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In a 2025 study, researchers fired clay bricks with 10% eggshell powder; thermal conductivity was 50% lower than in untreated bricksInnovators are integrating eggshell waste into fired clay bricks, effectively reducing heat transfer in building structures. By using a 10%...
Musket balls and a burnt hull: First shipwrecks linked to Pirates of the Caribbean discovered in Nassau Harbor, The BahamasNassau, Bahamas, once a pirate haven, has yielded six shipwrecks. Three wrecks are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy. These discoveries ar...
Take our breath away: How coal plants and kilns keep Delhi gasping while stubble burning takes the heatDelhi’s air looks clear for now, but coal power plants and brick kilns keep the pollution pot boiling year-round. Despite a 2015 rule, most...
Clay walls, check dams and neem leaves: Rural India fights extreme heat with age-old wisdomAs India faces intense summers, rural communities in heatwave-prone states are employing traditional methods for resilience. Villagers are ...
Use mining byproducts to make sand for construction projects: Coal Ministry reportIndia plans to convert Overburden from mining into M-Sand for construction to reduce reliance on river sand and protect the environment. Pu...
The Ahimsa seal of the IndusLong before horses existed in the world of commerce, at the time pyramids were being built in Egypt, and ziggurats in Mesopotamia, there ex...
Building Bricks India brings automatic robotic brick making technology in India: Ubaid Aziz BarudgarThe plant, spread across 10 acre of area, is located near Khapoli at Dolavali in Maharashtra. It will have a capacity of approximately 50 t...
Magicrete's AAC Blocks: The Ideal Solution to Rising Heatwaves
Rise in Construction Block prices on higher input costs to affect Real Estate projects
Magicrete brings next big breakthrough in Wall Construction
View: How not to create jobsGadkari has requested Piyush Goyal to make kulhads mandatory at all railway stations in the country.
Here's a lesser-known reason behind air pollutionFly ash, which originates from the Rajghat and Badarpur thermal power plants, also poisons Delhi's air.
Confused about revised GST rates? Here's a quick guideTax rates have been finalised for 1,211 items with a majority of items being kept under 18 per cent rates.
Bishangarh fort and its menu will remind you of old cooking techniques of RajasthanLast month, the fort, one of the "most anticipated" openings of 2017 by Alila Hotels and Resorts, finally opened.
China's most polluted province Hebei cuts coal use by halfHebei Province in northern China which neighbours Beijing is often blamed for the capital city's pollution woes.
- Brick industry modernisation to boost low carbon growth: Study
Annual savings of Rs 2,500 crore in coal consumption and reduction in CO2 emissions can be effected through modernisation of India's brick ...
Non-IIM grads too opt for offbeat jobsIt’s just not IIM graduates who are taking the entrepreneurial plunge.
- From coal dust to carbon credits
Scientists at University of New South Wales have turned the ash waste from coal-fired power stations into a global environmental solution w...