Environment

Mangalore resident Jeeth Milan Roche left his tech job to take up the task of greening his city, transforming its dumpyards, creating food forests, and much more.

Bengaluru-based Professor Saji Varghese founded a startup called Sunbird Straws, which sells eco-friendly straws made from coconut leaves. So far, the company has sold over 20 million pieces worldwide.

Tamil Nadu’s K Sankar and Senthil Sankar manufacture jackets, blazers, T-shirts, and bottoms using recycled PET bottles, saving 15 lakh PET bottles from entering landfills and oceans daily.

Raphi Ramanath, a biology teacher from Kerala, has set up a herbal garden with 150 plants and a Miyawaki forest with over 450 trees on his school campus.

Mayank and Bhuvan, two Bengaluru-based brothers, launched their startup Gud Gum to provide a biodegradable and healthier alternative to regular chewing gum, which pollutes the earth with plastic.

Delhi engineer Arpit Dhupar has built a biodegradable alternative to thermocol using stubble waste generated in the farms of Haryana and Punjab. Here’s how his innovation is killing two birds with one stone.

Led by engineer Biswajit Majumdar, citizens in Newtown Kolkata have planted 1,000 trees to mitigate rising air pollution in the city. Biswajit shares tips for citizens on how can they replicate the plantation drive in their cities.

Anish Malpani is the visionary behind Ashaya, the venture that is turning multi-layered plastic waste into trendy sunglasses. Anish explains why he left a cushy US career to embark on this journey.

Amritsar resident Ruhani Verma, with the help of architect Shridhar Rao from R+D Studio, built India’s first carbon-negative and 100% recyclable toilet at the city’s international airport using silica plastic blocks.

The Better India and Godrej & Boyce present the ‘Best Housing Society Awards’ to recognise those establishments that are working towards setting high standards for sustainable and inclusive living within their communities. Learn more to apply.