Contributed by Science & Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Culture Center (TECC), India The bustling city of Del hi has been greatly affected by pollution in recent times with pollutants in the air, water and soil disrupting normal life and health. While political and social scientists…
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Bamboo has immense potential to drive for Socio Economic Development
From a ‘poor man’s timber’ to ‘green gold’, bamboo is fast emerging as the super material of the 21st century. Bamboo 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 …
Bamboo toothbrushes – servicing hygienic & environmental needs
Every time we visit a dentist, he or she will invariable tell us how essential it is to brush our teeth well. The dentist will also recommend replacing our toothbrushes regularly for a healthy dental care. Now consider this – assuming we replace our toothbrushes once in every three months and if …
Bamboo products can eventually have labels such as ‘CO2 neutral’ | Sonja Sheasley, Founder, Bum Boosa®
Q1. Let’s start by hearing your success story… What was your vision behind bamboo based baby products venture BumBoosa? As a mother of two small children and a consumer of natural products, I simply recognized a gap in the marketplace when I unsuccessfully sought out an eco-friendlier baby …
8 reasons why Bamboo Charcoal is increasingly regarded as the new Black
(1) ACTIVATED BAMBOO CHARCOAL WORKS VERY EFFECTIVELY TO REGULATE HUMIDITY. Place Bamboo Charcoal in a vase or basket in each high traffic room of your house. During periods of high humidity, excess moisture will be absorbed by the bamboo charcoal. During periods of low humidity, the moisture will…
Bamboo for sustainable development | Dr. Hans Friederich
By Dr Hans Friederich, Director General, INBAR. It is a pleasure to write a few words for a new bamboo promotion initiative, and I wish Green Gold Bamboo well. INBAR is an intergovernmental organisation, with presently 40 State Members, dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmen…
Bamboo Shoots: time to leverage its potential as a Health Food
Are you health conscious? Are you trying to find healthy, organic and tasty new recipes? Then it’s time for you to try Bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots are free from residual toxicity and they grow without the application of fertilizers. They have a number of health benefits including improving appe…
Bamboo sector will grow and systematic effort can only make it grow better |Pravin L. Agrawal
Bamboo has been part of human civilisation since ages and I am sure it will remain to do so for many more generations; whether we like or not, support it or not and promote it or not. It is purely the need of human civilisation and the business sense that Bamboo signifies; provokes me state [&hel…
What ails bamboo sector development in India?
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 grass…
Building economic, social and cultural sustainability alongside ecological sustainability | Rebecca Reubens
Growing global issues—including pollution, resource scarcity and climate change—have put sustainable materials in the spotlight. Bamboo is one of these materials. Bamboo has been the poster-child of sustainability initiatives the world over because it is highly renewable and a viable replacement …