This couple is buying land near a tiger reserve and just letting it regrow
It was his love for nature and wildlife that led Aditya Singh to quit his Indian civil services job, leave his well-appointed house in Delhi and settle in a remote corner of Rajasthan, abutting the famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, in 1998. Over the last 20 years, Singh has been buying tracts of Read More...
Amazon set to deploy 10,000 electric rickshaws on Indian roads by 2025
The rickshaw is one of the most ubiquitous and accessible means of transport in India, shouldering a significant share of people’s mobility needs in cities across the country. But in a country struggling with smog, greener alternatives are needed to conventional gas-guzzling rickshaws. With Read More...
The world’s first hyperloop system could soon be built in India
As it stands now, it seems Virgin will build the world’s first large-scale hyperloop system in India. Earlier this month, the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra approved Virgin Hyperloop One’s plans to develop a high-speed line between Mumbai and Pune. The planned hyperloop line Read More...
This man saved his island from sinking by planting a tree each day for the past 40 years
Amid the Brahmaputra River in Assam, northeast India resides Majuli – the biggest river island in the world. A hundred years ago, the island was a haven for the region’s wildlife. Now, due to the erosion of its riverbeds, the island is slowly submerging under the unremitting waters of Read More...
India wages war against single-use plastics to fight the country’s trash crisis
India consumes about 14 million tons of plastic every year – out of which a staggering 70 percent is simply discarded, as most of the country’s cities lack an organized system for waste management. As a result, the world's largest democracy is home to vast trash mountains that loom over the Read More...
India’s tiger population grows by one third in only four years
Nine years ago, India sought to double its tiger population by 2022. But on International Tiger Day, the country announced it met its goal four years earlier than expected. Through assiduous conservation efforts, India is now home to nearly 3,000 tigers, a third more than it had four years ago, Read More...
This city in India offers free meals in exchange for plastic waste
It’s no brainer that plastic waste is harmful to the environment. A lot of people and organizations around the world are doing their bit in tackling the issue, however, a lot more needs to be done. In a rather brilliant manner to help save the environment, India just launched its very first Read More...
Solar panels are helping Indian farmers irrigate their crops
Hundreds of millions of people in India depend on farming for their livelihoods, but widespread droughts in recent years mean they often struggle to find enough water for their fields. Right now, rural farmers have to rely on diesel pumps to access groundwater for irrigation, but many of them Read More...
Women are bringing clean energy to hundreds of Indian households
There are more than 200 million people in India without access to power. And while the government is working on connecting them to the grid, it also wants to ensure that the energy comes from renewable sources. A company in one of the country’s western states is helping to achieve both of Read More...
Indian town makes it a condition for new buildings to plant at least two trees
In a step to make the environment greener, a municipality in the district of Kerala, India, has decided to pass legislation that will require newly constructed buildings to have at least two native fruit trees planted mandatorily. The rule will apply to any new buildings, commercial or Read More...