Digitalisation presents a mixed bag of opportunities, challenges to Indian IT sector Talent shortage, cybersecurity vulnerabilities are key concerns
Isn't it good, Norwegian wood Isn't it good, Norwegian wood The Oslo-based company Kebony uses patented technology to give softwood the attributes of tropical hardwoods, saving the rainforest one plank at a tim
From protester tearing down the boundaries, to successful entrepreneur today From protester tearing down the boundaries, to successful entrepreneur today The nuclear power phase-out, the energy transition and the fight against climate change have resulted in the emergence of new business models in Germa
PILI, the "organic" ink pioneer PILI, the "organic" ink pioneer A French biotech company is developing fully biodegradable ink, using pigments made from bacteria. Is this the next revolution for our ballpoint pens?
Digitalisation presents a mixed bag of opportunities, challenges to Indian IT sector Digitalisation presents a mixed bag of opportunities, challenges to Indian IT sector Talent shortage, cybersecurity vulnerabilities are key concerns
Business not as usual Business not as usual The B Team is an international group of business leaders leveraging their influence for the common good. It is also a partner of Sparknews, who recen
Big data, small energy bills Big data, small energy bills Using algorithms and analytics (as well as smart glasses), a French startup identifies potential energy savings for industries from cheese manufacture
Isn't it good, Norwegian wood The Oslo-based company Kebony uses patented technology to give softwood the attributes of tropical hardwoods, saving the rainforest one plank at a tim
From protester tearing down the boundaries, to successful entrepreneur today The nuclear power phase-out, the energy transition and the fight against climate change have resulted in the emergence of new business models in Germa
PILI, the "organic" ink pioneer A French biotech company is developing fully biodegradable ink, using pigments made from bacteria. Is this the next revolution for our ballpoint pens?
Vitirover, robot, and winegrower A small company from Saint-Emilion, France, is sending its solar mower robot into the vineyards. Before entrusting it with other tasks.
How to get energy from sewage waste Soil-Concept is developing a procedure to transform sewage sludge compost into gas
From pits to plastic A Mexican entrepreneur hopes to make bioplastics even cheaper than their petroleum-based equivalent, thanks to an abundance of avocados
Apateq: Containers on tour The Luxemburg company Cleantech specialises in the separation of water and fossil fuel.
A seawater desalination project led by Fundación Chile Easter Island seeks to irrigate crops using solar energy Due to the summer drought, Islanders have to get 52% of their fruits and vegetables from the mainland because local production cannot meet domestic de
In Africa, dirt bricks for cleaner construction Across the world, people are chopping down trees to burn bricks to build their homes. The world’s largest cement manufacturer thinks there’s a be
AllGreenup: the app that measures environmental impact and rewards environmental care The platform connects users and companies within a sustainable context, promoting environmental care.
When money grows on trees Once viewed as worthless, the humble croton nut of East Africa has proven to be a valuable source of biofuel, fertilizer and even chicken feed
Storing solar juice in brine Aquion Energy, a Pittsburgh-based startup, has developed a clean and relatively inexpensive sodium-ion battery for holding the sun’s power
Micro-grids, macro impact Mera Gao Power lights up 20,000 households across 1,500 Uttar Pradesh villages
Plugging into farm waste for power In Bihar’s hinterland, Husk Power Systems generates electricity from biomass
Developing Hydrogen Power in a Hydrocarbon Empire Methods for turning hydrogen into energy have been known for over a century, but they are only now starting to reach the consumer markets. In addition
Building a climate friendly city Rwanda's capital, Kigali, is turning to architects for sustainable urbanisation
In Kenya, a new solar system M-KOPA is bringing light to people’s lives with an innovative model combining renewable energy, GSM technology and mobile money
Næstved seeks to become an international recycling hub Næstved has launched Ressource City – where one company’s waste is another company’s raw materials. A Swedish and a German company have joined
Chips Ahoy! The EV race looks set to be a high voltage thriller with brands that have no history of car-making entering the fray. Will access to cells and chips b
Chip shortage: Buyers go for new Creta variants with lesser features Buyers opt for the Creta models with lower number of semiconductors to avoid the long waiting period
Alt energy How dirty coal power is taking a beating Coal is certainly on its way out with 326 GW of coal-fired power plants scrapped since 2015, and no announcements of new plants
How to choose index funds While funds mirroring certain largecap and strategy indices may be good to hold, passive investing does not work for smallcap funds
Do Sensex and Nifty 50 look vulnerable? Geo-political tensions can keep the indices pressured for a fresh fall from here
Which is the right annuity option for you? Since an option, once chosen, can’t be altered, understand the variants properly before buying
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