Renewable energy- not aspirational, but viable now at Infosys
From its first solar PV plant of 250 kW about 15 years ago to having an installed solar capacity of 60 MW today, Infosys has come a long way- and…
Low-carbon buildings at an IT Heavyweight: A Vova and Olga Act!
Here’s a quick look at how using buses, electric vehicles, retrofits, smart designs; and
reducing business travel, carbon impact and scope 3 footprints can help an IT biggie achieve the carbon neutrality goalpost, and more.
Is Art Banksy-ing?
What does the ‘Balloon Girl’ mean? Both before and after the paper-shredder? Why does any random graffiti we spot (while driving through a busy street) make us pause and reflect?…
From Plates to Ploughs: How AI is Changing India’s Farms and Futures
Flipping farm-to-table, technology is now flowing from table-to-farm, driving AI-powered impact for India’s farmers and communities
Businesses on Happihyppy
From carbon footprints to handprints, firms and initiatives in Finland are doing a new kind of ‘avanto’ and cutting a brave hole in the cold despair of icy carbon-footprint sheets….
Who’s Jack and Who’s the Beanstalk? Farmers, AI and the planet!
Farmers using apps, developers helping farmers and corporations tapping AI beyond the glass and concrete they work in. A lot is changing as technology and sustainability climb together. We may…
We don’t have the luxury of time
The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit climate organisation founded by former US Vice President Al Gore, is about to make hops all over the world with the REALITY Tour. The…
What’s smokier? Coal or Internet? What’s greener? Card or Cash?
Replacing all virgin plastic in its payment card products by 2030! Why? How easily? Naresh Rao, Vice President Financial Services Solutions, Giesecke+Devrient MS India Private Limited swipes a new approach…
Data Centres: The Sleeping Beauty Problem
Temperatures, heavy workloads, and pressure for business uptime on one hand- while dealing with underutilisation and capacity issues on the other hand- looks like data centres need more than a…
Smart cities. Sustainable cities. Driving in the same lane.
Here’s why sustainability is a core part of any smart city- and vice versa.
The imperfect environmentalist mind-set
“Infrastructure is responsible for 79% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, consumes 60% of the world’s materials, and represents 88% of all adaptation costs. Therefore, the sector is essential to achieving the Paris Agreement and the SDGs,” states Rodrigo Fernandes, Bentley Systems
India’s Baby Shark Tank: No Blues Here
Undisturbed, unperturbed and unstoppable – there are many young entrepreneurs who are choosing the boring side of the start-up Disneyland. Climate change, bird conservation, differently-abled people, pollution alternatives and smarter…
Metaverse- How worse for the Environment?
The tunnel gets immersive and surreal – but will it open in a different Narnia land? It’s a simple question. When we start spending more time in a Metaverse, would…
The EIB Huddle on Green Finance: From Red Swan to Green Swan
A lot of new colours are emerging in the realm of Climate Change – as we understand with EIB experts here. And one among them is ‘Blue’ With many suitcases…
Antarctica Done-and-Dusted – Now, The Arctic is waiting for me!
Snowflakes are beautiful – because each one is unique. But when you see one made from steel, you cannot take your eyes off it. Anuradha Roy may look like a…
Diamonds in the Dump-Yard
You can either cringe your nose at the sight and smell of waste, thinking it does not belong to your neat utopia; or you can get some dirt under your…
Minds That Think Better. Hearts That Care More
And hands that know how to come together. If only we could make learning well-rounded instead of being obsessed with creating an edge that only blunts emotions, human strengths and…
No Blackboard, No Walls. But Storyboards and Tunnels. Dr. Swaroop Sampat’s Classroom
“The church is near but the road is icy. The bar is far but I will walk carefully.” How can drama and life-enhancement techniques make out-of-school children not just run…
The Plasticity of the Plastic Bag Problem
Ecosac is trying to look at a new dimension of the plastic bag monster. Would extending a bag’s lifecycle be a good way to slay the shape-shifting ghost? From Nordic…
9 billion by 2050! What about plants and animals?
Have the use of human capital, the green revolution feat and the development choices we made helped India get a relatively-better spot on biodiversity? A biodiversity scientist tells us why….