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.
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…
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…
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…
The Green Life
At Sadhana Forest, on the outskirts of Auroville, a community plants trees and lives in rhythm with nature.
Despair and hope on the Roof of the World
Ladakhis are working quietly towards sustaining, reviving and reconstructing society in ways that could bring back some harmony between humans…
How two young women built a DIY Sustainable Home in Tamil Nadu
Women make houses, women make homes.
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