Environmentday

On World Environment Day, Mumbai Mayor Shraddha Jadhav dished out some  water conservation tips, including serving guests just half a glass of water instead of one and asking hotels to keep a jug of water on tables so that guests could serve themselves the required amount. The more useful tips included repairing leaky taps, not using hose pipe...

Dalit women farmers from 75 villages in the Medak district of Andhra Pradesh have been growing the traditional millet crops on dry, marginal lands. That is a celebration of life for them.This group of marginal farmers who have been practicing eco-friendly agriculture in Andhra Pradesh for generations have come forward to claim Agro Biodiversity Her...

In Jiginipatna no one ignores the call of the village forest protection committee. It started with a group of villagers who got together to save their forests from the timber mafia and interestingly while people in the village are divided on caste lines, they are all united when it comes to protecting their forests."We may be enemies when it comes ...

The presence of shy Irrawaddy Dolphins is a symbol that all is well with the Chilika lagoon. A recently concluded census shows that dolphin numbers are up to 158 from 146. The picture is very different from 2002 when there were only 80 dolphins and 9 were killed after being hit by boat propellers.The credit for the turn around goes to the awareness...

On Environment Day, NDTV focuses on renewable energies that many say, are the answers to meeting India's growing energy needs.

Bangalore's Garden City tag has been a little dusty off late, with thousands of trees lost to road-widening and infrastructure projects. People living near a Bangalore park, soon to be the location of a war memorial, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the project. But the High Court has ruled that the memorial can and will go ahead. S...

On World Environment Day, Mumbai Mayor Shraddha Jadhav dished out some  water conservation tips, including serving guests just half a glass of water instead of one and asking hotels to keep a jug of water on tables so that guests could serve themselves the required amount. The more useful tips included repairing leaky taps, not using hose pipe...

Dalit women farmers from 75 villages in the Medak district of Andhra Pradesh have been growing the traditional millet crops on dry, marginal lands. That is a celebration of life for them.This group of marginal farmers who have been practicing eco-friendly agriculture in Andhra Pradesh for generations have come forward to claim Agro Biodiversity Her...

In Jiginipatna no one ignores the call of the village forest protection committee. It started with a group of villagers who got together to save their forests from the timber mafia and interestingly while people in the village are divided on caste lines, they are all united when it comes to protecting their forests."We may be enemies when it comes ...

The presence of shy Irrawaddy Dolphins is a symbol that all is well with the Chilika lagoon. A recently concluded census shows that dolphin numbers are up to 158 from 146. The picture is very different from 2002 when there were only 80 dolphins and 9 were killed after being hit by boat propellers.The credit for the turn around goes to the awareness...

On Environment Day, NDTV focuses on renewable energies that many say, are the answers to meeting India's growing energy needs.

Bangalore's Garden City tag has been a little dusty off late, with thousands of trees lost to road-widening and infrastructure projects. People living near a Bangalore park, soon to be the location of a war memorial, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the project. But the High Court has ruled that the memorial can and will go ahead. S...