Balrampur Chini bags 1st institutional order from Lucknow Cantonment Board to supply bio-plastic itemsBalrampur Chini Mills has taken a step by securing its inaugural institutional order for eco-friendly bioplastic products. The Lucknow Cant...
BacAlt Biosciences raises Rs 18 crore in round led by Avaana CapitalLubrizol InnoVentures, the innovation arm of global speciality chemicals provider Lubrizol, participated in the round. The funds will be us...
Ice that cannot melt is here, scientists invent jelly ice to make life easy for youScientists have developed 'jelly ice,' a reusable and compostable alternative to traditional ice, addressing the problem of meltwater. Made...
Sugarcane to sustainability: India gets its first fully integrated PLA plant as Balrampur Chini unveils BioyugThe company expects Bioyug to catalyse MSME participation in downstream packaging and green innovation.
IISc researchers develop bacteria to repair bricks in space; samples to be sent onboard GaganyaanA sample of the bacteria may now be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission to study its behaviour in microgravity. With India plann...
India should come up with bio-plastics policy: ReportIndia should introduce a national bio-plastics policy with fiscal incentives like capital subsidies and government support for research and...
"You have to maintain it," Cardi B says to a fan who criticizes her workout video after having plastic surgeryCardi B the famous rapper criticized one fan who made fun of her workout video after the plastic surgery. The rapper has been very straight...
Deep Polymers rallies 9% as firm forays into biodegradable polymersIn a regulatory filing, the smallcap speciality chemical player announced that it will be entering into biodegradable polymers to reduce wa...
Gujarat Biotech University researchers developing technologies to manufacture carbon-free fuelWith the vision of making a "green process concept", the research group is working on "whole-cell bio-catalysis" (WCB) for the synthesis of...
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop cellulose nano-crystals from cucumber peels for food packagingThe cellulose nano-material developed from raw cucumber waste by Professor Jayeeta Mitra and research scholar N Sai Prasanna at IIT Kharagp...
Early work on for safe replacement of plasticsSmall steps point to a completely new science in dealing with the plastics problem.
- Silk-based material programmed for pre-designed functions
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) Researchers have created a novel material out of silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, ...
3-D printer creates objects using wood celluloseThe researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden also added carbon nanotubes to create electrically conductive material.
System to deliver drugs to individual cells developedThe major hurdle has been that as these local cues are not consistent between cells; one needs systems that respond to multiple such cues.
- Clariant Chemicals launches new consumer care laboratory at Thane
Clariant Chemicals announced that its industrial & consumer specialities business has launched a new consumer care laboratory at its Kolshe...
- Union Budget 2010: Agri machinery to cost less
Govt has cut basic customs duty from 7.5% to 5% on specified agricultural machinery.
- Tech support for plastic industry
Since oil prices are largely an external impost on the Indian economy, a key aspect is to equip the downstream plastics industry with techn...