Has this Sillicon Valley startup finally nailed the indoor farming model Indoor farming is a trendy startup space, but many of those ventures have recently failed. Plenty thinks its technology, model, and timing mean it’s the place that will finally turn greens into green. The company isn’t the first to build an indoor urban farm…
The cost of Solar will drop another 25% by 2022 A new report has found that the cost of solar energy is dropping at a staggering rate of 4.4 percent worldwide each year. However, it cites some worrying causes as to why the power source has become so cheap. The solar price slump Solar energy…
The greenest football club in the world Football isn’t particularly known for its progressive thinking, but Ecotricity’s collaboration with Forest Green Rovers could shift the goalposts. Welcome to the most sustainable football club in the world – probably. Newly promoted to the Football League for the first time in the club’s history, the Green Devils,…
An entire region of China ran on 100% renewable energy for 7 days There’s been a lot of scepticism about whether renewable energy can produce all our future energy needs. So last week, a Chinese province went out of their way to show it was possible for the entire region to run solely on green…
Boys is creating memes to spread awareness about organic farming What do you associate memes with? The first few words that come to my mind are comedy and satire. But 24-year-old Santhosh, an agriculturalist, uses them to inform farmers about various techniques and tips that will benefit their practice. This meme-crusader comes from a farming…
How a Visually Impaired Man Helped Employ Over 7,000 Persons With Disabilities After losing his sight, he came to realise the hardships differently abled people struggle with, especially in an environment characterized by limited resources and opportunities. But Jitender was not resigned to his fate. He got trained to use screen readers (software programs that…
Digital startup aims to lead a revolution in retail transparency Jessi Baker, founder of blockchain technology platform Provenance, envisions a future where all physical products have digital histories, allowing people to trace and verify products’ origins, attributes and ownership. Is it time for a new dawn of transparency in retail? The software platform is a…
Volvo becomes the first premium car maker to go all electric Starting 2019 onwards, all vehicles manufactured by veteran automaker Volvo will either be hybrid or electric. According to Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Car Group’s president and CEO, “We are convinced that the future of Volvo is electric.” Committed to electrification Electric vehicles are quickly…
10 years after ban, the number of UK smokers falls to record low It’s been ten years since the United Kingdom introduced a ban on smoking inside enclosed public spaces – and the legislation has clearly paid off. According to research recently released by Cancer Research UK, the amount of British smokers has fallen to…
Renewable energy exceeds nuclear power in US A report has shown that energy derived from renewable sources has exceed nuclear power production for the first time in over 30 years. When viewed in congruence with similar achievements overseas, the future of the world is looking greener. Renewables edge ahead A recent report by the U.S.…