Sustainability

Bengaluru residents Sajitha and Mahesh built their eco-friendly new home by repurposing their old one, with help from architecture firm Destination Designs.

Surat-based Rashi Agarwal launched Roohani Rang, a handmade stationery business. It recycles cotton waste to create sustainable products like journals, planners.

Jinay Gada runs Planteria, which manufactures lightweight grow bags and vertical gardens from recycled plastic bottles.

The Pardiwala family’s initiative to use containers for building a house is a brilliant way to reduce construction waste and costs.

Looking for the best homestays in Kanyakumari? Rajchandar Padmanaban and his wife, built Muthunandhini Palace as a heritage home where sustainability meets Tamil Nadu's traditional architecture.

Dayanand Krishnan built a rainwater harvesting system with easily available materials at just Rs 250. Here's how you can do it too.

Made from refused and reused material or what Dasarathi refers to as ‘kachra,’ the home was designed by his family of three and two award-winning architects.

With soaring temperatures and warnings of heatwaves in several Indian cities, architects share how to build homes that stay naturally cool and don't require air conditioning at all times.

Once areas of deforestation, litter, and heavy tourist influx, villages like Majuli, Yana, Nako, and Piplantri now exemplify sustainable practices.

Poonam Singh started Aaruhi Enterprises to recycle floral waste from temples into incense sticks and more. She recycles 1,000 kg waste per month and has upskilled over 3,000 women.