Environment and Sustainability
Rajasthan's Rabriyawas once a dustbowl, is now a thriving agricultural hub
India's farmers need to be equipped with regenerative farming practices, water- and energy-efficient irrigation methods, and more to help their incomes, and ensure the protection of land from degradation
How Budget 2024 can be a catalyst in charting India's green energy course
Budgetary interventions will play a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of India's sustainable energy initiatives, significantly impacting the country's standing in the global clean energy landscape
India and the urgency of water crisis
Water scarcity and floods coexist in India and have adversely impacted our habitation. Therefore, taking a holistic view of water across agriculture, industrial, and energy production activities is imperative to tackle India's complex water challenge
Is it time for India to embrace Natural Gas?
Natural Gas produces 50 percent less greenhouse gases than coal and crude oil and can prove essential to achieving India's net-zero emissions goal. Here's a look at the viability of this clean fuel and roadblocks in the implementation plan
World Water Week: On the importance of balancing the water budget
We need to de-average our water situation and approach it with nuance. We need water numeracy to understand what adequate means—at the right time, place, and kind (only freshwater is effectively relevant)
Investing in our future: The need to get climate finance right for India
India has done well to state a net-zero target and aggressively accelerate renewable energy deployment. However, drawing up a road map with agreed milestones, and mobilising finance for climate action needs to happen now to have a future
Greener Miles: Why the pivot to sustainable aviation fuels is necessary
By reducing GHG emissions, curbing environmental impact, and enhancing energy security, sustainable aviation fuels offer a promising solution to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable development
World Environment Day 2023: Need to think beyond carbon footprint, to plastic and water footprint — Nandini Piramal
Aligning with the global 'Beat Plastic Pollution' campaign for World Environment Day, it is time to reflect on India’s efforts to ensure a better tomorrow for her citizens
Rural India's exploding plastic problem
The rise of consumerism and rural India's lack of waste management infrastructure should not become yet another noose we tie around our necks
