bengaluru

When Gaurav Gupta moved to Bengaluru, loneliness set in. So he started Bangalore Drums Collective with two friends. A year later, 140 people gather here to drum, connect and belong.

In just four months, Bengaluru-based unWOOD has recycled 10 tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into durable outdoor furniture that replicates wood-like texture, saving trees, reducing CO₂, and transforming classrooms across India.

Across India, these compassionate doctors are providing life-saving treatment to the underserved — not for fame, but out of deep empathy.

Step into India’s hidden world of repair and reinvention — where cobblers, tailors, mechanics, and everyday innovators quietly power a sustainable way of life. This photo story is a visual tribute to the spirit of jugaad, capturing the beauty of fixing, mending, and making do in a throwaway world.

Through hands-on lessons in parks and playgrounds, Thicket Tales is teaching kids to think, question, and advocate for nature.

Bengaluru’s flood woes are back in the headlines, but they don’t have to be. Here’s how ‘Zenrainman’ N Vishwanadhan’s clear, community-inclusive roadmap could change the future of our cities.

By offering restaurant-grade packaging that’s spill-proof, heat-safe, and 98% biodegradable, Aecoz is changing how India’s food industry tackles its plastic problem and showing small businesses that sustainability is possible without compromise.

In the hours after every IPL match, when thousands have left the stadium, Bengaluru’s Team Saahas and SWMRT get to work—clearing the waste, sorting recyclables, and showing how citizen-led action can fill systemic gaps.

Taps without aerators can waste up to 18 litres per minute. With Bengaluru’s water now costlier, these small devices are making a big difference.

Bengaluru startup Sea6 Energy, founded by IIT Madras graduates, is turning seaweed into biofuel to combat climate change. Operating off India’s coast, they’re using marine farming and innovation to create sustainable energy, redefining how we look at the ocean’s role in powering the future.