sustainable practices

Hero MotoCorp's COO, Ram Kuppuswamy, earned the Times Internet Ecopreneur Award 2025 for leading significant environmental strides. The company achieved 40% carbon neutrality, zero waste-to-landfill, and 455% water positivity. These achievements underscore Hero MotoCorp's ambitious sustainability goals, including 100% carbon-neutral operations by 2030, showcasing a commitment to a greener future.

Renowned natural health educator Barbara O’Neill is touring India from May 27 to May 29, 2026 , offering masterclasses on natural healing, gut health, and hormone balance. Her practical, holistic approach empowers attendees to adopt sustainable lifestyle changes for lasting well-being, aligning with India's growing focus on preventive healthcare.

India's private real estate sector is pioneering a new era with Pune's upcoming 105-acre township, set to function as a live environmental laboratory. Partnering with TERI, the project will continuously monitor air quality, water, waste, and livability, aiming for a performance-led, sustainable urban living model beyond mere certification.

Kolkata is hosting a major retrospective, 'Hand Prints / Mind Prints,' celebrating Gulammohammed Sheikh's seven-decade printmaking journey. The exhibition, curated by Pushpamala N., showcases his evolution from early handmade techniques to digital explorations. This survey highlights a significant, yet often overlooked, aspect of the renowned artist's prolific career, offering deep insights into his visual language and narrative approach.

As India grapples with unprecedented heatwaves, industrialist Anand Mahindra has lauded Jaipur's innovative rooftop farming movement. Residents are transforming their terraces into productive green spaces, creating cooler homes, growing their own food, and reducing energy consumption. This sustainable adaptation offers a vital solution to increasingly harsh summers, showcasing resourceful thinking.

NISM and IICA have signed an MoU to bolster corporate governance, ESG frameworks, and India's capital markets. This collaboration will focus on capacity building, research, and training to foster a more transparent financial ecosystem, including specialized programs for Sebi officials and MSME access to capital.

India and Australia are forging a robust defence partnership to counter China's Indo-Pacific assertiveness. Focusing on practical cooperation, they've inked a logistics agreement for reciprocal base access and expanded joint military exercises. Enhanced maritime domain awareness and defence technology collaboration are key, alongside army-to-army engagements. This deepening alliance aims to ensure a multipolar and stable region.