Sustainable Practices  

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In the year 2017, Shipra Pathak, famously known as ‘Water Woman,’ left everything behind to devote herself to the cause of water conservation. Remarkably, she has already planted 15 lakh saplings. She aims to plant a total of 1 crore saplings across India.

Nimal Raghavan has worked on water conservation projects across 10 Indian states, including 21 districts of Tamil Nadu. Remarkably, his efforts have also reached countries like Africa and Sri Lanka. Nimal also established a startup called the ‘Mega Foundations,’ dedicated to promoting organic farming and preserving indigenous seeds.

Some 15 years ago, Nand Kishore Verma had the opportunity of meeting Sunderlal Bahuguna, a renowned environmentalist and key figure in the Chipko movement, at a book fair in Lucknow. Inspired by him, he gave up his second means of income and gained knowledge about water and environmental protection. In 2021, he was honoured with the ‘National Water Hero’ award.

In the last 16 years, Mahendra Modi, a former IPS officer, has developed 8 models, one of which has been patented. This system features a tank that can store water in multi-storey buildings without wasting any electricity. Additionally, it can also save groundwater, and the need for an RO system is eliminated.

IRS officer Rohit Mehra and his wife Geetanjali Mehra run an organization where they run tree hospitals and ambulances. In efforts to make the environment greener, Rohit Mehra has managed to bring back more than 450 forests and has installed 750 vertical gardens in the local areas.

Rema Devi is a resident of Kottayam, Kerala. She has been growing vegetables and fruits on her terrace for the last 19 years. Presently, she makes Rs 55 thousand in a month from the produce of her terrace garden.

Dr Kiran Tiwari is the founder of Cheli Arts Institute, who resides in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Her organization works with two primary goals. The first is to become green crusaders and the second is to provide employment opportunities to dependent housewives.

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In 2016, people mocked Bhimraj Sharma for his unique idea of establishing a business with the use of cow dung. Today, he manufactures over a hundred products in his factories and sells them all over the world. His organic products made from cow dung are widely liked.

India is taking the renewable energy sector seriously, aiming to become the world leader in its production. Efforts have been made to increase solar and wind energy production via government subsidies, and setting up advanced storage solutions for energy. A Green India Mission has been started to promote this agenda, and businesses and individuals alike have been encouraged to transition to clean energy.

Handling the climate change crisis is the real need of the hour. As the world faces unprecedented extremes of weather and the threat of Antarctic ice caps melting, we simply cannot look away. Founder and Chairman of GVK Group, Dr.GVK Reddy states, “It is high time we start taking better care of our planet, being kinder and more prudent with our limited resources before it is too late. The first step to sustainable practices is clean energy.” One of the latest developments in the renewable energy sector that has grabbed quite some attention is Ocean Thermal Energy