While factories, fossil fuels, and fast fashion are well-known culprits of climate change, another offender is hiding in plain sight—food...

In my earlier articles, I discussed various sources of food waste—from harvesting to our homes and restaurants. Other common sources...

In my last article, I shared an overview of the wastage of food at the household level. Now, let us move out of the house and look at...

Despite having no control over supply-chain waste, Indian households discard 67% of their food. Poor planning, cultural habits, and...

Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu calendar, falls between March and April. It marks the arrival of spring in India. The season brings...

Every discarded meal wastes more than just food—it wastes water, energy, and land. Hello readers, In my last article, I introduced the...

Wasting food is not just about hunger and starving people — it is about wasted water, energy, and effort. Hello readers, People love food...

On one hand, India wastes ₹50,000 crore worth of food every year while more than 23 crore Indians go hungry.

Hello readers, In my last article, I had given a brief introduction of earthworms and their ability to eject highly nutriotious excreta...

“Worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, perforating and loosening the soil, rendering it pervious to rains and fibers of the...

In my last week’s article, I had given a brief account of some of the activities of NGO Paryavaran Dakshata Mandal and about the green...

Dear Readers, hopefully you have now prepared yourself to segregate your household waste into ‘wet’ or ‘biodegradable’ and ‘dry’ or...

From my last week’s article, you must have understood what to expect while your compost is on the way to maturity or already matured. So...

In my last week’s article, I had mentioned that fully ‘matured’ biocompost in your compost bin becomes a well-developed natural ecosystem...

Last week we tried to understand what kind of biodegradable waste ….oh..wait a minute! Shouldn’t we call it as a ‘raw material’ rather...

Hello Dear Readers, This week, I thought of giving you a pictorial representation of the kind of vegetable and food waste you can add to...

Dear readers, Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year! Llast week my article gave you a basic protocol of how to set up your own...

Ready to have fun while taking care of your kitchen waste? Follow the steps below. Your time starts now!! 1. Take a large plastic bucket...

So, friends. Did you try that banana peel experiment yet to learn how fresh, yellow peel turns crumbly, black soil? Ever wondered why and...

This seems to be a million dollar question. As we learnt from my last week’s article, open dumping of garbage has potential to spread...