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Building A Clean Future COP27 Highlights
Just Transition Initiative And Why It’s Crucial For Global South
In a world where the urgency of climate action is undeniable, a new initiative has taken shape that puts the focus on ‘just transition’ in the Global South. ClimateWorks Foundation and the IKEA Foundation have joined hands to place the voices and well-being of workers and communities in the Global South at the forefront of […]
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By Smitha Verma
20 Sep 2023
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Highlights Premium Stories Startups & Innovation
Bamboo For A Song
In this episode of “Not Made of Plastic“, we explore the work of an industrial designer who is revolutionising the way we think about sustainable audio products. By using bamboo, a highly renewable and environmentally friendly material, Aakansh Chaturvedi has created a headphone that is not only stylish and high-quality, but also completely plastic-free. This […]
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By Danish Alam
11 Aug 2023
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Health Highlights Premium Stories
Unlocking the economical power of water
India’s global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million in 2016 to 2.4 billion people in 2050, as per the United Nations report. These data paint an alarming situation of the depleting water resources and water scarcity faced by everyone on this planet. There are some people who are trying […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
07 Jul 2023
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Electric Vehicles Highlights Premium Stories
The Evolution Of Electric Vehicle: From Bikes To Trucks, And Beyond
Where on one hand Delhi is emerging as the Electric Vehicle (EV) capital of India with the highest monthly electric vehicles sales in the country, Maharashtra on the other is leading the race in supporting its EVs with 2,345 public charging stations all across the state. It wouldn’t be a long-shot if India were to […]
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By Danish Alam
03 Jul 2023
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Building A Clean Future Highlights Premium Stories
Pitching bamboo as an alternative for plastic
The first ever toothbrush you used, can still be found somewhere lying around in a landfill, if not the ocean. Just the mere thought of every plastic waste we ever generated still existing is a chilling one. The need for us to comprehensively switch from plastic to greener alternatives is a dire one. In the […]
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By Danish Alam
09 Jun 2023
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Premium Stories Startups & Innovation sustainability
Turning plastic waste into durable tiles
“I took up this challenge to innovate a product which can be useful for societal and infrastructural development”, says Paras Saluja, the founder of Shyna EcoUnified.In this episode of The Sustainability Show, we take a closer look at Shayna EcoUnified and how they are turning waste plastic into useful and practical materials. We will see […]
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By Danish Alam
06 Apr 2023
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Forest & Biodiversity Highlights Plant Based Food
Tribal women of Rajasthan find new ways of livelihood
The tribals in Rajasthan’s Pali district, have always struggled in earning livelihood.They used to collect fruits like Custard Apples, Jamun from forests and walk for 20kms to sell them in the villages. But due to their short shelf life, they were forced to sell them at a low price or worse throw them away. Rajesh […]
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By LMB Staff
14 Feb 2023
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#WeForNature Climate Change Electric Vehicles
Nepal: Green future with climate ninjas
Sonika Manadhar is a computer engineer turned entrepreneur. She links female electric bus drivers with low-interest loans. Her team developed a system that uses digital tokens to close the trust gap between lenders and borrowers, by using these tokens women would be able to apply for micro loans from organisations.Sonika wants to prove that a […]
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By Sonika Manadhar
01 Dec 2022
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Campaign City Sessions (Live) Climate Change
Multi-city solution driven design jam kicks off in Delhi
“I came here because I want to make my city a better place to live in,” said an enthusiastic participant as the first edition of three-city design jam ‘City Sessions: The Future’ kicked off in Delhi over the weekend. The event was organised by LetMeBreathe, a global storytelling platform on climate change, pollution and sustainability […]
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By Smitha Verma
04 Oct 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Startups & Innovation
Circling back with Loopworm: A solution for food waste
Flipping through the reports by the United Nations study (UN) published back in 2014, Ankit Alok Bagaria and Abhi Gawri, co-founders of Loopworm, came across the concept of an insect-based product market which had already gained traction in the West.Their interest in social entrepreneurship and motivation to work in the waste management sector led to […]
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By Payel Sen
22 Aug 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Renewable India
Hero Future Energies promises big with green hydrogen
Hero Future Energies (HFE), a leading developer of solar, wind and hybrid projects is on an ambitious path to achieve its renewable targets. In an exclusive interview, Srivatsan Iyer, global CEO of Hero Future Energies, shares with Smitha Verma how the company is developing green hydrogen, the company’s vision towards green fuel and the challenges […]
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By Smitha Verma
19 Aug 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Premium Stories
Sponge cities: Roadmap to the future
At MENA 2022, there was a great buzz around what Chandra Dake, CEO of Dake Rechsand had to share. And why wouldn’t it be as he was sharing his expertise on a technology that allows deserts to be a lot less arid. He shows the way to turn them into spots fertile for desert sowing, […]
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By LMB Staff
01 Aug 2022
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Pollution Stories Startups & Innovation Video
E-waste and the circular economy
Where does your old smartphone go after you have thrown it off in the dustbin? The waste might end up in landfills and add on to the existing waste management problems. At a time when the world is inching towards Net Zero, it is important for citizens to understand appropriate methods of electronic waste disposal, […]
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By Nikita Bishnoi
29 Jun 2022
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Marine Pollution Startups & Innovation Written Stories
Innovation at the centre as UN Ocean Conference kicks-off
