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IIT Madras-developed solid waste combustor commissioned at BHEL factory, Tiruchi

Based on Rotary Furnace Technology, it can process up to one tonne of unsegregated MSW daily

How AI-aided ‘digital vaccines’ can be a game-changer

A Chennai start-up uses digital avatars to nudge children towards a healthy lifestyle

Magic bacteria that turns low-cost agri waste into industrial enzymes

IIT-Madras team deploys bacteria isolated from sugar cane waste to design a cost-effective and sustainable process

Electrochemical method of carbon capture

Berkeley lab is working on a potentially cheaper method of carbon sequestration

Heart-protective proteins

How three naturally occurring proteins can prevent heart failure

Titanic II

Salvaging objects from the deep — the whys and the hows

Can flow batteries support India’s renewable energy pivot?

IIT-M researcher’s cheap, lead-based flow battery is market-ready

An alternative to plastic pollution that has risen from the seas

Mumbai-based start-up Zerocircle zeroed in on the humble seaweed in its search for a replacement to single-use plastic

Decluttering space

Finding a way to refuel satellites and extend their shelf-life

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

Weekly Rupee View: Rupee sways to and fro in a range

The price band of 79 – 79.80 remains valid

LIC may offer a smoother ride for investors going ahead

Sustained improvement in APE growth, but retail market share needs monitoring

Index Outlook: Sensex and Nifty 50 nearing an inflection point

Strong resistances with potential to trigger a reversal are coming up that has potential to trigger a reversal

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up