World Environment Day 2017: Could the Hyperloop be the answer to India’s transportation woes?
Mumbai : Have you ever read a book set in the ‘distant future’ that was written in the past — say HG Wells’ The Sleeper […]
Month: June 2017
Don’t waive farmers’ loans. Pay them more for their products – it’s good for economy
By Shishir Asthana New Delhi : TV channels have been flashing images of farmers spilling milk and dumping fruits and vegetables on Maharashtra roads. Their main […]
Why environmental protection in India is the need of the hour
By Sudhir Shenoy Mumbai : Today, India stands as the 5th largest economy with a strong GDP growth rate of 7.2 percent. This figure is projected […]
Canada engineers develop toilet for India that runs without water, sewage system
By Anirudh Bhattacharyya A team of engineers in Canada has devised a prototype that reimagines the humble toilet; with an innovative design that makes it suitable […]
Air pollution in India, a threat to human lives bigger than terrorism
By BASUDEV MAHAPATRA Bhubaneswar : Air pollution in India kills more people than terrorism every year. Yet there is no international war against pollution as there […]
11 Yrs Later, Govt Washes Hands Off Kalinga Nagar Tribals’ Deaths
By Basudev Mahapatra Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur : Eleven years after the police firing in Kalinga Nagar of Odisha’s Jajpur district where a dozen tribal people and […]
NYKS mobilises one crore youth for PM Modi’s ‘New India’ vision
New Delhi : The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) has mobilised one crore youth to fulfil Modi’s vision of ‘New India’. Following the recent call of […]
Rural India needs solar power for more than just lighting, study finds
By Manipadma Jena BHUBANESWAR : In the next five years, India plans to install 10,000 small-scale solar-power grids across the country to bring basic electrical […]
Rajasthan govt launches rural development initiative project
Jaipur : The Rajasthan government has launched rural development initiative project of SP Labs India, which is likely to benefit 60,000 people of 30 villages […]
IARI developing water treatment plant that uses agri waste
New Delhi : The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), along with four universities from India and Canada, are working to develop a cost-effective water treatment […]