This UK agritech firm eyes India rollout for rice-tech that may ease food, climate and winter smog woesStraw Innovations’ Straw Traktor turns leftover paddy straw into biochar and renewable energy and improves soil health. The company claims ...
19 Nov, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
SAIL draws plans for green push alongside diversification plansSAIL is set to integrate green technologies and customer-centric solutions in its upcoming projects, aiming for sustainable steel productio...
16 Sep, 2025, 05.27 PM 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
Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farmsGoogle is one of a number of big tech companies looking to offset emissions through CDR, which refers to a range of interventions designed ...
17 Jan, 2025, 09.51 AM 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
SAIL-BHP to jointly forge steel decarbonisation planSteel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and BHP signed an MoU to explore decarbonisation strategies for SAIL's integrated steel plants. The...
07 Oct, 2024, 02.40 PM 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
With stubble burning season back, India Inc steps in to mitigate the impact on air pollutionWith stubble burning season back leading to deteriorating air quality across North India, close to a dozen large companies are stepping in ...
30 Oct, 2023, 01.30 PM 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
- 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
Barack Obama praises Indian-American student for her science projectBarack Obama has praised a 17-year-old Indian-American student for her science project at the third annual White House Science Fair.
23 Apr, 2013, 12.13 PM IST