Pakistan plans to go green on the roads over the next four years! To make the plan successful, the City District Government Karachi is by devising a program to replace old buses with 8,000 new CNG buses.
To help the local transporters to get these…
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“Green burial” is taking root only recently in the US. With just a handful here, the 93-acre Greensprings Natural Cemetery is the first of its kind in New York. Unlike other burials, where bodies are put in a waterproof, permanent container –…
Wear it green. Am talking about those cuffs, you can boast not only of its style but also of going environmentally-responsible. This cuff is made of natural cork and is not only 100% recycled but also recyclable.
This cork cuff reveals that this…
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Do you know, when you walk, you produce energy? But, unfortunately it disappears into the ground, and can’t be put to better use! Yeah, I am talking about harvesting this energy. Don’t know if this is possible! But, an optimistic architectural firm in..
Till now, it is not possible to send tsunami warnings accurately until the waves are recorded by buoys! Here is a new solution to this.
A new software is developed, which coupled with Global Positioning System’s data could determine quickly if a large.
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Two independent groups of researchers in the US have developed techniques to make porous germanium. It is another semiconductor used widely in microelectronics. This new material can be used in making solar cells and chemical sensors that are more…
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John Innes Centre scientists found a new way to accelerate the nitrogen fixing process without using bacteria, normally used to trigger nodulation in legumes — a key element of the process. The scientists have used a key gene required by the legumes…
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The world’s most lethal viruses, HIV and the hepatitis B virus can be killed by tomatoes. These two diseases can be challenged by creating vaccines out of genetically modified tomatoes.
There is only one vaccine available for hepatitis B virus, and..
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Russian researchers have designed an efficient, compact and low-cost way of generating power. The innovative way generates a lot of energy from bad-quality coal, sawdust and other low-grade fuel. This renewable mix source of energy emits very little…
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This tent is no simple one in terms of facilities and contributing towards the environment. Just place it anywhere and keep the worries of light as darkness falls. It has its own solar panel and integrated, interior LED lights to illuminate at night…
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