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Uttar Pradesh's Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centres on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently thermally insulated and trap carbon dioxide and heat.

To reduce his expenses on fuel, Rajkumar Mupparapu from Telangana converted his old bicycle into a battery-operated one within ten days and by spending less than Rs 20,000

7Weaves Social Pvt Ltd, a small textile company founded by Mandakini Gogoi and her husband, Rituraj Dewan, work with indigenous tribes in Assam’s forests to create a unique social experiment. They’re marrying fashion with preserving the biodiversity of the region through Eri silk production and other eco-friendly practices.

“I will never forget the sparkle in the eyes of the children and an old lady when I was visiting our first adopted village back in 2012. The sea of emotions I could see in my audience made me forget about my prepared speech. This is what motivates us.”

IAS officer Lakshmi Priya M S in Assam details how he built a community toilet made using more than 8000 plastic bottles.

Taking inspiration from our rich traditional architecture for designing homes will not only make them eco-friendly but also impart them with a distinct cultural identity.

Sujata’s enterprise Avni that specialises in alternative menstrual products has made several strides in empowering waste-pickers, while also promoting sustainable menstrual practices. Through her range of innovative feminine care products, Sujata is providing a solution that is eco friendly, healthy and guilt-free.

“It is important to raise awareness of unsustainable and sustainable palm oil production. One customer at a time, we can create the change.”

From composting millions of tonnes of garbage to creating livelihoods for farmers via organic farming and recycling plastic waste into useful, everyday essentials, here our are remarkable businesses of this year.

Uzramma is using malkha (amalgamation of mulmul and khadi), a fabric that is all-encompassing in the sense of generating livelihood, promoting a sustainable way of life, and pushing for environment-friendly living.