Addressing The Plastic Waste Crisis At Kolkata, India

Plastics can easily qualify as the one of the most user-friendly inventions of the 20th century. It has also successfully been able to dominate contemporary times. This ‘life-changing’ invention that has the advantage of lasting forever is also its greatest disadvantage. Today, the plastic waste crisis is spiraling out of control. To help alleviate the rampant mismanagement […]

‘Adaptive Urban Commuter’: Hyderabad Startup Launches Foldable E-Bicycle

Hyderabad-based E-mobility startup Kachbo Design has developed a first-of-its-kind electric bicycle that its developers call ‘an adaptive urban commuter.’ The e-bicycle Hornback looks like a regular battery-fitted cycle but can be folded and carried in a car’s boot or pushed around like a trolley. It allows easy battery swapping for a longer commute or removing it altogether for a workout.  Unlike folding […]

Accelerating Rate Of Groundwater Depletion In Punjab, Worries Farmers And Experts

Environmental News from India:  A 2020 block-wise groundwater resources assessment by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) found that most of the districts in Punjab had over-exploited the groundwater levels. In some districts, the groundwater level was marked as critical. Groundwater extraction in Punjab has already reached 150-200 meters in most places in central Punjab. If the […]