The Cleanest City In India Needs Circular Economy: Can Indore Truly Become A Smart City?

Indore generates over 1,115 Mega Tonnes of garbage a day, which is expected to escalate to 2000 Mega Tonnes in another decade, which is about 38 times the Great Wall of China. Indore is the most populous city in Madhya Pradesh with 3 million residents, increasing at an alarming rate of 3.64% annually. Out of this,  2.31 […]

India Bans Some Single-Use Plastic Products To Tackle Pollution — But Leaves Many On The Table

Environmental News from India:  A set of 19 single-use plastic products have now been banned in India as part of a larger effort to tackle plastic waste. The ban includes products like earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, candy and ice cream, packaging films, cutlery, and straws but leaves out thousands of other plastic products, such […]

Improving The Environment Of Gandhinagar: Plantation Drive By Earth5R

Did you know that if trees were properly placed around buildings, they could reduce air conditioning needs by 30%? “The conservation of trees is only possible when the society understands its importance” – with this agenda, the Gandhinagar (Gujarat) Earth5R team members: Harshit Dave and Ketul Patel decided to go door to door to  talk about […]