In 2020, we returned to our family’s heritage tea estate in Darjeeling with the intention of selling it. Our family had been custodians of Darjeeling’s estates for three generations. However, facing bankruptcy and collapse, due to climate change and the pandemic, our family was

@SparshAgarwall this is beautiful

At @AltCarbonIndia, we do a lot of complicated, deep-tech work. We study rocks, model weathering reactions, monitor carbon pathways, decode agricultural data sets, and much more. We work across farms, quarries, and rivers to understand how waste basalt reacts with CO₂ and water

Happy Diwali from Darjeeling! A year of new beginnings.

India's Leading Carbon Summit. Day 2. Darjeeling. Invite Only. 50 of the world's leading scientists, technologists, and carbon removal buyers come together. On the Foothills of the Himalayas. Tradition & Technology. Science & Storytelling. 🧵

India's Leading Carbon Summit. Day 1. Bangalore. 500+ participants. Featuring international CSOs, leading deep tech startups, the global CO2 removal industry, and India's sharpest investors. 🧵

"@AltCarbonIndia will create Planetary Intelligence. Carbon Markets will get us there. Through Carbon Removal we are developing soil intelligence, river intelligence, crop intelligence, and weather intelligence. To undo planetary destruction, we will unlock Planetary

Here we go!

Forged over months, tomorrow it steps into the light — #AltFutures2025 October 6th. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 700+ people. Closing registrations at 4pm today. #CreateAbundance https://t.co/guvUtsmhB7

@SparshAgarwall @curioushrey @AltCarbonIndia @Isometric_HQ Congratulations, AltCarbonIndia! This ERW project is groundbreaking for South Asia! Your initiative is setting the benchmarks for climate leadership in the region. Keep leading the way!

Asia’s first Enhanced Rock Weathering Project receives validation! Merely 18 months after @curioushrey & I started @AltCarbonIndia, our Darjeeling Revival Project has been validated by @Isometric_HQ. To put it in context-- this has NEVER been done before in India. We have

Asia’s first Enhanced Rock Weathering Project receives validation! Merely 18 months after @SparshAgarwall & I started @AltCarbonIndia, our Darjeeling Revival Project has been validated by @Isometric_HQ Project Validation is a crucial milestone — it means every part of our work

should we rebrand?

Today on TON🎙️: 🌱 @curioushrey (Alt Carbon) on India’s carbon markets & green infra 📲 @prashantsachan (AppsForBharat) on spiritual tech powering Digital Bharat Streaming live on X & YouTube today at 4 PM 🚀

A Historic Milestone in India–Japan Climate Cooperation 🇮🇳🤝🇯🇵 We are honoured to share that the @AltCarbonIndia × Mitsubishi Corporation joint MoU on durable carbon removal efforts via the Darjeeling Revival Project was highlighted on yesterday’s historic India–Japan Joint

🗓️ October 6th - 8th. 📍Join us at Alt Futures. Create Abundance. https://t.co/G5oQeSO1hY

@agarwal_smayan @pietergaricano @krnaa @tajmahalfoxtrot Ending the day with a drink with the incredible @AltCarbonIndia team that made this trip happen! We’re hiring across all roles: https://t.co/ZHb2lOvjsI @curioushrey @adadithya

@SparshAgarwall “In a sea of mediocrity, Darjeeling teas sing like a swan song.” - Sparsh

Day 5 of the Discovery of India Trip Featuring early morning flights, field visits, lush tea estates, CO2 removal in action, jazz, Bombay, and a lot of reflection.

To celebrate, we took the team to Nandi Hills— for fresh air, deep chats, and the kind of mafia games & cricket banter that you can’t fit in a quarterly report 👀 Aug ’23: 2 people. Aug ’24: 5 people. Two years in — and we’ve only just begun.

Like any 2-year-old, we: 1. Ask way too many questions (“Why basalt? Why porewaters? Why TiCAT?”) 2. Run everywhere at full speed, trip sometimes, get back up. 3. Surprise ourselves with how much we can do with tiny hands and big dreams.