1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Paris OlympicsUS election 2024Israel-Hamas
Nature and EnvironmentIndia

Vermicomposting: Making natural fertilizer using earthworms

04:24

This browser does not support the video element.

Krithiga Narayanan
July 13, 2023

A farmer in Tamil Nadu is making natural fertilizer using earthworms. She has been reviving a traditional method of vermicomposting, has started a business, and is selling her eco-friendly organic fertilizer.

Skip next section Similar stories from India

Similar stories from India

Indian photographers snap marginalized groups in Chennai

A photo exhibition in North Chennai is showcasing the lives of those living in poverty in the industrial region.
SocietyMay 13, 202405:41 min

India: Climate change leaves Dehli's urban poor in the cold

Climate change has also brought cold weather to northern India. How do people living in poverty without shelter cope?
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 26, 202407:23 min

Indian groups empower women working in informal sector

Two Delhi organizations are helping the many women who work informally as waste pickers or in the construction industry.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 25, 202404:35 min
Show more
Skip next section More on Nature and Environment from Asia

More on Nature and Environment from Asia

Water worries in Bhutan

Bhutan is feeling the effects of climate change, but is fighting the water crisis with bold ideas.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 1, 202206:35 min

100 million trees for Borneo

On Borneo, many forests have been cut down. The 100 Million Trees project brings woodlands back.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 202206:01 min
Skip next section More on Nature and Environment from around the world

More on Nature and Environment from around the world

Africa's Great Green Wall struggles to halt desertification

Billions have been poured into the Green Wall project to stop land degradation but little progress has been made.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 29, 202403:11 min

Why Europe and America’s dying forests could be good news

Germany's forests are rapidly declining, but a more resilient and diverse ecosystem is emerging.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 14, 202413:29 min

The EU's ambitious hydrogen bet

The EU is betting on hydrogen despite a lot of drawbacks. Is the strategy overblown? If so, why? Planet A explores.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 24, 202413:29 min
Show more
Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Middle East updates: Rocket hits Golan football pitch

Children were among those killed when a rocket struck a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
ConflictsJuly 27, 2024

Israeli strike on central Gaza school kills at least 30

ConflictsJuly 27, 202402:05 min

Israeli PM Netanyahu visits Donald Trump in Florida

PoliticsJuly 26, 202404:28 min
Skip next section More stories from DW

More stories from DW

Africa

Kenya's youthful protesters unimpressed by cabinet changes

Kenya's youthful protesters unimpressed by cabinet changes

PoliticsJuly 26, 2024
More from Africa

Asia

Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity

Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity

EducationJuly 27, 2024
More from Asia

Germany

Fighting deepfakes: Can laws be good weapons?

Fighting deepfakes: Can laws be good weapons?

TechnologyJuly 27, 2024
More from Germany

Europe

Russia tightens 'undesirable organizations' law

Russia tightens 'undesirable organizations' law

PoliticsJuly 27, 2024
More from Europe

Middle East

Will EU's normalization push with Syria help Bashar Assad?

Will EU's normalization push with Syria help Bashar Assad?

PoliticsJuly 27, 2024
More from Middle East

North America

Wildfires tear through Canadian mountain resort area

Wildfires tear through Canadian mountain resort area

CatastropheJuly 26, 202401:28 min
More from North America

Latin America

Who is the Sinaloa drug cartel?

Who is the Sinaloa drug cartel?

CrimeJuly 27, 2024
More from Latin America
Go to homepage