Eco Friendly

A Bangalore-based start-up called A2 Naturals is revamping wedding traditions by promoting eco-friendly wedding invitations. The invites contain a 7.5 cm high ‘Seedball Ganesha’ idol, which is embedded with plant seeds!

The construction sector contributes to about 22% of India’s total annual CO2 emissions. Keeping this grave reality in mind, it is important that more architects, like Trupti Doshi of Mumbai, resolve to use eco-friendly building techniques.

So you have adopted a healthy lifestyle and are eating salads enriched with the goodness of organic fruits and vegetables these days? But what about the takeout containers you are having these salads in? If they are made of plastic then you need to think carefully about the overall effect this is having on your body.

Concerned about water pollution, five school kids from Kalkeri village in the Gadag district of Karnataka, convinced village residents to use idols made of eco-friendly materials only. This is how.

An MBA dropout, Rahul Karanpuriya is on a 52-week-long journey across India to discover 52 innovators and individuals who are making a difference by choosing alternative careers that benefit the planet.

Indian company ‘Eco365’ has designed taps that could reduce water wastage by up to 80%. The taps dispense water at an efficient & pre-defined flow rate. This reduces water wastage without compromising on rinse experience.

This bike-cum-bicycle is India's first crowdfunded e-bike. 'Spero' doubles up as a bicycle when the detachable battery is removed and can go upto 100 km on a single charge.

The carbon neutrality project launched in Meenangadi panchayat of Wayanad district is the first project of its kind in the state.

Named 'Collage House', the construction of this home began in 2006 and the architect firm S+PS Architects from Mumbai led the project.

In the race to reduce white pollution in India, many startups are finding alternatives to plastic. Bagasse, the fibrous remains left behind after extracting sugarcane juice, can be used to make disposable cutlery. Pappco, a greenware manufacturer, is tapping into this market in India by creating awareness, with good results.