Inspired by reading and watching news on climate change, Divine Nabaweesi quit being a real estate agent to start a social enterprise business of Bamboo growing. She says the turning point was after she lost interest and passion of continuing as a real estate agent – a job she held for seve…
India’s HRD Minister tells NITs to mull research on bamboo
NAGPUR: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has asked National Institute Of Technologies (NITs) in the country to explore the possibility of setting up a bamboo research and technology development centre at their institutes. The HRD Ministry has supported the suggestion made by Sunil Joshi, foun…
Let’s build with bamboo | Neelam Manjunath, Managing Trustee, CGBMT
Let’s make Bangalore the first city to launch bamboo nationally and be a part of this global change, says Neelam Manjunath, Managing Trustee, Centre for Green Building Materials & Technology, Bengaluru. Several institutes in Bengaluru working towards the propagation of bamboo are coming toget…
Ikea to make India global sourcing hub for bamboo products
MUMBAI: Ikea , the world’s largest furniture retailer, plans to make India its global sourcing hub for bamboo products as part of its strategy to increase bamboo product portfolio across its stores. Furniture made from bamboo, one of the fastest-growing plants, accounts for about 1% of Ikea…
Bamboo Primary Processing Centre enabling livelihood options in the state of Kerala in India
The Bamboo Primary Processing Centre (BPPC) was established under the Bamboo Technical Support Group – KFRI with the support of the NBM under the Annual Action Plan of 2013-14 with an outlay of Rs. 20 lakhs . The Centre was set up at the Field Research Centre of the KFRI at Velupadam, Thrissur Di…
Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resources Development Agency sign MoU with Numaligarh Refinery Limited
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on October 10, 2015 at Itanagar in presence of Chief Minister Nabam Tuki between Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resources Development Agency (APBRDA). The MoU was signed by Yura Tugung, Vice Chairman, APBRDA and Bruno …
10th World Bamboo Congress Proceedings, Damyang, Korea
Courtesy the WORLD BAMBOO ORGANIZATION & WORLD BAMBOO CONGRESS, GreenGoldBamboo.com is happy to present the proceedings of 10th World Bamboo Congress Korea 2015. http://www.worldbamboo.net/proceedings/wbcx Please click on links below to access the respective content. Introduction to the 10th …
10th World Bamboo Congress at Damyang, Korea reinforces the potential of bamboo for a greener future.
320 Delegates. 40 Countries. 5 days of discussions and presentations – the 10th World Bamboo Congress (WBC) held at Damyang, Korea, 17 – 22 September, 2015 was indeed a huge success and a big step forward towards embracing bamboo for a greener future. Damyang is the northernmost point on th…
GABAR – unlocking the potential of bamboo & rattan, to bring people out of poverty and protect forests
Bamboo and rattan are powerful ‘strategic forest resources’ that can bring jobs and income to millions of people in rural areas, create new income streams for communities and reverse land degradation and deforestation. But today progress toward this widespread growth is slow. It is caused by a la…
Arunachal Pradesh in North East India gears up to boost bamboo sector, to sign MoUs
Arunachal Pradesh in India’s North east region will soon ink Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) to help potential bamboo growers in the state. Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resource Development Agency (APBRDA) Vice-chairman …