BJP in its Lok Sabha election manifesto, promised to support farmers to make India a Global Nutrition Hub. Sree Anna programme will be promoted to help over 2 crore small and marginal farmers who can …
Elastic’s Ravi Rajendran on how AI and search are reshaping the data landscape for businesses
In today’s data-driven world, businesses are drowning in information. They collect vast troves of data from customer interactions, social media, sensor networks, and more. This data holds immens…
Renewable energy to help Vietnam tackle air pollution
Vietnam has huge potential in developing renewable energy as the country works to deal with air pollution through green transition, experts say. Already, since making its global commitments to green e…
Graphjet Technology to build new facility in Nevada
The Malaysia-based company converts palm kernel material into battery-grade artificial graphite. Graphjet Technology, a developer of patented technologies to produce graphite and graphene directly fro…
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam Want Asian ‘Schengen Zone’
Thailand is apparently contemplating suggesting the establishment of a Schengen-like area in Southeast Asia with the aim of enticing a greater number of affluent tourists to the region. Unlike the Eur…
Cambodia’s Economic Growth to Accelerate in 2024, Fueled by Manufacturing and Tourism
Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.8% in 2024 and 6.0% in 2025, fueled by a further rebound in tourism and strong manufacturing prospects, according to the latest edition of the Asian Develop…
Why solar and wind energy aren’t winning
Despite us constantly being told that solar and wind are now the cheapest forms of electricity, governments around the world needed to spend $1.8 trillion on the green transition last year. “Wind and …
Vietnam needs $9B worth of water infrastructure investment: World Bank
Nguyen Ngoc Diep, chairman of the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association, said at a conference on Thursday on climate change response that around 80 wastewater treatment projects, with a capaci…
Engineers are turning roads into ‘green’ infrastructure with game-changing benefits: ‘Once there is a road, there is everything’
In many developing countries, unpaved roads are a liability, as they can quickly be made unusable by rain. But one group of engineers has figured out how to turn these roads from a liability to an ass…
State power firm consumed 1 million metric tons of biomass last year in effort to reduce coal usage: ‘This technology offers plenty of benefits’
In an exciting move toward cleaner energy, Indonesia’s state-owned power company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), consumed a whopping 1 million metric tons (1.1 million tons) of biomass to gene…