Himanshu Ojha

London

Will write for money. Father to a hungry baby, husband to a sleep-deprived wife and I will have my sandwich. In this life or the next.

Articles

Sustainability in Deep Waters: How Businesses Are Navigating India’s Water Crisis

1 week ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

Endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat for its contribution to water conservation, FluxGen is helping corporates like the Tata Group and Aditya Birla optimise their water usage. The company identifies inefficiencies across industrial water networks and provides real-time prescriptive alerts, notifications, and actionable insights to drive corrective action plans.
India to Invest ₹90,000 Cr in Undersea Power Link to Saudi Arabia, UAE: Power Minister

2 weeks ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

India has inked deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE to supply electricity via undersea cables stretching approximately 1,700 km and 1,400 km respectively, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday. “The government has signed agreements with Saudi Arabia and the UAE to export 2 GW of power to both countries.
World Environment Day Special: Faultlines and Fixes in the Plastics Value Chain

3 weeks ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

From miracle material to dangerous convenience, in seven profligate decades, plastics have emerged as one of the greatest existential threats to the planet’s future. But has that stopped—or even slowed—their production? No way. Since the 1950s, the world has churned out a Himalayan 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic—more than one tonne for every person alive today and enough to wrap the entire Earth in clingfilm more than 1,500 times. And still, the numbers continue to spiral.
We Must Treat Plastic as a Resource-Not Waste”: Prashant Singh on Tackling India’s Plastic Crisis

3 weeks ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

Prashant Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Planet, a company building sustainable, integrated waste management ecosystems across Asia. In this conversation with Himanshu Ojha, he shares insights on the scale of India’s plastic pollution problem, why policy alone won’t cut it, and how Blue Planet is building circular solutions from legacy waste to community engagement.
EIL Partners with CSIR-IIP to Establish 20 KLPD Bio-ATF

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

Engineers India Limited (EIL) is partnering with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) to set up the country’s first bio-aviation turbine fuel (bio-ATF) plant at the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) facility.
EV Supply Chain Riskier Than Oil & Gas: NITI Aayog CEO

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam stated on Wednesday that the dependence and concentration risks in the EV battery ecosystem far exceed those seen in the oil and gas sector. While speaking at the Battery Summit 2025, he said, “We don’t currently manufacture much of the battery ecosystem in India. We’ve become quite good at the tail end — meaning battery pack assembly and some cell manufacturing.
India’s RE Story in a Transmission Gridlock

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

India has set its sights high in the global clean energy race, aiming for 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030—including an ambitious 280 GW from solar alone. With 228 GW of renewable energy already installed, there is no reason why it can’t get there, except for a critical bottleneck: an ageing and overstretched transmission infrastructure.
Despite Govt Push, Coal Imports Likely to Remain Strong at 250 MT by 2030: S&P

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

India’s dependence on imported coal is expected to persist, with S&P Commodity Insights projecting overall coal imports to reach around 250 million tons by 2030, including 150–180 million tons of thermal coal. As per S&P commodity insights, India’s coal demand is expected to rise around 60% by 2050, and though most of this will be met domestically, imports are unlikely to flag significantly. While power plants will drive imports, the non-power sector is likely to account for a lion’s share.
Solar Exports Are Booming, But Domestic Supply May Feel the Pinch: SolarSquare Co-Founder

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

Q: What was the original spark that led to SolarSquare? SolarSquare isn’t a typical venture-funded start-up. It has actually been almost a decade in the making. The company was founded in 2015 by Neeraj Jain and Nikhil Nahar. Together, they built a B2B solar company delivering reliable solutions for corporates, warehouses and factories. From 2015 to 2020, SolarSquare was entirely bootstrapped and profitable, scaling from zero to Rs 100 crore in revenue. I joined SolarSquare in 2020.
Climate Action 2050: Will Metros Drive or Derail India’s Transition?

1 month ago | outlookbusiness.com | Himanshu Ojha

Last June, as Delhi baked under a brutal sun, the city turned deadly. In just a few days, over 230 people, most of them homeless, were silently swallowed by a heatwave that turned the capital into a boiling cauldron. Mumbai and even balmy Bangalore fared no better, with temperatures soaring to all-time highs and taps running dry. To the east, widespread power cuts plunged a searing Kolkata into sweaty darkness.