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Fashion designer calls for a rethink of fast fashion

Each year, around 100 billion garments are produced, generating an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste, exposing an environmental burden that continues to grow

Chinese team pioneers path to turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel as prices soar

Chinese scientists are moving technology that converts greenhouse gases into aviation fuel out of the laboratory and towards large-scale production. Global jet fuel prices surged to US$175 a barrel in March โ€“ a year-on-year leap of 94.4 per cent โ€“ and broke through the US$200 mark in April, more than doubling the cost from a year earlier. Fuel costs have forced airlines to cancel flights. As energy prices spiked amid the war on Iran, a team from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the...

โ€˜Fact File on Green Polymerโ€™ released

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An IT professional turned upcycling artist in Kerala is teaching India to rethink waste

Using textile waste and natural dyes, Amal S Pillaiโ€™s practice merges design, sustainability and community learning

Sharnbasva University student wins โ‚น14 lakh grant for AgriCarbon project in national hackathon

National-level competition aims to encourage innovation and research-based solutions to environmental and industrial challenges

News in Frames: Back to the roots

Far from the influence of urban life, Kurma Gramam in Andhra Pradesh embraces a simple way of living, guided by age-old practices and traditions aimed at sustainability

Earth Day 2026: A few initiatives from Thiruvananthapuram doing their bit for the environment

Ahead of Earth Day, which falls on April 22, know a few people who have made a difference through community engagement and sustainability-focussed initiatives

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Sundaram Finance Green Task Force expands to regional centres

How community-led environmental initiatives are making a change in Ernakulam

Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, we look at collectives in Ernakulam that are driving change through sustained, grassroots action

Development must go hand-in-hand with environmental responsibility: Lanka Dinakar

Infrastructure and urban planning must be designed keeping the environment and future generations in mind, says the Chairman of the 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee

PM proposes 9-point collective pledge at public meeting in Adichunchanagiri

The nine resolutions are aimed at strengthening social responsibility, health, sustainability and self-sufficiency