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Himachal’s Bamboo Museum – largest in India – is heaven for bamboo lovers

A Himalayan state in India believes in and preaches eco-friendly and sustainable material for construction and plantation of more trees through a unique way. Himachal Pradesh has dedicated a whole bamboo museum to educate people regarding precious bamboo- perhaps, most eco-friendly plant. The structure is

Jun 18, 2015 by Madan in Architecture
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Discarded steel recycled into gracious animal head sculptures by Selcuk Yilmaz

We have seen discarded metal recycled into creative sculptures. Artists’ finds pleasure in recycling as awareness regarding sustainable practices reaches greater population. Now, we have some unique pieces of art that are created from discarded steel pieces. The artist has invented recycling in his own

Jun 16, 2015 by Madan in Art
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Indian railway installing eco-friendly ‘zero toilet discharge’ on coaches to keep tracks clean

It’s been a couple of years that Indian railway has been testing eco-friendly ‘zero toilet discharge’ system in railway coaches. Now, it has announced that it will make two routes, Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder- Wansjalya, in Gujarat free from unhygienic and non-ecofriendly practice of open discharge.

Jun 16, 2015 by Madan in News
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India lags behind in promoting cycling culture and Public Bicycle Sharing system

As a counter measure to deal with rising emission levels and congestion on roads, presently, 800 cities in 56 countries have well established public bicycle sharing systems. The system consists of bike hubs situation in an area from where anyone can rent a bike for

Jun 12, 2015 by Madan in Transportation
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Meet WAYU – India’s solar–powered device that cuts air pollutants by 40-60 %

While Indian government is a total failure in understanding and taking any considerable action to check the levels of rising air pollution, IIT- Bombay has invented an air purifier that can prove to be a an effective tool to fight air pollution at most crowded

Jun 12, 2015 by Madan in Technology
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E-waste explosion not just polluting India, but also killing informal recyclers

United States and China contribute 32% of global e-waste generated presently. India is happy to be at number five with just 5 % contribution. However, the worst is still to come. The electronics boom has just begun in India. The economic development and lowering rates

Jun 10, 2015 by Madan in Lifestyle
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India’s first solar-powered hydrogen fueling station commissioned by Air Product

Indian energy sector and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are aggressively looking forward towards cleaner energy sources. India has already announced that nation strives to achieve 100 GW solar energy mark by the end of 2022. Now, India has received its first solar-powered hydrogen

Jun 09, 2015 by Madan in Energy

Ban on Bombay city’s famous horse drawn Victoria carriage, court calls it cruelty against animals

The Bombay High Court, hearing the petition filed by a city based NGO Animals and Birds Charitable Trust, People for Animals and People for Ethical Treatment of animals (PETA) has directed the Brihanmumbai Municpal Corporation (BMC) to put a complete ban on ‘Victoria horse carriages’.

Jun 09, 2015 by Madan in Nature & Wildlife
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India plans 13 Gigawatt solar energy parks in 20 States by the end of 2015

After the formation of new government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sky-high announcement continue to roll out in media. The government announced that it’ll meet the goal of achieving 100 GW of solar energy by 2022. The previous government had targeted only

Jun 09, 2015 by Madan in Energy
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Pigeon builds nest in frying pan and lays an egg : Video

Bird laying eggs directly in frying pans; that sounds like a scene from cartoon show, but this Norwegian man have documented similar scene at his home in Oslo. Pigeons had built a nest in his frying pan and had laid an egg as well. Stian

Jun 05, 2015 by Madan in Nature & Wildlife
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