He came to find life but found plastic everywhere.

The nightmare is coming true. Of plastic swamping our cities, choking our lives, shutting the light out...

How our daily waste habits are putting plastic on our plates and how a rewarding model can eliminate it.

India is full of amazing animals and forests—but plastic is spoiling the party! According to Down to Earth, published by Centre for Science and Environment, we dump 9.3 million tonnes of plastic every year—more than any other country! This amounts to roughly onefifth of global plastic emissions. This badly pollutes the air we breathe as most of the plastic garbage is burnt. Our growing love for single-use stuff is making things worse. Can we stop the plastic monster before it grows bigger?

Unwrapping the hidden cost: How junk food packaging chokes our streets, soils our Earth and demands urgent action

How an adolescent is spreading awareness regarding the excessive junk food consumption as it is fueling health issues and environmental pollution, prompting calls for awareness and action.

We observe World Water Day every year on March 22, to highlight the importance of water. But how much attention do we give to the amount of water we use everyday? According to a 2008 World Bank report, an average Indian household performs approximately 340 wash cycles in a year and this accounts for approximately 40.7 kilowatt hour of electricity, 47.5 kilolitre of water and 27 kilogram (kg) of detergent per household per year. We have to wash our clothes and use water and energy in our day-to-day lives, but here’s a way we can save the environment as well as a lot of money on laundry!

Let’s delve into the what, why & how of composting. ave you wondered how a plastic toothbrush can lie around on Earth for hundreds of years but an apple core disappears in a few weeks? This happens when we let nature do its thing, and the superheroes that make it all possible are microorganisms or microbes. Microbes are tiny living things found all around us that are so small that they can’t be seen with naked eyes. These superheroes break down all organic matter—coming directly from plants or animals, even something as tough as a bone. Read on as we walk you through the basics of composting — from …

Born out of a desire to make a difference and a positive impact on the world, let’s hear about Clo_ser from the founder herself. Clo_ser stands for Clothes for a Sustainable Environment & Resources. It was started in June 2022. It is an initiative that focuses on sustainable fashion, utilising leftover scraps from the fashion and textiles industry; these scraps are upcycled to economically empower women and enhance their skill-based learning. The initiative also helps in preventing textile wastes from reaching landfills and joining the other kinds of wastes that are smothering our cities.

An ‘earth construction’ session on building sustainably. DIY included too!