sustainable living

"Our tiles are anti-static, antimicrobial and anti-bacterial. They can also sustain heat up to 140°C and cold up to -25°C. Moreover, damaged tiles can be reused to manufacture new ones."

Able to serve a family for four years, the entire portable structure cost him less than Rs 10,000 and took a few hours to assemble. No wonder he is the talk of his neighbourhood now!

“I switched to neem sticks instead of toothbrush and paste. I started making kajal at home… We started experimenting with products that have a longer shelf life, like shampoos and I learned how to make them organically.”

Initially, the family would take weekend trips to Sakleshpur, the quaint hill station in Karnataka known for its plantations and coffee, and live in tents inside the jungle.

The t-shirts use low-impact, vegetable-based dyes that produce fewer, and less damaging effluents than those used in chemical dyes. They’re also packed in recycled post-consumer plastic bottles that can be reused as planters.

Kerala is setting a fine example for the rest of India.

The Farm is a biodiversity hub situated on the outskirts of Pune, where numerous species of animals, birds and insects coexist harmoniously.

Restoration and effective management of village commons to the financial benefit of the community in Barkheda village of Madhya Pradesh has prompted 90 neighboring villages to adopt self-governance. Ishan Agrawal takes a closer look.

Meet Vivek and Juli, a couple who started doing organic farming in Mysore in 1986 and have today built a unique example of sustainable living.

Hollow bamboos for containers and leaves for plates, the Adi tribe of Arunachal live in harmony with nature, and promote a sustainable, zero-waste approach to life.