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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
TopicSustainability

Topic: Sustainability

Electricity bill too high? This is why you need to live in a ‘passive house’

The world's first ‘passive house’ complex was built in Germany 30 years ago, as part of an effort to sustainably construct buildings.

Vertical farming could feed world’s poor, but it depends on the cheapest lightbulb

Though vertical farming solves problem of supply and shrinking farm land, its produce is far more expensive than conventionally farmed goods and even most organic produce.

Handbags, hamburgers, bricks — how mushrooms can be the ultimate sustainable material

Easy to grow and fully biodegradable, mycelium could prove to be the ultimate green material for the future.

Secondhand clothing is now a booming, multi-billion dollar industry

Last year, secondhand clothing expanded 21 times faster than conventional apparel retail did. It can help make fashion sustainable.

Apple may not be as green as it claims. Here is why

Apple has always tried to convince consumers that it’s a more sustainable company than its competitors when it comes to managing old devices. It’s fair to ask how sincere it is.

A Dutch butcher is winning hearts by making plants taste just like meat

For every 1 kg of beef, almost 3 kg of human-edible feed is needed to feed the cow. So the Vegetarian Butcher just cuts out the middle-man (or cow in this case).

It will cost the world $300 billion to halt & fix the global warming problem

The idea is for using simple, age-old practices to lock millions of tons of carbon back into the soil.

India is both a developing & developed country. Alexa and Siri would have a hard time here

India is a fringe country. It can become the innovation crucible of the modern world with ‘jugaad’, but it needs a keen eye to scale them to global proportions.

Costa Rica is one of the world’s happiest countries. Find out why

Costa Rica tops the Happy Planet Index, but only uses a quarter of the resources typically used in the Western world.

In 100 years, we may not need soil to grow our food

We may not need to rely on soil to achieve adequate & quality food for as many as 20 billion people in the future.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu politics is fracturing. Vijay entry can shake things up

There is an overall sense of ennui with the cynical, established and entrenched parties and politicking in the state.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?