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

7-Year-Old Environmentalist Roohi Mohazzab Meets Vice President, Shares Vision For Climate Action

Seven-year-old environmentalist Roohi Mohazzab met Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan and shared her vision for children-led climate action, conservation and peace.

How IFS Officer Gajendra Narwane Turned Villages In Chandrapur, Maharashtra Into Conservation Partners

By linking conservation with livelihoods, tourism and basic services, Gajendra Narwane helped communities around Tadoba participate directly in wildlife protection.

Meet Ripu Daman Bevli: The Plogging Man Turning Runs Into Clean-Up Missions

From picking up litter during morning runs in Delhi to leading a nationwide plogging movement, Ripu Daman Bevli has made fitness a tool for civic responsibility.

How Andhra Pradesh Farmers Revived Their Soil and Won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

By transitioning over one million smallholder farmers to chemical-free agriculture, the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) program restored degraded soil and won the prestigious 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.

From Invisible Workers To Climate Champions: 42,000 Waste Pickers Recognised Under UN Project

Once invisible, 42,000 waste pickers are now being recognised for their crucial role in climate action.

How Bikaner Artisans Craft Eco-Friendly Ganesh Idols Using Cow Dung Ahead Of Ganesh Utsav

Ahead of Ganesh Utsav and Janmashtami, Bikaner artisans are transforming cow dung into handcrafted idols while exploring more eco-conscious festive celebrations.

IFS S. Deepika Is Reclaiming 1,500 Hectares Of Mining Land While Planting 30 Lakh+ Trees

IFS officer S. Deepika is transforming coal-mine landscapes across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra through plantations and community participation.

How Nepal Reversed Deforestation Through Community Forestry and Ancient Spiritual Wisdom

By empowering local community forest user groups and drawing upon an ancient spiritual ethos of oneness with nature, Nepal reversed decades of severe deforestation, nearly doubling its forest cover to over 45%.

How 368 Households In Gujarat’s Zakariyapura Turn Cow Dung Into Biogas, Savings And Income

In Gujarat’s Zakariyapura, 368 livestock-owning households use biogas plants to turn cattle dung into cooking fuel and slurry into agricultural value.

Pandit Jeevraj Shrimali Spent 10 Years Reviving Jodhpur’s Polluted Ponds Through Community Conservation Efforts

For nearly a decade, Pandit Jeevraj Shrimali has combined religious awareness, waste management and community action to protect Jodhpur’s polluted ponds.

Rooted in Purpose: How IT Professionals Ankur and Rashmi Built Tuhi Farms in Kanpur

Leaving corporate careers at Flipkart, SAP, and IBM in Bengaluru, Ankur and Rashmi Sachan returned to Kanpur during the pandemic to establish Tuhi Farms, a 5.5-acre chemical-free agroforestry model growing over 30 crop varieties.

How Akriti Verma and Bhavya Jhunjhunwala Started a Zero-Waste Fashion Brand with Just ₹30,000

College friends Akriti Verma and Bhavya Jhunjhunwala launched SewMuchBetter in Kanpur with just ₹30,000–₹40,000 to combat fast-fashion waste, creating zero-waste handcrafted apparel worn by Madhuri Dixit.

How Radhika Anand Partnered with the Indian Army to Plant Over 10 Lakh 10 Thousand Trees

Delhi-based environmentalist Radhika Anand joined hands with the Indian Army under "Mission Fruit Forest" to plant over 1.1 lakh fruit-bearing trees across barren military lands, transforming dry terrain into self-sustaining green corridors.

How Bengaluru’s Nayana Premnath Turned Zero-Waste Living Into A Way Of Life

Nayana Premnath’s journey from beauty and lifestyle content to low-waste living eventually led her to build The Green Circle, an initiative focused on upcycling discarded textiles.

How ‘Vriksha Manav’ Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani Planted 5 Million Trees in Uttarakhand

Freedom fighter Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani, known as the 'Tree Man of India', transformed personal grief into ecological restoration by single-handedly planting over 50 lakh trees across Uttarakhand's degraded hills.

How Tsering Abraham Is Rethinking Baby Care in Nepal With Doodles Baby

After returning to Nepal, Tsering Abraham turned her search for better baby products into Doodles Baby, a bamboo-based brand for conscious baby care.

How Shyam Sunder Jyani Turned Familial Forestry Into a Community-Led Restoration Movement

By treating trees as green family members, Shyam Sunder Jyani has turned conservation into a community-led movement across Rajasthan.

From Nashik Farms to Clean Fuel: How Edh Farms Is Turning Crop Waste into Energy

Nashik entrepreneur Sony Adhav’s Edh Farms converts agricultural residue into biomass fuel while creating value for farmers and supporting cleaner industrial energy.

How Dr. Shankar Lal Garg Built a Keshar Parvat with 40,000 Trees in Madhya Pradesh

Retired professor Dr. Shankar Lal Garg transformed a 22-acre barren, rocky hillock in Madhya Pradesh into Keshar Parvat, a flourishing sanctuary home to over 40,000 trees and thriving wildlife.

How Vaibhav Anant’s Bambrew Built a ₹50 Crore Business Replacing Single-Use Plastic

Bengaluru-based startup Bambrew, founded by Vaibhav Anant, demonstrates that environmental solutions can be commercially viable, building a ₹50 crore business by engineering bamboo and natural fiber packaging to replace single-use plastic.

From Chewing Gum To Bricks: How Dr. Binish Desai Turned Waste Into Innovation

A childhood experiment inspired by chewing gum, paper and cartoons like Dexter’s Laboratory eventually grew into a career in waste innovation.

How Kanpur’s ‘Kachra Queen’ Dr. Sanjivini Sharma Turned Waste Into Community Action

A dentist’s response to plastic waste at Kanpur’s Ganga ghats grew into a community movement focused on cleaning, recycling and civic responsibility.

Vaishali Biyani: How De’Dzines Is Giving Discarded Tyres a Second Life in Kanpur

Vaishali Biyani’s De’Dzines explores how discarded tyres can be upcycled into furniture, planters, sculptures and public installations.

The Lake Man of India – Anand Malligavad Is Reviving Bengaluru’s Dying Lakes

Anand Malligavad, known as the "Lake Man of India," left his corporate career to restore dry, polluted waterbodies across India using ancient, low-cost eco-engineering without concrete.

IEA Jet Fuel Warning Exposes Fragile Global Trade: 33% of World Commerce at Risk Amid Energy Crisis

Rising geopolitical tensions and fuel supply risks are pushing nations to accelerate renewable energy adoption for security and climate stability.

When Over a Thousand Die and Millions Are Displaced, Southeast Asia’s Floods Become a Warning the World Must Not Ignore

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.

Nation Builders 2024 – Mahindra:  Forging a Resilient Future, Anchoring National Development

Mahindra's unwavering dedication to social responsibility exemplifies its role as a catalyst for transformation