Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Innovation
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Rs. 20 lakh for smart waste management
Ten get Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2.0 Award A three-year-old city-based startup which hacked out a solution for urban waste using RFID, Sensor and biometric devices won a Rs. 20 lakh cheque
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Healthquad raises Rs. 750 million to support thematic healthcare companies in India
India's leading specialist healthcare focused venture capital fund 'Healthquad' has achieved its final close with a total commitment of Rs. 750 million for investing in thematic and disruptive healthcare
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Moi University’s waste recycling project wins innovation contest
Moi University has won the Enactus Kenya national entrepreneurship and innovation competition for the second year running. The varsity’s team emerged winner at the 15th Enactus Kenya National Expo for
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UK firm designs 'world's most affordable solar lamp'
A UK design consultancy has teamed up with a giant Chinese manufacturer to produce what they say is the world's most affordable solar lamp. Manchester-based firm Inventid designed the SM100 solar light,
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Exhibition on wheels: Science Express to cover around 70 stations across India
KOLKATA: The Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II), an innovative mobile science exhibition on a 16-coach AC train, will stop at 68 stations across the country in its current phase tour till
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Kenyan Entrepreneur Turns Invasive Weed Into Profit
An innovator at Kenya’s Lake Victoria has turned an invasion of water hyacinth into a business opportunity, making paper from the weed that he sells in local shops. The initiative is creating jobs and
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Morocco Leads in Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa: Report
Rabat – Morocco leads in science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa, according to the Africa Capacity Report issued Tuesday, March 28 by the Africa Capacity Building Foundation. Morocco scored
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Ghanaian invents cheaper way of building houses
In an attempt to fight the menace of plastic waste and also bridge the housing deficit gap in Ghana, a young man in his thirties has come out with an innovation to build houses using plastic bottles. The
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As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up
NZIU, Kenya, Feb 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with
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It's a bird...It's a plane...It's an edible aid drone!
Edible drones filled with food, water or medicine could soon become indispensable in humanitarian emergencies by delivering live-saving supplies to remote areas hit by natural disasters or conflict, their