agro waste

From using whole banana plants, bamboo fibre and other plant-based materials, here's how Indian designers are modifying their designs to become more sustainable.

Uttar Pradesh's Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centres on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently thermally insulated and trap carbon dioxide and heat.

Dilip from Odisha learnt an innovative method to grow potatoes using agro-waste, to put an end to stubble burning.

The illegal practice of stubble burning was banned by the Supreme Court as 50 per cent of Delhi's virtual gas chamber was attributed to stubble burning in 2019. Here's an effective and long-term solution

Bhubaneshwar-based Debashree Padhi, is the brain behind developing a solution that addresses two of India’s biggest air pollution causes, biomass fuels and stubble burning.

From converting polluting soot into ink to saving water bodies and landfills from toxic waste, these inspiring individuals are changing lives for good. #Respect #RealLifeHeroes

A sustainable alternative to concrete walls and ceilings, these fibre panels made from agricultural waste can not just be a long term solution for stubble burning, but also fetch up to Rs 25000 for the farmers. #Innovation #GreenIndia

“It requires very less space to grow. In fact, if you start cultivating oyster mushrooms in a 2-litre soft drink bottle, it will give you a yield of about 0.5 kg in the first batch itself.”

A startup incubated at IIT-D's Technology Business Incubator, Kriya labs has developed a sustainable processing technology that converts agro-waste like paddy straw into a versatile pulp.

People in the cities have found that the cremation of a single person uses the equivalent of two fully grown trees.