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Dec 28 2018

Microorganisms used to produce environment friendly sustainable plastic

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Environment, Information, No Plastic, Pollution / By SLSV / December 28, 2018 December 28, 2018

Scientists have developed environment-friendly bioplastics from microorganisms. scientists have developed biodegradable plastic from microorganisms that eat seaweed which produces zero toxic waste and can be recycled into organic waste. According to the United Nations, plastic accounts for up to 90 per cent of all the pollutants in our oceans, yet there are a few comparable, …

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Dec 24 2018December 20, 2018

A Village Finding Future in Aquaponics

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Environment, Information / By SLSV / December 24, 2018 December 20, 2018

What is the relevance of doing aquaponics in a coastal village? How is it possible? How do they accept the concept of farming fish and vegetables in a single space? These are some of the questions asked by the common when the concept of aquaponics was introduced in Cherai, a coastal village situated in Kochi, Kerala. Cherai is famous for its magnificent scenic beauty of backwaters and beach. Now, it has one more feather added to her cap being “India’s …

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Dec 21 2018

8-acre paradise in Pongalur: The story of how a government school teacher built a mini forest

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018

V Thayammal (75), upon retirement, wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life amidst the lush vibrancy of trees. Amidst heavily publicised plantation drives and green revolution projects, here is one woman quietly contributing to the expansion of green cover in her village. In the confines of Pongalur, this former government-aided school …

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Dec 21 2018

Why These Fashion Companies Are Taking Sustainability Seriously

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Information / By SLSV / December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018

The enduring appeal of fashion is that it can be whatever consumers want it to be—a means of self-expression, a celebration of originality and fine craftsmanship, or a temporary pleasure. But today, there’s no escaping that it comes with the burden of knowing it’s among the world’s most polluting and wasteful industries. According to …

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Dec 20 2018

Defying The Impossible, 78-Year-Old Plants 50,000 Trees In Rajasthan’s Barren Desert

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment / By SLSV / December 20, 2018 December 20, 2018

Ranaram Bishnoi from Ekalkhori village near Jodhpur has planted more than 50,000 variety of plants, converting a sand dune into a green garden. Five decades ago, when a young boy of 25 years from Ekalkhori village near Jodhpur travelled hundreds of kilometres to attend a community festival in Bikaner, little did he know that it …

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