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Kerala Man Makes Portable Plant That Provides 2 Hrs of Biogas & 4 Kg of...
For Rajagopalan Nair, retirement from the Indian Navy wasn’t the end of the road. The ex-Navy officer from Kerala went onto become a civil engineer, establishing his own firm, Hi Tech Bio Solutions, in...
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Making Money From Plastic Waste? Kerala Village Sets Bar, Shows How It Can Be...
Nedumgandam, a small village in Idukki district, Kerala, is setting the bar for plastic waste management in India. According to Manorama Online, a Kerala-based publication, the village panchayat sold...
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Bengaluru NGO Turns Old Plastic Into Anti-Slippery & Recyclable Tiles You Can...
Despite taking multiple steps to address the plastic waste problem, residents and authorities in Bengaluru know that there is still a long way to go. According to officials at the Bruhat Bengaluru...
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Attention, Party Lovers! Here’s Your Guide to Hosting The Ultimate...
The holiday season is drawing near, and if you’re not planning a holiday, you’re probably thinking of throwing a party for friends and family with food, games and fun. Everything we know about...
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Saw the Viral ‘Roof-With-A-Jeep’ Pic? It Once Helped Revolutionize Education...
In an interesting exchange on Twitter, Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakhi engineer, innovator and educator, told Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, about the fascinating story behind the Mahindra...
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Landfills No More? IAS Officer’s Brilliant ‘Project Tsangda’ Is Changing The...
Waste management is a serious concern globally, and Ladakh is no exception. The region is getting crushed under the weight of non-biodegradable waste, particularly in the rural areas where there are no...
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Nagpur Shows The Way, Becomes First Indian City to Treat, Reuse 90% of its...
In the coming decade, the water crisis in India is expected to hit critical levels. According to the Niti Aayog, by 2030, the country could face its ‘worst’ water crisis in history with the demand for...
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This ‘Green’ Masala Brand Is Helping 2000+ Farmers, Students in Pune Manage...
An endeavour that began as the CSR initiative of a spice-manufacturing brand has resulted in helping over 900 farmers and 1500 students rethink waste management strategies. Anand Chordia, the Director...
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New Delhi Railway Station Has Gone Waste-Free & Here’s How It Achieved This!
Walk into any railway station around the country, and you are sure to find garbage strewn all around the premises. As the second biggest railway network in Asia with 4500 stations, which cater to over...
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How the Beautiful Campuses of IITs & IIMs Can Help India Manage Its Waste Better
The problems of garbage and waste disposal have reached a crisis in most cities. Municipal bodies around the country are struggling with the increase in the waste generated and the costs of collecting...
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Taste From Waste: Ex-Teacher Shows How Mushrooms Can Save NCR From Stubble...
Toxic clouds fill the air as tall flames engulf large stretches of agricultural land, turning everything into ashes and smoke. This jarring image is common in several parts of North India. Known as...
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Worried About Your Garbage? Meet The Woman Who Revolutionised Waste Across...
Poonam Bir Kasturi is a true pioneer. Back in April 2006, the Bengaluru-based industrial designer and social entrepreneur set up Daily Dump, which is in the business of changing citizen mindsets...
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Inspiring Lessons From Gujarat Village That Went Garbage-Free in Just 8 Months!
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you picture a village? An open area with lush greenery, houses made of bamboo and mud and lungful of fresh air. The reality, however, is entirely...
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NID Grad Recycles Ceramic Waste to Make New, Eco-Friendly Tableware
When someone talks about waste and recycling, the first thing that possibly pops into all of our heads is “plastic.” But truth to be told, there are far too many contenders out there that equally...
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After Garbage Killed His Village Pond, This Noida Techie Revived 10 Lakes in...
Around this time last year, the Uttar Pradesh government had declared five of its districts as drought affected. Summer had just begun in India’s most populous State when the districts of Mahoba,...
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Mumbai Mom’s Low-Waste B’Day Celebrations for Daughter Is a Lesson for us All
It is no secret that Indians love to go overboard when it comes to celebratory occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. Perhaps it is because we love involving everyone in our joy, while also...
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23-YO Bengaluru Woman Invents Machine That Segregates Waste Within Minutes!
Nivedha was in her third year of chemical engineering at Bengaluru’s R V College of Engineering when she made headlines in a local magazine. She and a group of friends had cleared a lane near their...
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Nashik Homemaker’s Stunning Newspapers Dolls Will Inspire You To Go Crafty...
Long before television and smartphones took over as news providers, the coming of the newspaper signalled the break of dawn for most households in India. Though the readership of this old source of...
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Earn Money From Your Scrap: 5 Online Kabadiwalas That Have Doorstep Service
As a child, I would eagerly wait for the month end. I would start calling up Rajesh, our local scrap dealer, as soon as our newspaper shelf was full. The money earned from selling newspapers and other...
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Sun Powered & Saves Water With Every Flush: This Zero-Waste Mumbai Society is...
In 2010, when Shrikant Parab, a startup consultant and the secretary of Andheri’s Shatdal Society, started working in the space of waste management, he recalls that a leading international company...
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