Mission Admission: Where Dreams Come with Deadlines
In India, even dreams need a hall ticket. If you haven’t cried over a cutoff list, are you even ambitious?
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Welcome to India, where toddlers get timetables, teenagers get tuitions, and twenty-somethings get trauma from test results.
Here, ambition is measured in marks, and potential comes with a printout.
Here’s a backstage pass to our academic circus:
🎯 Goal-Setting = Rank-Getting: What do you want to be when you grow up? “AIR under 100, Uncle.
📚 Syllabus is Sacred: No one remembers birthdays, but yes, the exact NEET chapter weightage? Of course.
💸 Coaching Fees = Dowry in Advance: Pay now, marry success later.
⏰ Alarms > Affirmations: Because in India, 5 AM doesn’t mean mindfulness—it means math revision.
🌀 Every Rejection = Redirection? Nah. It’s just Round 2 of the same exam.
In the land where failures are retaken, not forgiven, and percentiles decide your personality, we don’t just study—we strategize survival.
So buckle up. This isn’t just school.
It’s Mission Admission, and the entrance exam is only the beginning.
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Originally published on LinkedIn on 2025-04-13 12:28:07: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3AgroupPost%3A4023031-7317161666452819968
Namaste GreenWorld? Can we call this GreenWashing?
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW).
AEPW Funding Overview
Pledged: $1.5 billion over five years.
Spent: $400 million by 2020, plus $368.8 million from external investors.
Key Initiatives: $500 million Circular Plastic Fund; $36 million for Indonesia’s plastic goals.
Challenges: Only 4,000 tonnes recycled (2019-2021), criticized for focusing on recycling over reducing production.
Despite significant funding, progress falls short of targets, drawing criticism.
1. Establishment:
Formed in 2019 by global plastic producers including ExxonMobil, Dow, Shell, TotalEnergies, ChevronPhillips, BASF, Procter & Gamble, Mitsubishi Chemical, and others.
2. Members and Reach:
Includes over 90 companies and partners from North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, representing countries like USA, Germany, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
3. Original Goal:
Divert 15 million tonnes of plastic waste from the environment by 2023 by improving waste collection, recycling systems, and fostering a circular economy.
4. Progress and Achievements:
Reduced 120,000 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste.
Valorized 130,000 tonnes of plastic into reusable materials.
Initiated over 50 projects globally to address plastic pollution.
5. Challenges:
The initial goal was abandoned in YR2023, termed “too ambitious.
Recycled only 4,000 tonnes between YR2019 and YR2021, significantly below the target.
6. Criticism:
Critics claim efforts focus more on promoting recycling than addressing overproduction, the root cause of plastic pollution.
Environmental groups argue the Alliance has failed to match its ambitious claims with measurable impact.
7. Key Regions of Focus:
The AEPW targets 100 high-risk cities, particularly in regions like South and Southeast Asia, where plastic pollution is most severe.
8. Outlook:
The Alliance continues to emphasize collaboration and systemic change but faces skepticism over its ability to drive substantial results amidst growing environmental scrutiny.
Originally published on LinkedIn on 2024-11-20 16:55:27: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7265045087405920256
Challenges
Coal Dependency: Coal accounts for about 70% of India’s electricity generation, making it a significant hurdle in reducing emissions.
Infrastructure Gaps: Approximately 20% of generated renewable energy is lost due to inadequate transmission and distribution networks.
Grid Stability: Integrating renewable energy, which is intermittent by nature, poses a challenge to maintaining grid stability.
Achieving the Goal
Renewable Energy Expansion: India aims to increase its non-fossil fuel capacity to 500 GW by 2030. The Green Energy Corridor and the PM-KUSUM scheme are key initiatives driving this effort.
GreenHydrogen Mission: The National Green Hydrogen Mission is set to make India a global leader in green hydrogen production, crucial for decarbonizing industries and transportation.
Solar Energy Investments: Significant investments in solar energy, including domestic production of photovoltaic modules, are reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Renewable Energy Capacity: Achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
Reduction in Coal Usage: Decreasing coal’s share in electricity generation from 70% to below 50% by 2030.
GreenHydrogen Production**: Establishing India as a leading producer of green hydrogen by 2030.
India’s path to net zero by 2070 is ambitious but achievable with sustained efforts and strategic planning.
Originally published on LinkedIn on 2024-08-30 09:35:54: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3AgroupPost%3A2474261-7235218669637652482
NamasteGreenIndia
JSW Neo Energy’s recent achievement:
₹Project: 192-MW hybrid power project in Gujarat
Awarded By: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd
GUVNL
Additional Capacity: Option for an extra 96 MW
TotalLocked-in Generation Capacity: 16.2 GW (including 2.1 GW of hybrid capacity)
Company Goal: Aiming for 20 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2030
JSW Neo Energy is charging ahead with green magic!
JSW Neo Energy bags 192MW hybrid power project https://lnkd.in/deED_4ac
Source / shared link: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/renewables/jsw-neo-energy-bags-192mw-hybrid-power-project/articleshow/112097157.cms
Originally published on LinkedIn on 2024-07-30 11:00:29: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7224005930718232578
