Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. The organization Raksha in the city of Jaipur rescues and treats injured birds. Avian populations in cities have plummeted in recent years, impacting both humans and wildlife. The popular kite flying season is especially problematic for birdlife. ********** CREDITS: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Field Producer & Script: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Richard Kujur Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Production Assistant: Aakriti Thatal Voiceover: Rhicha Vyas Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ********** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. India's Yamuna River is a major source of water for the city of Delhi, but is also slowly dying due to illegal sand mining. This destroys the river's ecosystem and is a big issue for people living along its banks. Credits: Supervising Producer & Voiceover: Nooshin Mowla Script and Field Producer: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Richard Kujur Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ********** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Chandigarh is a rare example of a city planned and built to be sustainable. But its growing reputation as a smart city appears to have come at the expense of its ecological heritage. What’s the best way forward and what lessons can be learned? Credits: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Field Producer & Script: Juhi Chaudhary Video Editor: Richard Kujur Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Production Assistant: Aakriti Thatal Voiceover: Chandy Thomas Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. On the outskirts of Delhi, social enterprise Urban Farms supplies farmers with organic compost. Made from paddy stubble and other crop waste, it lets farmers forego chemical fertilizers and pesticides that degrade the soil. Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Field Producer & Script: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Richard Kujur Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Production Assistant: Aakriti Thatal Voiceover: Chandy Thomas Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ********** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Two organizations in Delhi are helping the many Indian women who work informally as waste pickers or construction labourers. They offer skills training, counseling on health hazards, as well as workers’ rights on the job. ********** Credits: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Field Producer & Script: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Sujit Lad Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Producer: Ipsita Basu Production Assistant: Aakriti Thatal Voiceover: Rhicha Vyas Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ********** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. 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. Credits: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Field Producer & Script: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Sujit Lad | Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Skazki Productions Voiceover: Chandy Thomas Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Our top story this week explores if there is a fix for India's food loss, which has an economic value of over Rs 900 billion. Clarification: At 01:03 the report mentions that about 50 kg per person is wasted in one year. Please note: About 50 kg per person per year is wasted at the household level. ********** CREDITS: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Script & Field Producer: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Sujit Lad Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Camera Assistant: Abhishek Yadav Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ********** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Cigarettes pose a big risk to human health. Their impact on the environment is less well-known. So consider this: Trillions of toxic cigarette butts are tossed out every year, and most don’t land in the trash. Initiatives here in India aim to tackle the problem at its source, and are converting these tiny stubs into sustainable, practical products. ****** Credits: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Script & Field Producer: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Sujit Lad Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Camera Assistant: Abhishek Yadav Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu ****** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Not all of our waste ends up in landfills and scrapyards. Too much of it pollutes our seas and rivers. There are initiatives trying to change that. Along the Ganges river, a company from Germany is trying to help. ***** Credits: Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla Script & Field Producer: Jessica Goel Video Editor: Sujit Lad Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu Director of Photography: Richard Kujur Executive Producer: Sannuta Ragh ***** Eco India is a co-production between DW and Scroll.in. You can watch the full episodes on https://scroll.in/topic/56120/eco-india Join the discussion here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecoindia/ Subscribe to get the latest episodes of Eco India - https://bit.ly/2M9WTXn For more explainers, and the web’s most interesting videos - https://scroll.in/video/ For the latest news and analysis - https://scroll.in Support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund - https://scroll.in/contribute Follow Scroll.in here - Facebook: https://facebook.com/scroll.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scroll_in Instagram: https://instagram.com/scroll_in/ Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Scroll