Tag Archives: cleantech

30 Jan

Harnessing energy from Cavitation to expedite chemical & biological processes: Hyca Technologies [Interview with Founder]

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Cavitation, usually considered an undesirable phenomenon is being seen by Hyca Technologies as an opportunity. HyCa has developed a technology that allows it to harness energy dissipated by collapsing cavitation bubbles to accelerate chemical reactions, breakdown complex molecules, ensure uniform … Read More »

 
07 Dec

E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010: What’s in for Indian Entrepreneurs

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E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010: What’s in for Indian Entrepreneurs

A new regime envisaging reduction and proper disposal of hazardous e-waste is going to come into force. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) introduced E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010 earlier this year, which will come into effect starting … Read More »

 
05 Jun

World Environment Day and a Look at Few CleanTech startups

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World Environment Day and a Look at Few CleanTech startups

Today is world environment day and we bring you few cleantech startups focused on India. Hyca HyCa Technologies has built a patent pending reactor, HyCator™ that uses energy dissipated by collapsing cavitation bubbles to modulate physical and chemical processes (and … Read More »

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15 May

Indians Are the Greenest in the World

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Indians Are the Greenest in the World

As per a survey conducted by National Geographic and the international polling firm GlobeScan, Indians rank number 1 when it comes to preference for green. On housing, Indian consumers rank

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12 May

Got Waste Paper? Ask Greenobin (Recycling Services Startup)

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Got Waste Paper? Ask Greenobin (Recycling Services Startup)

Waste management is a big opportunity in India and even companies like Nokia tried tackling the issue with it’s Take Back programme. Having said that, only about 20% waste paper is being currently recovered annually in India – a dismal … Read More »

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29 Jan

DailyDump – Make Waste Useful

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DailyDump – Make Waste Useful

DailyDump helps you manage your household waste and convert it to useful high-quality compost. Basically, any waste can be converted to compost which, in turn keeps us green (has other advantages as well). For environment friendly, DailyDump offers several products/composters … Read More »

 
26 Dec

2009 Investment Forecast – The Colors will Change

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2009 Investment Forecast – The Colors will Change

Here are some candid observations with regards to funding scenario for the next 6 months (with inputs from several VC firms/startups we keep meeting often) Internet Startups Expect a slow run when it comes to VCs funding, i.e. for Internet … Read More »

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30 Jul

The Great Indian Energy Innovation!

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The Great Indian Energy Innovation!

[Guest post by Swaroop. He has collated list of energy/cleantech innovation happening in India.] Water Balakrishna has created a turbine to generate power from slow moving water, and he has even used sewage water at Medahalli near Yellamallappan lake (near … Read More »

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