Mission Shunya

Mission Shunya

By Girish ShivakumarBusinessEntrepreneurshipNon-Profit
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Mission Shunya episodes

  • 36: The Energy Talk - Energy & Sustainability in India
    Olubunmi Olajide, the host of The Energy Talk podcast joins Girish Shivakumar to share his interest and work around telling stories from the global energy transition. Olubunmi featured the work of Mission Shunya earlier on The Energy Talk podcast. 

    Links to connect with Olubunmi: https://bit.ly/3fcHUWc | The Energy Talk Podcast: https://theenergytalk.disha.page/ 

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com  Liked the story? Give a rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2LFBCVw). Share it with 3 people in your network, it just takes 30seconds. 

    47 min
  • 35: SDG 6: Access to clean water ft. WaterScope
    1 in 10 people in the world don’t have access to clean water. The UN declared access to clean water and sanitation as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) in 2015. WaterScope has developed an inexpensive, rapid water testing microscope capable of identifying bacterial presence in water.

    Alexander Patto, CEO & CO-Founder of WaterScope joins Girish Shivakumar in a conversation to share the story.

    Links to connect with Alex: https://bit.ly/3fMJxed | WaterScope: https://www.waterscope.org/ 

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com  Liked the story? Give a rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2LFBCVw). Share it with 3 people in your network, it just takes 30seconds. 

    40 min
  • 34: Renewable Energy as a Service for Industries
    Renewable Energy (RE) procurement has moved on from being a corporate goal driven procurement for industries to cost-economics driven decision. How are the RE developers evolving to provide value  to this category of consumers?  How can Commercial & Industrial spaces avail Renewable Energy as a Service?

    Siddarth Krishna Kumar from Renew Power joins Girish Shivakumar to share his views on the new range of solutions being offered to the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) clients. Is the timing right for Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) and Virtual Power Plants (VPP)? 

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com About Renew Power: https://renewpower.in/ 

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    Tip for the week : Check episode 7 - 3 Simple Steps to Make your Home Eco-Friendly  - http://bit.ly/2WU4oqQ 
    29 min
  • 33: Regenerative Thinking - Going beyond Sustainability
    The most common definition of Sustainability is to have low / zero impact which is simply not enough for civilization to course correct. Regenerative, on the other hand means to be of positive impact through our actions. 

    How can you be regenerative?

    Jacob Cherian joins Girish Shivakumar to share the mantra of making contribution through Time, Premium & Network on this episode. 

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com To connect with Jacob: https://www.gobeyondsustainability.com/ 

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    34 min
  • 32: Absolute Zero: How will UK achieve net-zero emissions?
    When UK announced its intent to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, it became the first major country to make the net zero commitment. On this episode, we will listen to the work done by UK Fires, a research group sponsored by the UK government to support it in its transition towards the net zero goal.

    Dr André Cabrera Serrenho (University of Cambridge & UK Fires) joins Girish Shivakumar to talk about the findings from the report.

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com Link to report: https://bit.ly/3dLLMxA To connect with Dr Serenho: https://bit.ly/3h4XSDR Follow UK Fires: @UKFires
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    Pics- UK Fires/UK GOV/UCam
    35 min
  • 31: Improved air quality in India during COVID-19 lockdown and how to sustain the clean air movement
    So, during the COVID-19 lockdown, did you breathe some fresh air? If you live close to a river, maybe you saw a cleaner version of it. Or you may have also spotted some distant object, maybe even a mountain. India was no different. The air quality improved during the lockdown but how can India sustain this clean-air movement post COVID-19.

    Tanushree Ganguly a researcher from CEEW joins Girish Shivakumar to share her views on these issues. Topics discussed include India’s National Clean Air Plan, recommendations for improving air quality and small actions that we can take to help do our bit for preserving the air quality. 

    Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw 

    Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 

    Web: www.missionshunya.com 

    Reach out to Tanushree: LinkedIn-  https://in.linkedin.com/in/tanushreeganguly  Twitter - @tanushree_g

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    50 min
  • 30: Sustaining the cleantech momentum in the post-COVID-19 era
    The growth story of the global cleantech movement over the last few years has been phenomenal. But, COVID-19 has definitely thrown in a lot of uncertainties.
    • Will it push the development back by a few years?
    • Will this outbreak make companies, cities and countries think again on their sustainability targets, Paris Climate agreements and so on?
    • What are the other lessons companies need to take to be more resilient under such crisis?
      • Vish Iyer, Co-founder and partner at TTouche Advisers LLP is our guest to discuss all these and more with Girish Shivakumar.

      Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: https://bit.ly/2AjBAxp 

      Reach out to Vish: LinkedIn-  https://in.linkedin.com/in/vish07 Twitter - @ViyerSays    

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      1 hr 35 min
    • 29: Impact of COVID-19 on Small Scale Solar Rooftop Market
      In recent months COVID-19 has definitely had an impact on the global economy. This is the first episode of the series where the discussions will be around how COVID-19 will impact the global transition to the zero carbon economy.  On this episode, entrepreneurs Harsha Kuntur from EcoSoch Solar and Sishir Garemella from Sunvest Capital join Girish Shivakumar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Small Scale Solar Rooftop Market in India. 

      • Will there be a consumer demand for solar from common consumers and small scale industries in the immediate months after COVID-19 settles down?
      • Will the start-ups without a long-term vision fold up at the end of it?
      • Will entrepreneurs’ and companies in the small scale rooftop market collaborate more going forward?

        • Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LFBCVw Other platforms: http://bit.ly/2POiTW3 Web: www.missionshunya.com Links to connect with the guests- Harsha Kuntur https://www.ecosoch.com/ | Sishir Garemella https://www.sunvestcapital.com/ 

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        55 min
      • 28: Water Conservation: How technology enables us to get better at it?
        The theme of this episode is water conservation. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the focus areas as we transition to a zero carbon economy & access to clean water is a key SDG.Water purification as a service is the vision of OCEO water. How does technology enable this company reach its goal? Vikram Gulecha joins Girish Shivakumar on a conversation to share the story where in the pay as you use model has made people use water more judiciously.  
        For more info on OCEO: https://www.oceowater.online Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/mission-shunya/id1460138702 

        Other platforms: https://audioboom.com/channel/mission-shunya 

        Web: www.missionshunya.com 

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        50 min
      • 27: Creating an urban forest – the story of ‘Say Trees’
        What made a software engineer get so passionate about planting trees on weekends? How did he then scale it up to create urban forests and more such projects? Listen to Kapil Sharma, founder of Say Trees share his story on this episode with Girish Shivakumar. 

        About Say Trees
        SayTrees is a professionally run group of ordinary people extraordinarily determined to protect the environment not just by themselves, but also by sensitising others towards the importance of environment conservation and goading them on to participate in tree-plantation campaigns. For more info check www.saytrees.org or write to them at [email protected] 

        Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/mission-shunya/id1460138702 Other platforms: https://audioboom.com/channel/mission-shunya Web: www.missionshunya.com 

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        30 min

      About Mission Shunya

      From the publisher's feed

      Mission Shunya (Shunya=Zero) is all about the transition to a zero carbon economy. The podcast features conversations related to clean-tech and sustainability. A new podcast episode is released every fortnight. Experts from around the world are featured along with people whose businesses and actions are having a positive impact and aims to inspire every individual take action to do their bit for the planet. Renewable energy, electric vehicles, sustainable development, climate change, circular economy are just a few of the topics that will be covered.