We aim to adopt regenerative farming across 10 million acres globally by 2030, including in India: Yashika Singh, PepsiCo IndiaPepsiCo India believes that a crop-agnostic sourcing approach that propels regenerative agriculture can ensure our supply chain remains res...
10 Nov, 2025, 05.32 PM IST
Climate tech startup Equilibrium secures $3 million from Kalaari, Peak XV in maiden roundFounded in 2024, the Bengaluru-based company offers full-stack carbon removal solutions for clients aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. I...
19 Sep, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
IIT Guwahati scientists use fruit waste to treat polluted wastewaterResearchers at IIT Guwahati have created a cost-effective method to remove toxic pollutants from industrial wastewater using biochar derive...
25 Mar, 2025, 06.55 PM IST
Indo-Danish firm turns agri waste into clean shipping fuel, promises to raise farm yieldsDecarbonising the highly polluting shipping sector has been a challenge. But now a company has successfully tested a technology that can ma...
10 Nov, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concreteConcrete production involves mixing sand and gravel with cement and water. It is a major producer of greenhouse gases, responsible for arou...
23 May, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Govt forms 14th task force to explore use of biochar in steel productionIn March 2023, Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia approved the formation of 13 task forces to identify action points for each aspect...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
India Inc playing firefighter as stubble burning turns air toxicStubble burning by farmers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab leads to massive increase in air pollution across North India, and has beco...
03 Nov, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
IIT Guwahati develops silica nanoparticle-coated cotton fabric for efficient oil-water separation; aids in clearing oil spillsResearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a silica nanoparticles coated cotton fabric that can separa...
26 Sep, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati develops fabric that can separate oil from water, help in tackling marine pollutionThe aim is to convert an agricultural waste into a sustainable value-added product to mitigate marine oil pollution, he said.
26 Sep, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
How chocolate could counter climate changeThe biochar industry could potentially capture 2.6 billion of the 40 billion tonnes of CO2 currently produced by humanity each year, althou...
04 Jun, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
US okays $3.5 billion to capture & store CO2. What's direct air capture, how does this cutting-edge tech work?The U.S. government has offered $3.5 billion in grants to companies that will capture and permanently store the gas using a process known a...
20 Apr, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
- Chicken poop could replace coal in electricity generation
New York, Nov 20 (IANS) Treated excrement from chickens, turkeys and other poultry, when converted to combustible solid biomass fuel, could...
20 Nov, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
- Remedy in sight to end straw burning in northern India?
Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) A joint effort is under way by Indian and US scientists to end the harmful practice of rice and wheat straw burnin...
13 Oct, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Punjab Agricultural University signs MoU with UK UniversityThe agreement states that PAU and the Aston would work jointly for the pot and field trails of bio-char produced from rice straw processing.
05 Nov, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
- US university develops solar-powered toilet for India
A US University has developed a revolutionary solar-powered waterless toilet to help some of the 2.5 billion people lacking safe and sustai...
13 Mar, 2014, 10.55 PM IST
'Proper implementation of agroforestry policy a big challenge'The maiden policy comes following the World Congress on Agroforestry held in New Delhi from February 10-14.
18 Feb, 2014, 02.09 AM IST
- Sea level likely to rise up to 70 cm by 2100: Study
Ocean levels could significantly rise up to 70 cm by 2100 due to climate change and even the most extreme geoengineering approaches would n...
26 Aug, 2010, 05.09 AM IST