PayU expands CSR impact in 2025 with digital safety focus
PayU scales its CSR initiatives in 2025 to strengthen digital safety, women entrepreneurship and financial inclusion across rural and underserved communities in India
Sustainability Karma Desk
PM Modi highlights key milestones for India’s energy sector
PM Modi addressed India Energy Week 2025, highlighting India’s energy ambitions, growth in renewables, biofuels, and local manufacturing, and emphasised sustainability.
Positive relationships are key to well-being: Dr N K Venkataramana of Brains Super Speciality Hospital
The importance of understanding, attention, and effective expression in relationships cannot be overstated, as healthy social connections are vital for emotional wellbeing. In contrast, negative feelings can result in emotional disturbances, physical health problems, and conflicts. In an interview...
Post Budget 2026-2027 Reactions: Purpose. Practice. Progress.
The Union Budget 2026–27 positions India on a clear path of long-term, capital-driven growth and focus on sustainability
Powering Livelihoods initiative has impacted 16,000 women: Abhishek Jain of CEEW
Gender inclusion is a strategic focus of the Powering Livelihoods initiative, which tackles design, awareness, and financing barriers through targeted outreach and advocacy for collateral-free loans, impacting livelihoods of 16,000 women, says Abhishek Jain, Director of Green Economy and Impact...
Pralhad Joshi inaugurates “Chintan Shivir” to drive 500 GW renewable energy target
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the "Chintan Shivir" in Odisha, focusing on strategies to achieve India’s 500 GW renewable energy target by 2030, addressing challenges like land acquisition and energy storage.
Pratyush Thakur of Blueleaf Energy calls for market-driven solar growth beyond capacity expansion
SolarFutures 2026: Blueleaf Country Head (India) Pratyush Thakur said the country’s solar sector must move beyond capacity addition towards flexible electricity markets supported by hybrid renewable projects, battery storage and modern business models.
Private sector minigrid fleet expands rapidly, electrifying rural Africa and Asia at record pace
A global leader in solar minigrids doubled its fleet, electrifying 200 new communities across rural Africa and Asia, serving 1.5 million people, and reducing CO2 emissions by 15,000 tonnes annually.
Prof Indra Mani outlines the case for agrivoltaics as a pathway to climate-smart agriculture
SolarFutures 2026: The Vice Chancellor of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Prof Indra Mani, highlights the role of agrivoltaics in addressing the interconnected challenges of food, water and energy security and climate change, while sharing research findings on crop selection,...
Prof K G Suresh says communication must match technology in advancing India’s solar transition
SolarFutures 2026: Closing the conference, India Habitat Centre Director Prof (Dr) K G Suresh stressed that communication is as important as technology in ensuring renewable energy becomes a public movement rather than a purely technical discussion.
