Green Initiative
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Once known for its sweatshops, Bangladesh is slowly moving towards sustainable production
A decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world’s top 10 sustainable garment factories.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In Kolkata, one man’s grit helped restore an abandoned dump yard to its former green glory
Mantu Hait used guerrilla gardening to plant 25,000 trees along a one-kilometre stretch.
Satwik Paul
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Ranger, Ranger: A project documents those who protect India’s flora and fauna – often at great risk
Journalist Sonali Prasad talks to thethirdpole.net about what inspired her to profile the lives and challenges of India’s forest guards.
Omair Ahmad
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Meenangadi in Kerala is well on its way to being India's first carbon-neutral panchayat
With a deadline of 2020, the town is working towards increasing green cover and reducing its carbon footprint.
TA Ameerudheen
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An emerging renewables superpower: China's climate pledge guns for green growth
China's formal climate target shows that the world's largest greenhouse emitter is determined to green its economy on an unprecedented scale - and that it can bring the rest of the world along for the ride.
John Mathews, The Conversation
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Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy
The country doesn’t need an ounce of coal or petroleum to keep the lights on.
Adam Epstein, qz.com
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?