Founder Series | The Quantiq Santanu Sutradhar left Assam for Delhi with a civil services dream. He returned to Silchar in 1999 with six or seven artisans and an idea to take the handicrafts of his hometown to markets beyond the region. Twenty-seven years later, his journey has taken him to international markets and the…
The Northeast has forests, bamboo, tea landscapes and enormous biological productivity. What it lacks is a clear balance sheet of its carbon. That may be the first thing it needs before trying to turn natural wealth into economic value. There is an uncomfortable question behind the growing interest in the Northeast India carbon economy. How…
The Northeast Renaissance Series From an everyday material to engineered fibres, functional fabrics and high-value products Two Highlights Bamboo charcoal is moving beyond traditional uses. Researchers are exploring its incorporation into yarns and fabrics designed for properties such as moisture management, breathability and comfort.https://www.texmin.gov.in/ For Northeast India, the bigger opportunity is to move beyond selling…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹67,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future For decades, Northeast India has lived with a paradox. The region is among India’s richest ecological landscapes, blessed with bamboo forests, medicinal plants, aromatic resources, spices, silk traditions, horticultural wealth, biodiversity, and cultural knowledge systems that much of…
The proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement is forcing India to confront an uncomfortable reality. Europe is no longer a market that merely buys products. It buys proof. Proof of compliance. Proof of science. Proof of systems. For North East India, this trade moment is not about tariffs or access. It is about relevance. The…
With the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery set to be commissioned in Assam, India’s North East is poised to redefine global sustainability narratives and lead a new wave of bamboo-based industrial innovation. Assam Steps Onto the Global Map Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery at Numaligarh, Assam on 14th…
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