An estimated 70 million people in the country travel by bus on city roads, and on intra-city and intra-town routes. They make up 60 per cent of all road passengers. While the numbers are massive, service quality leaves much to be desired. So, what could be better than an effort to enhance...

It’s three years since the announcement of the Smart Cities project by the government. As various elements that go into this ambitious mission are being laced together and projects are getting into implementation mode, there are several hurdles that need to be ironed out.

Essentially, the...

According to a 2010 audit, each guestroom in a hotel produces between one kg and 57 kg of waste per day. It consists of biodegradable, non-biodegradable — including plastic — waste. If this waste is not reduced or recycled, it contributes in considerable measure to environmental degradation.

In...

The financial year just gone by was one that India’s renewable energy industry cannot remember without wrinkling its nose. But the year that has begun promises to be better.

The solar side of the story was not so bad. Up till February, the country added 7,295 MW of solar power capacity; the...

Even before India could figure the best approach for boosting electric vehicles in the country, its Himalayan neighbour, Nepal has begun its transition towards clean mobility. But the journey ahead for the hill kingdom will depend substantially on an impetus provided by Indian electric vehicle...

When Arunabh Sinha was working with the Treebo Hotel chain some years ago, he found that budget hotels had to constantly change their laundry vendor for different reasons, sometimes thanks to late delivery and often due to hygiene issues. Establishments like Treebo were perpetually in search of...