Now or Never: How Indian Businesses Are Joining the Fight to Save the Planet

Climate change is the phenomenon that has engulfed every part of the planet and made living conditions quite difficult and even inhospitable in some areas. It refers to an increase in the Earth's temperature leading to disruptions like massive floods, extremely hot summers, and impaired air quality.

Pollution through production processes in factories and farms has been the major cause of climate change for ages. However, the Indian companies have reached a point where they can no longer tolerate it, and they voluntarily become the planet's rescuers!

This major transformation is one of the factors that India is heading fast towards a strong green economy.

A Quick Look Back: The Old “Green” Days

We just cannot ignore the past when the word "green" was synonymous with the Green Revolution.

In the 1960s, India was facing the food problem in a big way and looking for ways to multiply its production. The impact of the green revolution on the Indian economy was huge! The agrarian community went for new high-yield seeds and massive applications of fertilizers and irrigation, particularly for wheat and rice. Thus, India became self-sufficient in food.

However, there was a future problem: the use of such chemicals and irrigation strangled the soil and the surroundings over the years. Today, we are learning from the lessons of the past and turning over a new leaf in the form of growing and manufacturing things in a smart and green way.

Modern Heroes: Sustainable Business in India

A silent partner is a planet-friendly company that takes care of the earth and its inhabitants, along with its profit. They resort to brilliant concepts to annihilate pollution and waste!

A few splendid illustrations of sustainable business practices in India are given below:

1. Powering Up with the Sun and Wind

Problem: The major part of the electricity comes from the combustion of coal, thus generating a lot of soot.

Solution: Major corporations are going for the installation of huge solar arrays and wind turbines!

Real-Life Example: Tata Power and Adani Green Energy are reputed for installing large solar panels that generate clean and non-polluted energy for the residential and industrial sectors all over the nation. This ensures that everybody gets to inhale cleaner air.

2. Saving Water in Factories

Problem: The production of garments or paper consumes a lot of water.

Solution: Firms are creating the facilities that will allow them to treat and reuse the water that they utilize.

Real-Life Example: ITC Limited is a large corporation that produces a variety of goods from food to paper and has put in so much effort into water conservation that today it is "water positive"—meaning it returns to nature more water than it consumes! This is a very big victory for sustainable business practices in India.

3. Turning Trash into Treasure

Problem: Landfills and oceans have plenty of plastic and waste.

Solution: Sustainable business ideas in India also include upcycling and recycling everything!

An actual example: To avoid rivers being polluted, some firms collect the flowers that temples discard and convert them into nice and natural incense sticks.

Using the bag brand Zouk’s example, the company opts for vegan leather and Khadi, one of the Indian fabrics, instead of animal leather, thus saving animals and minimizing pollution.

4. Driving Electric!

Problem: The usage of petrol and diesel cars leads to high levels of air pollution in urban areas.

Solution: Electric vehicles! They are powered by electricity and do not emit smoke at all.

An actual example: Tata Motors has become the biggest seller of affordable electric cars in India. Startups like Ather Energy are producing very attractive electric scooters. This change is an essential part of the green economy's growth in India and improving our air quality.

The Future is Green! (And the Significance of It)

This transition is no longer a phase but indeed a requirement.

Whenever the Indian enterprises adopt these eco-friendly practices, their impact is as follows:

They Save Money: Solar energy and water conservation may be pricey at the start, but they will pay off eventually.

They Build Trust: Younger consumers are increasingly supporting environmentally-conscious companies.

They Help You: Pure manufacturing means that air and water are less polluted for all humans!

Every firm going the green route brings about another step in the direction of climate change reversal. It is a definite "Now or Never" situation; therefore, the Indian merchants have chosen now.