We all read about Climate Change and applaud when environmental activists make speeches. But how is this situation affecting India Eco India brings the ground reality of Climate Changes impact in our country from droughtstricken villages in Maharashtras Beed to the pollution of Yamuna. Watch people affected in these regions as well as leading environmental scientists, engineers entrepreneurs who are working towards environment and conservation in this series.
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We all read about Climate Change and applaud when environmental activists make speeches. But how is this situation affecting India Eco India brings the ground reality of Climate Changes impact in our country from droughtstricken villages in Maharashtras Beed to the pollution of Yamuna. Watch people affected in these regions as well as leading environmental scientists, engineers entrepreneurs who are working towards environment and conservation in this series.
Exploring the extraordinary impact otters have on their ecosystem. Also on the show: a Spanish response to climate change and an artist who transforms old jeans into highend pieces of art.
Sustainable Buildings
02 April 2021
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26 min
How can we make buildings more sustainable An Indian organization shows how to use regional building materials and, in Germany, a team of researchers studies how concrete house facades can generate energy.
Bengaluru lakes
08 March 2021
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26 min
Loating islands on Bengaluru’s lakes, a cottonlike substance that can absorb oil, fighting violence against women, an 11yearold climate activist from Germany and wild leopards in Mumbai.
Green Farming
08 March 2021
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26 min
Growing crops in greenhouses, indoor vertical farming in Germany and saving baby elephants in Assam. All this and more in the latest episode.
Waste 2
13 March 2021
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25 min
Zero waste management in Mysuru, a recycled plastic floating park in the Netherlands, innovative wooden stove technology, a matriarchal society in India and protecting coastlines with artificial seagrass.
Stray Dogs Of Mumbai
12 March 2021
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25 min
Mumbais street dogs, the wild boars of Berlin, paying the price for Indias appetite for coal, Malaysias campaign to save energy, and raising awareness of air pollution and climate change with masks.
Ecosystem 2
11 March 2021
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26 min
The woman building toilets for slums, Mumbai’s tree man, curbing bear bile farming in Laos, using big data to predict changes in ecosystems, and innovative water wheels with handles.
Potholes in Mumbai
13 March 2021
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25 min
A man on a mission to fill potholes in Mumbai, how to recycle old wind turbines and vegan leather made from pineapples.
Recycling flowers
13 March 2021
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25 min
Recycling flowers offered in Indian temples, restoring moorlands and reviving a traditional handicraft.
Dirty Water
14 March 2021
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25 min
How to get edible fish from dirty water, underwater gardening in the Mediterranean, a new air pollution forecasting tool, ebike taxis and a female Indian comedian.
Snake Rescuer
11 March 2021
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25 min
The snake rescuer tackling the humanwildlife conflict, environment lessons in schools and sharing solar power in Bangladesh
Crops
11 March 2021
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26 min
Turning crop stubble into plates, luxury sustainable tourism and adding environmental matters to school curricula.
Bird surgeons Delhi
26 March 2021
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26 min
The selftaught bird surgeons of Delhi, plants from paper and pencils and Rajasthans sheep herders.
Rivers
04 April 2021
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24 min
Trying to revive the dirtiest river in India, traditional wells may save Bengaluru and flamingos campaign for the environment in Ibiza, Spain.
Alternatives To Plastic
01 April 2021
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26 min
The impact of new alternatives to plastic, cleaner cities through digitization and empowerment for Indian women entrepreneurs.
Permaculture
03 April 2021
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25 min
Permaculture in India helps regions threatened by water scarcity, bread for the poor of Mumbai, a family experiment to reduce CO2, Germany’s wood detectives, and new hope for Indian child brides.
Diving
01 April 2021
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25 min
Scuba diving for ghost nets, how grass protects against landslides in Nepal, how sanitary pads can improve women’s lives, and how World Cleanup Day became a worldwide movement.
Going Green
02 April 2021
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25 min
Building community with Ultimate Frisbee in Chennai, a German classroom goes green, feeding thousands of kids in India’s largest school kitchen and taking a German village off the grid.
Wind Energy
06 April 2021
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25 min
From burning to composting: the potential of dried leaves for gardeners, clean and costeffective: a German startup is making wind energy cheaper and hiphop for change: youngsters in Mumbai uplift their community through hiphop.
Clean Energy
06 April 2021
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25 min
How to live happily without electricity for decades tide power for clean energy and financial independence empowering female artisans in Rajasthan.
Women’s Day
02 April 2021
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25 min
On this weeks Eco India we celebrate Womens Day and bring you stories about villagers who plant trees to honor and defend the value of girls lives, a group of women organizing mangrove safaris and female role models from Germany and India.
We All Need To Eat
03 April 2021
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25 min
The world population is nearly eight billion and rising, and we all need to eat. Farmers have to make agricultural production more efficient and adapt to changing conditions while ensuring their livelihoods. Eco India showcases some pioneering projects.
Sustainability Special
02 April 2021
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25 min
This weeks show is a sustainability special, featuring the environmentallyfriendly tradition of dyeing fabric, smartphones made from ethical and sustainable materials, and the transformation of barren land in Karnataka into lush green forest.
Water, The Basis Of Life
03 April 2021
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25 min
Water, the basis of life: how oyster farming can provide a sustainable livelihood and purify water bodies, how an environmentalist is restoring India’s lakes and how the philosophy of Jugaad is spreading across France.
Solarpower
13 April 2021
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25 min
Training women as solar engineers, why spiders are important for the environment and supporting smallhold farmers in Indonesia.
