Start-ups explain why sustainable products are difficult to sell

Start-ups explain why sustainable products are difficult to sell

Sustainability has been the buzzword lately. However, the hype around it does not seem to have translated into easy markets for consumer brand startups in the space. Several start-ups offering sustainable products still struggle with high costs when it comes to customer acquisition, thanks to multiple factors such as lack of awareness among customers, lesser […]

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Telugu couple Alankrutha Chandra and Meher Gundavarum trade their techie jobs to embrace sustainable farming in Warangal, and establish a clothing label, ‘Elephant in You’  

Telugu couple Alankrutha Chandra and Meher Gundavarum trade their techie jobs to embrace sustainable farming in Warangal, and establish a clothing label, ‘Elephant in You’  

The first lockdown, in 2020, proved to be a tipping point for Alankrutha Chandra and Meher Gundavarum, techies working in Chicago, USA. They returned to India and took up farming in Meher’s native town, Warangal, in Telangana. “Food, shelter and clothing are the basic necessities and we are trying, one step at a time, to […]

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How cleaning out your closet can help the earth

How cleaning out your closet can help the earth

Mridula Pai and Karuna Ezara Parikh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “We want to give shoppers a first-hand experience of second-hand shopping,” says Mridula Pai, who is organising Bangalore Closet Cleanse, a thrift market that will be held at Lahe Lahe in Indiranagar on June 4. Pai, the founder of the Kolkata-based Love Me Twice […]

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