sustainable

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.

It is our responsibility as consumers to only buy products that contain sustainably sourced and produced palm oil. The first step in doing so is to recognise the use of palm oil in your product’s ingredients list. #KnowYourPalm

Serving a pre-emptive strike on the colossal amount of carbon emissions let out by the future demand for air conditioners, here are a few ways in which we could look at building sustainably cool and eco-friendly homes.

Pratima Adiga from Bengaluru enjoys fresh vegetables, pure air and a cool temperature, thanks to her organic garden in Bengaluru

Farmer Moti Singh from Rajasthan has achieved extra-long chillies through organic methods, using his polyhouse

Dhananjay Shinde, a city-based architect restored the 100-year-old Udoji boarding school in Nashik with a green touch

Soumya Prasad harnesses the Sun and rainwater, grows organic vegetables in her front yard and drives an electric car. Isn’t she a sustainable warrior?

60-year-old Lal Singh cultivates chillies in an arid region, using mulching and drip irrigation techniques to earn Lakhs

Based in Ahmedabad, the couple have a rooftop rainwater harvesting system, a solar water heater and a vegetable garden!

Once the fibre was obtained, the plant components that remains is used to make a liquid extract, Arka. This is used by farmers as bio-fertliser and for pest control. #innovation