A quick case study on TATA chemical and TERI's Social innovation for business.They won an Innovation for India award at the Marico Innovation's Foundations award night.

1. Tata Chemicals Ltd. and The Energy Research Institute: Greening of Malara

3. 12 soda ash manufacturing sites have been closed

4. No new plants in 15 years in the developed world.Global Ecological Problem

6. green cover with a living ecosystem developed

8. Soda ash solid waste has NEVER been reclaimed elsewhere

9. Saline water has NEVER been used for irrigation, always fresh water

10. Reclamationhas NEVER before been done WITHOUT bringing in good earth

11. Has it been done WITHOUT chemicals

12. Saline resistant indigenous plants

14. Tata Chemicals Ltd. & TERI: Greening of Malara 2002-03: 2.5 Acres 2003-04: + 10 Acres 2004-05: + 10 Acres 2005-06 onwards: plantation maintained + growing fruits and vegetables.

16. More than 20,000 plants of six varieties grown.

17. Vegetables grow in favourable seasons.

18. Ecosystem of insects, frogs, butterflies, ants, rats, snakes and birds

19. Zero fine dust pollutionBefore After

20. Tata Chemicals Ltd. & TERI: Greening of Malara Malara’s success goes global: Kuwait, Qatar, Mozambique

21. Congratulations Tata Chemicals Ltd. & TERI!