Building A Green Future

U • Nature • Infotainment • 2025

Could Chennai become a green city by 2050? We look at efforts underway in the city. Plus: The Tamil Nadu farmer driving an initiative to reclaim traditional crop varieties, and how officials in Kerala are working with locals to protect biodiversity.

Director: Sannuta Raghu

Improvements For Environment And Human
31 May 2025 | 24 min
Curbing air pollution in Kolkata, saving water in Singapore, and using coco peat from Tamil Nadu to help improve global agriculture. What's good for the environment is good for us.
Synchronizing Changing Human Animal Habitats
01 June 2025 | 24 min
Living space for lions in Gujarat, treating retired circus elephants in Mathura, and leopards versus villagers in Kashmir. How to meet the challenges of changing human-animal habitats.
For A Green And Clean Environment!
07 June 2025 | 24 min
Trees can help to make cities like Berlin more climate-proof. Mushrooms play key role in the environment in parts of Kashmir, as do palmyra trees in Tamil Nadu. Clean air and clean water – as desired by Mumbaikars – are universal requirements.
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How Can We Improve Life In Our Cities?
14 June 2025 | 24 min
Citizen initiatives in Chennai have increased recycling, revived a lake and transformed a town – what working together can achieve! Plus, could a supposedly green waste solution in Delhi be harming public health? And building homes without concrete.
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Hope, Failure And Lessons Learned In Going Green
14 June 2025 | 24 min
From abandoned solar panels in Tamil Nadu to Germany’s solar recycling breakthroughs, green architecture in Chennai, and the limits of electric planes, this show uncovers the promises and pitfalls of sustainability. Can bold ideas deliver a truly green future?