Experiences have shown that local resources management yields results which are economically efficient, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. Water scarcity threatens us all – menacing well-being, jeopardising livelihoods and sometimes…
If people are aware about the ill-effects of using chemicals in everyday cleaning and their impact on health and environment, probably they would then start using natural or green products instead. Natural cleaners are biodegradable, low in toxicity and therefore, much less harmful. Even the grey water containing green cleaners are suitable for reuse in gardens. Natural cleaning agents are safe, cheap and effective.
Agro-scientist Arun Deshpande has converted a dry watershed into a water bank that stores five crore litres of water at Ankoli village in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. Water audit…
Growing unsafe practices adopted by various sectors be it construction, e-waste disposal or for that matter cell phone radiations are all adding up to air pollution at an alarming rate,…
There is a direct connection between environmental quality, comfort, health and wellbeing, positive attitudes and behaviour and higher levels of educational performance. It is based on the premise that children…
The mission of Rural Drinking Water Supply programme under the Ministry of Rural Development aims at providing safe drinking water in adequate quantity to all rural habitation in the country,…
More and more individuals and organisations are practising the concept of recycling in their everyday lives. Discarding the largely western culture of use-and-throw, many are now into using and reusing…
Dust is not just a nuisance but can be a dangerous safety risk, especially when it is considered “combustible dust”
An Ecosan project by Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council (CKBMC) in Maharashtra treats and recycles human waste into clean water which is used for gardening and generates bio gas which is used for cooking.
Many Indian cities, including metros, are facing pure water scarcity. Domestic water use in the country is projected to nearly double in less than 30 years, from 21 cubic kilometres…