India a hotbed of innovations this week: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 30th

Half of this week’s Top 8 Innovations are from India, a large visionary country that has been looking at biobased alternatives for almost anything. From incorporating vegan leather made from peas and mushrooms into luxury mean’s shoes to greener green tea with teabags made from leaves, coconut waste straws, and another leather maker using coconut water, hemp and waste banana, India is hot right now with biobased transformations.

In today’s Digest, check out what is going on in India as well as other Top 8 Innovations of the week, like two cultured meat developments, free bioplastic straws coming up for National Drinking Straw Day, and more.