Last Updated:June 07, 2025, 23:21 IST Choosing sustainable brands isn’t just about eco-friendly packaging; it’s about supporting businesses that prioritize ethical production, low-impact design, and better practices. First initiated by the United Nations in 1972, World Environment Day promotes global awareness and action to protect the environment. As we celebrate …
Last Updated:June 04, 2025, 17:10 IST From solar-powered hotels to mindful snacking, Indian brands are turning sustainability into a daily practice not just a promise. World Environment Day reminds us, meaningful change starts with daily choices. As conversations around climate change and responsible consumption gain momentum, businesses across India are …
Mexico City’s small urban farms — known locally as chinampas — practice a sort of agriculture in reverse: instead of bringing water to land as most farms do, chinampas bring land to water. The chinampas in use today go back about a thousand years, to when Aztec farmers began building …
A garden is an ideal place to spend a sunny afternoon, but would you fly across the world for the pleasure of doing so? Which gardens are worthy of such a journey? To answer that question — and define what makes a garden truly spectacular — we assembled a panel …
One of the first things to catch your eye on entering the Populus hotel in downtown Denver is what looks like sheets of cowhide hanging above the restaurant’s bar. But the art installation material is actually Reishi, a leathery material made from mycelium, a root-like structure found in fungus. It’s …
David Sellers, a maverick architect who helped start the design-build movement, creating a community of like-minded innovators near the tiny town of Warren, Vt., died on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. He was 86. Mr. Sellers was in California visiting his son, Parker Sellers, to work on a house they …
These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than doubled over the past year. The specialty varieties of coffee harvested at the farm have long commanded a hefty premium, …