A cartoon from HT published on 24 January showing Chairman of the Drafting Committee (and later Law Minister) BR Ambedkar holding an infant Republic of India while Mother India lays in bed …

July, 2019 – August, 2019   We are exploring energy in this edition. While it was one of the most fundamental inventions of the last century, that literally gave us …

The last decade or so have been most exciting in the electricity landscape since the world started getting electrified a century ago. We are seeing new generation sources, electrification of …

Energy consumption and air pollution are inexorably linked in today’s fossil-dominated world. This nexus is hard to break, though not impossible. For all those who’ve breathed in Delhi air during …

With irregular power cuts, soaring bills, and rampant climate change, the road ahead to make India 100% energy efficient is full of potholes and roadblocks. While the government is prioritizing …

For most of us living a modern lifestyle “roti, kapda aur makaan” is not enough anymore. We need “bijli” in equal measure. In fact, I’d wager, if we had to …

Energy efficiency measures are tools and techniques used to reduce the total amount of energy consumption in any operation. Reducing consumption for same service is one of the best ways …

Distributed solar energy refers to utilizing the residential and industrial rooftop space to produce electricity from solar PV panels. Some of the advantages of using rooftop solar include minimizing the …

If you live in India, chances are you would have thought/ experienced air pollution, noise pollution and, of course, congestion in your daily life. And if you are in Delhi …

India is the fourth largest automobile market in the world, with about 200 million on-road vehicles. By 2030, an additional 400 million customers will need mobility solutions. Everyday traffic is …

With a wry, half smile he said, “यहाँ कोई टेन्शन नही है, सब टेन्शन ट्रैनिंग में खतम हो गया.” I was talking to a Jawan in the Indian Army posted …

Photograph by Clem Onojeghuo “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my …

September, 2018 – October, 2018 After a brief hiatus, the beehivers are back again with a new issue of Fundamatics. We bees have missed the warm, glorious sunshine during the …

Photograph by Tertia van Rensburg No, not that type of fan– the star-obsessed weirdo, the one who tried to attract Jodie Foster’s attention by shooting President Reagan decades ago, or …

India annually imports medical devices worth over Rs. 30,000 crores, most of them unaffordable and unsuitable for local population. There is a need to indigenously develop high-quality yet affordable devices …

Photograph by Gary Chan As a child, I observed my Mother would never throw down anything on the pavement. Like her, I carry home a banana skin, a used paper …

Photograph by Anna Pelzer Long years ago, in what now seems like a previous lifetime, I used to drive every morning to work, and listening to the radio was an …

Photograph sourced from freestocks.org An attractive opportunity develops: About a decade ago, during an evening visit to the neighbourhood garden with her friends, my mother heard about a Vitamin E supplement …

One hot and idle afternoon in late May, I received a forwarded message from our Mumbai Chapter’s Rural Initiative Group (RIG) WhatsApp group. अशोक सर नमस्कार! भुरिटेक गावात पाणी पोहोचवल्याबद्दल …

Photograph by Katherine Hanlon Yoga started in India, was exported to the West, became wildly popular there, and is now seeing a resurgence in interest in India.  Ayurveda, on the …