Low-Cost Portal Energy Model Wins Oxford Award
Wasikar claims the device weighs less than 500 grammes and that a daisy chain of ten of them can power a small refrigerator. The battery, once charged, would last 6…
Cheetahs To Be Re-Introduced In India
On April 26, a South African specialist and scientists from the WII visited the Kuno National Park to assess the infrastructure and habitat developed there for introducing African Cheetahs. They…
Get Sustainable Green Leather Out Of Grape With Vegea
This form of environmentally friendly leather is also a viable alternative to shooting and poaching exotic animals for their skin. Animals such as snakes and crocodiles can be prevented from…
World’s First Platypus Sanctuary To Be Constructed In Australia
By 2022, the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and the New South Wales state government claimed they will establish a specialty facility for semiaquatic species, including ponds and burrows, at a…
CArrelé: Wall tiles out of eggshells
Elaine Yan Ling Ng, a Hong Kong designer, collaborated with Nature Squared to produce a collection of specked wall tiles manufactured from eggshells discarded by bakeries, kitchens, and Nature Squared's…
“Nesher Ramla Homo” New Early Human Discovered By Israeli Archaeologists
University of Tel Aviv anthropologists and archaeologists led by Yossi Zaidner called the discovery the "Nesher Ramla Homo type" after the place where the bones were discovered in a paper…
Students from the TERI School of Advanced Studies develop Hydroponic Farming Techniques for Fodder
“Compared to traditional fodder production, the design uses 95% less water. Because of the soilless nature of the system, it takes 8 days from seed to feed and there is…
International Tiger Day: A Day to Celebrate the Iconic Cats of The Wild.
India has achieved its goal of tripling the tiger population through its Project Tiger of 1973 and 51 Tiger Reserves. According to the All-India Tiger Estimation 2018 Report, the population…
Complex Water-Related Challenges Due To Climate Change
According to UN experts, climate-related disasters have roughly doubled in the last two decades compared to the previous two decades, affecting over four billion people. Water-related disasters are expected to…
One Step Forward: Giant Pandas Not Endangered Anymore.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), China had 1,114 pandas in the 1980s. Panda numbers have risen to around 1,800 outside of captivity thanks to the country's…
Nisha Pathak, A 17-Year-Old Girl, Made A Step Towards Innovation.
Nisha recognised that growing vegetables would take a long time. She desired to provide a nutritious option.
Ancient Crocodile Skull Found In Australia
In Central Australia, the skull of a now-extinct crocodile species was discovered. Scientists have never seen a skull like this before, which dates back 8 million years and belongs to…
Fly Ash And the Problem of its Mismanagement in India
According to the Central Electricity Authority, fly ash production in India's coal-fired power sector climbed from 69 million tonnes per year in 1996 to 226 million tonnes per year in…
Bye-bye filthy train toilets! With unique bio-toilets, Indian Railways is ushering in a new era of cleanliness.
At the Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) in Tezpur, both DRDO laboratories, the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) in Gwalior produced bio-toilets, popularly known as 'E-loos.' They breakdown and transform…
Plastic Eating Mushrooms – A Natural Solution To The Problem Of Plastic.
A group of Yale University students identified a type of fungus that could absorb polyurethane, a fundamental element in plastic items, and convert it to organic matter during an expedition…