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Woman cooking with wood as fuel in Mopungchuket Village, Nagaland. The reliance on wood for cooking continues to drive the deforestation crisis in rural India, exacerbated by the lack of government support for alternative fuel options.
Locals of Mopungchuket Village, Nagaland, shifted to weaving bamboo baskets for daily use, preserving traditional craftsmanship in place of plastic products.
Guruji from Mopungchuket Nagaland, shifted to use of bamboo to make traditional Naga ceremonial jewellery which was traditionally made of animal teeth, horns and skin. The locals adapted to this change with welcome arms to protect the wildlife in the region.
Guruji showing a traditional Naga lunchbox made out of bamboo.
Farmer from Mopungchuket Village, Nagaland
A mounting plastic crisis continues to haunt Ladakh. According to a research by tourism and development department of the region, it was noted that 50,000+ single use plastic bottles are dumped in the landfills of Ladakh on a daily basis during peak tourist season.
Waste getting dumped and burned in the Bombguard landfill of Leh, Ladakh
Open trash dumping and burning in Bombguard landfill of Ladakh
Men working in a local landfill in Assam, sorting waste to ensure proper segregation and management.
Couple at work in a local landfill in Assam, sorting through waste to uncover valuable materials amidst the growing waste challenge.
Waste segregators working at a dry waste unit (Kabaad Khana) in Tinsukia, Assam, sorting through materials for recycling and proper disposal.
A Kabaadiwala, working as a Waste Warrior for Khaalisisi Nepal, a waste pickup service based in Kathmandu, Nepal, dedicated to keeping the city clean through recycling and waste management.
A Kabaadiwala, working as a Waste Warrior for Khaalisisi Nepal, meticulously sorting through metal waste for repurposing and recycling.
Waste being discarded in the open landfill of Lachen, Sikkim, highlighting the growing environmental concerns in the region.
Wild horses scavenging plastic waste at an open landfill in Lachen, Sikkim, highlighting the environmental toll of unchecked plastic pollution.
Two young girls overlooking the landfill of Darjeeling.
Men cleaning garbage from the Ghats of Varanasi, washing it into the sacred waters of the River Ganga, highlighting the ongoing struggle for environmental cleanliness in this historic city.
Men transporting waste collected from the River Ganga on a boat, working to ensure proper disposal and protect the sacred waters from pollution.
The Ganga River, once revered for its purity, now bears the weight of a growing waste crisis, reflecting the environmental toll of unchecked urbanization and industrialization.
Ganga Bachaao Jeevan Surakshit Paao / Save the Ganga to Safeguard your Life
Women from Jyoti for Nepal, an NGO and small business dedicated to providing sustainable employment opportunities for women and former sex workers, creating eco-friendly products as an alternative to plastic waste.
Manoj Ji standing beside the compost pit at a Government college in Tinsukia, Assam, an initiative aimed at addressing the wet waste crisis within the college and its surrounding environment.
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