Climate-changing pollution has led to a fraught human-nature relationship, which in turn has got the future of the planet hanging in the balance. India’s myriad landscapes, too — both urban and rural — echo this negative state. And yet, change is afoot in the form of a host of individuals, citizen groups and NGOs across India.

Eco India, a solutions-focussed web series, showcases initiatives that are implementing unique solutions to India’s various environmental issues. Here’s a recap of the first four episodes of the series:

A friendly leash on stray dogs 

Mumbai’s Abodh Aras has tackled the problem of controlling the megalopolis’s stray dog population in a humane way through his NGO — Welfare of Stray Dogs.

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Trash is cash

Mysuru’s Municipal Corporation has set the bar high for the rest of India by becoming the ‘cleanest medium-sized city in India’ under the Swachh Bharat rankings.

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Growing food ‘green’

Eco India went into the fields to find out how a Hyderabad-based start-up is helping farmers take control despite climate change and create income.

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A city’s floating lungs

Bengaluru’s citizen groups on the other hand, have turned the problem of pollution on its head.

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Eco India airs every Saturday at 8.00 pm on the DW channel and on Scroll.in. Or tune into the series on Hotstar.

This article was produced by the Scroll marketing team for the show EcoIndia, a joint editorial property of Scroll.in and DW, and not by the Scroll editorial team.