What if we designed homes to stay cool?
Ways in which residential buildings can be made cooler – a set of techniques called ‘passive design’ because they do not require the expending of energy for cooling.
The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste
Students collect over 10,000 pieces of plastic each month and transform them into eco-bricks for construction.
Thannal Hand Sculpted Home
Built in less than a month and a half.
Auroville’s innovators
The mystery of Auroville - celebrating a few initiatives and individuals
Videos for Vikalp Sangam, by Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology, 2017
Videos on initiatives of an Alternative nature
Bend it like bamboo: Meet the Hyderabad couple building eco-friendly houses with the plant
The bamboo houses that Bamboo House India makes cost around Rs 2.5 lakh and come with all amenities. The house will last for at least 30 years
The Miracle of ‘Bluetooth’ Radio
All messages and songs recorded in the district over the day, in local languages such as Kuduk, reach every villager in this manner, free of charge.
रेडियो ‘ब्लूटूथ’ कर रहा है कमाल (in Hindi)
हर गाँव से एक व्यक्ति हर सुबह अपने ग्राम पंचायत के दफ़्तर में आकर अपने ब्लूटूथ वाले मोबाइल फ़ोन में 'कुडुक' भाषा में बने रेडियो कार्यक्रम को डाउनलोड करता है.
The Green Life
At Sadhana Forest, on the outskirts of Auroville, a community plants trees and lives in rhythm with nature.