Pro Planet People

Pro Planet People

Inspiring individuals and initiatives protecting and reviving our planet through climate action, sustainability, and environmental conservation.

Student-led reverse vending machines are rewarding people with bus tickets for recycling plastic bottles, promoting cleaner cities and greener mobility.
LeafyLeather transforms agricultural waste into eco-friendly leather alternatives, prioritising sustainability and purpose over profit.
A purpose-driven innovation by a Hyderabad professor shows how non-recyclable plastic can be transformed into low-cost fuel while tackling India’s growing waste crisis.
Project Nexus transforms irrigation canals into dual-purpose infrastructure, generating clean energy while drastically cutting water loss.
Meghalayan farmer Hally War earns the Padma Shri for a lifelong mastery of "weaving" self-repairing, living root bridges.
A Moradabad farmer’s lifelong mission to revive extinct seeds transformed sustainable agriculture and empowered generations of Indian farmers.
A Kanpur-based startup is converting discarded temple flowers into incense, compost, and vegan biomaterials, fostering circular economy and women’s empowerment.
Kenya is transforming discarded banana stems into flexible, eco-friendly road dividers, creating safer roads, supporting farmers, and advancing a circular economy.
Defying scepticism, two women in Maharashtra transformed tonnes of plastic waste into a sustainable, low-cost home.
A small Khasi village in Meghalaya sets a global example with zero-waste living and daily community-led hygiene.
From Bihar’s culture of reuse to national infrastructure, two brothers are redefining plastic waste and dignity.
Greek cities are transforming everyday trash bins into planted micro-habitats to cool streets, reduce odours and support pollinators.
As Indian cities battle growing landfills, Chennai’s Perungudi shows how biomining can reclaim land, resources, and hope.
India’s largest solar-powered kitchen in Rajasthan shows how clean energy can feed thousands while cutting fuel use and emissions.
A Haryana innovator’s eco-friendly planters recycle plastic waste while saving up to 80% water for urban gardens.
As air pollution worsens in Delhi NCR, Green Pencil Foundation's eco-friendly libraries are offering children safer spaces to learn and breathe.
MaxVolt Energy is closing the lithium battery loop through second-life applications, advanced recycling, and nationwide take-back programmes to power India’s sustainable future.
A pandemic experiment by a young entrepreneur in Manipur has grown into a women-led, eco-friendly enterprise supporting hundreds of flower farmers across India.
Pankaj Kumar quit corporate life to found Earth Warriors, cleaning rivers weekly across 12 states.
An ex-soldier from Pune has gained national acclaim for single-handedly transforming Junnar’s barren hills into lush forests.
IRS officer Rohit Mehra's free School of Trees in Delhi-NCR teaches urban kids nature hands-on, beating brand obsession.
Kolkata's groundbreaking free Tree Ambulance service responds to distressed public trees with expert care, tackling low green cover and storm risks via a toll-free SOS line.
As unprecedented floods sweep Southeast Asia, millions suffer in silence while global attention lags, exposing dangerous inequalities in climate reporting and the escalating threat facing every nation.
A nine-year-old from Meerut transforms barren lands into thriving green spaces through her innovative foundation, earning top national and international accolades.