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Jan 1 2021January 1, 2021

NIIST develops alternative to single-use plastic

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, No Plastic, Save Earth, sustainability, Technology / By SLSV / January 1, 2021 January 1, 2021

Technology to manufacture biodegradable tableware from agricultural residues and byproducts The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has come up with an alternative to single-use plastics. NIIST scientists have developed a technology for manufacturing biodegradable tableware – including plates, cutleries and cups – from agricultural residues and byproducts. The know-how was licensed …

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Dec 31 2020December 31, 2020

Specially designed vehicle for differently abled people ‘best innovation’ of 2020

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Innovation, Technology / By SLSV / December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice President and former CII president Vikram Kirloskar took to social media to share a purposeful innovation 2020 has been a year of innovation. People might have been locked inside their homes, but there’s nothing that can lock one’s innovative spirit. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice President and former CII president Vikram Kirloskar …

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Dec 30 2020December 30, 2020

FEST: The School of Innovators is moulding children to be India’s future creators, innovators and entrepreneurs

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Innovation, Technology / By SLSV / December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020

FEST was set up as a platform for young children to learn about their specialised interests through a space that functions like Netflix for the education world. Over 14 hours each month, industry leaders and experts impart their knowledge in their respective subjects on the students Young millennials and Gen Z have already made their …

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Dec 21 2020December 21, 2020

Smart new technologies can play a vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, No Plastic, Save Earth, Technology / By SLSV / December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020

From source to sea, our waters are contaminated by a plastics scourge. A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. Approximately 8 million metric tonnes of plastic litter flow to the ocean annually, …

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Dec 14 2020December 14, 2020

SMART researchers engineer a plant-based sensor to monitor arsenic levels in soil

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, Innovation, Technology / By SLSV / December 14, 2020 December 14, 2020

Nanoscale devices integrated into the leaves of living plants can detect the toxic heavy metal in real time. Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Scientists from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) research group at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have engineered a novel type …

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