“Traditional rice cultivars are inherently endowed with higher nutritional value than their chemically grown counterparts.”

"When will New Delhi rise to connect the dots between representative democracy and ecological sanity?"

“There should be recharge plans at both the micro level in houses and the macro level led by the government in parks, roads and public buildings,”

The rice, endemic to Kerala, adapted to the salinity of the coastal areas. To survive the tides the plant grew taller - to 1.5 meters.

With only half our population having toilets, our rivers have turned into large sewers

Ecosan (short for ecological sanitation) toilets are improved versions of old dry toilets that do not demand water for flushing

Capture rain water, thus freeing arable land from waterlogging while recharging groundwater to use for irrigation during the lean season.

Alternate layers of dry leaves (from the city) and aquatic plants from a one-km stretch of the Mutha river are layered on the banks and composted.

नए तरह के शौचालय में मल और मूत्र दो अलग-अलग खानों में जाते हैं, जहां इन्हें सड़ा कर खाद बनाया जाता है।