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In just $500, a Washington art teacher built a 1200 sq ft home. His hillside home is made from discarded car doors, washing machine glass, metalVictor Moore, an innovative Washington art teacher, created a standout home known as the 'junk castle,' utilizing an array of discarded ite...
Scientists from King’s College London turned an agricultural waste product into a bone-healing scaffold; keratin from sheep’s wool produced more natural-looking regenerated bone than collagen in animalsSheep’s wool may soon have a surprising medical purpose. Scientists at King’s College London turned wool-derived keratin into a bone regene...
A decade of inclusion: How GeM is transforming public procurement for women entrepreneurs in IndiaGeM's Womaniya initiative has empowered over 200,000 women entrepreneurs in public procurement. This program has dismantled barriers, enabl...
No bricks, glass or steel: Bengaluru man transforms 10 acres of dry land into an eco-friendly forest retreat. About 20 km from Kanha National Park, this award-winning stay is built from mud walls, terracotta tiles and bambooBengaluru travel enthusiast Ankit Rastogi transformed 10 acres of barren land into a thriving forest. This eco-estate, Surwahi Social Ecoes...
India has got a $5 trillion sleeping giant: Can govt wake it up?India holds an estimated $5 trillion worth of gold in households and temples, yet continues to spend billions importing more every year. As...
Scientists just made an all-silk cooling textile that reflects 94.8% of sunlight and lowers skin temperature by 4.3 °CScientists have engineered a revolutionary silk fabric, dubbed SilkNT, that cools the skin by an impressive 4.3°C without any batteries or ...
Forget ACs: This Delhi couple's home stays cool even in 45°C heat. Here's how they did it naturallyIn Delhi's sweltering heat, one couple's 40-year-old home stays cool without heavy AC reliance. Their residence utilizes traditional archit...
Sustainability should be a foundational element, integrated from the project’s inception: Haresh MirpuriMirpuri balances sustainability with aesthetics, functionality, and cost-effectiveness, advocating for responsible luxury through brands li...
Property developers prioritize green developmentsTo deal with the extreme climate change builders are focussing on conserving water by recycling it and using it for flushing and landscape,...
Wabag expands global footprint with oil & gas order worth $165 million in Russia“This order from a marquee customer in the Oil & Gas sector, re-affirms our technological superiority and execution excellence, built over ...
Sustainable building materials needed to redefine living conditions in citiesThe immediate future requires more usage of green and sustainable building materials and architecture to redefine cities.
Kerala government mulls promotion of 'green habitat' conceptThe buildings, under the concept, are planned to be designed in such a way that natural sunlight and wind would be used to maximum and the ...
How 5 IIT graduates are changing the way slum kids playTheir first project was on their college campus, the Disha Seema Care Center, a school for children from villages around the IIT-Kharagpur ...
Believe it! There's a new, sustainable home in townEntrepreneurs look at innovative ways to use upcycled materials & build houses.
- ISKCON's Govardhan Eco Village receives award in UK
The award, instituted by the Green Organisation, UK, was received by Radha Mohan Prabhu on behalf of GEV.
NASA offers USD 2.25 million for building 3D-printed space habitatNASA is offering USD 2.25 million in prize for designing & building a 3D-printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the journey ...
Swachh Bharat: Jindal Stainless enters modular toilet spaceJindal Architecture would carry out the company's plan of producing such toilets, which the firm claims can last for at least 25 years with...
Infosys' Nagpur campus to come up on 142-acre Mihan landThe building will have leverage radiant cooling technology, natural lighting, water recycling and environment friendly material for constru...
Young ventures like Magicrete, Perlcon Premix riding the green building bandwagonThese ventures offer solutions that range from masonry products that do not use cement or sand to online platforms that improve efficiency.
- Sabeer's hot new idea: Nano City
"But you have to have adequate infrastructure to complement technology advancement. The city will create an energy-efficient public transpo...