How this company uses plastics to make bricks
Can we make bricks from plastics? That sounds a good one right, but do you know, when mixed with sand, these melted plastics can become as hard as concrete, once…
How these people deal with tire waste in a more sustainable way
There are billions of tires that end up in landfills every single year, all around the globe. These modern tires are a complex mixture of natural and synthetic rubbers, as…
Sperm Count Reduction due to Air Pollution
Apart from harmful effects on the respiratory system and other parts of the body, air pollution has now been found to reduce the sperm count in men, according to a…
Ships could clean up the ocean by turning marine plastic into fuel.
Specially outfitted or curated ships could filter plastic that was by the water as well as convert it into an existing fuel that would power not just the conversion except…
Google announces sustainability initiatives.
This week, at the Google Cloud Next ’21 conference, Google accelerated its efforts to combat climate change by announcing new sustainability projects centered on Google Cloud. It began by launching…
Celebrate this Diwali in an eco-friendly manner via green crackers
In the past few years, air quality and pollution has been intensified by stubble burning, during November- December which has become a cause of concern in the National Capital Region…
Future of Sustainability in the Aviation Sector in India
Issue: Commercial aviation devours good amounts of non-renewable fuels which lead to their exhaustion. The increasing demand for air services in India is the reason for the deregulation of the…
Philippines Group Turns Plastic Waste Into Planks
. Around 300 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced annually, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, a problem that has been aggravated by the outbreak of COVID-19 which…
COP26: Water As The Next Net-Zero Environmental Target
At the UN climate change Conference, the COP26 the question of how world leaders aim to cut emissions and accomplish the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal of reaching net-zero emissions by…
How leftover breads are used for making flour
More than 150,000 metric tons of bread are thrown in France, every single year, which counts for about nine loaves for every citizen. But a machine called ‘crumbler’ claims to…
Aim For 100% Segregation Of Waste At Source: BBMP
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been directed to achieve 100% segregation of waste at source, take immediate action for bio-mining the legacy waste in waste processing sites and…
GreenJams, An Innovation For A Greener Future.
In 2014, Tarun Jami an INK Fellow 2018, and a PhD. Scholar (Civil Engineering) of AcSIR at CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee and RMIT University, Australia, in his final…
How New Clothes Are Made Using Old Apparels.
Can you imagine fibres made of old clothes? Well, there exists a process, which can turn nearly any used fabric into something new. And according to fashion retailer H&M, this…
How Did Tiruppur’s River Noyyal Turn Into A Drain?
How our desire to be fashionable can turn a sacred river into a toxic environmental nightmare. Well, you can find the answer in the city of Tiruppur. If you’ve ever…
Erratic Monsoon: A Cause for Concern
2021 brought unprecedented amounts of rainfall to many parts of India. With monsoon being an integral part of India’s climate and global warming has begun to show its effect with…