Earth’s coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate. The importance of saving Earth’s coral reefs is hard to overstate. Not only do they provide homes for wildlife, reefs alsoContinue Reading
Some researchers have suggested that the world could fight climate change by investing in machines that capture carbon from the air. A practical solution remains years away, but researchers in SouthContinue Reading
With water increasingly becoming a scarce commodity, farmers and other stakeholders in agricultural sector have been seeking novel ideas to grow more crops from the same amount of water. Micro-irrigationContinue Reading
In a country like India, where the overall economic growth is fueled by its agrarian sector, biofuels assume great significance in light of the country’s ambitious goals of doubling farmers’Continue Reading
Touted as the next big thing in renewable or green energy, biomass co-firing uses pellets made from paddy straw and other agricultural residues to generate electricity. NTPC Dadri has startedContinue Reading
Close to 33 years after India set up its first wind energy demonstration project of 1.15 MW in 1986 at Tuticorin, it emerges that a big source of clean energyContinue Reading
A water-repelling, biodegradable material inspired by lotus leaves has been developed by a joint team of researchers from India, Switzerland and Italy. Super-hydrophobic or water repellent materials are used inContinue Reading
It has been reported that extreme rainfall events are increasing over India and widespread floods have increased threefold over the last several decades from an average of two events perContinue Reading
