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Concrete has a major environmental cost, while human waste creates another difficult waste-management challenge. Researchers have now brought the two problems together in an unusual laboratory experiment. A team converted treated faecal sludge into biochar and used the resulting material to replace part of the cement in concrete. The researchers tested mixtures containing 5%, 10% … Read more

The Income Tax Assessing Officer (AO) issuing a notice under Section 148 on March 29, 2017. This is the case of a senior citizen woman who fought for nine years and won a case against the Income Tax Department’s tax demand. She had been issued a tax notice after it was found that she had … Read more

Lead contamination in water is being studied through different approaches, including the use of waste materials that can help remove metal ions from water. Apple pomace, the residue left after juice production, was among the waste materials researchers examined for its ability to remove lead ions from water in laboratory experiments.Researchers compared untreated raw apple … Read more

Quote of the day by Gaur Gopal Das (Photo: @gaurgopald/ X) Gaur Gopal Das is an engineer-turned-monk renowned for his discourses on a positive take on life. He often speaks about mental well-being and how to develop a positive perspective on life’s situations and tackle them with ease.Once, he talked about a profound idea about … Read more