Prisoners turn weavers courtesy Jaipur Rugs’ Freedom Manchaha initiative

Prisoners turn weavers courtesy Jaipur Rugs’ Freedom Manchaha initiative

A weaver with his creation | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Fading cultural traditions, memories of one’s wife, daily prayers, and the trajectory of life. These are just a few ideas that have been brought alive on the loom by Jaipur Rugs’ Freedom Manchaha project. Launched in 2018, the sustainable development initiative has long-term prisoners of […]

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Qatar-based Malayali sustainability artist fashions figurines of football players out of PET bottles to start a conversation about pollution

Qatar-based Malayali sustainability artist fashions figurines of football players out of PET bottles to start a conversation about pollution

An Argentinian PlaBot in a glass cloche | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT PlaBots, ‘pla’ from plastic and ‘bot’ from bottles, pocket-size ‘footballers’ made of PET bottles, are the creations of Malayali artist Swapna Namboodiri from Qatar. Made of plastic and wire, these 18-centimetre figures are representations of football players — identifiable by their jerseys. As […]

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Eco-friendly Christmas ornaments to shop

Eco-friendly Christmas ornaments to shop

Discarded wood barn homes at The Carpenters Ark  | Photo Credit: Mary Malini Cowbells at A Bee In The Garden Every Christmas, Soumya Thomas-Joseph and her team at the Bengaluru-based studio craft a range of handmade products such as ornaments, gift bags, fabric baskets, and Christmas stockings using locally sourced fabric. “Our raw materials are […]

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Apollo life shows a sustainable road to financial wellness for tribal people

Apollo life shows a sustainable road to financial wellness for tribal people

These candles are shining the light on a sustainable road to financial wellness for tribalpeople living within the forest dwellers These candles are shining the light on a sustainable road to financial wellness for tribal forest dwellers Healthy living also means healthy gifting. Keeping up with this spirit and to make Deepavali meaningful, Apollo Foundation […]

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Dia Mirza on backing sustainable kidswear label, Greendigo

Dia Mirza on backing sustainable kidswear label, Greendigo

Actor Dia Mirza on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm Actor Dia Mirza on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm “My ideas about sustainability formed well before I became a mother. But I think I’m a lot more conscious now than ever before,” says actor Dia Mirza, […]

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Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza on representing eco-kidswear labels

Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza on representing eco-kidswear labels

The new faces of eco-kidswear, actors Dia Mirza and Lara Dutta on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm The new faces of eco-kidswear, actors Dia Mirza and Lara Dutta on encouraging sustainable consumerism and why hand-me-downs should be the norm Dia Mirza “My ideas about sustainability formed well before I became […]

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Architecture must obey the ecology of the land, says Vinu Daniel

Architecture must obey the ecology of the land, says Vinu Daniel

The avant-garde architect’s creations in ‘clothcrete’ will be part of an exhibition on climate change in London The avant-garde architect’s creations in ‘clothcrete’ will be part of an exhibition on climate change in London Sweeping curves defy gravity; brickworks play peek-a-boo; spiralling staircases float in the air and twisting walls unfurl like sails while sunlight […]

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