From driverless cars to Mars-ready batteries, young Indians push tech frontiersStartups like Swaayatt Robots in Bhopal are creating universal autonomous driving technology for various vehicles. Researchers at IIT Hyder...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
In 1995, New York turned discarded milk jugs and detergent bottles into a pier deck; 2 years later, the recycled plastic had held its key engineering propertiesThe 1990s marked the beginning of an intriguing investigation into recycled plastic lumber as a robust replacement for timber. Crafted chie...
19 Oct, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
During World War I, zinc mining helped Rush, Arkansas, grow to 2,000 to 3,000 residents; by 1920, its population had fallen to 344, and mining ruins remain along the Buffalo RiverRush, Arkansas, experienced a boom during World War I, driven by high zinc demand which transformed it into a bustling mining hub. Essentia...
18 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Beyond Oil: How bioenergy investments can rebalance India-Russia tradeRussia now exports more than $60 billion worth of goods annually to India, primarily crude oil, petroleum products, coal, and fertilisers.
16 Oct, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Turning waste into value: How Anytech Hughes plans to turn carbon capture into a revenue stream for Indian industryAnytech Hughesis adapting Korea’s commercially proven mineralisation technology to help Indian heavy industries turn carbon capture into a ...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
India-Kazakstan seek to build defence industry partnershipA Defence Industry Seminar was organized by the Embassy of India in Kazakhstan to promote collaboration. Fourteen Indian defence industries...
16 Oct, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Bobbi Brown sold her cosmetics company to Estée Lauder at 34. Now, in her 60s, she has a wew brand and no plans to sellBobbi Brown sold her cosmetics company to Estée Lauder at 34. Decades later, she launched Jones Road in her 60s, returning to the beauty in...
15 Oct, 2026, 03.13 AM IST
In 1986, Illinois rebuilt 4.14 miles of I-57 using recycled concrete; 20 years later, load transfer efficiency across transverse cracks still averaged over 90%In the 1980s, the Illinois Department of Transportation pioneered a project that involved recycling roadway concrete into new pavement. Aft...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
This Bengaluru man rejected Paris job offers to grow mushrooms in an old poultry shed, he now earns Rs 4 lakh a monthA Bengaluru entrepreneur, Prithviraj, turned his family's unused poultry shed into a mushroom farm after rejecting job offers in Paris. Sta...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Sarawak uses nearly 400 kg of plastic waste to build its first green asphalt roadSarawak has built a 100-metre green asphalt road at the CENTEXS Lawas campus using nearly 400 kg of plastic waste collected across Malaysia...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.39 AM IST
Jamestown bought Atlanta’s former Sears building for $27 million. Here’s how it became Ponce City MarketJamestown bought Atlanta’s former Sears building for $27 million in 2011 and transformed the 2.1-million-square-foot property into Ponce Ci...
12 Oct, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
In 2019, a South African town opened Africa's first plastic road, the 300-metre stretch contains 700 kg of recycled plasticThe road was constructed using a special process in which waste plastic was converted into pellets before being added to the asphalt mixtur...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
How Netherlands built the 'World’s First PlasticRoad Cycle Path' using recycled plastic equivalent to 218,000 cupsThe Netherlands opened the world’s first PlasticRoad cycle path in Zwolle in 2018. The 30-metre stretch used recycled plastic equivalent to...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.13 AM IST
Copenhagen opened a waste-to-energy plant with a ski slope on its roof in 2019; it turns 440,000 tons of waste per year into energy for 150,000 homesCopenhagen opened CopenHill, a waste-to-energy plant with a ski slope, in 2019. The facility processes 440,000 tons of waste each year and ...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.56 AM IST
Delhi MCD anti-pollution plan: Civic body unveils plans to tackle yearly winter pollution this yearDelhi MCD has unveiled a winter anti-pollution plan focused on reducing road dust and other local pollution sources. The civic body will us...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Case study of how not to plan & buildThe recently opened Barapullah Phase 3 corridor in Delhi was anticipated to enhance travel efficiency, but it has rapidly turned into a tra...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
No cement, 450 homes, Rs 7 lakh each: How Gujarat couple turned factory waste into bricks, cutting construction time to just 30 daysIn a groundbreaking innovation, Gujarat couple Vedant and Aditi Gandi have pioneered a pioneering technique to fabricate bricks utilizing i...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.52 PM IST