Silk

In Punjab’s Dhar block, IFS officer Dharmveer Dairu and the Forest Department are reviving the long-lost practice of sericulture by planting mulberry trees, building rearing houses, and training farmers. The project is not only boosting livelihoods of farmers but also strengthening community ties to forests.

Fibroheal Wound Care, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by Vivek Mishra, Bharat Tandon and Subramanian S, makes silk protein-derived bandages that help heal wounds, amputations and treat burn victims.

With no background in the textile and apparel world, Sujata and Taniya Biswas left their cushy corporate jobs and started building Suta, which is empowering weavers and making beautiful sarees.

From gorgeous silk saris in the 1980s to exporting fabrics for home furnishing and sustainable fashion brands today, Bengaluru's Tharangini Studios, by Lakshmi Srivathsa and Padmini Govind, has practiced sustainable fashion long before it became a buzzword on Instagram.

A team of researchers, led by Prof. Biman B. Mandal from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering in IIT Guwahati, has developed a nanofibrous mat that heals wounds faster without leaving any scars behind.