The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developed as part of the collaboration with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) of the European Commission for the development …
It doesn’t have quite the same appeal as the ability to turn water into wine, but scientists at a Belgian university have successfully turned urine into water. The researchers recovered 1,000 litres of unconsumed H20 from festival goers’ pee. Now they are hoping to use it to brew Belgian beer. …
An invention labelled 'Smog Free Tower' is set to be tested in public spaces in Beijing in September The machine was created by Daan Roosegaarde, a 37-year-old Dutch artist and innovator He saw the smog first-hand during a trip to Beijing in 2014 and got the idea for the clever …
Thiruvananthapuram: The new technology developed by the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) may help reduce acidic effluent flow from public sector undertakings (PSUs) such as Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML) and Travancore Titanium Products (TTP) that causes deterioration of land and water bodies and pollution. The …
Pune-based Scorpius Trackers, promoted by entrepreneurs Shailesh Vaidya and Kiran Shah, has inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with three undisclosed entities, which are projected to put up a combined solar capacity of 1,250 MW. Under the agreements, the Pune-based company will provide tracker solutions to each one of them. Tracking …
The Centre must recall the draft notification which is bad in law and will be disastrous for the ecology. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change (MOEF&C;) issued a new draft notification in May 2016, proposing to amend the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006. The draft notification aims to …
A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa. The innovation--a solar powered oxygen delivery system--is providing concentrated oxygen in hospital for children suffering from severe pneumonia. The device created by Dr. Michael Hawkes, an assistant professor in the University of Alberta's Division of …
A Nigerian, Dr. Eddy Agbo, over the weekend emerged as one of the three winners of the Innovation Prize for Africa, winning the Special Prize for Social Impact with innovative healthcare solution to address Africa’s prevailing malaria burden. The Innovation Prize for Africa is the landmark programme of the African …
Dishman Pharma Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in India, we would need to think of new ways in which the health care services are rendered. Laying stress on promoting research work in pharmaceutical sector, Regional Director of WHO South East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh said India needs to incorporate changes and …
At the December 2015 Paris Climate negotiations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s commitment to 100 Gigawatts of solar energy connected to the grid by 2022. Commentators have questioned this ambitious target given the fact that India’s current solar capacity is approximately 5 GW and India’s commitment is equal to …
181 Newly appointed IAS officers will undergo training in an unique water harvesting technique developed in Gujarat. The 'Bhungroo' method is a brainchild of Ahmedabad based couple Biplab Paul and Tripti Jain. The technique has been successfully tested and implemented for the last 10 years. This technology is the result …
Panaji: To encourage solar power generation and more importantly grid connected solar power in the state, the Goa energy development agency (GEDA) together with the electricity department and the water resources department has invited professionals in the field, from Gujarat, to share their expertise with the departments, Goa chamber of …
Concrete has a crushing environmental impact but Australian-led innovations have the potential to dramatically reduce emissions from its production They look like any other footpath snaking across Queensland’s James Cook University (JCU) campus. Yet the two concrete paths leading up to the university’s new Science Place building and the Douglas …
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu kept passenger fares and freight charges intact in Railway Budget, 2016, looking more towards more trains and dedicated corridors in a Budget he said was “focussed on growth, creating jobs and providing better service to passengers”. Prabhu introduced three new superfast trains and announced setting …
State-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed an agreement with Coal India Ltd (CIL) for implementation of energy efficiency projects in CIL and its subsidiaries. As per the agreement, which was signed on February 8, EESL will carry out energy efficiency projects in all CIL establishments including office buildings …
The newly-formed Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has announced its first tranche of investments in London today (9 February), with £3m being allocated to eight social innovation projects in the developing world. GIF-funded projects include Poa Power – a pilot scheme in Kenya that provides off-grid communities with affordable clean energy …
A new waterless toilet soon to be trialled in Africa may not start a feminist revolution, but it will go a long way to addressing some urgent and practical needs of women and girls - and for all the international conferences and commitments to empowering women, it is nice to …
A team at Columbia University hope to use the energy produced by bacteria when they expand and contract A small Lego device on the shelf of professor Ozgur Sahin’s office at Columbia University could open up the possibility of another form of renewable energy, and one that is much cheaper …
Sportswear giant Adidas has created the world's first sports shoe made entirely from reclaimed and recycled ocean waste, which now includes a 3D-printed midsole made from recycled polyester and fill net content. Adidas unveiled its latest prototype at the Parley Talks at COP21 in Paris, where the company serve as …
PARIS: Seeking to take the innovation route to solve the crisis of climate change, a coalition of countries including India came together with private investors to pledge an increase in investment in R&D; in low-carbon technologies at the sidelines of the Paris climate summit on Tuesday. The effort is being …
Scientists in China have designed a revolutionary engine that converts space debris into fuel to move itself as it cleans up junk. According to engineers at Tsinghua University in Beijing, space debris is the by-product of human activities in space which includes defunct rockets and satellites, ejection from the rockets …
