Just discovered an excellent series that has been running on the long, hard road to scaling solutions for environmental problems in India. Congratulations to the team.
Here's a thread of my favorite ones. 🧵
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In Ahmedabad, people are switching to public transport because air-conditioned buses allow commuters to cool down and avoid noise, while also cutting down on cost to fuel their two wheelers.
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Meet Kalavati Devi who has been on a decades-long effort to build more toilets in rural India.
As many as 500 million people in India still lack access to toilets, which makes preventable diarrhoea a leading cause of child mortality.
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How local residents are taking on the challenge of cleaning up Bengaluru's thousand lakes one at a time. Smart use of biofiltering plants that absorb pollutants and can bring life back to these lakes.
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Interesting to see that hydroponic businesses in India have enough of a market available to grow. Done right, the process can save >80% of the water needed to grow leafy greens. Works on degraded land too, but it's energy intensive.