About Shalin Verma

Plastic packaging provides a variety of benefits for the manufacturer as well as the user. They are versatile, easy to use, provide exceptional protection to the product from spoilage and degradation, increase shelf life and, most importantly, cheap. With limited alternatives in the market that can check all the above boxes, the packaging options available […]

Startup is a term used to refer to a company which is in the first stage of its operations. Startups are young companies that have just begun to develop. Startups are small and initially financed and managed by a handful of founders or one individual. The Startup India program, launched by the Indian government in […]

Rice is the staple food consumed by Indians. It is striking to see that even after being the 2nd largest rice producer, India faces malnutrition issues among women and children. Every second woman in the country is anaemic, and the growth of every third child is stunted due to malnutrition. To combat the severe problem, India’s […]

As per industrial data, India is the third-largest generator of e-waste globally, producing over 3.23 million metric tonnes per year. With the growing e-waste, the are many novel approaches being encouraged in the waste management sector. Today the government is focused on promoting sustainable business models by encouraging a circular economy in e-waste management[1]. Refurbished […]

Although many countries started adopting Circular Economy in E-waste Management way earlier, in India for a long time, the electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing sector kept functioning on a linear model. This led to the e-waste management sector remaining disconnected from the manufacturing. The product-related externalities were not internalised due to the easier take-make-dispose model. […]

The demand for ethanol is increasing due to its versatility in its application and utility. As we know, ethanol can also be prepared by fermentation of molasses, which is a by-product in the production of sugar from sugarcane. The government has been trying to promote distilleries and sugar mills to establish and enhance the production […]

Pyrolysis is a thermal degradation process carried out in the absence of oxygen so that the combustion of the waste does not take place. Pyrolysis of tyres and rubber products produces low-grade oils, pyrolysis gas (pyro-gas), carbon-black-char and steel. The Technical Review Committee, constituted under Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-Boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, came […]

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released a set of recommendations for the States under the Ease of Doing Business initiative to facilitate the setting up of new industries and business by simplification of business setup process, time-bound delivery of services, ease of access to information, transparency in inspection procedures etc. […]

The Environment (Protection) Rules 1986 and the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 were enacted and came into force in the same year. While the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 has 26 sections and four chapters, the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986 has a series of sections that prescribes the standards for the discharge or emission of pollutants, standard […]

The term “biodiversity” means the variety of life on Earth, including the diversity of species and the diversity of ecosystems. Biodiversity and climate goals refer to protecting and managing the variety of living organisms that make up the natural world, including plants, animals, and microorganisms. Biodiversity conservation is essential because it helps to maintain the […]