Over 100 underprivileged women are trained in making newspaper trash bags By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 Bengaluru-based GreenBUG organization has come up with an alternative to curb the use of plastic trash bags from the city, by developing newspaper bin bags. Customers from different areas in the country have started buying the product […]
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The water management and sustainability issue of water has finally put the commercial buildings in a forceful decision to use water judicially. By SA Gayatri Bangalore, April 11, 2019 Recently, the Orion Mall management has been using the Internet of Things (IoT), to enabled water and waste water management solution offered by the Green Environment […]
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The Forest Department of Karnataka has caught some 50 sellers illegally trading wildlife parts in the last four months. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The sellers have opted to use digital selling platforms like OLX, Alibaba, Quickr, and eBay to illegally sell wildlife parts. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
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Bikers face accidents every year on the 100-foot road in Indiranagar, the reason being the seeds of the Rain trees. By Hansy Sanctis Bengaluru, April 10, 2019. A biker on his way back home, skid off the 100 Foot road in Indiranagar on Monday evening, losing his life due to the slippery road. According to […]
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Doors, windows, plumbing fittings, steel frames, and slider doors – all recycled. By Aiswarya Sriram Bangalore, April 10, 2019. The timber businessmen and wood artisans at K.R. Market say that people buy old windows and doors to construct or reconstruct their houses. The idea is more economical and is also a solution to increasing garbage […]
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Some people jog and help clean the streets while younger ones resist the trend. By Jignasa Sinha Bangalore, April 10, 2019. Plogging is a global trend: it includes jogging and picking up litter at the same time. It’s a great exercise and it helps cleaning up surroundings; people who do this activity are called ploggers. […]
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Farm 2050, AgTech startup signed an MoU with American company AmHydro in a deal to promote sustainable agriculture By Rudrankar Raha Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 American Hydroponics (AmHydro), a US company that provides agriculture solutions plans to invest in India and is going to set up an office in the silicon valley of India: Bengaluru. […]
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Facilities in Bengaluru Airport are not up to the mark due to lack of proper maintenance, especially for sanitary disposal machines. By Hansy Sanctis Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 Despite installing free sanitary napkins vending and disposal machines at the Bangalore airport, nobody is able to access and use them, as they are under locks. These […]
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One of the reasons behind farmers not using soil tests is the expenses involved in the process. They need alternatives. By Praveena P. Bangalore, April 9, 2019. Farmers in Karnataka do not go for regular soil tests to check the quality of soil they use for cultivation. This affects their productivity in the long-run, even […]
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The automobile industry in India is looking forward to making a future out of electric vehicles (EVs). By Rohit Chatterjee Bengaluru, April 9, 2019: The Indian automobile industry is trying hard to match with other countries in the segment of electric vehicles,to make them the new mode of transport. However, certain problems are making it hard […]
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