Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
$250 - $450 / Day
Dheeraj Aithal is a 2021 National Geographic Explorer and documentary filmmaker who is passionate about narrating inclusive stories and create content appealing to one and all. Dheeraj has worked on projects across India for production houses like Nat Geo Wild, Smithsonian Channel, Animal Planet, and the Discovery Channel. As an aerial cinematographer he has been involved with brands like Infosys, Toyota Kirloskar, Karnataka Tourism, One Plus India and has shot for Oscar nominated films like the Elephant Whisperer. He co-directed the documentary ‘The Last Hop(e)’ which deals with frog conservation in the Western Ghats. A contracted filmmaker for the UNDP in India, he is keen on pushing the envelopes to achieve meaningful cinema in the fields of wildlife, social change and environmental preservation.
Produced for Associated Press
A story on India's first transgender EV auto driver for Associated Press
Produced for Deutsche Welle
India's state grid is notoriously unreliable. This is particularly problematic for large and small businesses. In Karnataka's state capital, private companies are stepping up to fill the vacuum with decentralized solar power.
Produced for Mongabay
Bengaluru has a high potential for generating electricity through rooftop solar but much of it remains untapped. The uncertainty associated with rooftop solar and its payoffs deters people from investing in rooftop solar. Additionally, poor policy support is holding back the city’s ambitions. Growing research on the financial returns from investing in rooftop solar and early adopters exhibiting some amount of cost savings shows some hope for tapping the potential of rooftop solar in Bengaluru.
Produced for Deutsche Welle
Second life for EV Batteries? Nunam is an Indo-German startup that gives EV batteries a second life. Supported by Audi, the battery manufacturer takes old e-Tron battery modules and turns them into smaller batteries that find various applications. From powering e-Rickshaws that are in turn charged using solar energy, to powering sewing machines at factories in India, and also powering smaller lamps that street vendors can use, Nunam's tech is lighting up the world in more ways than one. So much so that it's even impressed F1 world champion, Nico Rosberg!
Produced for Deutsche Welle
Are second-life batteries the key to new mobility, especially in India? The big advantage of "second life batteries": they are more environmentally friendly than new batteries and much cheaper.
Produced for Trippintoe Media
The Malabar Pit Viper, one of the world’s most beautiful snake species, is native to the Western Ghats. It is found in multiple enchanting colors of green, brown, yellow, orange and even blue that allow it survival advantages. Despite a non-fatal bite, the species has long been a victim to human retaliation, and more recently infrastructure expansion, forest clearing, encroachment threatening its survival. Catch more on the Malabar Pit Viper on ‘Wild You Were Sleeping’ docuseries brought to you by The Habitats Trust, co-produced by Trippintoe Media.
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