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Ramveer Tanwar: India’s ‘Pond Man’ Reviving Neglected Water Bodies for a Sustainable Tomorrow
December 30, 2025

In a time when water scarcity, pollution, and environmental degradation are pressing challenges across India, one young changemaker is turning the tide — one pond at a time. Ramveer Tanwar, known widely as India’s Pond Man, has dedicated himself to restoring once-thriving ponds and lakes that had been reduced to dumping grounds filled with garbage, debris, and disease-carrying waste. His remarkable journey — from a corporate career to full-time environmental restoration — is a testament to the power of individual commitment and community mobilisation.

Born and raised in Dadha village of Uttar Pradesh, Ramveer grew up surrounded by vibrant ponds teeming with life — once his playground and a central part of community life. But as he grew older, he watched these water bodies gradually vanish, overtaken by filth and encroachment. The ponds where ch... Read More

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  • Eleven percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans are due to deforestation.
  • One billion tons of water falls every minute. Clouds are like floating reservoirs of water. Like squeezing a sponge, they redistribute water as rain, sleet and snow.
  • The term global warming refers to the long-term warming of the planet. The term climate change encompasses global warming, but refers to the broader range of changes that are happening to our planet.
  • Up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted if the global population was more active- WHO.
  • Insufficiently active people have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to sufficiently active people. WHO
  • People having chronic conditions (hypertension, type 2 diabetes, HIV and cancer) should do at least 2.5-5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity. WHO
  • 1 person dies from suicide every 40 seconds & almost 8,00,000 people die every year making it the second leading cause of death in individuals aged 15-29 years. who
  • There are only 2 mental health workers per 1,00,000 population in low-income countries & 70 per 1,00,000 population in high-income countries. who
  • The global economy loses about $1 trillion per year in productivity due to depression and anxiety. who
  • Indians are three times more prone to heart attack than Europeans and Americans: Dr Devi Shetty. Financial Express
  • About 800 million tons of carbon are stored in the trees that make up the urban forests of the U.S. nitro fill
  • Mature trees can absorb roughly 48 pounds of CO2 a year and help to reduce ozone levels in urban areas. nitro fill
  • To prevent warming beyond 1.5°C, we need to reduce emissions by 7.6% every year from this year to 2030. (EGR, 2019)
  • 2019 was the second hottest year on record in the last 140 years, just behind 2016, averaging 0.95 of a degree C above the normal (NOAA)
  • Earth naturally sequesters half the CO2 produced by human beings.
  • Highest concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere ever recorded in human history was in July 2021, 416 ppm.
  • On an average, global glaciers have thinned by 10 metres since 1980.
  • Only 57 countries (representing 60 percent of global emissions) are on track to meet their commitments by 2030.
  • Ocean absorbs 93% of the excess heat and 30% of the CO2 emissions produced from human activity. (IPCC, 2019)
  • Around 54% of greenhouse gas emissions come from just 3 of the biggest emitters, USA, China and Europe while the 100 least-emitting countries contribute less than 3%. (Climate Watch, 2020)
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