Rake – a professor of Industrial Design at the University of Kansas – first got the idea when he was on a Fulbright educational exchange trip to India, where he was working with local bamboo craftspeople to help them create more lucrative products … products such as bicycles. In order for the des…
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Cali Bamboo® introduces Cali Vinyl Pro Flooring – 100% waterproof flooring that installs faster and requires zero acclimatisation
Green building industry leader, Cali Bamboo® has introduced a new collection to their Cali Vinyl line — Cali Vinyl Pro, made with improved professional-grade strength at a customer-friendly price. The collection is geared for commercial projects that demand steadfast, 100% waterproof durabi…
ASPIRE 1000 Bamboo MSMEs: Digital has the power to empower the future of Bamboo
From a ‘poor man’s timber’ to ‘green gold’, bamboo is fast emerging as the super material of the 21st century. It is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource making it a good substitute to wood in mitigating pressure on natural forests. Bamboo has unrivalled capa…
Bamboo Experts share their vision for building an enabling ecosystem in North East India at 2017 World Bamboo Day Event in Dimapur
On the occasion of World Bamboo Day, a special event was held in the North Eastern State of Nagaland on September 18, 2017 by Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) at Nagaland Bamboo Research Centre, Dimapur under the aegis of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Governmen…
Ministry of DoNER & its Secretary Naveen Verma bats for a robust North East India Bamboo Development strategy involving all stakeholders
On the 18th of September every year since 2009, World Bamboo Day is celebrated globally to build the awareness of bamboo. A special World Bamboo Day 2017 event was organised by Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA). Dimpaur on September 18, 2017 under the aegis of Ministry of Development of N…
Nagaland CM Zeliang stress the need to leverage Bamboo as a tool of socio-economic development at World Bamboo Day 2017 Summit in Dimapur
On the occasion of World Bamboo Day, Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) under the aegis of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India organised a special event in Dimpaur on September 18, 2017. Addressing the audience as the Chief Guest of the event Chief…
North East Calling: Bamboo Exclusive | Bamboo for Sustainable Development of the North Eastern Region
Coinciding with its 16th anniversary, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India put together an event ‘NORTH EAST CALLING’ (September 9-10, 2017) under its Destination North East series of this year. The purpose of the event is to promote the art, culture, h…
Riding towards sustainable development: Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative create & generates employment
Although Ghana is rich in physical, cultural and intellectual resources, it is also a country with traffic congestion, environmental degradation, a stark urban-rural divide, low-employment and poverty. The Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative (GBBI) is a socio ecological green initiative that addresses …
Bamboo for biomass: A potential source of green bio-fuel
Discussion around renewable energy has always taken global center stage and featured as top priority for thought leaders in the quest to enable sustainable development. Surprising that bamboo, noted for its fast growth and high production, have not been leveraged as potential source of green bio-…
Bamboo is Green Gold. It is a super material and has immense economic potential
From a ‘poor man’s timber’ to ‘green gold’, bamboo is fast emerging as the super material of the 21st century. It is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource making it a good substitute to wood in mitigating pressure on natural forests. Bamboo is a family of gras…