Sustainability

Craft a plantable, eco-friendly rakhi this Raksha Bandhan in just seven steps. After the festival, plant it and watch it grow into a beautiful plant!

From being wifi-enabled to promoting reverse migration, these Indian villages are setting a precedent for other rural spaces to follow.

Sikkim’s journey to becoming carbon-negative offers valuable lessons for India. Here's how this small state leads in sustainability, from plastic bans to organic farming and eco-friendly tourism.

Davanagere, Karnataka, once plagued by monsoon floods, took decisive action to tackle urban flooding. Here's how the city prevented future waterlogging.

Located in Hyderabad, father-son duo M V Ramachandrudu and Bharani have built a solar-powered sustainable home out of shipping containers.

A long-term solution to water scarcity, this low-maintenance system costs just Rs 7,000. And the best part? It doesn't just recharge the groundwater table, it also prevents water from stagnating.

Designed by Shriya Parasrampuria and Prashant Dupare of Blurring Boundaries, this home is surrounded by five mango trees and is built using upcycled tiles, marble, and locally sourced bricks.

Fawaz Thengilan, who runs Studio Mitti, helped a Bengaluru couple build a beautiful sustainable home using the unique ‘debris wall construction’ method, which reduces carbon footprint.

Mahila Housing Trust, an organisation dedicated to assisting women at the grassroots level, is using cool roof technology to help them escape the heat in Ahmedabad.

Mahendrasinh Zala from Gujarat has been doing rainwater harvesting for over 10 years now. Here’s how he does it despite being 90 percent blind.