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31 May

8th Global Nitrogen Conference focuses on sustainable development goals

The News Horizon0 CommentsNationalConference of the International Nitrogen Initiative, environment, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, ICAR, INI, Ministry of Agriculture, MoEFCC, Nature Conservation, Nitrogen Management, Nitrogen Pollution, Nuclear Safety, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Umweltbundesamt – UBA, UNECE, UNEP

New Delhi: For the first time, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the main focus of the 8th triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI). Postponed from May last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being held virtually with over 800 scientists and other stakeholders from over 60 countries joining the conference during 31 May and 03 June 2021. Also for the first time since the inception of INI two decades ago, its conference being hosted by Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA), with the support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment,…

26 May

Researchers develop smart materials for climate control of buildings

The News Horizon0 CommentsScienceCarbon emissions, Climate control in buildings, Energy consumption, IIT Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology, Indoor temperature, Smart materials, Smart window, UNEP

New Delhi: According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), buildings around the globe account for 36 percent of energy use and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati develop smart window materials for automatic climate control of buildings. These materials can be helpful in designing smart climate control systems in buildings to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. Newly designed smart window material can effectively control the amount of heat and light passing through it in response to an applied voltage. Such smart window materials would help developing efficient automatic…