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Household budgets will get a boost as food expenses decline. According to her, the activity can be extended to children, and will have the added advantage of providing a distraction from cell phones and television.

A garden over your head

Plant veggies on your roofs, and reap a basketful of benefits!

18 Jan 2020 12:41 AM IST

Why e-waste? Turn it into e-art!

Why e-waste? Turn it into e-art!

Thereâ€™s beauty hidden in a discarded chip and even in a used battery, you just need to see it the right way.

18 Jan 2020 12:39 AM IST

Butterfly gardens thus deliver the benefits of nature-designed relations between plants and animals. Even in urban, developed neighborhoods butterfly gardens provide habitat which increases the diversity of butterflies. In this way, you can create a paradise for butterflies in your own backyard with a beautiful butterfly garden.

Create your own â€˜Garden with wingsâ€™

A butterfly garden must be free of nets, chemicals and pesticides.

15 Jan 2020 12:31 AM IST

Plants with red, purple or black leaves are striking additions to any landscape, making them a popular plant trend for the upcoming 2020 gardening season. AP

2020 Gardening Trends: Sustainability is The Key

In 2020, gardening would be all about unconventional varieties and eco-conscious surroundings

8 Jan 2020 2:58 PM IST

While trying to find a way to transform waste plastic, the two architects came across Precious Plastic, a project trying to boost plastic recycling worldwide by providing tools and open sourceknowledge. This helped them set up Samsara.

Best of Waste- Turning discardedplastic into objects of beauty

A start-up company focuses on upcycling plastic to make home dÃ©cor and furniture.

31 Dec 2019 1:35 AM IST

Global fashion sector addressed climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action at the COP24 climate conference in Katowice in December 2018. (Photo: AP)

Retailers large and small racing to prove their green credentials

Sustainability in the fashion industry faces an uphill climb.

27 Dec 2019 12:12 PM IST

Malvikaa with a group of people at her farm

Mission greenery ahead!

This local farmer plans to plant 50,000 saplings as a part of her 1000 Tree Project close to Bandipur.

27 Dec 2019 12:35 AM IST

After the Notre Dame fire in April spewed dozens of tons of toxic lead-dust into the atmosphere in just a few hours. (Photo: AP)

Paris wakes up to dangers of lead dust after Notre Dame fire

Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust.

24 Dec 2019 2:00 PM IST

Officials at the local office that monitors high tides said recent events indicate an increase in their frequency. (Photo: AP)

Venice expected to be hit by more floods

Venice faces new exceptional flooding, but below peak.

24 Dec 2019 12:13 PM IST

Australia witnesses hottest day ever, hotter days expected

Australia witnesses hottest day ever, hotter days expected

Australia has its hottest day on record, more to come.

18 Dec 2019 6:46 PM IST

Although trends documented by the Christmas Bird Count arent clear from one year to the next because of differences in weather, if you look at the data from one decade to the next, you can see trends. (Photo: AP)

Annual Christmas bird count shows steady increase in numbers

Audubonâ€™s annual Christmas Bird Count stronger than ever.

17 Dec 2019 7:00 PM IST

Long walks can be tiring and not every place during the trail will have a loo facility, unless one reaches a checkpoint. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Oxfam India sets precedence for others to follow; going eco-friendly...

Oxfam Trailwalker India manages to be one of the most eco-friendly trailwalks.

13 Dec 2019 11:38 AM IST