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The Honeycomb Effect: Small Causes, Small Changes – Big Impact [Part 1]
What does a techie who now sets up rainwater harvesting systems in rural schools have in common with an urban farmer who advocates growing vegetables on terraces and balconies? Can an apartment owner...
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TBI Water Week: Back To Life – The Story Of A Lake
In concluding our Water Week, we couldn’t think of a more apt story than one that fills our hearts with gladness, and an old, defunct lake with water! Read how the efforts of an Environmental outfit,...
View ArticleHe Brought Rainwater From Rooftops To Water Taps And Changed 1000s Of Lives...
Many village folk in rural India still walk several kilometers to get clean drinking water. A running tap is still a dream and water-borne diseases still account for many deaths in these areas....
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A Farmer is Using his Son’s Wedding to Make People Aware About Water...
In Davanagere, Karnataka, there is a farmer who is worried about the water shortage in the village. But he did not stop at worrying. He decided to step up and make change happen. H K Anandappa of...
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How Jaya Devi used Rain Water Harvesting to Fight Naxalites & Moneylenders in...
She was just 12 when she got married. After this, she not only went on to change her life but also led to the development of her entire village. From fighting with Naxalites to planting trees and doing...
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His Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Techniques are Helping a Parched...
Jethu Singh Bhati uses traditional methods of rain harvesting, practices agriculture without irrigation, and recycles waste. His dedicated efforts are not only helping meet the needs of a parched...
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7 Great Techniques by Which You Can Easily Harvest Rainwater at Your Home...
Did you know that if Bangalore manages to recharge even 30% of the rainwater it gets, it will have more that what the Cauvery River is supplying currently to the city, while also cutting down on the...
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This Bengaluru Organization Shows Us How It Became a Carbon Neutral Campus in...
Public Affairs Centre (PAC), a not for profit organization in Bengaluru, started working towards the mission of developing a carbon-neutral campus in 2014. Today, with initiatives ranging from solar...
View ArticleVIDEO: This One Invention Will Help You Harness the Power of Both Solar...
Ulta Chaata, is a machine that harvest rainwater and solar energy. This device, during monsoon can collect and filter about 100,000 litres of water. During summer, this unit will harness solar energy...
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This Residential Community Saved a Lake, Recharged Groundwater and Is...
Here is how a residential community in Bangalore, Akshaya Nagara, has created an enviable living environment for its residents. Akshaya Nagara is a rather unassuming residential layout in Bangalore. It...
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TBI Blogs: One Conference Inspired This Telecom Engineer to Quit His Job and...
People often wonder how they can contribute to the effort to conserve natural resources and build a better world. This telecom engineer-turned-water conservation expert from Bangalore has proven that...
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This Karnataka Bus Driver Turned Eco-Warrior & Developed a Unique Way to...
Joseph GM Rebello was leading his life at a steady pace as a bus driver when everything came to a screeching halt after a tragic accident rendered him bedridden for 12 months. But rather than be...
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This Actress Single-Handedly Transformed a Drought-Hit Maharashtra Village!
Recently India witnessed one of the biggest farmer agitations ever in Mumbai. Farmers walked for 180 kms to demand their rights and make several other demands. Among the demands was a request to waive...
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If There Is One Social Media Challenge You Wish to Participate In, This Is It!
The power of social media so very remarkable. Even a simple idea has the potential to go viral. But what if it could also make a difference? The Times of India has reported that the CMWSSB (Chennai...
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Here’s How One Man’s Unique Innovation is Transforming 40,000 Barren Acres
This article is brought to you by Franklin Templeton Investments True guidance is like a small torch in a dark forest—it doesn’t illuminate everything at once, but gives you enough light to safely...
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Vadodara Government Office Will Recycle & Reuse 14.7 Lakh Litre of...
‘Life depends on water, the reservoir depends on you’ – religiously following this mantra, Central GST Vadodara-II Commissionerate office under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has...
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Working for 40 Years, Kerala’s 85-YO Devaki Amma Grew a Forest All By Herself!
9-year-old Gouri is both anxious and excited to know the status of the sapling she had planted in December last year. She rings up her great grandmother Kollakkayil Devaki Amma for answers. Not wanting...
