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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?
We meet the changemakers transforming their communities: a young radio DJ in India who airs stories from struggling farmers, rescuers in Rajasthan who save injured birds from urban threats, and a Tamil Nadu policeman who protects trees from ads.
Can breathing toxic air increase our risk of diabetes? Plus: The food forest in Tamil Nadu growing planet-friendly, healthy food, and the move to empower women working as waste pickers and in the construction industry.
Can we use industrial waste to build houses? And: Shrines in the Western Ghats use traditional wisdom to help protect wetlands while natural dyes make a comeback in the textile sector.
Can electric three-wheelers improve air quality and empower women in the jewel of Punjab? Plus: Fish acid for plants, lab-grown meat, gravity batteries – and how Serbia is purifying its air with liquid trees!
India is drowning in plastic. Can informal waste pickers be better integrated into the trash management system? Plus: how waste water could solve Delhi's water crisis; rangers protecting nature in Tamil Nadu, and avoiding flooding with forests.
How is Kashmir trying to protect its iconic Chinar trees? And what's gone wrong with Noida's smart villages? Problems include outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Plus: what are the benefits of integrated farming in Tamil Nadu, and a clinic for injured wildlife in Spain.
Can community boilers cut costs and boost efficiency? Redesigning Delhi to make walking fun; free public transport can lead to fewer cars. And Pollachi nutmeg farmers team up for fairer prices.
With more and more people living in cities, how can we improve life in urban areas, ensure food security and ease the burden on the environment? From community and rooftop farms, to cave dwellings and clean air projects in India, Bangladesh and Spain.
A show brim-full of water! Can water ATMs improve Delhi's water supply? Tackling rising sea levels. A gel removes microplastics in water. And paper from invasive plants.
Changing mindsets with art and transforming the construction industry with innovative building materials.
English
13 June 2025
Nature, Infotainment
Sannuta Raghu
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