Rescuing pygmy hog from brink of extinction: Wildlife Conservation
The smallest member of pig family (pygmy hog or porcula salvania) is an endangered species. It was once found in a thin strip of wet grassland plains in the Himalayan foothills: from Uttar Pradesh to Assam and through Nepal’s terai areas and Bengal’s duars. It was...
World’s 1st 100% solar power train launched with zero emissions: Australia
Solar power trains are closer to realization as the technology evolves and matures. The world's first solar power train has been launched in Byron Bay, a northern New South Wales coastal town of Australia. Leaving the platform with around 100 passengers on...
Pollution neutralizing curtains can save homes and health from pollutants
A team of in-home experts, looking into how technological advances could impact interiors of the future, have devised an innovative solution to pollution through household curtains. Pollution affects the health of many city dwellers and it’s thought that creating the...
Earth Day: Let’s pledge to end plastic pollution and use
People around the globe are coming together to celebrate the Earth Day 2018. They are organizing marches, signing petitions, meeting officials, planting trees, cleaning up towns and roads across the world. This day is meant to emphasize the need to protect planet...
Welcome to Meenangadi, India’s first carbon-neutral town: Go Green
Meenangadi is a small town in the Indian state of Kerala. It has accomplished and is doing what the entire world has not been able to. The small town is well on its way towards a green future. Its march is for a noble cause: the aim to achieve...
Welcome to Diu, India’s first completely solar-powered city
As the chorus for green and renewable energy increases world-wide, countries need to go for clean energy. And one Indian city is getting it right. The Indian Union Territory of Diu now runs 100 per cent on solar energy. In a span of just three years, Diu, also a...
Leaf Republic Advocates for Sustainable Solutions
Leaf plates have always been a part of Indian tradition. They are frequently used even today. Curiously, it has been picked up by a few people in Germany. They got inspired by the Indian trend and have started manufacturing plates as well as bowls made of...
Use solar-powered data centers and cloud computing for sustainability
Cloud computing is booming and consequently there is a massive surge in the data center business as this forms the backbone of cloud services. The data center boom is particularly visible in Asia Pacific. Companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Google are...
How solar-powered boat clinics help flood victims in Assam, India
Solar-powered boat clinics equipped with solar panels can be instrumental in bringing healthcare relief for flood victims. Their efficacy has been demonstrated time and again as they are not dependent on electricity. This enables them to operate round the clock....
Go Green: World’s first mobile solar ambulance launched in India
A micro-ambulance plus mobile clinic, called Ambupod, has been developed by a Pune-based ex Indian Air Force officer. The solar ambulance comes with a cost-effective as well as utility approach to cater to rural together with urban health care....
Hydropower in the Himalayas: economics which are often ignored
Of all Himalayan nations, China has made the most progress toward hydropower development. This has been driven by three major factors. Firstly, China has insufficient reserves of fossil fuels to meet the needs of its growth aspirations. The ongoing (13th) 5 year plan...
Solar paint helps homes produce power: Green technology for 2018
Can you imagine a paint that generates electricity for your house? Seems straight out of fiction, isn't it? However, this is the direction that modern green technology is taking. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have...