Commercial Electric Vehicles platform Turno raises $13.8M as it scales across India and builds proprietary battery technology

Bengaluru, India, February 9, 2023- Turno, one of India’s leading platform for commercial electric vehicle (EV) distribution and financing, services 20% of the EV market in the country, is today announcing a $13.8 million (~ INR 112 crores) Series A funding as it...

HelpAge India rolls out ‘Project Surakshit’ to train 50,000 elders in Digital Safety

Over 1000 senior citizens being trained in the first set of specialized workshops on Safer Internet Day HelpAge India initiated its nation-wide programme, Project Surakshit, with grant support from Google.org, with the aim to digitally secure senior citizens so they...

India bets big on green tech: Budget 2023

In an effort to cut down on carbon intensity, meeting India's clean energy target and committment, providing job opportunities in the green sector, the Indian Government has announced a number of measures to push “Green Growth” through its annual budget 2023. Finance...

World Wetlands Day: Alarming decrease in water bodies in Kashmir, India

In the past 35 years 35 per cent of the world's wetlands have gone. For example, in India, wetlands in the state of Kashmir are almost on the verge of extinction due to the absence of conservation measures by the government, say reports. The topography of river Jhelum...

A trip of faith and sustainability: An enriching escape to Dongaon, Maharashtra, India

By Murtaza Sadriwala The ride enroute Dongaon, a hamlet near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, was remarkably calm, something I hadn’t expected due to an extremely eccentric work schedule the previous day. The endless swathe of green fields and farmlands tucked below rolling...

Cosmetics and Beauty Products That Are Sustainable

By Pritika Singh, Reporter, Greenubuntu Have you even given a thought to how your daily beauty needs and consumption patterns can impact the environment adversely? Well, you are at the right place in case you have always encountered this dilemma of how to be beautiful...

India bets big on green tech: Budget 2023

In an effort to cut down on carbon intensity, meeting India's clean energy target and committment, providing job opportunities in the green sector, the Indian Government has announced a number of measures to push “Green Growth” through its annual budget 2023. Finance...

Kajal can harm your baby’s eyes?

By Dr. Shahwar Kazmi, Physician working for Global Health, at the World Health Organization The application of “Kajal” of Kohl on the eyes, especially those of children, is a highly prevalent tradition in the Indian subcontinent. People think that Kajal cleans the...

Does sweating burn your fat? Not at all

I was talking to my trainer the other day at Cult Gym, a popular fitness center in Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai, India. He said that the more we sweat the more calories we burn. I countered by saying that if that were the case why workout at all. One can just sit...