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After 16 years at Microsoft, Rishi Srivastava co-founded Offgrid Energy Labs in Gurugram to rethink how batteries are built. By turning back to zinc, his team is working on storage systems designed to last decades.

Bengaluru-based Vasudha Madhavan runs Ostara Advisors, India’s first investment bank focussed solely on the electric mobility and sustainability sector.

When electronic devices or electrical appliances break down, people often choose to toss out the old unit and buy a new replacement because it seems cheaper and less of a hassle. The responsible, eco-friendly option is to fix them.

India's love affair with consumer electronics will likely rage on for years to come. But embracing new technologies brings up a huge question: What do you do with the old stuff? Here are some sustainable answers. #LiveGreen

If the students can implement the idea efficiently, to a wide-scale market, then the possibilities for what India can achieve to tackle pollution, are endless.