Let’s All Stop Food Wastage: Recipes for Reusable Vegetables
Given below are some dismal and scary food waste statistics that point to an alarming situation. According to The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), around one-third of all food produced for human consumption across the world (close to 1.3...
Ghana Government to Produce Biodegradable Plastic Bags from Cassava
The Government of Ghana is all set to produce biodegradable plastic bags from cassava. This was disclosed by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who said that his government is exploring ways of actually using the cassava flour in order to produce biodegradable plastic...
World Tourism Day Pitches for Digital Transformation for Sustainability
The importance of digital transformation technologies cannot be negated and it is impacting every field. Their impact on the tourism sector can be substantial for a sustainable growth. There are huge opportunities for innovation as well as preparing the sector for the...
Codec Asia and Green Ubuntu Join Hands to Save the Environment
From the Editor’s Desk: Green Ubuntu and Codec Asia have joined hands to save the environment. Codec Asia is a platform which is the largest forum for members of the consumer durables industry. It is by the industry, for the industry and of the industry. The two-day...
Leap Green Energy To Hike Renewable Energy Capacity to 2 GW by 2020
Clean and renewable energy generation company Leap Green Energy has said that it looks to increase the power generation capacity to 2 GW from the current operational 751 MW. It also plans fund infusions of around $300 million. "Leap Green Energy Pvt. Ltd. (LGE),...
10 Dos From the Couch To Save World: Sustainable Development Goals
There are several things that you can do from the comfort of your couch to protect the environment and save the world. The Sustainable Development Goals aim at protecting the environment and inculcating sustainability. 1. Save power and electricity: Plug appliances...
Africa Plastic Ban: How Kenya, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Morocco Put It Up
More than fifteen nations in Africa either have bans on plastic bags or they charge a tax on them as well as the derived products. Here are some of those nations from Africa that have bans or taxes to prevent plastic pollution. The entire world is fighting against the...
A Sustainable World –The Lie about Growth
Growth is the promise of every political party worldwide at every election and yet it is a myth. The drive towards perpetual economic growth has not delivered any form of sustainability for any country at any time. It has only delivered dilution of human values,...
Maharashtra Farmer Vaibhav Tidke Develops Innovative Solar Dryer
A Solar Dryer has been developed by the son of a farmer, who hails from the rural parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is now being used in about eight countries. Hailing from an entire family of farmers, Vaibhav Tidke has always been quite well-versed with...
Hybrid Solar Energy and Wind Power Setups May Cut Capital Costs By 5%
Hybridization of solar energy and wind power installations has the potential to decrease capital costs by about 5 to 7 per cent as compared to costs of standalone solar and wind power assets. This will result in improvement of returns for the renewable energy project...
Rain in the Sahara: Can Solar and Wind Installations Change Environment?
Renewable energy installations such as the solar farms and wind turbines can not only prevent changes to the environment but they can also cause positive environmental change on their own, a new research has found. According to a study that has been published in the...
Efficient and Accessible Education Must for Sustainable Development
With the upcoming rise of technology and the ever increasing rise of the world's population (expecting to hit 11.2 billion people by the year 2100) education has to become accessible, efficient and practical to explore the boundaries and capacities of human thinking...