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India Just Drilled Its Deepest Wells Ever — Not for Oil, But for Heat From the Earth Itself
At more than 14,000 feet above sea level, in a remote valley in Ladakh known mostly for its hot springs, India quietly reached a genuine energy-sector first in July 2026: the commissioning of the country’s first two geothermal wells, drilled to a depth of 1,000 metres each. It’s not a headline that travelled far outside…
India’s Ports Are Racing to Fuel the Ships of Tomorrow — Inside the Green Shipping Corridor Push
Global shipping carries roughly 80% of world trade by volume, and it also happens to be one of the hardest sectors on the planet to decarbonise — ships run for decades, refuelling infrastructure is expensive and slow to build, and switching an entire vessel’s fuel system isn’t something you do overnight in a dry dock.…
India’s Tiger Reserves Just Got a New Global Financing Partner — Here’s What the IBCA-ADB Deal Means
India is home to roughly 75% of the world’s wild tigers — a fact that gets repeated often enough that it risks becoming background noise, but that carries real weight once you consider what it actually implies: the fate of the species, globally, depends disproportionately on decisions made inside India’s borders. On 2 September 2026,…
India’s First-Ever National Water Summit Just Set the Template for How States Should Manage It
For a resource that touches every single sector of the economy — agriculture, industry, drinking water, sanitation, disaster preparedness — water governance in India has historically been fragmented across an unusually large number of separate schemes, ministries, and state-level authorities, each running its own programme with limited cross-talk. On 1–2 September 2026, the Ministry of…
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
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Best Reusable Water Bottles to Buy in 2026
Prakati Edit · Buyer’s Guide 2026 Best Reusable Water Bottles to Buy in 2026 Steel, glass, copper, and terracotta — six bottles built to be filled thousands of times over, not thrown away after one. India generates an estimated 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, and single-use water bottles are one of its most…
Best Natural & Organic Skincare Products to Buy in 2026
Prakati Edit · Buyer’s Guide 2026 Best Natural & Organic Skincare Products to Buy in 2026 Six formulas rooted in turmeric, saffron, honey, and coffee — skincare that is kinder to your skin and to the water it eventually washes into. Natural skincare products start with a simple truth: what goes on your skin does…
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.
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Popular Sustainability Guides
Start with our most-read guides on everyday sustainable living in India: begin with what sustainability really means, learn about organic fertilizers for a chemical-free garden, get the dustbin colour codes for waste segregation right at home, discover sea buckthorn, the Himalayan superfruit, and explore the biodiesel plants powering India’s clean fuel transition.