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New bamboo-reinforced plastic absorbs electromagnetic waves while improving strength and toughnessBamboo has been turned into a plastic composite by scientists at Anhui Agricultural University in Hefei, China, that should have greater me...10 Oct, 2026, 01.23 AM IST- How did scientists trap a ‘forever chemical’ linked to US military sites?A USDA-led study found that specially produced biochar retained more than 99% of PFOS in laboratory soil experiments. The same research pro...04 Oct, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
- ET Startup Awards 2026: Varaha digging in as India’s carbon credit market takes deep rootVaraha was named the winner of the Social Enterprise category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. The company stood out for its focu...14 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- In 2024, engineers turned 140,000 coffees’ worth of used grounds into concrete; the 30-cubic-metre footpath saved more than 3 tons of sandCoffee concrete: Spent coffee grounds were transformed into biochar for a Pakenham footpath project. This innovation replaced river sand, d...12 Sep, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
- This beautiful floating flower was introduced as an ornamental plant. Now it chokes rivers, dams, and creeks across the worldNigeria is grappling with serious ecological and economic hurdles due to the spread of the invasive water hyacinth weed. This aggressive pl...11 Sep, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- Tata Steel scaling up AI, connected workforce systems to boost industrial safetyTata Steel is using over 10,000 CCTV cameras and AI for proactive accident prevention. Connected workforce systems and remote operations ar...11 Sep, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
- Tata Steel commissions India's 1st coke oven gas injection project at its Odisha plantTata Steel has commissioned a coke oven gas injection project at its Meramandali plant. This initiative supports the company's Net Zero by ...10 Sep, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
- Indian scientists develop a new concrete using human waste to make it significantly stronger than conventional cementScientists have found that biochar made from treated human waste, or faecal sludge, can partially replace cement in concrete and improve it...09 Sep, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
- In 2024, University of Chicago researchers turned discarded bio-oil char into graphite; 8 hours of cooling made crystals 5 times thicker and over 15 times widerUS researchers have developed a method to convert plant waste into high-quality graphite. This breakthrough offers a potential domestic sou...09 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- Under 4-year project from 2022 to 2026, Trong Duc Cocoa in Vietnam began feeding 5,000 tons of discarded cocoa pods into a gasifier. Now, the waste helps dry fresh beans in 7 days instead of 15 during the rainy seasonTrong Duc Cocoa Co. Ltd. in southern Vietnam has developed a way to reuse approximately 5,000 tons of discarded cocoa pods generated each y...25 Aug, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
- In April 2023, an Indian plant began converting 2,000 metric tons of cashew residues monthly into marine fuel. Now, the refined oil has passed real-world ocean trials, linking a village waste stream to global shippingA plant near Hebri, India, converts cashew processing waste into biofuel and biochar. This facility now processes nearly two thousand metri...24 Aug, 2026, 01.30 AM IST
- In 2018, scientists added up to 15 tons of cacao-shell biochar per hectare to degraded tropical soil; maize yields improved over several growing seasonsResearch indicates that using cacao-shell waste to create biochar has significantly improved agricultural yields on degraded farmland in Su...19 Aug, 2026, 03.00 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
- 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
- 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
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