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-…
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Promote Bamboo for Climate Change mitigation; it has unrivalled capacity to capture carbon
Bamboo – 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; it matures in as little as 3 to 5 years much faster than hardwood trees. It sends out new shoots af…
Innovation – Key mantra, say bamboo industry pioneers at Green Gold Bamboo Summit
Guwahati, April 28: The bamboo artisans and entrepreneurs participating in the Green Gold Bamboo Summit here had a heyday today, as the pioneers in the industry shared their experiences. Pushapnjali Das, proprietor of the Green Bam Solutions – a housing and defence consultancy start up that uses …
Growing ‘Go Green’ Consumerism and Digital Media has the power to empower the future of Bamboo | Raktim Das
April 28, 2017 | Guwahati – the capital of Assam hosted the inaugural edition of Green Gold Bamboo Summit. An initiative of Government of Assam, the summit brought together all relevant stakeholders associated with the Bamboo value chain. It was attended by close to 300 delegates from Assam, the …
Bamboo is a super material. Assam is well positioned to be the leader in this emerging space
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…
A Taiwanese prescription to fight pollution by utilizing bamboo and agricultural waste
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…