Unsolvable? | Nope w/ Kunal Kamra ft Om Prakash | 069

Om Prakash is an engineer from IIT Bombay, and holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business. After spending a little over a decade in the automobile sector, he chose to shift full-time into policy research and the social sector. His work has focused on the climate crisis and plastic pollution, and he has been actively involved in public campaigns, including TaxTheTop1%. The podcast was recorded on: June 2025 Follow: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kuna_kamra/ X (Twitter) – https://x.com/kunalkamra88/ Timestamps: 0:00 – Opening 0:25 – From Glass Bottles to a Plastic World 0:52 – The Overflowing Tap: Understanding the Plastic Crisis 2:41 – Plastic’s Origins: War, Oil & Mass Production 3:34 – How “Use & Throw” Culture Was Created 6:31 – Liberalization & India’s Plastic Explosion 9:29 – Monopoly, Policy & Who Controls Plastic Production 10:54 – Public Money Behind Petrochemical Growth 12:29 – Taxes, Pricing & Why Plastic Stays Cheap 16:05 – Oil Imports, Economy & Hidden National Costs 18:25 – Waste Management vs. Production Control 21:03 – The Truth About Single-Use Plastic Bans 24:34 – Recycling Myths & Downcycling Reality 28:01 – Microplastics: The Invisible Health Crisis 33:52 – Toxic Chemicals & Human Health Risks 38:54 – Environmental Damage & Lost Livelihoods 46:11 – Corporate Accountability & Brand Pollution 50:08 – Plastic Colonialism & Global Waste Trade 57:54 – The Global Plastics Treaty & Political Divide 1:04:29 – Real Solutions: Reuse Systems & A Plastic-Free Future Credits: • Research Head: Anirban Bhattacharya • Camera Operator / Mixing and Mastering / Intro Music — @Mahansangeet : https://www.instagram.com/hi_mahan/ • Camera Operator / Video Editor / Intro Animation — @RevantTalekar : https://www.instagram.com/revanttalekar • Camera Operator / Guest Logistics Coordinator — @VybhavSharma https://www.instagram.com/vybhavsharma/ • Production Assistant — Haran Shetty