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In Kanpur, a microalgae-powered revolution is reimagining the future of carbon capture.  In the global race to decarbonize industry, carbon capture is often framed as an unavoidable compliance expense — a cost companies must bear to meet regulation or sustainability targets. But Nitin Srivastava, founder of Greengine, has spent the past eight years proving a more […]

#SankalpChangemakers features Ajaita Shah of Frontier Markets, 2018 Sankalp Award winner By Punita Maheshwari India’s rural market has humbled some of the world’s biggest companies. With over 800 million people, it’s a landscape where “distribution” matters as much as “demand.” Scattered villages, weak logistics, and diverse local needs make it hard for conventional e-commerce to […]

A mother-son duo turned a pandemic experience into a renewable energy marketplace that’s now powering 595+ villages across the country  By Punita Maheshwari  In 2020, as the pandemic hit and supply chains for farmers in villages and tier-3 areas faltered, their access to renewable energy became even more limited. A retired school administrator, Shobha Chanchlani, […]

Former strategy consultant Aastha Bajaj left the boardroom to build what most agritech startups only pitch: actual supply chains that work. By Punita Maheshwari Aastha Lalit Bajaj’s career started like many MBA graduates, working at big-name companies. First Hindustan Unilever, then strategy consulting firm The Parthenon Group. But a few years in, she decided corporate […]

A Kolkata-based agritech startup is proving that sustainability isn’t just good ethics, it’s good business. And India’s farmers are reaping the rewards. In the paddy fields of West Bengal, a quiet disruption is underway. Farmers are swapping decades-old chemical regimens for smartphone alerts and bio-based solutions. The result? Yields up 30%, costs down 20%, and […]

One in seven Indians, roughly 197 million people, suffer from some form of mental disorder. Yet between 70% and 92% of them receive no formal treatment.  India has only 0.75 psychiatrists per 100,000 people, when the WHO recommends at least 3. The treatment gap for common mental disorders stands at over 85%. And about 40% of […]

A farmer needs a loan to buy seeds for the upcoming season. Simple enough!! But here’s what actually happens, multiple trips to the bank branch, stacks of paperwork, weeks of waiting, and costs that eat up 5-10% of the loan amount itself.   Let’s remember, for a farmer the cost is only one expense. A day […]

  Every day, communities struggle with roads that crumble after a little rain and construction materials that don’t last. For Ranjan Kumar Gupta and his co-founder Sheikh Ziaur Rahaman, seeing these challenges firsthand was a call to action. They decided to attempt to solve two problem with one solution with their start-up Paving+ in 2021: to turn […]

From college frustration to organizing India’s waste economy: #SankalpChangemakers features Anurag Asati, Co-Founder, The Kabadiwala When Waste Becomes Wealth  During his college days, Anurag Asati faced a seemingly simple problem that would reshape his life’s mission: he struggled to sell household recyclables. What should have been a straightforward transaction—exchanging old newspapers and scrap materials for […]