Banana fibre

Northeast India has become a hub for creativity and innovation, with local ventures offering unique, eco-friendly solutions to everyday challenges. These innovations, from sustainable storage units to eco-conscious products, reflect the region’s rich cultural heritage and its ability to develop practical, low-cost technologies.

Earning him lakhs, Mehul Shroff's sustainable startup Shroff Industries turns tonnes of banana fibre waste into ecofriendly products like baskets, planters, bags, yoga mats and more.

Gujarat entrepreneur Shreyans Kokra launched his startup Canvaloop to process agro waste into eco-friendly and sustainable fibre in a zero-waste process. Here’s how he did it

Looking for sustainable lighting for your home? Picked by firms like Google and Reliance, Jenny Pinto's startup Oorjaa makes ecofriendly lights from paper that are recyclable, compostable and the perfect way to jazz up your space.

P M Murugesan, a school drop out from a village in Tamil Nadu, uses his ingenious to develop a machine which makes ropes out of banana fibre. The ropes are then used to make eco-friendly bags, baskets and more.

Badshah Miyan from Jaipur is known globally for his innate leheriya art preserved for 700-years. The artist has used his skills to make handmade paper.

This wonder product by Malai Biomaterials Design Pvt Ltd, a PETA-approved company, takes only 90-150 days to decompose!

The weaving community in Anakaputhur is known for developing various kinds of eco-friendly fabric.