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NCAP Compendium of Best Practices 2026: What Indian Cities Did to Cut Air Pollution
The NCAP Compendium of Best Practices 2026 catalogues 38 city initiatives on road dust, transport, waste and monitoring. Key findings and a free PDF download.
PRAMAAN Forest Certification: India Issues Its First Deforestation-Free Timber Certificates
PRAMAAN forest certification has moved from paper to practice. On 29 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav handed over India’s first PRAMAAN certificates in New Delhi. Buyers in Europe and other markets increasingly ask where their wood comes from and whether it drove deforestation. These certificates give Indian growers a home-grown way to answer. Who…
Kandla E-Methanol Plant: India’s First Port-Based Green Shipping Fuel Facility Breaks Ground
Ships move more than 80 per cent of world trade by volume, and most of them burn heavy fuel oil. One of the leading cleaner alternatives is e-methanol, made from renewable power, water and captured carbon dioxide. On 26 September 2026, leaders laid the foundation stone for the Kandla e-methanol plant in Gujarat, which officials…
Soil Carbon Payments in India Begin: 2,550 Punjab and Haryana Farmers Paid for Carbon in Their Fields
Carbon markets have long felt distant from an Indian farm. That changed in mid-September 2026, when the first soil carbon payments in India reached 2,550 farmers in Punjab and Haryana. At Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, M. L. Jat, Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), started the direct benefit transfers. Media…
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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Eco Friendly Ganpati Idols
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Guides & Comparisons
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.