Sustainability

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has implemented a nationwide ban on single-use plastics starting from 1 July. Check out the list of banned items and their eco-friendly alternatives here.

Chennai-based venture Indowud NFC uses agricultural husk to create an eco-friendly form of wood that not only deals with the problem of stubble burning, but also reduces the number of trees being cut to make furniture.

Zafar and Reshma Salim have been running Annapara Homestay in Wayanad, Kerala, for the past two decades. The couple transformed this 71-year-old labour quarters in their plantation into a sustainable homestay.

Sunyata Hotel, located in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, is a sustainable structure made of bricks, coconut shells, and pot fillers. Watch how it was built.

As we gear up for the monsoon season, here are some helpful tips and hacks to keep your plants and garden safe from the incessant rain.

Popular Malayalam writer Echmukutty and her architect husband Padmakumar built an eco-friendly home in Kerala. Made of recycled bricks, stones, mud, recycled frames and glass, the house has a slice of nature in every corner.

If you have a box of old clothes that you keep ignoring, here’s a list to simplify things for you. Send them away for donation, upcycling, thrifting and more.

Ajit Malkarnekar and his wife Doris set up Dudhsagar Plantations on their land in Mollem National Park, Goa. Here's how they turned a dying piece of land into a flourishing ecosystem.

Watch this video to see how Mahesh Krishnan, a resident of Bengaluru, quit his hospitality job to lead a sustainable life and build an eco-friendly mud house with dung, stones, husk, palm leaves, and more.

In the middle of Ahmedabad is Kalrav Farmhouse by Vipul Patel Architects which has solar panels, a greywater recycler and other sustainable setups.