You For Your Scrap & Gift You a Sapling!
Developed by Trashman Green Technology, a Chennai-based startup, the Trashman app, has garnered over 5000 downloads and 1500 customers since July, and is helping residents responsibly dispose of their...
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Phones, Batteries, Laptops: How to Dispose of Your Electronics Responsibly
We all have that one drawer at home that we dread to open. Crammed with tangled cables, fused light bulbs, and lethal batteries from five years ago. Okay, ten years ago. The good news is you don’t need...
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Indore Man Makes 100 Stunning Artworks From 3000 Kgs of Scrap, Wins Global Fame!
As a child, the only motivation for Deval Verma to wake up early on a Sunday was Harun Robert – the artist renowned for making stunning artworks from waste materials. Back then, he hosted the show...
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IIT Engineer Switches Career, Upcycles Waste Into Toys to Teach ‘Ahimsa’ to...
Getting into teaching children how to upcycle waste seemed too far fetched back when Subid Ahimsa was a student at IIT in 2003, where he was pursuing a post-graduation course in Industrial Design....
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You Can Upcycle All Your Fabric Waste Into Awesome Craft. Here’s How!
Fashion is a medium that helps one express themselves, and the clothes we wear are often an extension of who we are. However, there is a bad side to this desire – ‘fast’ fashion. Ashita Singhal, the...
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Here’s How This NGO Helped Build 10 Lakh Toilets, Produce 543.5 Tonnes of...
“Because we live close to the forest, defecating in the open can be very dangerous for us. There have been so many instances where someone’s been attacked by wild boars or cheetahs when they go out to...
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Meet the 68-YO Mumbai Woman Behind 20 Zero-Waste Societies
“When people start opposing or criticising your work, that is when you realise that you are on the right part,” begins Maria D’Souza, a retired teacher, who has successfully implemented 100 per cent...
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Pamphlets to Fallen Hair: Nagpur Woman Treats 90% of Her Waste In Just 5 Steps
For Shefali Dudhbade, managing her household waste is not an option, but a way of life. A freelance architect by profession and an environmentalist by heart, the 46-year-old from Nagpur is setting an...
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180 Schools, 50K Kids: Safai Bank Has Stopped 22 Lakh Plastic Wrappers From...
Glenn is only nine-years-old. But if you speak to his father Godwin, he will tell you how much of a stickler for cleanliness this little man is. Each time Glenn hears the rustle of a packet of crisps,...
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How to Segregate Waste At Home & Office: 4 Things to Know
Waste segregation refers to the separation of dry and wet garbage, which paves the way for other concepts of waste management like composting, recycling and incineration. Its end goal is to reduce...
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