(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
Gita Gopinath Says India Must Tackle Pollution. The Real Question Is How.
(Why governance design, economic framing, and institutional capacity matter more than intent) When Gita Gopinath, former Chief Economist of the IMF, stated that India must