The shelves in Umesh Soni's little store in downtown Mumbai are neatly stacked with soaps. There are handmade translucent bars, brightly colored circular soaps in tropical variants and square black ...

As the relentless churn of fast fashion piles up mountains of waste, many people are looking to cut down their wardrobes' carbon footprint. Now, scientists have found a radical new way to make ...

Prayagraj: With the festive season approaching, Diwali lamps made from cow dung are witnessing significant demand across Uttar Pradesh. Women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the city are ...

The US Customs and Border Protection agency made a surprising announcement on Monday, stating that its agents have found cow dung packaged in luggage — and, it warns, you should stop doing this ...

Mrs Kalpana Karia, the briquette projects coordinator at the Briquettes Processing Factory in Dunga, Kisumu County. Inset: The ready briquettes. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Everybody is so busy on this ...

Outside a barn in a jungle north of Mumbai, dozens of cows roam in the shade of mango trees and palm fronds. They're doted on by the farm's caretaker, a Hindu monk draped in white robes. Cows are ...

March 21 (UPI) --A new paper production technique promises to reduce the industry's reliance on wood. Researchers have developed a way to turn cow and elephant dung into paper. Traditional paper ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 21, 2018 -- It's likely not the first thing you think of when you see elephant dung, but this material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing in ...

When I was a child growing up in India, once every year my father took my two siblings, my mother and me to the village where he grew up. He thought it was important for us kids to see rural living ...

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung to ward off COVID-19. Some believers have been smearing cow dung on their bodies in the hope it will boost their immunity. Hindus ...