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A $3.5 million Jeff Bezos Earth Fund grant targeted LA’s Concrete Wash in 2023; 3 years later, it became a greenway- In 1824, construction began on New Jersey’s Morris Canal, where 23 inclined planes carried boats up and down hills; some lifts spanned up to 100 feet
- Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tables
- Ireland turned retired wind-turbine blades into a 6-metre bridge; engineers also reused 19th-century railway foundations instead of building anewIreland's Blade Bridge offers a powerful lesson in how sustainable engineering can begin with a different question: not “What should we bui...15 Sep, 2026, 02.10 AM IST
- Wind-turbine blades were too difficult to recycle, so engineers gave them a second job; in Northern Ireland, retired blades now form a pedestrian bridgeWind-turbine blades can be difficult and costly to recycle. Instead of sending retired blades to waste, engineers in Northern Ireland found...14 Sep, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
- In 2012, Arizona listed Miller Creek as impaired by E. coli from human waste. 8 years later, Prescott groups built a public restroom, cutting E. coli levels by 13%Miller Creek in Prescott, Arizona, was placed on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) list in 2012 because of E. coli contamination associate...02 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
- In 1964, Wisconsin closed this railway line. Today, 60,000 visitors come here every yearA railway line in Wisconsin that stopped carrying trains in 1964 has found a surprising second life. The former Elroy-Sparta route is now a...12 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Atlanta used a retired 49-foot wind-turbine blade as a footbridge to solve a creek-access problem; the result transformed the park by opening nearly 2 acres of previously unreachable green space to visitorsAtlanta wind turbine blade bridge: A retired wind-turbine blade now serves as a footbridge in Atlanta's Beaverbrook Park. This innovative s...11 Aug, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
- In 1996, British publisher Felix Dennis began a tree-planting mission; his Heart of England Forest has grown to more than 2 million treesMagazine mogul Felix Dennis created a forest legacy by planting millions of trees. He transformed farmland into a woodland, which continues...01 Aug, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
- In 2022, Ireland built a pedestrian bridge from two wind-turbine blades that were too difficult to recycleOld wind turbine blades are now supporting a footbridge in County Cork, Ireland. These blades, retired after their operational life, offer ...27 Jul, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
- In the 1960s, a zoologist fought a canal designed to cut Florida in half; its 110-mile route became a 70,000-acre greenwayA proposed canal across Florida faced significant opposition from scientist Marjorie Harris Carr. Her organized efforts and legal challenge...25 Jul, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
- Fuelling change: A cookstove revolution for rural India is transforming into a scalable clean energy businessDesigned to burn traditional biomass fuels more cleanly and efficiently, the stoves from Greenway Appliances are helping households save mo...04 Nov, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
- James Bond video game 007 First Light announced at PlayStation event, what to expectThe IO Interactive has revealed its first new James Bond video game 007 First Light. The game will explore Bond's early days with MI6. It i...05 Jun, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
- Assam Electronics Round Table 2025: Assam CM appeals investors to come and invest in electronics sectorAssam is strategically positioned as a central hub for Northeast India and a key player in India's Act East Policy, according to Chief Mini...26 May, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
- How Greenway Grameen is helping rural kitchens cut emissions through clean cookingThe company has distributed over 3 million stoves across India, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.06 Aug, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
- Caparo to jointly build $340-mn commercial complex in USThe environment cleanup work on the 14-acre project, cost for which has been pegged at $340 million (Rs 2,260 crore), has been just launche...04 Sep, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
- Here's a Rs 6,000-crore plan to revive Yamuna river by DelhiThe plan has an in-principle approval from the Centre, have had a couple of consultations, Centre has agreed to finance the Yamuna river fr...15 Jun, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
- DDA to build public amenities and decongest roads in DelhiVenkaiah Naidu stressed the need to address Delhi's problems of congestion on roads, housing shortages, lack of public spaces,etc21 Aug, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
- Infosys leads 5 Indian projects shortlisted for Green OscarsMumbai-based Greenway Grameen's mission is to provide an affordable, desirable cookstove to improve quality of life for Indian women.09 Apr, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
- Real Value Promoters launches super luxury project--CzarThe project would have a seven level security system, a quick-safe room, a private 4D movie lounge apart from several new features.08 Nov, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
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