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Amazon India To Ditch Single-Use Plastic Packaging By 2020
Multinational online retail giant Amazon recently announced that their India operation will phase out all single-use disposable plastic packaging by June 2020. This move follows multiple strides taken by corporations to ditch plastic and!-->…
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Indian Sari Weaver Creates Sustainable Fabric Out Of Banana Fibre
An idea that a weaver came up with two decades ago, saris made sustainably from banana fibre have revived a tradition in the suburb of Anakaputhur in Chennai, India. This tradition that stretches back 90 years was threatened in the 1960s!-->…
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India Among The 17 Countries Running Out Of Water Because Of Climate Change
A quarter of the planet’s population across 17 different countries are now suffering from extremely high water stress, reveals a new report at the World Resources Institute (WRI). Some of the countries with the worst shortages include!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Bare Necessities Founder Sahar Mansoor Is On a Mission To Make India Go Zero Waste
Passionate eco activist Sahar Mansoor is a zero waste pioneer in her native India. The Bengaluru-based entrepreneur frequently makes headlines everywhere from MTV to Live Mint and regularly is awarded accolades such as Google India's!-->…
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Plant-Based Fromage Anyone? A Guide To Asia’s Best Vegan Cheese Startups
If there's one thing that's a little hard to give up when going plant-based, it's the cheeseboard. Pre-dinner, post-meal, during cocktail hour or just as a snack anytime, cheese and crackers is the ultimate in delicious gorging food. But a!-->…
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Meet Winnie, The First Ever Indian Woman To Complete Ultra Marathon Race Vibram HK100
At the beginning of the year, over 1,800 athletes from 57 countries set out from the Sai Kung coastline to take part in one of Asia's premier races, the Vibram Hong Kong 100. Just seven runners were repping for India, of which Winnie!-->…
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Indian Textile Startup Malai Creates Vegan Leather Made From Coconut Waste
Coconut leather is the latest eco fabric to hit the fashion scene for sustainable leather alternatives. India-based startup, Malai, have developed bacterial cellulose grown from leftover coconut water and successfully converted the!-->…
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Bespoke Painted Handbag Brand Meraki Celebrates India’s Female Folk Artists
Meraki founder Yosha Gupta has always been passionate about Indian folk art. In fact, she has over the years gotten her clothing, jewelry and handbags painted with varying Indian art forms by traditional artisans. So much so that people,…
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Asia’s Top Detox Destinations by spas+beyond
An earlier version of this article previously appeared on spas+beyond.
Ananda in the Himalayas, India
Up on a mountain top overlooking the sacred Ganges and Rishikesh, spending time in Ananda feels like coming…
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Green Queen Ayurveda Series Part 1: An Introduction to India’s Ancient Ayurvedic Tradition
By Reenita Hora Malhotra
My late grandparents had a longevity mantra that was synonymous with the objective of Ayurveda, India's ancient medicine: to live long you must live life to your full potential.
Today, we lead…
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