One of the first temples to compost flower and kitchen waste was the Shakthi Mahaganapathy temple in Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru. The ‘zero waste’ temple has also invested in drum digesters for kitchen
Read MoreHousing much of Earth’s carbon and biodiversity, tropical forests are, arguably, the planet’s most important ecosystems. Yet, they continue to be destroyed by humans at an alarming rate, with devastating implications for
Read MoreScientists have identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for concentration of zinc in wheat grain. They have also identified candidate genes involved in zinc concentration in wheat. The findings can potentially
Read MoreToday, companies are joining forces to use technology to make environmental problems not only visible but actionable. At the recent Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, 21 companies, including Bloomberg,
Read MoreAs of today Honda has hardly any electric cars in its product mix, but it has just agreed to invest a huge chunk of money — $2.75 billion, to be exact —
Read MoreA group of 11 farmers in Mujkuva village of Anklav taluka, nearly 17 km away from Anand, Gujarat have taken up solar to irrigate their farms. This initiative has been taken under
Read MoreIn January 2018, Mercom reported that India had achieved 20 GW in cumulative solar installations, meeting the original target set for 2022. Today, that target stands at 100 GW by 2022. In
Read MoreDenmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035, joining international efforts to promote electric-only vehicles to reduce air pollution and
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