Three years ago, when the Delhi-NCR region was in the midst of another intense smog, Major (Retd) Manjit Rajain was deeply concerned about his granddaughter, who was living there. As the chairman of Tenon Group, a leading integrated facility management, security services and remote monitoring solutions provider based out of Gurugram, Manjit realised he needed to do his part to ensure his granddaughter grows up in a healthier environment.
(Image above of Maj Manjit Rajain standing next to his 1948 Volkswagen Beetle, which was converted into an EV.)
“The smog was so thick that you couldn’t even see a building across the road. Thinking about what I could do to ensure my granddaughter grows up in a healthier environment, I began thinking about how I could go green. For example, we made sure that our new corporate headquarters in Gurugram was a green building utilising maximum natural light and minimising electricity use. However, a real turning point came when I met a dear friend,…