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Forbes 30 under 30 – Ashwath Hegde, an Indian Entreprenuer, and his biodegradable plastic bags made from vegetables
In a country where around 57 percent of the population is below the age of 30, the achievements of this set pretty much encapsulates the power of youth and the face of a new India: A country that is enjoying the spotlight on the global stage and is ready to...
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Railways becomes the focus of India’s solar ambitions easing country’s energy burden
Indian Railways is the fourth largest route network in the world connecting over 8000 stations. Calculations for the year 2015 Indian Railways show that it accounted for (traction and non-traction combined) roughly around 1.5% of India total electricity consumption. Being India’s largest power consumer, deficit in power supply has long...
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Non-food crops as feedstock for bioplastics: Is there a critical need?
What is the real challenge? The food crisis is affecting over three billion people—half the world’s population. The Bioplastics Industry contribute to this existing global food crisis by taking over large areas of land previously used to grow crops used as food for human consumption or as feed for animals....
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Are durable bioplastics the real growth story for the bioplastics sector?
Introduction The motivational driver to the innovation of bioplastics technology was to tackle our addiction to the disposable-everything habit. The disposable-everything eased our lives, but took a huge toll on our environment which lead to the development of biodegradable/compostable disposables to ease off the problems created by us to the...
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Cow Urine as Organic Pesticide – a Case Close to Home
My trip yesterday to my village Mathuramangalam, a really small hamlet some 50 Kms outside of Chennai, was to attend a family function. As with many Indian villages, mine is also centered around a temple - in this case, a 1000-year old Vaishnavite temple. The village is the birthplace of Embar, a cousin...
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Biodegradable sanitary napkins from Aakar Innovations: Solving the problems around women menstruation in an environment-friendly way
Over the last century, our society has become heavily and widely reliant on disposable plastics, which has now become a severe environmental threat globally. Sanitary napkins, which are used and disposed by women every day, also make use of plastics in the non woven fabric and polyethylene around the adsorbent...
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Cleantech Funding Event for ESCOs
Cleantech Funding Event for ESCOs organized by AEPL & TiE, Chennai Date: Wednesday, 25th January 2017 Venue: Hall No 1 IIT MRP, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai Time: 9.30 am -11.30 am Entry: For TiE Members - Complimentary For Non-Members - Rs. 500/- Note: Registration, Networking and Breakfast begins at 8.30 AM Click here...
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Does Organic, Eco-friendly Apparel for Babies and Infants Present Stronger Business Case?
While I mostly research and write on renewable energy, the overall domain of cleantech is equally interesting to me, and some of my reading and explorations are into sustainable products and materials. In this context, I have been looking at the eco-friendly and sustainable products domain for quite a while....
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Biomass Boilers Guide – Guide to Pick Optimal Biomass, Processing & Boiler Type
Many companies in India, and worldwide, are shifting from the use of fossil fuels for their boilers to using biomass. Such a transition is not easy though, given the significant differences between biomass and coal or other fossil fuels - differences both in terms of product characteristics as well as...
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Edible Carry Bags – Non-plastic, Biodegradable Bags – Indian Innovation
Mangalore based entrepreneur Ashwath Hegdehad, with his company Envigreen Biotech India Private Ltd in 2016 in Bengaluru, has come up with 100 per cent environment friendly and biodegradable bags. “The EnviGreen (EG) bags are 100 per cent organic, edible and recyclable which will eliminate plastic from our country,” says Hegde....
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