Waste Plastic Liability to Sustainability
India is set to embark on a new chapter in its Polar exploration journey with the construction of Maitri II. The Indian government plans to establish a new research station near the existing Maitri ba...
The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM), approved by the Government of India in 2021 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), represents a strategic step in realizing Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14:...
China recently announced restrictions on the export of seven rare earth elements (REEs), soon after US President Donald Trump decided to impose tariffs. As the world's dominant supplier—responsible fo...
The environmental challenges thrown up by non-biodegradable polyethylene bags, bottles and other materials call for urgent recycling solutions. Widely used plastics can take more than 400 to 1000 year...
India is the largest jute producer in the world, accounting for almost 55 per cent of the total world produce of jute. West Bengal is accountable for over 90 per cent of the jute production in the cou...
A lifeline for rural India, a new solid state refrigerator developed by CSIR-NPL scientists promises to store food and drugs at low temperatures to provide hygiene and health while running on battery...
Ending India’s dependence on imported technology, researchers of CSIR-NPL have developed the indigenous long afterglow phosphor (LAP) powders and paints that serve as a source of light in dark and pro...
The environmental challenges thrown up by non-biodegradable polyethylene bags, bottles and other materials call for urgent recycling solutions. Widely used plastics can take more than 400 to 1000 years to completely decompose. To solve the issue of aggravating plastic waste, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed an innovative technology to fashion plastic tiles out of refuse. The techn...
India is the largest jute producer in the world, accounting for almost 55 per cent of the total world produce of jute. West Bengal is accountable for over 90 per cent of the jute production in the country. Jute however, is facing a decline in production in recent years due to low returns. A team of CSIR-NPL scientists have developed an innovative solution for value addition of waste biomass jute s...
A lifeline for rural India, a new solid state refrigerator developed by CSIR-NPL scientists promises to store food and drugs at low temperatures to provide hygiene and health while running on battery or solar-powered cells.