We live in a world with finite resources – and yet we’re still pillaging the planet like there’s no tomorrow. Coming up, Eco India discovers the dangers of stealing capital from nature, as well as alternatives to manage the assets on which all our lives depend.
For thousands of years, we humans have made a living from what we cultivate on our fields, and what we harvest on our fruit and vegetable plantations. However, intensive agricultural use has negative consequences for the climate: overfertilization of the soil, greenhouse emissions, reduced biodiversity. How can we advance regenerative farming
The scale of change needed to tackle global environmental issues can feel overwhelming. But by coming together, local communities are finding effective ways to deal with the threats on their doorstep. On Eco India, we explore collaborative projects that prove: sharing – is caring.
Humanity marked a milestone recently – when the global population hit 8 billion. But the presence of evermore people on earth is a strain on nature, as communities compete with WILDLIFE for food, water and space. Today, we consider the advantages of conserving animal habitats, and the dangers we face if we don’t.
Plants are essential to life on earth, in rain forests, in arid regions, in the underwater world, also in cities. How can we give them more space on this planet, even in places where they’re difficult to grow
We need nature for our nutrition, health and business. Nature often also offers solutions to environmental and other problems caused by humans. We only have to understand them and to learn. That’s the topic of this episode of Eco India.
Shop till you drop…While retailers feed the world’s fashion addiction – the garment industry is under pressure to curb its environmental and social impact. On Eco India, we uncover ways to move forward, from fast – to forever fashion.
The cosmetics industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. But the production process places a heavy burden on the environment. The demand for sustainable cosmetics is growing. We explore how this can be achieved.
The world population is growing, and more and more people are living in metropolitan areas around the globe – where there is a great need to create living space and build houses. But with consequences for the environment: more than a third of the CO2 emissions worldwide are caused by the building and construction sector. What steps can be taken to create a more sustainable construction industry
Large or small, on land or in the sea – all living organisms are a link in the chain of life – cooperating to survive and maintain ecosystems. But thousands of species are threatened by human activity, including some we’ve long taken for granted – and now need our help to survive.
There is an incredible amount of water. But appearances are deceptive, because 97 per cent of it is salt water and only 3 per cent is drinkable water. Conserving this water and finding ways of reusing and recycling it is the need of the hour. A promising initiative in Bengaluru is already working on this.
Solar power is clean, flexible and increasingly affordable. Technological advances are fueling demand and growth in a range of applications that could help countries like India meet their renewables targets.
On this edition of Eco India, we explore how biodiversity underpins daily life –from the ingredients in cosmetics and medicines, to the pockets of nature struggling to survive in our concrete jungles.
This week we look at projects big and small that improve the way we produce and consume food. We visit an organic farmer using technology to make his work more sustainable and discover how unsold produce can be processed to combat agricultural waste.
Humans are dependent on energy – whether its to heat our homes, cook our food or travel to work. But this dependency – fuelled by Earths limited resources has led to a crisis that threatens the world as we know it. Humanitys only hope is to change the way we think about energy and where we get it from.
Hindi
20 June 2023
Nature, Infotainment
Sannuta Raghu
