In Gujarat’s industrial town of Ankleshwar, a young couple has found an unusual answer to two of India’s biggest problems, rising construction costs and growing industrial waste. Vedant and Aditi, founders of startup Co2ncrete, are building prefabricated homes using fly ash, silica sludge and other factory byproducts that usually end up in landfills. Their cement-free technology is now helping families get homes built in nearly a month, while also reducing environmental damage.
