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Bottlenecks like transmission gaps, discom delays and rising project costs are stalling India’s green push
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Citizen-led climate weeks drive scalable solutions across Indian cities and beyond
Andhra Pradesh approves 74 host institutes to nurture MSME innovations
In this episode of Planet People Profit, Sudipto Dey, Editor, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs, Outlook Business, speaks with Professor Michael Greenstone, one of the world’s leading experts on environmental regulation and the economics of clean air. Together they discuss how Prof. Greenstone's research has shaped pollution policies across the US, China and India, including the groundbreaking Gujarat emissions trading experiment.
In this episode of Planet People Profit, we host Mr. Ashish Khanna, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), in a wide-ranging conversation on the future of global solar energy.
Citizen-led climate weeks drive scalable solutions across Indian cities and beyond
Turning crop residue into packaging to cut pollution and reduce wood pulp use
A draft released in September had suggested leniency for petrol cars weighing 909 kg or less — a carve-out widely viewed as favouring Maruti Suzuki, which holds about 95% of India’s small-car market
Centre centralises environmental penalties to boost transparency, accountability and effective pollution control nationwide
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Eminent writer Amitav Ghosh in an email interview to Nandini Keshari speaks about climate fiction, implications of Trump’s climate actions, development in ecologically sensitive areas and India’s net-zero-emission targets. Edited excerpts
Strategies such as avoiding waste generation, sustainable business practices and full waste management underpin circularity
Swetha Ramdas, principal, APAC sustainability, Amazon tells Sudipto Dey in an email interview that the company is delivering orders with reduced or no packaging in over 300 cities in India. Edited excerpts
Much of the plastic used in vehicles ends up in landfills, contributing to the growing problem of microplastic pollution
Harsh Mariwala, Marico chairman and Masood Mallick, managing director and CEO of Re Sustainability, share with Sudipto Dey their experience of setting up a joint recycling venture. Edited excerpts
Plastic waste affects everyone and each one of us has contributed to these mountains of waste
While policy in India is robust and in line with international commitments, the reduction in plastic-waste recycling rates is a matter of concern
