Congratulations, Shri Vadiraj Kulkarniji
[ CEO – ITC PSPD / vadiraj@itc.in – vadiraj@itc.com / marketing.itcpspd@itc.in ]
Context :
ITC arm to crowd source ideas for sustainable packaging, managing waste / BL / 31 Dec 2021
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ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division has called for workable ideas from start-ups on sustainable packaging and smart waste management solutions.
“We have decided to crowdsource innovative ideas from start-ups to address the problems in packaging and waste management segments,” a company executive said.
The ITC division has called for solutions that can substitute single-use plastics and automate the waste segregation process using smart technology-based solutions. The firm has tied up with Invest India to launch the ‘ ITC Sustainability Innovation Challenge ’.
Shortlisted start-ups will be offered incentives, including mentorship from experts, paid pilot opportunity and assistance in testing and certification at the development stage.
“This will be followed by support to enable market expansion and capacity building through funding opportunities in the early market-play stage,” he said.
For the challenge of waste segregation, collection and handling, the organisers have called for ideas for managing household and municipality waste based on different material type such as paper, metal, glass and rigid plastic.
“The ideas must include an effective revenue model for the waste management ecosystem and lead to significant incremental benefits over prevailing methods as the desired outcome from the solutions,” he said.
The deadline to submit entries is February 28, 2022.
“Disposal of plastic and non-biodegradable waste continues to pose the biggest challenge in solid waste management in our country,” Vadiraj Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer of ITC PSPD, said.
Dear Shri Kulkarniji,
While congratulating you for this initiative, I urge you to look up :
#EWaste #Recycling #Sustainability #CircularEconomy ………………… [ 18 April 2018 ]
Congratulations, Divyesh / Kaushik Palicha, ………………………………[ 20 Dec 2021 ]
The Strange Case of Rs 66,000 Crore Valuation of a Little-known Chemical Firm, Ramcharan & Co
US fund TFCC yet to get relevant approvals for investment in Ram Charan & Co / BL / 21 Dec 2021
US-based TFCC to invest $4.14 bn in Chennai chemicals company / Business Line / 20 Dec 2021
American company to invest Rs 31,000 crore in Chennai firm / NewIndianExpress / 02 Dec 2021
Rm Charan Company bags USD 2.2 billion order from Ghana firm to supply waste to energy units / 17 Dec 2021 / ET
Ram Charan inks $2.2-bn deal with Ghana’s Masri to supply waste to energy units / FE / 18 Dec 2021
Business Line / 31 Dec 2021
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The city-based Ram Charan Co Pvt Ltd has signed $700-million deal with Kafkans, Azerbaijan for supply of waste management units that can generate 200 MW of energy initially. The agreement will see the supply and setting up of waste management units from December 2022, in the industrial areas around Baku in Azerbaijan, says a release from Ram Charan.
Kafkans, the local partner with Ram Charan, has experience in logistics, infrastructure, and imports to Azerbaijan.
The deal comes after Ram Charan recently entered into an $2.2 billion agreement with Ghana-based Masri Company Ltd to supply waste to energy units that is expected to generate 300 MW of power across the country.
The agreements also come against the backdrop of investments proposed by the US-based TFCC International for a 46 per cent equity (for $ 4.14 billion) in Ram Charan.
Turning a Threat into an Opportunity ?.............................
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Can we turn this “ threat “ into an “ opportunity “ ?
Here is how :
# By all means , discourage manufacture / use of ROUND shaped plastic bottles
# Encourage ( Start-Ups : take note ) , manufacture of SQUARE shaped bottles , having square and flat
TOPS ( lids ) and BOTTOMS
# Standardize the SQUARENESS of these bottles ( of different widths ) in such a way that :
# These are STACKABLE ( one on top of another )
# The smaller ones can slide inside the bigger ones ( like plastic garden chairs )
# Flat sides carry vertical grooves for “ nesting “ one bottle over another ( like lego )
# Just like screw-able “ lid “ , consider screw-able “ bottom “ as well . This will enable
removing those “ lids “ and “ bottoms “ and screw-up the central part of the bottle onto another bottle , to
create a “ Column “ or a “ Beam “ of a house
I have a feeling that this innovation will , not only solve the problem of discarded plastic bottles but , at the same time , provide cheap / durable / small ( single story ) houses for millions of our poor homeless , who will be happy to pick up the discarded bottles from everywhere and build those simple houses ( roof and walls ) on a DIY basis
I urge Shri Ratan Tata to take up this “ Innovation Research “ , considering his interest in this subject , as evident from my following blog :
A People’s Home ?........... Monday, 16 January 2012
If India’s TATA group can deliver a People’s Car for Rs 100,000 ( Euro 1700 ), then why not a People’s Home for Rs. 32,000 ( Euro 500 ) ?
That is the question that Sumitesh Das – Chief of Tata Steel’s global research program – must have asked his colleagues.
As per DNA Money ( 16 July, 2011 ), the answer was, “ Yes of course ! Why not ? “
So, they came up with following specifications for People’s Home :
Ø Flat roof with an area of 20 square meter for Rs.32,000
Ø Upgraded 30 Sq Meter model to cost Rs 44,000 ( Euro 700 )
Ø Pre-fabricated kit containing all parts
Ø Kit to have significant amount of “ non-steel “ components
Ø Kits to be manufactured ( under license ), all over India, in order to generate local employment
Ø People’s Home must last about 20 years
Ø Buyer should be able to assemble himself within 7 days
For India, with a current shortfall of 25.7 million dwellings, this is nothing short of a technological breakthrough !
Deliveries are expected to start within next few months.
Congratulations, Sumitesh !
From: Sumitesh Das [mailto:sumitesh.das@
Sent: Friday, October 4, 2019 9:35 AM
Subject: Thank you for your mail and blogs
Dear Shri Hemen Parekh ji
Thank you for your kind mail regarding the endless possibilities of graphene.
In particular, the possible usage in cars and buses.
Your blog and views expressed therein are visionary. It will take policy makers, scientists and innovators to come together.
Do keep up the good work.
Best regards.
Sumitesh
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