In urban slum areas without proper waste disposal and rubbish collection systems the build up of household waste is a huge problem. One of WaterAid’s projects in India has found a novel approach to tackle this dilemma and generate income. Their solution lies with worms. The community living in the Kalmanthai slum in Tiruchirapalli has [...]

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The Evolution of the Earth Deep fires raged in the heart within, intense heat had triggered off a number of reactions. Atoms were combining and recombining in fast chemical reactions. A variety of new molecules were being synthesised. This was earth in its infancy. Methane, Ammonia, Hydrogen and Water vapour formed the major gases. The [...]

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