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Making Every Drop Count: 7 Simple Ways You Can Save Water at Home
Remember ‘zero day’? It was a day announced by the South African government last year, when the authorities would turn off all taps, forcing people to collect water from communal collection points....
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Ex-DRDO B’luru Man Has Saved 60,000 Litres of Water, Planted 6,000 Trees!
Hailed as the ‘Garden’ city, Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru has drawn many international companies and people from across the country in the last few decades. This has resulted in unchecked waste...
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This Bengaluru Couple Save 1 Lakh Litres of Water Every Year. Here’s How
In the early 90s, when S Vishwanath and his wife Chitra were looking for a house in Bengaluru, they were sure of building an eco-friendly abode. It was almost like the husband-wife duo had predicted a...
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Organic Food, Low-Waste & Water-Saving: 5 Families Who’ll Inspire You To Go...
Should I adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle? The thought has crossed my mind several times. I often think of giving up plastic or reusing my bath water to water the plants. Then I ask myself, what...
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3 Steps Helped This Bengaluru Society Cut Their Rs 16 Lakh Water Bill by 52%!
As summer approaches, the taps in the South Indian city of Bengaluru start running dry. Longer days and warmer weather demand the usage of more water, but you’ll see residents getting up early in the...
View ArticleHarvest Rain or Pay Higher Water Bill: DIY App by Bengaluru’s Rainman Can Help!
“For the third consecutive day, there was no water in my house.” “I will be late for the office as I have to wait for the tanker.” “Tanker service in my area is very poor.” These are some of the...
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Low Bills, Low Water Use, No Waste: These ISRO Scientists’ Homes Are Green...
On 20, May 2018, guests entering the house with a brown brick exterior in Peenya, Bengaluru were in for a surprise. Though the outside temperature had touched 35 degrees, the scorching heat could not...
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Mumbai Family Reuses Shipping Containers To Build Low-Cost Sustainable Home!
Mumbai, the ‘City of Dreams,’ has now turned into a metropolis where millions of people cram into local trains and tonnes of garbage is spewed out every day. The high pollution levels, water scarcity,...
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Planning to Buy Your Dream Apartment? 5 ‘Water Woes’ You Need To Check For...
The current situation in Mumbai and Chennai is the biggest irony that India is witnessing. While one city is wading ankle-deep in water, the other is importing water with the rivers, lakes and...
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72-YO TN Man Saves 16000 Litres of Water/Year, Hasn’t Paid a Bill in 30 Years!
The first time a young Arunachalam was introduced to the concept of saving rainwater was when his mother called him to help her collect rainwater in an unda (giant copper vessel). His family was able...
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Mumbai Man’s Eco-Recycling of Greywater Helps 200 Villages End Water Scarcity!
Most of us may not remember the early experiences of our childhood, but some incidents take root deeply in our subconscious shaping our personality, choices, and behaviour for life. For Ajit Gokhale, a...
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Andhra Railway Station Harvests Sun & Rain, Is India’s First to Install ‘Ulta...
With the installation of inverted umbrellas that harness solar energy and rainwater at the Guntakal railway station in Andhra Pradesh, the South Central Railway (SCR) has yet again shown its commitment...
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Bengaluru Was Supposed to Run Out of Water by 2020. Here’s Why That Didn’t...
A couple of years ago, BBC and the NITI Aayog, in separate reports, had made a grim prognosis for Bengaluru. The city would run out of groundwater by 2020. Bengaluru was listed as one among the 11...
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Saving 29 Crore Litres Of Water in 2 Years, Pune Man Helps His Village Go...
In six years between 2008 and 2014, Dattatray Kharade dug eight borewells in his 2.5-acre farmland out of which seven dried up. But, for the past two years, all of the borewells have surplus water in...
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‘My Electricity Bill Dropped by 40%’: 69-YO on How He Built a Sustainable Home
Throughout his life, N Ramakrishnan has taken values of conservation and ecological management wherever he goes. When his retirement called for a shift to Bengaluru in 2012, he set up horticulture,...
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