Last evening I met my Professor friend at our usual café. Before saying anything, Professor lit his cigar. It was a signal that a serious
Clean Air Zones: Where Is the Institutional Architecture to Make Them Work?
(My reflections as a Panelllist at the Mumbai Climate Week) Zone-based instruments are often presented as an elegant blend of top-down policy and local or
Sir, Why Is Sustainability So Complicated? A Conversation with Students
Last week at VNIT, Nagpur, after my lecture on Understanding Sustainability: Systems and Silos, many students stayed back. One of them asked: “Sir, why does
If Humans Lived for 200 Years, Would Accountability Finally Catch Up?
I found my Professor friend unusually animated that morning. He waved a journal at me before I could sit down. “Gene manipulation,” he declared. “Apparently,
Unpacking the Innovation Paradox
On February 7, 2026 I delivered a keynote address at the South Asia Finale of Global Sustainability Challenge at IIT Bombay. The conversations that followed,
Summarizing …
These days, nobody really wants to read a full report. They want the summary. The executive summary. The key highlights. The one-pager. The slide with