Vivek's initiative not only set a Guinness Book of World Records in 2013 but has also broken it twice. Early this year, 4780 participants cooked food using the power of the sun. He now has a dream to celebrate Suryakumbh with 1,00,000 participants from across the globe who will cook at the very same time.
Read More »Q&A: Inventor of one of the greatest inventions of 2012, the Eliodomestico
Potable drinking water has been a reason for despair in several parts of the world. In India, the conditions aren’t better; the concerns are all the more grave and worrying, especially with families living in areas that are frequent to droughts. Families living in such areas around the globe, spend most of their lives, in the search of a basic commodity, Water! An easy solution is desperately needed.
Read More »Coke now serves itself in a bottle made of ICE!
Coca Cola has come up with a brilliant environment-saving-initiative. Considering that it takes nearly ¼ a bottle of fuel to make the same pet bottle, Coke may have found THE solution to at least tackle their own waste!
Read More »Google X: Balloon Powered Internet For All
Google X has been taking some serious strides in the field of renewable energy in the last couple of weeks. It bought Makani Power, the guys behind harnessing wind energy by flying kites, and now they are utilizing high-altitude, SOLAR powered, balloons that can transmit signals across hundreds of square kilometres to provide net access.
Read More »15 smartphones, hanging from trees, is helping save a rainforest
Saving countless trees from illegal felling is an impossible task. Even if innumerable rangers were asked to monitor these trees at various forests, trees would still be cut. So how does one be sure that no such activity is happening while the ranger is at the other end of the protected forest? Can Technology help?
Read More »Makani Power: Harnessing the power of the wind by flying a kite
A kite that led to the discovery of electricity in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin, is now proving that it can harness the power in the wind to generate electricity!
Read More »Tweego: Ma teaches the kids, how to reuse Tin cans
It has been raining cats and dogs and much to Fangchu’s dismay, Ma has asked him not to venture out into the garden. Ma did mention though that being the retreating monsoons, the rains will be over in a very short while. That did uplift Fangchu’s mood but not much to avoid Ma being concerned. She planned to sit with the kids and teach them on how they can recycle empty tin cans. This will avoid creation of waste and also help create new life. She sat together with the kids with the following items neatly laid out on the …
Read More »Infographic: What is Tree Bombing
Fighter jets are popular for dog fights, death defying stunts, and next generation technologies but rather infamous for multiple bombings over the years that has cost thousands of lives and destroyed unaccountable property. Can these weapons of death, be used to create life?
Read More »Infographic: Five Weird Energy Sources
If I were to ask you, what are the various sources of energy, you'd list them in a jiffy. What if I asked you the various sources of renewable energy? You'd still be quick but not as quick as your answers for the former question. Was that simple? How about, name a few rather absurd sources of energy?
Read More »Q&A with acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog & director Jeff Orlowski on their award winning documentary
In 2005 acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic to capture images to help tell the story of Earth’s changing climate. Having been somewhat skeptical about climate change he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. This set him on an arduous and life-threatening task to prove it not only to the world, but to himself! His movie, Chasing Ice, depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon powered planet. The movie has won numerous awards and was also shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
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