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In The Downturn, Green Companies Outperform

A recent study by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney indicates that firms with “true commitment to sustainability” outperform industry peers in the financial markets. The study, called Green Winners: The Performance of Sustainability-Focused Companies During the Financial Crisis, found that in 16 of 18 industries, sustainability focused companies outperformed their peers by 15 percent […]

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Bringing Low-Cost Solar Energy to Village Households in Rural Sindh

How do villagers adapt and purchase small-scale solar technologies? hat vital components should a development programme address to make rural electrification successful? How can modern technology TV, lights, fans – be coupled with Millennium Development Goals (MDG)? Location The village Oan is located 19 km northwest of Nagar Parkar in District Tharparkar Sindh. Unlike most […]

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‘Service’ Lets The World Stay Round

I went to visit the doctor two days ago. At the clinic, I was given a waiting number. Now this clinic is a bit of a run-down operation, but I trust the doctor for his accurate diagnostic skills and the ability to treat a patient with more kindness and less medicine. He also chooses to […]

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Uraan – ‘A Burning Desire’

The engagement of an individual with a purpose bigger than what is taught in schools and universities is a tedious task. Purpose – The word, most unflinchingly demands a seriousness that seldom the youth at large, can fathom. I see it almost as a journey. Uraan set out a task that we feel must be […]

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