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How can we improve life in our cities? | Eco India

January 23, 2025

Citizen initiatives in Chennai have increased recycling, revived a lake and transformed a town - what working together can achieve! Plus, could a supposedly green waste solution in Delhi be harming public health? And building homes without concrete.

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