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Ajay Banga among Time’s list of 100 Climate

Leaders including eight Indians & PIOs

Time inaugural list offers a glimpse of most influential leaders driving business to real climate action

OUR BUREAU
Time 100 Climate Leaders include under management.
New York, NY following Indian, PIOs • Jigar Shah; Director of the Loan
• Ajay Banga; President, World Bank Programs Office, U.S. Department
ime magazine has released - who began his five-year term as of Energy - which is responsible for
its first-ever list of the world’s
Tmost influential leaders who World Bank Group president in the public investment of hundreds
of billions of dollars into clean in-
June, is ushering in a new mission
are committed to environment and for the institution: eradicating pov- frastructure and energy projects.
driving business to real climate ac- erty while fighting climate change. • Manoj Sinha; CEO and co-founder,
tion. • Bhavish Aggarwal; CEO and Husk Power Systems - which oper-
This list has featured 8 Indians
and Indian-origin persons, including co-founder, Ola - India’s largest ates 200 minigrids across Asia and
Africa and reached profitability in
maker of electric two-wheel scoot-
World Bank President Ajay Banga ers, and a market leader in micro- India and Nigeria this year.
and co-founder of Ola Electric Bhav- mobility generally, from taxis to • Seema Wadhwa; Executive Direc-
ish Aggarwal. ride-sharing. tor of Environmental Stewardship,
TIME has worked extensively to
identify the true changemakers, as • Rajiv J. Shah; President, The Kaiser Permanente - one of the
largest health care providers in the
Rockefeller Foundation - which
solving climate change requires bold now works to ensure that all initia- U.S. By 2050, it aims to be net zero.
new styles of business leadership. pists, musicians, policymakers and tives and investment strategies are • Amit Kumar Sinha; CEO of Ma-
Most of the times requiring massive government officials from across the focused through a climate lens. hindra Lifespaces – is the real estate
capital to implement practical solu- world. This list comes as a precur- • Geeta Aiyer; President and found- and infrastructure development
tions and reduce emissions, restore sor to the 2023 UN Climate Change er, Boston Common Asset Man- arm with an aim for entirely green
nature, and improve quality of life. Conference scheduled to take place agement - a woman-led, employ- portfolio, prioritizing water effi-
‘Time 100 Climate’ list has prom-
inent CEOs, founders, philanthro- in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ee-owned sustainable investment ciency, passive energy design, and
from November 30. firm with nearly $5 billion in assets renewables.

Piyush Goyal and Gina Raimondo address USIBC-CII

collaborative effort on APEC sidelines

‘Innovation Handshake’ is a concept developed under the US-India Commercial Dialogue

OUR BUREAU customers, solve problems, and
strengthen society,” she further said.
San Francisco, CA
The ‘Innovation Handshake’,
he US India Business Council is a concept developed under the
(USIBC) and the Confedera- US-India Commercial Dialogue. It
Ttion of Indian Industry (CII) was announced as a key component
organized an industry-driven collab- of the bilateral summit held between
orative effort between the US and US President Joe Biden and Prime
India, promoting innovation and fos- Minister Narendra Modi in Wash-
tering the development of critical and ington in June.
emerging technologies. “The Innovation Handshake sig-
The collaborative effort was nals a joint commitment to strength-
organized on the sidelines of the en the startup ecosystem and pro-
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation mote cooperation in Critical and
(APEC) Leadership Summit here. Director General of CII, in the pres- vation Handshake’, both Washington Emerging Technologies between In-
The inaugural discussion round- ence of American and Indian private and New Delhi are demonstrating a dia and the United States,” said Min-
table on ‘Decoding the Innovation sectors, respectively, alongside found- renewed commitment to the partner- ister Piyush Goyal. A CII-led delega-
Handshake’, was addressed by US ers and c-suite executives from over ship needed to unlock the technology tion of entrepreneurs and innovators
Secretary of Commerce Gina Rai- 30 American and Indian companies. of tomorrow,” said Clarke. from across India also participated in
mondo and Minister of Commerce “The US Chamber of Commerce “Fuelled by free enterprise and the programe, highlighting specific
and Industry Piyush Goyal. Also in is proud to be a part of this new ini- enabled by pro-growth policies, this opportunities and recommendations
attendance were Suzanne Clark, pres- tiative to increase innovation and new initiative will ensure the US that would ease operational and ear-
ident and CEO of the US Chamber of collaboration between the US and and India work together to reward ly-stage challenges faced by startups
Commerce, and Chandrajit Banerjee, India. With the launch of the ‘Inno- those who develop solutions to serve in both markets.

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