Eco Friendly

Looking for unique Diwali gifting ideas? Banana leaves are not just 100% environment-friendly and sustainable but also a very chic way to wrap your gifts this season.

Neel Shah, a student of Class 12 at Zenith High School at Vadodara, Gujarat, has built a working prototype of a solar-powered e-bike that runs on the dual force of the sun's energy and a dynamo alternator.

Dhimant Parekh believes in the power of storytelling to drive impact, and today, his work has touched millions of lives in India.

One of the best, tried and tested ways of gardening, this 10-step process is eco-friendly and a lot of fun.

Preethi Ramadoss, a PhD scholar from Anna University in Chennai, has innovated a biodegradable material to detect blood sugar levels in diabetics through body sweat.

Run by Aditi Pokhriyal and Anil Cherukupalli, Fagunia Farmstay in Uttarakhand brings together traditional Kumaoni architecture with sustainable lifestyle practices like solar power, organic farming and waste management.

While unsustainable palm oil cultivation is responsible for damage to the environment, when produced sustainably, it can halt deforestation, conserve biodiversity, improve the livelihood of smallholders and reduce the exploitation of indigenous communities.

Sandeep Saran started making furniture from wooden items as a hobby, but it soon evolved into Kaath Kagaz. His home studio offers customised furniture, earning him up to Rs 15 lakh per year

John Sherry, assistant director of the Agriculture Farm Innovation Bureau in Kerala shares a step by step of how he grew tomato, cowpea, bhindi, bitter gourd, snake gourd, chillies, brinjal and more in his home in an environmentally sustainable way.

A former pilot of the Indian Air Force, Shashishekhar Pathak along with his wife, Devika, launched ‘Bamboochi’ in 2016 to make cycles from bamboo. The company offers electric, foldable, tandem and more cycle variants.