ecofriendly

Maria Kuriakose, founder of Thenga CocoEnterprise

This consultant quit her job to recycle coconut shells; empowers artisans and women

Maria Kuriakose set up Thenga Coco in 2019 to recycle coconut shells into lasting, sustainable handmade products. Kerala's women-led enterprise provides dignified livelihood to craftspeople and clocked Rs1 crore in revenues in FY23, mostly through exports

By Riya Singh
May 08, 2024 00:23 IST 5 Min read
sollectingEnterprise
Odisha’s tribal women stitch a bright future with siali leaf plates
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 01, 2024 00:21 IST 5 Min read
Pradeepta Kumar Nayak, a self-taught artist who introduced the delicate straw craft in Odisha in the 1990sArt & Culture
How this Odisha artisan created modern straw craft using paddy waste
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 02, 2024 00:48 IST 6 Min read
Payal Nath, founder, Kadam Haat with some productsEnterprise
How Payal Nath built a Rs 2 crore ecofriendly products business with grass; empowers artisans
By Aruna Raghuram
Jan 12, 2024 23:27 IST 8 Min read
Jalandhar Khillo of Paroja tribe handcrafting a bamboo toy (left); bamboo boat (right)Enterprise
Tribal youth handcraft livelihood opportunities with bamboo toys in Odisha’s Lamtaput
By Rashmi Pratap
Jun 07, 2023 18:27 IST 6 Min read
Richa Kherwada embroidering a product and a jute potli handcrafted by artisans at Kamli TribesEnterprise
How Kamli Tribes is empowering Udaipur’s tribal women through embroidered handicrafts
By Rashmi Pratap
May 31, 2023 16:18 IST 6 Min read
Seema Soby Kurian and her husband Soby Jose KurianEnterprise
Kerala couple empowers women through handcrafted personal care products
By Riya Singh
Apr 12, 2023 01:29 IST 6 Min read
Ziveli, launched by siblings Tanvi and Kehaan Saraiya, is contemporising Manipur's Kuan craft by incorporating new designs and expanding the product rangeEnterprise
Siblings take Manipur’s Kauna craft to the world, help triple artisans' incomes
By Bilal Khan
Feb 20, 2023 00:33 IST 6 Min read
Aquatic weed water hyacinth gives rise to ecofriendly handicrafts industry in the North-EastEnterprise
Aquatic weed water hyacinth gives rise to ecofriendly handicrafts industry in the North-East
By Rashmi Pratap
Sep 08, 2021 00:00 IST 6 Min read
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