Variety, they say, is the spice of life. But that is exactly what we are losing in the Indian spice sector. Precious spices like black pepper, green and black cardamom, nutmeg, and cinnamon, which grow in the Western Ghats, are losing their biodiversity quotient. They are increasingly being...
The Plastic Trap
Be it Kuta beach in Bali, the seashore in Greece’s Neo Faliro, a coastal strip in the Philippines or closer home, the banks of the river Yamuna near Taj Mahal in Agra, it’s the same grim scenario. Miles and mounds (sometimes mountains) of plastic waste in the form of carry bags, bottles, caps,...
India can be a tech provider to First World countries: Envisol CEO
Envisol Ltd, a part of the $1.3-billion Lalbhai Group, was established in 2011 as a 100 per cent subsidiary of Arvind Ltd.
It provides end-to-end zero liquid discharge (ZLD) solutions to recycle industrial and domestic waste water, on turnkey basis. Having niche and internationally competitive...
Concrete steps towards a low carbon footprint
This is a high energy consumption industry that singularly accounts for 5 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. During production of one tonne of material, it requires as much as 4. 7 million BTU of energy, equivalent to about 180 kg of coal — a key reason why it needs to remain...
Orchestrating smart living to enrich the quality of life
V Rishi KumarWe have heard a lot about smart cities and smart homes. So, why not smart living? The major underlying thinking behind this concept is to ensure a seamless human-machine interface, where sensors, software and services come together in a highly synchronised manner for making life a...
Clean water for all
Name of the Company: Swajal
Set up in: 2014
Based in: Gurugram, India
Founders: Vibha Tripathi (social entrepreneur working in water/energy segment); Advait Kumar (ex-banker from JP Morgan, US)
Funding: $1.2 million
What it does: Enables clean water access to people in India across the...
Winning over Ethiopia
In 2015, Envisol bagged its first major international order of a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) plant at Hawassa Industrial Park, Ethiopia, with a water recycling capacity of 11 million litres per day (MLD). In 2017, it bagged three projects of 32 MLD in the same country. There was no looking back...
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