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India Has Now Tested the Soil Under 25.89 Crore Farms — Here’s What That Data Is Being Used For
More than 46% of India’s workforce depends on agriculture and allied activities for a living. Underneath all of it — every crop, every yield number, every rural income statistic — is a resource that rarely makes headlines: soil. This week, the government put out fresh numbers on just how much attention that resource has been…
Recycled Water-Filter Carbon and a Cheap Additive Just Solved Zinc-Air Batteries’ Two Biggest Problems
Zinc-air batteries have spent years as one of clean energy’s most tantalising “almost” technologies — cheap, safe, water-based, and built from abundant materials, but held back by two stubborn chemistry problems that kept them from being genuinely rechargeable at scale. A team at SASTRA Deemed University in Thanjavur has just published a low-cost fix for…
A Pinch of This Material Cut Friction by 42% in Castor Oil — and Could Save Energy Across Indian Industry
Friction is one of those invisible taxes that industry pays every single day without anyone noticing. Every rotating gear, every bearing, every engine component that rubs against another loses energy to heat and wear — and globally, friction and wear are estimated to account for a meaningful share of all energy consumed by mechanical systems.…
India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Hits 288.58 GW — Nearly 4x Since 2014
Numbers rarely tell a story on their own, but this one does most of the work: in 2014, India had 76.38 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity installed. As of 30 June 2026, that number is 288.58 gigawatts — very nearly four times as much, in a little over a decade. The Ministry of New and…
Changemaker Spotlight
Anaario: Slow Fashion for Children, Made to Order
Naarica — Sustainable Reusable Period Panties from India
Kalyanamm — Turning Sacred Flowers into Eco-Friendly Incense
Editor’s Product Picks
Green Crackers
Eco Friendly Ganpati Idols
Terracotta Clay Water Bottle
Guides & Comparisons
Best Khus Curtains for Natural Cooling: Eco-Friendly Summer Alternatives
Discover the best khus (vetiver) curtains for natural cooling this summer. These eco-friendly, zero-electricity cooling curtains are biodegradable, sustainable, and perfect for Indian homes.
11 Terrace Gardening Essentials
Terrace Gardening Essentials Planters, potting media, Organic fertilisers, Organic seeds, Drip irrigation, Organic Pesticide Neem oil
5 Eco-friendly Ganesha Idols We Can Buy Online for Ganesh Chaturthi 2024
Ganesh Chaturthi or “Vinayak Chaturthi” is one of the most sacred Hindu festivals. The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha – the supreme God of wisdom and prosperity. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages) across the country. In this post,…
