February Specials
How Vikas Brahmavar is Making Bengaluru Water Positive
Bengaluru’s dream of joining several global cities like Singapore that have turned waste water into potable water is not too far. Already Vikas Brahmavar's Boson Whitewater is supplying 10 lakh litres of waste water to industries, IT parks, hotels and laundries. With more investment, higher volumes and better price points, the city could say goodbye to water scarcity even in summer months.
GREEN LEADERS' CHATROOM
Clean Electric’s Faster Charging Technology Could Revolutionize Indian EV Sector
Excerpts of a conversation between Akash Gupta, CEO of Clean Electric with Benedict Paramanand, Editor, SustainabilityNext
The reason I got excited about doing this interview,...
There’s a Big Need to Incentivise Package Recycling
Edited excerpts of the SN Dialogue Series between Benedict Paramanand, Editor, SustainabilityNext with Rahul Nene, Head of Sustainability at Huhtamaki India.
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How Savitri Switched to Natural Farming and Saved Her Family
Highlights
Natural farming turns Rs.25,000 income a year to Rs.2 lakh
Son returns back to village
Independent farming can bring peace of mind
Farmers need hand holding at...
How About a Lighter Version of BRSR for Smaller Firms?
Highlights of Arjun’s chat with SustainabilityNext
What is India's approach to ESG, and do you think there's a need for change?
India's approach to ESG has...
18% GST on Plastic Waste Should Go
Sachin Sharma left lucrative jobs at Morgan Stanley, Rabo Bank and Edelweiss to work on plastic waste recycling in 2013. An engineer and an IIM...
GREEN ENTREPRENEUR STORIES / CASE STUDIES / GREEN PRODUCTS / INNOVATION
Greenply’s 50 Million Saplings Bet
The Indian plywood industry appears to be one of the most sustainable sectors in India. Most plywood makers have got themselves certified with Forest Stewardship...
India Urgently Needs a Water Vulnerability Index
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Water-efficient crop cultivation (especially irrigation) techniques today cover less than 20% of the total cultivable area under food grains in India. This low...
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A Glimpse at India’s Green Heroes
History is often written through important events that shaped societies or through the lives of leaders who led them. The 40-year journey of the...
How Environment Shapes Our Health
There is clearly poor understanding of how the health of humans is closely connected to the well-being of everything else around them; that human...
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