ESG
Key reporting standard setters in dialogue
-- Carol Adams Responding to calls for better alignment in corporate reporting, the International Integrated Reporting…
ESG
What is sustainability?
-- Keshav Chaturvedi Whenever we talk of sustainability, we are reminded of one line definition articulated…
ENERGY
The future of wireless charging and long-lasting batteries
-- Stu Lipoff Although both solar/kinetic power and wireless charging fall under the "portable power" umbrella they…
INTERVIEWS
Sir David King: India is poised for a low carbon energy future
From a political perspective, Sir David King has played an enormous role in shaping the sustainability…
OPINION
“Rurban” a concept for languid and benign urbanisation
-- Keshav Chaturvedi The new government in India is planning to replicate an attempt made by…
SOCIETY
The eco and social bits from President Pranab’s address
In many ways, the presidential address when the new Lok Sabha is convened is like an…
CLIMATE
Averting the climate change catastrophe
-- Arvind Kumar The recently released reports by UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warn…
CLIMATE
The ephemeral goal of saving the eternal Ganga
-- Keshav Chaturvedi On June 8, this year, according to Hindu calendar (lunar calendar) the devotees…
ESG
Divest from fossil fuels
-- Claus Andersen The estimated reserves of oil, gas and coal underground will, if extracted and…
ENERGY
Renewable energy – The answer to India’s emission woes
-- Shashwat DC Inflection point - as defined by dictionary - corresponds to an event or…
OPINION
From Rome to Jaisalmer: Two divergent ancient paradigms on water management
-- Keshav Chaturvedi Almost two millennia ago the great city of Rome started feeling the pressure…
SOCIETY
Prime Minister Modi’s Green Team
While the Indian government has a dedicated ministry for environment and forests, from a holistic perspective,…
CLIMATE
Rachel Carson’s eternal spring
Google today commemorates the 107th birthday of renowned American biologist, Rachel Louise Carson with an illustrated…
SOCIETY
How a Naga village can teach water sharing to the world
-- Keshav Chaturvedi In the North Eastern state of Nagaland, India there is a village, Kikruma,…
ESG
Five essentials to embedding sustainability
-- Carol Adams There is no ‘one size fits all’ model when it comes to embedding…
CLIMATE
Rat-Hole in Meghalaya: Whose coal is it anyways?
-- Abhijit Deb The blanket ban on 'rat-hole' mining in Meghalaya, a procedure of coal mining,…
ESG
Sustainability reporting: A tool for improving returns to shareholders?
-- Carol Adams Can reporting on Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) issues increase returns to shareholders? Surveys…
ENERGY
Sustainable energy security: India’s quixotic ambition and simple ways to manage it
-- Keshav Chaturvedi Last year (2013), India’s petroleum minister M Veerappan Moily presented a grand vision…
CLIMATE
Green concerns on the rise of saffron Modi
-- Shashwat DC While much of India celebrates, especially the business community (the record breaking sensex…
CLIMATE
Sustainable urban air quality: How Delhi squandered its chances
-- Keshav Chaturvedi These days India’s capital, New Delhi, is witnessing an intellectual debate thanks to…