Regenerative systemsDesigned for India

Make your land,
water and waste
work better.

Firefly designs regenerative systems for farms, estates, campuses, resorts and communities.

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Illustration of regenerative crops, a constructed wetland, compost, clean energy and biodiversity working as one connected system

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Impact in practice

20+ lakhlitres of water treated

6,000+acres of land regenerated

100+large sustainability projects delivered

200+aquatic plant species propagated in-house

The Firefly belief

The best sustainable system is the one that makes the whole site work better.

Water is not separate from soil. Waste is not separate from energy. A landscape is not separate from the people and wildlife that use it.

Firefly connects these moving parts into practical systems—designed around the site, built with specialists, and supported after installation.

A field worker tending a mature crop beneath a forest canopy

Est. 2012
Bengaluru

About Firefly

Ecology should make economic sense—and work in the real world.

Firefly Life Sciences was founded in 2012 with an early focus on nanotechnology and agriculture. It has since grown into a multidisciplinary practice spanning regenerative agriculture, biological water treatment, waste, clean energy and ecological landscapes.

That breadth matters. A farm, estate, campus or resort does not experience soil, water and waste as separate departments. Firefly brings scientists, designers, engineers and field practitioners together to shape one connected response.

2012Founded

15+ yearsOn-ground exemplars

4 systemsDesigned together

Founded by Shiva Subramanian and Nandita Abreo, Firefly's multidisciplinary journey took shape in 2012 when Priya C. Mahalingashetty joined forces with them. Together, they are supported by a specialist network spanning agriculture, microbiology, water and permaculture.

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The people behind the systems

Different disciplines.
One shared field of view.

Leadership, communication, design and delivery come together around the realities of each site.

Shiva Subramanian

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Nandita Abreo

Director & Co-Founder

Priya C. Mahalingashetty

Director

Rahul Kuttappa

Engineering & Technical Lead

Ar. Raveen Kumar R

Architect & Design Lead

Ranjitha CN

Architectural Designer

Bhabana Basumatary

Project & Design Associate

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Start with the problem

What needs to
work better?

Four connected systems. One healthier, more resilient site.

01Regenerative agriculture

Hands tending a young citrus tree with healthy soil in a regenerative field

Soil & crops

Build crop health from the soil up.

Site-specific crop protocols, biological inputs, biochar and regenerative design for farms and estates that need resilience, not another quick fix.

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02Living water

The constructed wetland treatment system at Lawrence School, Lovedale

Water

Bring biology into the water system.

Constructed wetlands, harvesting, watershed design and aquatic planting that treat, conserve and reuse water around the reality of the site.

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03Green habitat

A planted rooftop habitat combining dense foliage and flowering species

Landscapes

Create a landscape that does more.

Biodiversity-led, water-aware habitats designed for beauty, function and long-term life across campuses, resorts, homes and communities.

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04Clean energy

A working clean-energy biodigester installation

Organic waste

Turn waste into something useful.

Biomethanation systems that convert suitable organic waste into gas, energy and agricultural by-products within a more useful loop.

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The systems advantage

The breakthrough
is the loop.

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FIREFLYResources circulate.
Value stays on site.

01Collect

Rainwater
Organic waste
Greywater

02Regenerate

Healthy soil
Native ecology
Carbon storage

03Grow

Food
Habitats
Shade

04Return

Harvest
Compost
Reuse water

Selected projects

Nature,
put to work.

Different briefs. One consistent approach: make ecology useful, site-specific and built for the realities of operation.

Green habitatBiopeak Wellness, Bengaluru

A wellness space designed as a living landscape.

A biophilic interior where layered planting, natural textures and spatial design bring a restorative living system into the built environment.

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Living waterThe Lawrence School, Lovedale

Wastewater treatment that looks and behaves like a wetland.

A constructed wetland uses plants, media and microbial life to treat water while becoming part of the school campus ecology.

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Green habitatTaj MG Road, Bengaluru

A hotel landscape that performs beyond appearance.

A low-carbon, easier-to-maintain landscape where carefully selected trees and planting help soften noise, filter air and improve the guest experience.

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Regenerative agricultureGoodricke Group

Plantation health, rebuilt from the soil upward.

Site-specific biological and crop protocols developed around plantation realities—strengthening soil function, plant resilience and long-term productivity.

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