Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is active on issues like the environment and energy security, shares his vision for a sustainable India, including his mission of Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas or PURA, and dream of bringing smiles to a billion Indians.
Environment
IRADe’s Jyoti K Parikh, a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, takes stock of India’s progressing on addressing climate change challenges and explains how corporate India can contribute to the national response.
UNEP’s chief Achim Steiner says that India has been a pioneer in the management of forests, including assessing forest cover and managing forests for non-timber products, and wields a growing influence on environmental issues globally
If wars erupt over water in future as feared, then Israel is arguably going to be the best prepared country in the world with its expertise in water management, safety and security, agricultural usage, and IT and communications.
Sheeraz Haji, CEO of Cleantech Group, gives an insight into the growing cleantech market worldwide and how India can take a leadership position irrespective of carbon markets.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) may be a UK-based non-profit, but it is global in terms of work and influence for maintaining the largest inventory of carbon emissions of businesses. CDP’s CEO Paul Simpson puts in the larger global perspective the growing trend of climate-proofing by companies in India.
The UN Global Compact is the biggest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world, which encourages companies to align their operations with its ten principles…
Prodipto Ghosh, a former environment and forests secretary, is a member of the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change. He talks about bringing about a convergence between science, economics and public policy in the area of sustainable development.
When Japans Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants emergency shut-down and radiation leak sent tremors through nuclear establishments all over the world, it improved the prospects of…
Clearing the air about the future of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market-based instrument under the Kyoto Protocol enabling developed countries to invest in developing countries to offset carbon emissions, UN climate change chief Christiana Figueres said, CDM is a work in progress.