Changing Habits

U • Nature • Infotainment

Director: Sannuta Raghu

Human inventions have transformed the world – but many harm the environment, demanding a change in our ways. We’ve proved it’s possible…after global action, the Earth’s ozone layer is now recovering. On Eco India, we look at other damaging habits – and ways to kick them.

Fighting for food sustainability
25 min
From the gardens of ancient Mesopotamia to the fields of modernday industrial farms: We’ve been producing food for millennia. But today’s patterns of consumption and production are harming people and the planet. On this edition of Eco India, we explore efforts underway to help fix our broken food system.
Mobility and Environment
25 min
Mobility is a fundamental part of our life. Traveling to work or to school, going to get basic necessities these things are essential. But at the same time, there are immense costs for the environment. A large part of the pollutant emissions worldwide are caused by traffic and transport. What solutions are there to make mobility more environmentally friendly, that is the topic of this weeks episode of Eco India.  
Creative Solutions for the Waste Problem
25 min
Whether its leftover food, plastic packaging or broken appliances our waste is piling up. Disposing of it properly is often a problem. However, its our responsibility to keep the Earth clean. There are different ways to do that.
Better Building
25 min
Our cities are growing, but as new buildings rise into the sky, so too do emissions, pollution, and waste. Because construction is one of the least sustainable industries on the planet. And yet there are lots of ways to build better. We’ll look at some today.
Biodiversity
25 min
Every creature has a place in nature be it a predator in the jungle, an insect in the air, or plankton in the depths of the ocean. Each one is an important part of the food chain and contributes to the ecological diversity on Earth. What can we do to preserve our biodiversity
Changing Traditions
25 min
Old habits die hard. But the world’s most pressing problems – from global heating to pollution and biodiversity loss – all demand that we change our ways
Living with future
25 min
The world population is growing, and more and more people are living in metropolitan areas around the globe – where there is a great need to create living space and build houses. But with consequences for the environment: more than a third of the CO2 emissions worldwide are caused by the building and construction sector. What steps can be taken to create a more sustainable construction industry
Nature and us
25 min
Nature is under threat from pollution, habitat loss, overexploitation and climate change. Conservation efforts face many challenges and sometimes all we can do is adapt, but it pays to be creative.
Rescuing biodiversity
25 min
Large or small, on land or in the sea – all living organisms are a link in the chain of life – cooperating to survive and maintain ecosystems. But thousands of species are threatened by human activity, including some we’ve long taken for granted – and now need our help to survive.
Solar Energy
25 min
Solar power is clean, flexible and increasingly affordable. Technological advances are fueling demand and growth in a range of applications that could help countries like India meet their renewables targets.
Water: elixir of life
25 min
There is an incredible amount of water. But appearances are deceptive, because 97 per cent of it is salt water and only 3 per cent is drinkable water. Conserving this water and finding ways of reusing and recycling it is the need of the hour. A promising initiative in Bengaluru is already working on this.
Materials potentials
25 min
A lot of water, energy and raw materials go into producing items for everyday consumption. To protect the Earths limited resources, we need to use more sustainable substitutes and more recycled materials.
Taking steps toward sustainable food production
25 min
This week we look at projects big and small that improve the way we produce and consume food. We visit an organic farmer using technology to make his work more sustainable and discover how unsold produce can be processed to combat agricultural waste.