Kharai Camels
28 April 2021
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25 min
This week we look at protecting the unique Kharai camels of Gujarat, how an Indian man is building hundreds of thousands of public toilets and an app developer who is making cities safer for women.
Upcycling
11 April 2021
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25 min
This week we look at waste and what to do with it. We show inspiring stories from India and Europe about people upcycling, recycling and reusing what others define as trash.
Changemakers
27 April 2021
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25 min
This time, we train the spotlight on changemakers, among them a marine conservationist saving Goas dolphins, a founder cleaning up the tanning industry and city planners who are turning a port into an ecodistrict.
Making A Difference
17 April 2021
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25 min
Eco India meets people trying to make a difference: A woman who makes nutritious cookies with help from local farmers and rural women a developer of greenhouses for Indian farmers and Indians studying ecology in Germany.
Sustainable Food
17 April 2021
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25 min
This week we look at how food is produced sustainably in Berlin, why birds are important for the ecosystems in cities and hear from a pioneering architect in India .
Upcycling Design
17 April 2021
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26 min
This week with a focus on upcycling. A designer is ensuring that heirloom saris don’t lose their essence, a German company is rescuing wornout sneakers and a Greek city is pioneering the art of printing public seating.
Green Energy
27 April 2021
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26 min
Green energy for mobility, heating and electricity. Renting electric scooters in Kolkata, tapping geothermal energy to heat a German town, and championing solar energy in the Philippines.
Renewable Energy
27 April 2021
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25 min
We visit farmers in India using solar power to water their fields, consider the transition to renewable energy, present an innovative method for cleaning up waste water, and demonstrate how to build your own windmill.
Delhi’s Environment
17 April 2021
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25 min
How Delhi’s residents are getting more involved with their environment, how mobile veterinarians are helping remote areas, and what solutions climate change requires in a game and in reality.
Rajasthan Plants Trees
15 April 2021
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25 min
Village in Rajasthan which plants 111 trees every time a girl is born. Also: we see how ecotourism can protect a forest from mining companies, and take a look at some sculptures made of leaves.
Organic
12 April 2021
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25 min
Track the path of a plastic spoon in the world showcase compostable organic film as an alternative to plastic film and we meet the women who hold the reins of power in Sumatra.
Rethinking Farming
28 April 2021
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25 min
The food we grow comes from the 2.5 billion farmers around the world who brave droughts and floods, depleting arable land, and unequal land distribution. Today, lets look at why the practice of farming today, and of the future needs a serious rethink.
Rising Sea Levels
28 April 2021
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25 min
In Mumbai extremely hot summers, and aggressive monsoons and the floods that accompany it bring life to a halt on many occasions. But this coastal metropolis now has another massive problem to deal with Rising Sea Levels. Climate change is making the already vulnerable city, more vulnerable.
Power to the People
28 April 2021
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25 min
We’ve often shown you stories of changemakers inspiring the people around them to be the change they want to see in the world. They’ve made a difference for the better to the everyday lives of people, and to the environment. Today on Eco India, we’ll dig deeper into how movements come together, and why big change occurs when the power is in the hands of the people
Food Waste
27 April 2021
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25 min
Every minute, we produce and process huge amounts of food around the planet. And to make sure it reaches you this produce is transported by ships and trucks from one part of the world to the other. But nearly a billion people go hungry every night. Food waste is one of the most important reasons for the hunger in the world.
Sustainable Living
28 April 2021
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25 min
The world’s growing population uses more and more resources everyday and our lifestyles are becoming costly for the environment we live in. What does it mean to live sustainably in such a scenario does it mean living a life of lack Well, it’s actually the opposite.
Water
28 April 2021
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25 min
Water is a basic human need but with potable water depleting every day, it is also becoming a part of big business. Bottled water, chemical filters, water purifiers are a part of every jargon in many parts of the world. How can we take care of water better, and use it sustainably so that generations to come don’t lose access to it
Plastic
27 April 2021
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25 min
Plastic is everywhere in our water bottles, lunch boxes, in makeup tubes and our favourite sneakers. And all of it turns to garbage faster than you’d imagine. According to the latest numbers, 360 miliion tonnes of plastic was produced in 2018. That number is growing every year and most of it is not recycled.
Forests
28 April 2021
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25 min
Forests are the lungs of the earth we can’t really afford to live life without healthy forests. But every year, 8.8 million hectares of forests are being destroyed making way for every imaginable human activity from palm oil plantations and soy fields, to roads, to amusement parks, to parking lots.
Waste
24 April 2021
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25 min
The world generates more than two billion tonnes of garbage annually. According to the World Bank, at least 33 of this is not managed in an environmentallysafe manner. And these growing piles of garbage not only pose a serious threat to the environment, but endanger human health worldwide.
Re-Use Plants
31 May 2021
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25 min
Plants. And how they can be reused to offset the effects of harmful materials on our
Traditions
05 July 2021
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25 min
The forgotten power of traditional knowledge. Take traditional farming practices, for example they promoted biodiversity and defied climate change for hundreds of years.
Vulnerable Coasts
31 May 2021
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25 min
Some of the most fragile ecosystems around the world are found where the ocean meets the land. And no matter how fast the world manages to curb its carbon emissions, sealevels are going to rise and 300 million people will be at risk of flooding by 2050.
COP 25
06 June 2021
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25 min
Many discussions take place at different levels of the society to address exactly this high level meetings and international climate conferences are held every year with representatives from most countries.
The circular economy model as a solution to global challenges
25 min
Can you picture a wastefree world A world that uses its resources efficiently, and recycles materials indefinitely On Eco India, we look at how that vision is inspiring entrepreneurs to explore new, sustainable avenues.
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