UN for ocean protection After negotiating terms for over 10 years, almost all the United Nations member countries have signed the legally-binding High Seas Treaty, which aims to grant protected status to 30 per cent of the world’s oceans lying

India’s first 3D-printed home Chennai-based TVASTA Manufacturing Solutions has built India’s first 3D-printed home conceptualised by IIT-Madras alumni. The single storey house built on 600 sqft area has one bedroom, hall and kitchen. Developed in association with Habitat for Humanity’s

Man runs a marathon for 365 days Gary McKee, a North England resident, ran a marathon every day of 2022 to raise money for cancer treatment. He ran 26.2 km every day before going to work, completing 15,300 km during

A headphone that treats ear infections Leanne Fan (14) from San Diego has won America’s Top Young Scientist Award for designing headphones that treat ear infections. The Finsen Headphone is a low-cost device that uses machine learning and blue light

India’s first solar village Modhera, a village in Mehsana district, Gujarat, known for the beautiful Sun Temple has been declared India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village. Along with a ground-based solar power plant, 1,300 rooftop solar systems have been installed on

Retailer donates big to fight climate change Yvon Chouinard, an American retailer and founder of clothing brand Patagonia, has donated the entire $3 billion of his apparel company’s valuation to fight climate change. Recently the brand donated $10 million it

An Airbus jumbo jet flies on cooking oil An Airbus A380, the largest passenger jet in the world, completed a three-hour intra-French test flight on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) — typically derived from cooking oil or other waste fats.

Japan’s new minister for Loneliness In an effort to address loneliness and social isolation, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga has appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto, the current minister of regional revitalisation and increasing Japan’s birth rate, to oversee government policies to deal

Anti-bullying app for schools Anoushka Jolly, a 13-year-old Class 8 student from the Pathways School, Gurgaon, has created a mobile app to stop bullying in school. She started this social venture in 2018 and created the Anti-Bullying Squad (ABS)

Coal mine turns into a park Norway is turning the country’s last Arctic coal mine in the Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole into a 3,000-sq km natural park called Van Mijenfjorden National Park. With 20 million birds’ nests

Padma Shri for Rotarian doctor Dr Krishna Mohan Pathi, past president of RC Berhampur, RID 3262, has been conferred with the Padma Shri Award for his service to the tribal community in Ganjam district of Odisha. Pathi has been treating tribals for