Bamboo

Discover 5 incredible ways bamboo is used in Northeast India — from traditional drip irrigation and cooking methods to eco-friendly tumblers and vibrant cultural hats.

In Mendha Lekha, a Gond village in Maharashtra, 500 people share land, forest rights, and Rs 1 crore in annual bamboo income, proving that collective good creates lasting prosperity.

Discover how Namita Namdev Bhurkood changed her life and her village by crafting bamboo kandils, training women, and gaining global recognition for her eco-friendly products.

Johnson Varghese built a 17-acre bamboo farm in Wayanad, conserving 142 rare bamboo species from across India, highlighting their diverse uses.

Discover how Nivaje, a village in Maharashtra, is on its way to becoming carbon neutral through biogas, bamboo farming, and chemical-free agriculture.

Abhinav Yadav started his channel ‘Create Your Taste’ on Instagram during the first lockdown. It now helps local artisans of Varanasi showcase and sell their handmade bamboo, jute and cane products.

Bengaluru-based Vaibhav Anant quit his job to launch the eco-friendly startup Bambrew, which makes packaging with bamboo and wood pulp to replace plastic.

Switching to bamboo products is one of the easiest eco-friendly decisions you can make. From bamboo toothbrush to zero-electricity speakers, here's a shopping list for all things bamboo.

Yuga Akhare and Sagar Shirude from Pune share how sourcing local materials and labour and upcycling waste helped them build a two-storeyed house for just Rs 4 Lakh.

People come from all over to India to marvel at the handcrafted bamboo products of Thrikkaipetta village in Kerala, which is now on the global eco-tourism map thanks to Uravu Indigenous Science and Technology Study Centre