This issue of the SAAMEKSHA newsletter focuses on the urgent need for ‘decarbonizing’ the industry sector, which drives economic growth but is also responsible for generating about a third of total global CO2 emissions. For India to sustain economic growth and yet make significant strides towards achieving a ‘near-zero’ carbon economy by 2050, it is vital to find ways by which industries, including MSMEs, can replace their existing fossil fuel-based technologies and processes with options based on ‘clean’ electricity and renewable energy (RE) sources.