Sustainability

India Recycles is a community headed by Renu Pokharna that collects clothes and other items from people to sell them at nominal rates in the remote villages of Ahmedabad.

Laya Joshua from Kerala has used stones, old wood, and many such eco-friendly elements to build her dream sustainable home, for which no trees were cut.

Arsh Bansal is the founder of travel startup Tenpy, which encourages the tiny homes movement and slow travel with their homestays built from reusable material.

Ashwin Malwade and Nupur Agarwal launched Green Myna in 2020 to help people host 'green' weddings and events.

Rajasthan-based designer Divya Verma has innovated the Kudarat Bioleather with algae, kitchen waste, and other discarded products to provide an eco-friendly, cruelty-free alternative to regular leather.

A collaboration of global institutes and IITs has found that Limestone Calcined Clay Cement, or LC3, is a sustainable alternative that cuts CO2 emissions by 40% and is significantly cheaper to produce.

Mini T and her family from Kerala built a two-storeyed mud and stone home with very little concrete to survive harsh summers.

From plantable stationery and recycled shoes, to healthy millet snacks and microgreens, here are some of the best ‘green gifting’ ideas you can give your loved ones this Diwali and festive season.

Sanjeev Karpe was introduced to bamboo as a sustainable material very early on in his career. Today, he has designed a bamboo ceiling for the living quarters of the football players at the FIFA world cup.

Karthik Ramaraj quit his New Zealand job to move with his wife to a place closer to nature, setting up the Velanga Homestay amid a mango orchard, which he built on a barren piece of land.