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A juice company dumped 12,000 tons of orange peels in Costa Rican forest. What happened next surprised scientistsThousands of tonnes of orange peels and pulp, dumped on degraded land in Costa Rica in the 1990s, unexpectedly transformed the barren area ...
In 1998, over 1,000 truckloads of orange peels were dumped in a barren Costa Rica pasture, 15 years later it turned into a dense forestIn a groundbreaking initiative in Costa Rica, researchers turned orange waste into a remarkable tool for land restoration. This organic byp...
Cabinet approves GOBARdhan biogas scheme, Guwahati-Tezpur highway worth Rs 32,701 crore combinedThe Union Cabinet approved two significant projects totaling over Rs 32,000 crore. The GOBARdhan scheme aims to boost biogas production nat...
A juice company dumped 1,000 truckloads of orange peel on dead Costa Rican pastures in 1997; 16 years later, the plot had 176% more biomass than the land beside itA Costa Rican juice company's waste helped restore a degraded pasture. Discarded orange peels and pulp enriched the soil, fostering new gro...
One plant, three harvests: 7 edible plants every should grow in their home gardenGrowing multi-purpose plants offers multiple harvests from a single garden specimen. These versatile plants maximize productivity and signi...
No concrete obsession, no fancy paint: Bengaluru couple's home is 45% cheaper and stays 12 degrees cooler. How did they do it?A Bengaluru couple chose sustainability and natural materials for their home. This approach resulted in a structure significantly cheaper t...
Scientists just found a smelly algae that eats microplastics, and it could save your drinking waterScientists are developing algae to tackle microplastic pollution in drinking water. This orange-scented algae repels water, causing micropl...
8 fascinating things you probably didn't know about the rat snakeDiscover the surprising intelligence and ecological importance of rat snakes, America's original pest control. These non-venomous constrict...
Your Kitchen Trash Might Be the Secret Ingredient Your Garden NeedsGardeners can transform everyday kitchen waste into valuable plant food. Items like banana peels, eggshells, and coffee grounds offer essen...
From peel to profit: How Nagpur can juice a fortune from its orangesExperts stress the need to showcase the unique attributes of Nagpur oranges, strengthen storage, transportation, and logistics infrastructu...
Technological intervention can play a transformative role: President of Tea Association of IndiaPresident of Tea Association of India, Ajay Jalan, emphasizes the transformative role of technological intervention in addressing rising co...
Mutual funds gravitating to new-age firms; global tech centres buck hiring trendNew-age companies are seeing increased interest from domestic mutual funds, who have upped their shareholding in these firms over the last ...
Vibha Padalkar confident of 17-20% growth for HDFC Life in long termVibha Padalkar talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the life insurance ecosystem in India.
French refinery leaks toxic chemical into marine life area
Why it’ll take an Indian e-tailer 10 yrs to earn half a trillionOne of the talking points for comparison was the advertising market of both countries. India’s advertising market is $9.5 billion this year...
Millennial India is slowly and steadily advocating sustainable diningChefs and restauranteurs alike are increasingly combining with food producers.
How Goa has become a hotbed for startup activity and talentSo, why of all places, Goa? The answers vary from an ideal work-life balance to the perfect environment for innovation.
Here's how the world can be fed by hacking photosynthesisImagine if we could grow 30 to 60 percent more wheat in a field, using the same amount of space, water, fertilizer, and sunlight.
- Idol immersion pollutes Ganga
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens ...
- Human error: Man-made ecological disasters
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of Puerto Rico. It has already reached the marshes of Louisiana. As environmental...