With plastic pollution crawling and digging its claws on every inch of the planet, eliminating the use of this non-biodegradable product has become an absolute necessity. Although this change might not be easy as plastic marks its presence in every aspect of human existence, the
With incessant urbanization and industrialization, the global air quality has dangerously deteriorated over the past few years. The recently released World Air Quality Report 2019 revealed that cities in south Asia are most polluted in the entire world. 21 out of the world’s 30 cities
Well, there was a time when India was called the “Golden Bird.” However, after the end of British exploits of around 200 years, the country only knew the pain of partition, poverty, and famine. With only three gold mines and 618.2 tonnes of gold deposits,
The 21st century has so far revealed the tangibility of threats of global warming and climate change. Extreme weathers, unending spells of droughts, floods, and escalating water scarcity are the very evidence of these threats. Another addition to this list is rapidly melting glaciers. Recently,
With an increase in plastic pollution, the efforts to curb the same are also escalating. Many big brands have been eliminating the usage of plastic, recycling plastic, and preventing tons of plastic from ending up in landfills and ultimately the ocean. Adopting the sustainable way
Scientists have been experimenting with the ways to utilize sunlight through various mediums. Light-driven actuators, devices that convert light directly into mechanical work, have caught much attention as they are wireless and easy to control. Working on a similar principle, a team from China’s Changzhou
India has been striving and thriving to generate power through renewable energy resources for quite some time now. The country has a target to reach a renewable energy capacity of 175 GW by 2022, out of which 100 GW will be solar energy. Most of
Plastic pollution has plagued the whole world and Indian government has been persistent on its goal to make the country free of single-use plastic. After implementing ban on single-use plastic in government buildings and railways, airport premises are being free of this non-biodegradable product. Recently,
As the average global temperature is rising due to the climate change, the requirement of air-conditioners is likely to spike three times within next three decades. Although cheap to manufacture, the conventional air-conditioners depend on low-efficiency mechanical vapor compression to cool and dehumidify air, making
Amidst the crisis of climate change, the global communities are striving to achieve amounts of renewable energy resources in order to reduce emissions generated by fossil fuel consumption. Whereas the solar and wind energy are contributing their fair share toward achieving this goal, these two