IIT Guwahati team designs new affordable electricity-free cooling system

IIT Guwahati team designs new affordable electricity-free cooling system

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have designed an affordable and efficient 'passive' radiative cooling system that does not require electricity to operate and can provide an alternative to the conventional air-conditioners, the institute said on Monday. Jul 4, 2022
Drought in India

Extreme drought conditions persist in California

The latest data released by the US Drought Monitor (USDM) showed that California remained mired in extreme drought conditions when the most populous state in the US entered its tenth month of the 2022 water year. Jul 3, 2022
RBI

RBI hits hard on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto trading platforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slammed unbacked crypto assets (such as Bitcoin), stablecoins and decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto asset trading platforms, underscoring the need for regulatory guardrails to ensure financial stability and consumer and investor protection. Jul 2, 2022