Every winter, vast stretches of northern India are shrouded in smoke as farmers burn leftover paddy stubble after the harvest. The practice releases enormous amounts of pollution, turning cities like Delhi into gas chambers and making clean air a seasonal luxury. 

Having grown up breathing this toxic air, Vidyut Mohan knew the problem could not be solved with bans alone; farmers needed a practical alternative.

That idea led to the founding of Takachar, which Vidyut co-started with Kevin Kung. Instead of treating crop residue as waste, they found a way to convert it into........

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