Rohit Jain: In light of aggravating environmental degradation, eco friendly products are gaining immense popularity. There’s a plethora of green ideas available from toys for children to exquisite serving ware, and furniture for elderly. Reclaimed timber is one such material that is being used increasingly for making various creative products. These products are unique, eco friendly as well as durable

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Eco friendly products made using recycled timber

Ishan Sidhu: Presently the world is concerned about increasing pollution and decreasing sources of energy, which is the reason why we are facing many environment related problems. Whether it is power generation or transportation, we need to bring about various improvements in order to make a greener world. For our daily transportation we definitely need an ecological form of transport. To fulfill the need a recumbent bicycle has been designed for James Dyson Award. Recumbent with a flywheel storage Picture Gallery Recumbent with a flywheel storage Recumbent bicycle with flywheel energy storage. The reason to make a bicycle recumbent is to minimize air resistance. The bicycle also consists of flywheel that stores energy generated by the onboard regenerative braking system. During the movement of the flywheel, when excess energy is produced, it can be stored and then released in times of need. The flywheel can also be charged using the wall socket and used as an engine capable of providing power up to 60kW. You can travel 33km at a speed of 50km/h in one charge. The bicycle is capable of achieving speed up to 80km/h whereas the maximum achievable speed is 135km/h. Since it uses mechanical power, you don’t lose much energy while converting it from one type to another. The entire structure of the bicycle is made out of steel and weighs 35kg including the 5kg flywheel. The inspiration behind the invention is that the existing models of bicycles use batteries which don’t perform efficiently. The maximum speed of these bikes is also not satisfactory for urban riding. Bicycles being ecologically clean, have been taken as the base for this recumbent bicycle and the two basic problems, frame and a human, the two energy sources, too have been analyzed. Via: James Dyson Award

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Concept recumbent bicycle stores energy efficiency in a flywheel

The major problems uncovered in Apple's — and the IT industry's — Chinese supply chain in a series of recent exposes go far beyond Apple to the heart of how companies measure their social and environmental impacts.

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The Bigger Picture Behind Apple’s China Problem

Lots of firms have acknowledged the importance of managing their environmental impacts. Some have taken first steps toward actually reducing those impacts. But the biggest hurdle remains: Managing and measuring eco-data as part of your company's culture.

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Getting Beyond the Basics to Embrace the Science of Sustainability

Ishan Sidhu: We all are fond of street dining but growing population and limited space have made cities overcrowded. Whether it’s a mall or a park, it becomes really hard to find a seating place in primary hours of the day. With the green design named “Truck Stop”, Rux Architects have tried to overcome this problem by installing sustainable furniture at Edgar Plaza, NYC. This flexible furniture will be completely eco friendly with temporary, low cost and reusable installation. Truck Stop by Rux Picture Gallery Truck Stop by Rux The furniture choreographs a streamlined dining experience at pique morning and afternoon hours. The furniture will be crafted using bamboo with considerable space in serpent like shape to accommodate food trucks. This unique shape will divide Edgar Plaza into zones, serving different purpose like seating, waiting and pedestrian crossing. The street vendors can take their desired spots and serve people with delicious food and comfortable seating. It will also make dining experience enjoyable during morning and afternoon rush hours when finding proper food with adequate seating place becomes a struggle. Apart from being green, the furniture presents iconic style as well. The stylish lighting system offers an attractive and safe environment that creates an inviting ambiance.Via: Rux Design

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Truck Stop to revitalize urban space with green furniture

Garima Goel: With the rising environmental awareness, people nowadays are looking for different ways to reduce their ecological footprint. One good way to do the same is by opting for eco friendly gifts. Considering the uncountable number of gifts exchanged around the world every year, one can easily think of the huge impact it could make. Whether you are looking for a perfect gift for your special someone, your family or friends, you can easily find a great green gift online, which will not only impress the other person, but also make a positive difference to the environment.

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Sanjib Saha: Go green is the new anthem and almost every section of the society is now trying to cultivate a greener side to them. Newer products are launched keeping in mind their contribution to nature. Designers are motivated and are dedicating whole new lines of accessories, clothing, jewelry and beauty products to showcase their responsibility towards the environment. Their designs are beautiful, affordable, stylish and definitely kind to nature.

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Be glamorously green with eco fashion products

Jaspreet Kaur Walia: Recycling is being embraced like never before in this modern era. The ever increasing waste piles are a threat to the environment and designers are coming up with smart ideas to give a new lease of life to thrown away materials. A lot of glass, in the form of bottles, is dumped each year. How about turning this thrash glass into more useful products like a kitchen countertop? These recycled glass countertops are a perfect replacement for granite and natural stone. These come smothered with eco friendliness and will create a stunning focal point your kitchen.

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Christina Pinto: Farmers depend on crops for their livelihood. An infestation of insects or bugs can threaten the stability of their business, often leading to financial ruin. Israeli agriculture scientist, Samule Gan-Mor has created a solution to end farmer’s natural woes. A mixture of readily found household items has produced the perfect pesticide, a combination of edible canola or rapeseed oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil and the slightly expensive olive oil. Cooking oil – the perfect pesticide The seeds from which the oils are derived contain certain ingredients that cause blockage in the breathing pathways of invertebrates and hinder their mobility. Thus, Gan-Mor was encouraged to develop this oil solution. The government sanctioned Volcani Institute in Beit Dagan for working and improving industrial sprayers to increase their coverage of plant area with lesser pesticide. Israeli companies Raz Spayers and Degania Sprayers are now selling such sprayers worldwide. The product is being marketed as an organic alternative and includes the advanced sprayer, the oil emulsion and emulsifier. The new product can be used swiftly after harvest, unlike chemical pesticides that require a waiting period between application and harvesting. This is to take into account the health risks to the environment and people. Oil based pest control is far superior to chemical pesticides as it has no health hazards, it is easy to produce and is inexpensive, not to mention it is safer and can be stored for specified periods of time. Some pesticides have been known to disrupt hormone balance, cause cancer and perpetuate neurotoxins. Hence, earth friendly products are high in demand. The Volcani Institue, Ministry of Agriculture Research Organization along with a company called Shelef, made plans to test these oil formulations at 20 different farms in Israel. Shelef is investing in more research to create oil based formulations that match specific crops and conditions. Meanwhile, the company has already begun selling the complete oil functioning systems to interested farmers. Via: Israel21c

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Cooking oil designed to be a perfect pesticide

Babita Sajnani: Green is the way to go and now you can look for ‘greener times ahead’ by sporting an eco friendly and green watch. You no longer need to worry about your battery weakening, as you can power them with solar energy. Batteries keep getting disposed in the most inappropriate manner and eventually end up overspilling landfills. You can show your responsibility toward the environment by buying yourself a battery free watch. Not only are these solar powered watches eco friendly, they are visually cool too.

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Best solar powered watches for greener times