Why hit the national parks when Bengaluru is our wild backyard now? In the chaos of urbanization, are we losing our way back home? Earth needs us now more than ever and unfortunately, humanity seems to be evolving backwards. As we encroach on their homes and bulldoze their very habitat into the ground, wild animals…
The demand for hydrogen has surged over threefold since 1975, driving a continuous upward trajectory. However, this demand is primarily met through fossil fuel sources, with 6% of global natural gas and 2% of global coal dedicated to hydrogen production. Consequently, the production of hydrogen contributes significantly to carbon emissions, accounting for approximately 830 million…
Image courtesy AQI The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that climate change is heightening the global risk of infectious diseases. In its Sixth Assessment Report, released in March 2023, the organization has warned that climate change is altering the distribution of vectors and animal reservoirs and changing the infectivity and virulence of…
(Source: www.vecteezy.com) India’s energy transition towards net-zero emissions would require a spend of about $15 trillion (at current prices) between 2022 to 2070. This was the finding of a report prepared by Deloitte India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). This translates to an annual average spend of $300 billion…
At a time when most industries are waxing eloquent around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its direct impact on their bottom line, new research suggests that its development and implementation could also have some negative implications, especially in the sustainability-led goals of enterprises. Researchers at Cornell University believe that AI usage by enterprises,…
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle (EV) startup Ather Energy has successfully secured ₹900 crore (approx $108 million) from its existing shareholders Hero MotoCorp and GIC through a rights issue. Hero MotoCorp, which already holds a 33.1% stake in Ather Energy, has committed to investing up to ₹550 crore (approx $66 million) in the EV startup’s rights issue….
India played host to a bevy of world leaders during the G20 summit in what increasingly appears to be an “all pomp and no substance” exercise, especially when it comes to reiterating the global commitment to sustainability goals. While India can take diplomatic pride for pushing through an unscathed declaration, there is a big question…
Germany’s recent decision to disassemble a major wind farm while simultaneously expanding an adjacent open-pit lignite coal mine underscores the vicious hypocrisy of the Global North when it comes to actual action by governments on the climate crisis. Once again, the developing world is confronted by a paradox of environmental advocacy and contradictory actions by…
On May 4, the Tata Group took a significant step toward sustainability by introducing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage, as a Vistara flight successfully completed a wide-body domestic flight from Delhi to Mumbai. The flight utilized a blend of 17% SAF and 83% conventional jet fuel. Following suit, AirAsia India, a subsidiary of Air India…
At a time when ESG parameters appear to be dropping off from the PE / VC priority lists while they debate funding a business, Google has come out with a set of sustainability APIs that uses the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge to provide real-time data pollution. These products apply AI and machine learning, along…
