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

88-Year-Old Retired DIG Cleans Chandigarh Streets Daily, Inspiring Civic Pride and Community Action

Retired DIG Inderjit Singh Sidhu sweeps Chandigarh streets daily, turning personal responsibility into community inspiration.

Zero-Cost Living: Kerala Couple’s Sustainable Homestead Thrives on Homegrown Food, Biogas, and Solar Power

Sangeeth and Kavya’s self-built homestead powers itself with homegrown food, waste-to-energy biogas, and solar power, inspiring sustainable living.

Hyderabad Climbs to Sixth in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, Achieves 7-Star Garbage-Free Tag and 100% Cleanliness Across City

Hyderabad achieves its highest-ever Swachh Survekshan ranking, scoring 100% in most cleanliness parameters and securing the prestigious 7-star garbage-free city certification

New Delhi Shines in Swachh Survekshan 2025: NDMC Bags ‘Super Swachh League City’ Award, MCD Climbs 59 Spots to 31st

NDMC wins the ‘Super Swachh League City’ award for urban sanitation while MCD climbs to 31st among India’s largest cities in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25.

Indore Wins India’s Cleanest City Title for Eighth Consecutive Year in Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards

Indore clinches the cleanest city status for the eighth year, leading a record-breaking 4,500-city cleanliness survey that also saw Noida, Surat, and Navi Mumbai shine across categories

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University Students Plant 2,100 Saplings in 10 Seconds, Powering Uttar Pradesh’s 37 Crore Tree Record

In a record-breaking green initiative, Uttar Pradesh planted 37.21 crore saplings in a single day, with Lucknow’s students making headlines for their rapid plantation feat

Rajasthan’s Padampura Village Protects 700-Year-Old Neem Grove, Setting Model for Grassroots Conservation

Padampura village in Rajasthan has preserved neem trees for over 700 years, forbidding even minor harm.

From Waste to Waves of Change: Couple Leads 20,000 Volunteers to Clean Vasai Beach in Mumbai, Recycle Plastic into Products

Led by Lisbon and Zsuzsanna Ferrao, Vasai Beach Cleaners have transformed Mumbai’s coastline by engaging thousands in removing over 650 tonnes of plastic waste since 2017.

Meet the ‘Mother of Dal’: Dutch Woman’s 5-Year Mission to Clean Kashmir’s Iconic Lake

A Dutch woman’s five-year daily effort to clean Dal Lake has sparked environmental awareness in Kashmir.

From Rooftops to Rootstock: Chalakudy’s 100 Terrace Gardens with 2,000+ Grow Bags Set New Benchmark for Low-Cost Urban Farming in Kerala

With just ₹1.85 lakh, Chalakudy’s rooftop farming initiative empowers 100 households and revives public spaces through collective action.

Trek The Himalayas Clears 700 Kg Waste from Goechala Trail Under HEAL HIMALA, Sets New Benchmark for Green Tourism in India

Trek The Himalayas leads a major clean-up on the Goechala trail, collecting over 700kg of waste and launching volunteer drives to protect the Himalayas for future generations.

From Waste to Wonder: Bengaluru Startup Turns Plastic Into School Benches for 33 Million Floor-Seated Children

Bengaluru startup unWOOD transforms unrecyclable plastic waste into strong, eco-friendly benches, improving rural classrooms and reducing plastic pollution.

From Trash to Triumph: How Delhi’s Dr. Ruby Makhija Led Her Entire Colony to 8 Years of Zero-Waste Living

A Delhi doctor’s vision and community spirit turned her neighbourhood into a model zero-waste colony, inspiring citywide change and healthier living.

Solar Power Tariff Reaches Cheapest Point Yet; Rajasthan Sees Historically Low Bid Of Rs 2.62/Unit

8 Reasons Why Felling Of 2141 Trees In Aarey Is Alarming For Mumbaikars

Poachers Kill Two Rare White Giraffes In Kenya, Only One Left In The World

Amid Coronavirus Lockdown Health Of River Ganga Improves: Experts

Revolutionary: Germany Builds A Solar City That Produces Four Times More Energy Than It Consumes – The Logical Indian

Not A Drop Of The Ganga Has Been Cleaned, Where The Money Is Going: NGT

2019 Recorded Seventh Warmest Year In India Since 1901

Six-Year-Old Roohi Mohazzab Leads CounTree Nursery Project to Plant 1 Crore Trees Nationwide on World Environment Day 2025

Kerala’s Roohi Mohazzab, just six, is inspiring a nationwide movement to plant one crore trees through school nurseries.

How Zurich’s Concrete Design Helps Rainwater Reach Trees – Dr Tiwary Asks If India Can Learn

Dr Bikrant Tiwary urges Indian cities to adopt Zurich’s rainwater-friendly pavements to protect urban trees and promote sustainable development.

Jasmit Singh Arora, 51, Kolkata’s ‘Gutli Man’, Turns Over 1 Million Discarded Mango Seeds into Saplings to Support Farmers

A former doctor’s nationwide movement turns discarded mango seeds into thriving saplings, empowering farmers and greening rural India.

‘No Tree Felling Within 5km of Taj Mahal Without Our Approval’: Supreme Court Upholds its 2015 Order

The Supreme Court has strictly prohibited tree felling within a five-kilometre radius of the Taj Mahal without its explicit permission, extending protections across the 10,400 sq km Taj Trapezium Zone and dismissing pleas for relaxation on private lands.

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