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Himalayan Villagers and Biodiversity Registers: What the GB Pant Institute’s Four New Publications Cover
The Himalayas are warming, their glaciers are retreating, and the villages that live below them hold knowledge that science is only starting to catalogue. At the 27th meeting of the G.B. Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development in New Delhi on 15 October, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the session and put local communities…
India Joins the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement: What High-Seas Fishing Means for Ocean Sustainability
India is about to fish farther from home. The Central Government has approved India’s accession to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), a regional pact that governs fishing for non-migratory species on the high seas of the southern Indian Ocean. The step follows India’s Guidelines for High Sea Fisheries issued in December 2025, which…
India’s Data Centres Are Booming: NITI Aayog’s New Framework Asks States to Check Power and Water First
Every chatbot answer, video stream and cloud backup lives in a building somewhere, and those buildings are multiplying fast in India. On 14 October, NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub released a Data Centre Evaluation Framework designed to help state governments decide where, and how, to host them without straining local resources. The numbers behind the…
India Now Has 103 Ramsar Sites: Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake and UP’s Sauj Jheel Join the List
India’s list of internationally recognised wetlands just got longer. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 15 October that two more sites, Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh, have been added to the Ramsar list, taking the number of India Ramsar sites to 103. It follows the milestone we covered when India…
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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Khadi Prakritik Paint
Green Crackers
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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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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.