Rains bring in a feeling of peace, happiness and refreshment but the constantly changing global weather scenario is killing the essence of every season. We have unpredictable rains, heat and colds. Global warming and climate change is successfully ruining our beliefs about Mother Nature. The temperature is rising day by day, activities like deforestation is […]

Rapid increases in population over the past century have aggravated the pressure on existing water resources. The quantity of water available worldwide, might not be able to meet the needs of a much larger population for much longer as pressures continue to increase. Water is among the most essential requisites that nature has provided to […]

People say, “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul”, But!! Will this saying hold true forever? With our planet earth covered 70% with oceans and looking at their deteriorating state, how can mankind even begin to think of saving them!!!!!It’s ‘World Oceans Day’ today, something that we […]

In a country like India, where there is a great dependency on agriculture and demand to product good quality crops, the Bayer Group of India has inaugurated a new global formulation technology laboratory in Vapi, Gujarat which aims at provision of high yield seeds, effective and safe crop protection solutions and services for farmers to […]

A new technology can be used to power a return-trip to Mars using fuel made up of recycled space junk. How amazing is that? Researchers have been working on this revolutionizing technology which will involve use of components available in commercial markets and alloys which are not expensive as well, putting a competitive pricing with […]

You read it right! Researchers in Pune have been developing a technology that will enable the carbon found in sugarcane waste to be used in batteries. Ingenious! How did they do this? Overnight carbonization of mixed bagasse and concentrated sulphuric acid was done at room temperature which dissolved most of the inorganic impurities except silica, […]

An environment-friendly technology engineered by researcher David Bowell of the University of Cincinnati uses light to generate hydrogen peroxide to eliminate E.Coli, Listeria and potentially protozoa like giardia and cryptosporidium. This protein photo-catalyst so named as StrepMiniSog, if mass produced, could be used to safely spike public drinking water supply in the event of an […]

In today’s world where human beings are on the hunt for cleaner and efficient technologies, the researchers of IISER Kolkata have achieved something just that. Solar cell cathodes derived from human hair. How, you ask? It’s pretty quick and simple: the hair is first cleaned and dried and then treated with Sulfuric acid to achieve […]

You read it right! Sun drop farms, a South Australian company is behind this clever technique of growing a 15,000 yield of tomatoes, that too in a desert. No soil, no pesticides, ground water or fossil fuels. How is this possible? The plants are grown in coconut husks instead of soil and for water. The […]