INDORE: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore have found a unique way to use food waste, by mixing it along with a non-pathogenic bacteria in concrete which can double its construction strength and reduce carbon emissions. When the food waste rots, it releases carbon dioxide. If the bacteria and food waste are…
As relentless wildfires in California swallowed everything in their path, reducing forests and neighbourhoods to smouldering ruins, a USD 9 million, three-story mansion in Malibu was found surprisingly intact and unscathed after the raging flames subsided. This, even as the entire area, including houses next to it, was reduced to cinders. The reason for the…
A new chapter in India’s sporting landscape has been written with the inauguration of the first-ever international-standard concrete velodrome at the KIIT-KISS campus here. The 250-meter Minati Mohapatra Cycling Velodrome, named in honour of Odisha’s first Arjuna Awardee in cycling, marks a significant milestone in the country’s growing sports infrastructure.The inauguration ceremony on January 8…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The seeds of success are sown in thorough preparation and Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s intense and innovative pre-tour training against short-pitched balls at the Thane Stadium contributed to his unbeaten 90 on the second day of the opening Test against Australia.Rahul Dravid’s hours of training at the National Cricket Academy ahead…