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Why do tigers rest for 16–20 hours a day? IITian-IFS officer shares fascinating explanation.Tigers need long rest periods for survival. IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi explains this is due to energy conservation. Tigers understand calor...- The tiny microbes behind one of the best-preserved fossils ever foundAmong some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed are those found in strange locations, and new research is now showing that the way the...
- Water, waste & will: How India’s MSMEs can lead the sustainability revolutionWater efficiency, if managed wisely, could very well be the next competitive advantage for Indian MSMEs.
- The Bizarre Survival Trick of One of Nature’s Strangest MammalsNaked mole rats possess a remarkable ability to survive up to 18 minutes without oxygen, a feat unheard of in most mammals. This survival i...
- IIT-M incubated startup sets up next gen wastewater treatment technology in Erode industriesCalled as 'Bio-Electrochemical Anaerobic Digestor System (BEADS)', this technology delivers cost savings, energy recovery and carbon reduct...
- GPS Renewables acquires Germany-based Proweps EnvirotechBiofuels company GPS Renewables has bought Germany-based Proweps Envirotech, which specialises in technologies that use waste including org...
- IIT Guwahati researchers develop tech to generate green energy from waste waterExplaining the long-term impact of the research, Mihir Kumar Purkait, Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, sa...
- To prevent choking, Railways plans to install dustbins in coaches with bio-toiletsThe decision was taken after plastic bags, sanitary napkins, bottles were found stuck in toilets.
- Contact lenses contribute to microplastic pollution
- Railways aiming to install bio-toilets in all trains by March 2019As of May 31, 1,36,965 bio-toilets have been fitted in 37,411 coaches, at a cost of around Rs 1 lakh per toilet, as per PTI.
- Railways installed over 1 lakh bio-toilets in trains: GovernmentIn these bio-toilets, fitted underneath the lavatories, human waste is collected and processed by anaerobic bacteria that converts it mainl...
- Pathogens thrive on body's tissue-repair mechanismNew York, Sep 18 (IANS) Pathogens in the intestinal tract can manipulate mammalian cells to get the oxygen thed need and thereby cause harm...
- Organic Recycling Systems develops green mode of generating electricity from solid wasteUpon completion, the Pune plant will have a capacity to treat 273,750 tonnes of waste each year and generate 44.55 million units of electri...
- UK's bus powered by human waste hits roadsUK’s first ever bus to run on human poo has finally hit the roads.
- Social consciousness core of Indian research centres: Shashi TharoorUnion Minister Shashi Tharoor today said social consciousness is the main factor which distinguishes Indian research institutes from those ...
- Railways to set up bacteria generation plants for bio toiletsRailways is setting up a bacteria generation plant at the Rail Coach Factory here to meet the requirement of bio toilets in trains.
- Retailers like Wal-Mart, Tesco & others ship food waste to power plants for electricity generationBioenergy can provide at least 8% of the UK's demand by 2020, valued at about $13 billion at today's oil prices, the government forecasts.
- Foodgrade Plastic: What happens if bugs consume more than we can waste?It could be the benevolent bug that turns into a monster worthy of a sci-fi horror flick; even the name has an echo of future pestilence.
- Biogas can gain importance in view of rising LPG prices: PAUIn view of escalating Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) costs, biogas can gain importance, according to PAU experts.
- Scientists found animals that can live without oxygenFor the first time, scientists have claimed to have discovered animals that live without oxygen deep under the Mediterranean Sea.
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