In order to derive a solution and to preserve the natural abundance, the young environmentalist started collecting the littered bottles to give shape to his idea of canoe made of plastic bottles.

On National Pollution Control Day, we asked experts researching and working in this space to tell us their opinion on where we currently are in our battle against pollution and where we need to go as a people and as a nation.

They’ve also placed a tracking device on a plastic bottle, similar to the one placed on sharks. The bottle was then left to drift in the Ganges to measure how far downside it can go in the river. 

The fashion industry is perhaps one of the greatest examples of marketing where we convince people across the globe to buy a certain trend in a certain year. We now need to use that platform to raise awareness of the damage that has been done and the steps we need to now take, says Pooja Khanna, who runs a sustainable fashion brand.

The water crisis many Indian cities are dealing with could be a direct result of the pollution of potential sources of potable water and a lack of control over the pollution.

To ensure that their customers realise their duty towards the environment, a supermarket in the Canadian city of Vancouver has introduced plastic bags with embarrassing slogans printed on them.