The list of certified vendors for the Retrofit Emission Control Device (RECD) applicable to Diesel Generators (DG) up to 1000 KVA has been released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CP… Read More

The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which are scattered across remote regions, contribute to nearly 30 percent of the country’s  profitable growth. Still, the lack of… Read More

From Struggle to Creativity: Unlocking Infinite Potential - How Struggles Ignite the Flames of Creativity: Unveiling the Power of Challenges The path from hardship to ingenuity is paved with… Read More

Societal shifts, environmental concerns, and changing consumer behavior are influencing the kind of businesses that are emerging as promising investments. The question is: what are the emerg… Read More

Chakr Innovation, a cleantech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount as Series B growth capital from Neev Fund II, which is managed by SBICap Ventures.Founded in 2016 by I… Read More

As toxic grey haze envelopes North Indian cities every year in November, the problem of air pollution becomes real and visible. Advisories are issued and policies come into effect. To d… Read More

Delhi-based Chakr Innovation, which is focused on building a suite of products to help reduce air pollution, has raised Rs 19 crore in Series A funding led by IAN Fund, a SEBI registered see… Read More

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles (see the previous post here). Share these 40 gems and insights with your co… Read More

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week (see the previous post here). Share these 30 gems and ins… Read More

A startup company with a vision for the future has recently designed a retrofit emission control that collects diesel particulates to keep them from entering the atmosphere, thereby preventi… Read More

Rise in the number of vehicles and emissions created from diesel generators are top contributors to air pollution, a recent WHO study confirms. With 14 cities ranked among the world’s… Read More

New Delhi: An ozone-based decontamination device, Chakr DeCoV, to enable safe reuse of N95 masks has been developed by an incubated startup of Indian Institute Of Technology or IIT Delh… Read More

Inflexor Technology Fund, a SEBI registered early-stage technology-focussed VC fund, has marked the first close at Rs 230 crore. The fund has a target corpus of Rs 500 crore (plus green-shoe… Read More

In 2017, when Google Pay (then Tez) launched in India, the country's digital payments market was already quite full. Yet, within 40 days of launching, the app recorded 30 million transaction… Read More

Reading about this innovation coming out of Delhi is very heartwarming - this is desi jugaad at its very best.Chakr Technologies is trying to save the air around New Delhi by capturing the p… Read More

In October, the Centre-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) passed an order banning the use of diesel generator sets in the national capital as the rapidly declining air… Read More