Carbon Craft Design’s floor tiles, made with black carbon extracted from dirty air, could help to combat India’s air pollution crisis. Picture Credit: Carbon Craft Design India has the world’s worst air pollution. Home to 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, its toxic air kills more than one million people each year. That’s partly because the South Asian …
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Technology to manufacture biodegradable tableware from agricultural residues and byproducts The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has come up with an alternative to single-use plastics. NIIST scientists have developed a technology for manufacturing biodegradable tableware – including plates, cutleries and cups – from agricultural residues and byproducts. The know-how was licensed …
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The need for professionals who can use available resources effectively while also protecting the environment has given rise to many new management courses Scarcity of resources, of energy, of space, food, water… the list goes on. Under such circumstances, the best way forward is to learn newer and innovative ways of conserving resources. One important …
Walmart on a Black Friday. Photo: Laurie Did you know that Americans produce 25 percent more waste than usual between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, sending an additional one million tons a week to landfills? This COVID-19 holiday season, with online shopping the preferred gift giving method for many, we will likely generate even more waste mailing packages …
Qatar Academy Sidra students recently planted 15 trees, 20 bushes, 150 tomato plants, and more than 500 seasonal flowers around campus to honour Dr Jane Goodall’s commitment to planting 5mn trees in 2020, and to help create a local ‘greening’ community. “The planet is in danger, and children understand that,” said Preet Dhaliwal, Sustainability Instructional …
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