Tag: Entrepreneurship

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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Waste Management

Promoting Entrepreneurship in Waste Management

India’s waste management landscape has undergone massive transformation since the Prime Minister launched the Swacch Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2014. Multiple clean up drives were held across the country and substantial resources were earmarked for…

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CII’s Waste to Worth Conference: Session Highlights – Innovative solutions by Start-ups for Sustainable Waste Management

CII’s Waste to Worth Conference: Session Highlights – Innovative solutions by Start-ups for Sustainable Waste Management

Moderated by Ms Bineesha P, Member- ECC, Office of the PSA, GoI and Executive Director, IIWM, Session 1 on Day 2 of the CII’s Virtual Waste to Worth Conference saw founders of various start-ups sharing their innovative solutions…

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Five Tips for Waste Management Entrepreneurs: NEPRA’s Sandeep Patel shares his mantra for success

Five Tips for Waste Management Entrepreneurs: NEPRA’s Sandeep Patel shares his mantra for success

In 2006, Ahmedabad-based Sandeep Patel launched his waste management business. By his own admission, the initial years were tough, but Sandeep persisted. Fifteen years later, Nepra Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. finds itself among India’s largest and most reputed dry…

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‘The pandemic provides a great opportunity for entrepreneurship in the waste sector’

‘The pandemic provides a great opportunity for entrepreneurship in the waste sector’

Known as one of India’s finest experts on Solid Waste Management, Prof Brajesh Dubey, IIT Kharagpur, believes that the country’s waste management system can benefit immensely from homegrown technologies developed by Indian entrepreneurs. In an…