Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta is the Editorial Director of The VIA, where he leads coverage on climate, sustainability and global policy. He contributes to global conversations with analytics, insights, and informed opinions that make complex issues accessible to policymakers, business leaders, and wider audiences. He has worked closely with international organizations as a communication advisor and serves on the boards of several startups.
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CM Mamata Banerjee Lays Foundation for ₹1,670 Crore Gangasagar Setu
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone for the ₹1,670-crore Gangasagar Setu project at Sagar Islands. The 4.8-km-long, four-lane...
Opinions & Voices
India’s Highway Reset: Tougher Rules, Delayed Projects and Private Capital Redefine the Road Sector
India’s highway programme is at an inflection point, shaped as much by execution stress as by a deliberate policy reset. Over the past five...
Opinions & Voices
Legal Challenges to the Nuclear Shanti Bill: Safety, Liability and Constitutional Scrutiny
Any legislation governing nuclear energy inevitably attracts legal scrutiny, and the Nuclear Shanti Bill will be no exception. While the Bill is framed around...
Opinions & Voices
Storage with Strings Attached: Decoding the Power Ministry’s BESS Mandate for States and Industry
India’s push to build large-scale battery energy storage is entering a more structured phase, and the Ministry of Power’s latest directive makes that clear....
In-depth Insights
The Intelligence Deficit: An Investigation Into Why Solar Energy Cannot Scale Without AI
An investigative report by Vishal GuptaPart One: The Grid That Cannot ThinkAt 2:47 PM on June 15, 2023, California's electric grid achieved what should...
Opinions & Voices
Solar and AI: The Non Negotiable Partnership That Will Define Civilization’s Future
Make no mistake: we are living through humanity's most critical inflection point since the industrial revolution and we are catastrophically unprepared. The world consumed...
In-depth Insights
The Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Navigating Ambition, Controversy, and Transformation
Introduction
In the bustling streets of Mumbai and the vibrant cityscape of Ahmedabad, a vision of speed and connectivity is steadily taking shape. The Mumbai–Ahmedabad...
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