The 2022 United Nations Oceans Conference began on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal. The event, which will take place till July, is co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, said the UN in its press release. This year, to mobilise action, the conference will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting […]
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By Nikita Bishnoi
27 Jun 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Campaign
Experts discuss how green steel will help to meet decarbonisation goals
In the first of a series of events held in the run up to the World Environment Day, a panel discussion was held around ‘Green Steel: Pathway to Sustainable Steel Production’. The need for greening of steel and the challenges in producing green steel was discussed by Dr Deepak Yadav, Programme Associate, Council on Energy, […]
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By Smitha Verma
16 Jun 2022
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Startups & Innovation sustainability
Turning plastic waste to trendy carpets
Ever wondered how plastic waste can be upcycled and made into trendy stuff? Here is one such story for you.  Aditya Gupta, an entrepreneur from Delhi has been involved in manufacturing beautiful rugs out of the waste PET bottles that we usually throw away after a single use. Gupta says that the company makes rugs […]
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By Nikita Bishnoi
02 Jun 2022
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Pollution Stories Startups & Innovation sustainability
Mining e-waste: A sustainable way to extract metals
Scientists have said that the recycling of e-waste must urgently be ramped up because mining the Earth for precious metals to make new gadgets is unsustainable. A recent campaign being run by The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) says there now needs to be a global effort to mine e-waste, rather than mining the Earth. […]
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By Sahil Sharma
10 May 2022
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#WeForNature Marine Pollution Plastic & Waste
The Environment is the Economy
When we reached Pangong Tso in Leh, Ladakh, I screamed with all my heart—THIS IS HEAVEN ON EARTH! I wondered if heaven is already on Earth, where we all hope to end up, why are we destroying the paradise we already have? Everything we have in our world today is derived from our planet. The […]
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By Garvita Gulhati
22 Apr 2022
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Air Pollution Electric Vehicles Premium Stories
India’s optimistic ride on Electric Vehicles
With the government actively promoting the use of Electric Vehicles in India, what is the future of electrical transportation in India looking like? Much like NFTs, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly becoming a buzzword not just around the world, but in India as well. Following Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcements […]
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By Abhiir Bhalla
19 Apr 2022
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Air Pollution Campaign Health
Why are my city’s green spaces shrinking
Are you tired of overcrowded localities? Do you feel that the green cover in your locality is shrinking? Do you think your city is becoming uninhabitable for future generations? Do we have enough green spaces? What do we need to do to transform our urban areas into healthy places to live? Green spaces are associated […]
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By arifismail0
22 Mar 2022
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Impact Startups & Innovation
This community hospital in Bangladesh just won the award for the ‘Best New Building in the World’
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winner of the world’s best new building – The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh. Designed by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA, the hospital will be awarded the RIBA International Prize, the global accolade for design excellence and social impact. The remote community hospital was commissioned by the NGO Friendship, […]
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By LMB Staff
28 Jan 2022
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Startups & Innovation
A revolution in agriculture: Ocean farming
Ocean Farming is one of the unconventional farming methods that can be used to do both; cultivate food and aid in mitigating climate change. Currently, only 3% of the globe’s surface area is used for crop production to fulfill the world’s food demand. Looking at the rate of population growth, it would be challenging to […]
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By Ankita Rawat
22 Feb 2021
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sustainability Startups & Innovation
The Importance of Natural Colors
I always believe life close to nature is the most beautiful one and try my best to live an environment-friendly life. Years after my childhood, I felt like painting and looked into my cupboard for old art supplies. Since I was in the transition towards a toxic-free lifestyle, the moment I saw those paint bottles, […]
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By Nandhitha Ramaraj
31 Jul 2020
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Building A Clean Future Electric Vehicles Forest & Biodiversity
Coronavirus Impact on the Energy Sector
With the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe, the energy sector is suffering from the impending losses both in employment and revenue. Unfortunately, our transition to a 100 percent clean future powered by renewable energy seems diminishing at this moment.  This article assesses the impacts of coronavirus on the energy sector (both renewable […]
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By George Stacey
23 Jun 2020
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Forest & Biodiversity Startups & Innovation
Greta Thunberg Will Sail Across The Atlantic In This Zero-Emissions Racing Boat
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, is faced with a dilemma: how will she get to the U.N. Climate Summit in New York City without leaving a carbon footprint?  Enter Boris Herrmann and Pierre Casiraghi, professional sailors who offered the young activist a ride on their high-speed, zero-emissions sailboat the Malizia II . On […]
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By LMB Staff
06 Aug 2019
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Building A Clean Future Electric Vehicles Startups & Innovation
Quit Tesla To Pursue His Dream: Meet Naman Chopra
Naman Chopra who worked with Tesla, came back to India to open his own Innovation Centre.
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By Siya Bhatia
22 Jan 2019
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Building A Clean Future Electric Vehicles Renewable Energy
Delhi government drafts policy to make 25% of vehicles electric by 2023
Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2018 aims for 25% of all newly registered vehicles in Delhi to be electric by 2023.
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By Siya Bhatia
22 Jan 2019