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Renewables reach 5.7% of India’s energy mix
The share of renewables, excluding hydropower, in India’s energy mix has reached 5.7% as of February this year, up from 4.97% in 2012/13, according to data released by the Central Electricity Authority. Energy minister Piyush Goyal said amendments to the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) in Read More...
3 record-setting projects that prove how powerful solar energy really is
When the right technology is used, solar energy can do far more than make your dashboard toy nod its head. It can power homes, businesses and, as these 3 record-setting examples illustrate, help us make our way around the globe. Click on the solar-powered innovations below to find out just how Read More...
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in beverage company and donates his shares to Ecuadorian farmers
Leonardo DiCaprio is investing in beverage startup Runa, which works with Ecuadorian farmers to manufacture sustainably produced organic teas and natural energy drinks made from the guayusa plant found in the Amazon. However, DiCaprio isn’t just financially backing the brand, Read More...
Ad-zapping software company will integrate system to get consumers to pay for content
Readers of online news don’t like ads. That’s why there are ad blockers. It’s a problem for publishers who need the revenue to survive (and we know about that at The Optimist Daily). Now AdBlock Plus, the ad-busting browser extension that has been downloaded more than half a billion times, is Read More...
UNEP: Export of solar energy could earn Ghana $38 million yearly
This is not a big news story. Yet, behind the story is an important emerging trend. Renewable energy can shake up the balance of power in the world. Many developing countries have plenty of sun which they can harvest and export energy to rich countries. Ten days ago we wrote in The Optimist Daily Read More...
Google partners with Fiat Chrysler to develop self-driving cars
For the first time, Google is working together directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving system, including its sensors and software, into a passenger vehicle. Google and Fiat Chrysler announced that they will build a fleet of 100 self-driving minivans in the most advanced Read More...
Research shows that meditation improves relationships
Meditation can seem like a bit of a selfish activity. Yet, research shows that meditation is very effective in improving relationships. It curbs stress, for instance, and stress is a major disruptor of relationships. Meditation feeds positive emotions. That also supports relationships. And Read More...
These tech startups are turning a profit on food waste
Food waste is bad for our wallets. It’s also bad for the environment — the equivalent of throwing away the water, energy and other resources that go into growing it in the first place. But as interest in reducing food waste grows, so does innovation to make it happen. Take a look at what some Read More...
In Tanzania, this startup will pay for plastic trash and make 3-D printer filament
It's hard to make a living as a waste picker. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania—where most trash ends up illegally dumped—waste pickers spend up to 12 hours a day walking around the city, collecting and lugging other people's garbage in long plastic bags. It's a valuable service for the city, Read More...
Banks, tech companies move on from bitcoin to blockchain
As a debate raged across the internet Monday over whether the mysterious founder of the bitcoin digital currency had finally been identified, executives at a major bitcoin conference in New York had a simple message: we've moved on. That's because bitcoin, the digital currency, has largely been Read More...