As India drowns in rising mounds of waste, privatisation is touted as the fix: dashboards, machines, contracts. But behind the jargon lies a fraught question: Can efficiency be delivered without deepening inequity for the workers who keep cities alive?
China’s massive clean energy investments reshape global markets, cutting fossil fuel reliance
Wetter monsoons and urban heat spikes drive night electricity demand, raising health concerns
A professor who once sketched battery designs after midnight has walked away from academia to build a company that could change how India powers its cars, equips its soldiers in the Himalayas, and even survives the cold silence of space
India can achieve self-reliance in rare earths by scaling up recycling, reforming mining policies and building a sustainable domestic supply chain
Wetter monsoons and urban heat spikes drive night electricity demand, raising health concerns
As India drowns in rising mounds of waste, privatisation is touted as the fix: dashboards, machines, contracts. But behind the jargon lies a fraught question: Can efficiency be delivered without deepening inequity for the workers who keep cities alive?
China’s massive clean energy investments reshape global markets, cutting fossil fuel reliance
India’s steel industry plans to adopt artificial intelligence across its value chain while also seeking financing to accelerate its green transition.
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
