Farmers of Patuakhali are getting the opportunity to use the solar-powered insect trap that kills most of the pests that wreak havoc on crops. A solar-powered insect trap stores power in a battery, ...

Some of the hardest sectors to decarbonize are industries that require high temperatures like steel smelting and cement production. A new approach uses a synthetic quartz solar trap to generate ...

Abdul Khaddar was driven to quit his sales job after he developed unbearable back pain due to long hours of travel. That was almost seven years back in 2011, recalls Khaddar, talking about his venture ...

Avocado farmers in Meru County are using solar-powered traps to combat the false codling moth (FCM), a destructive pest that threatens export markets. These solar traps use blue light to attract and ...

A horticultural official working in Tirunelveli district has come out with a device that uses light to trap pests. The motivation to develop a simple, cost-effective trap was the persistent pest ...

Mutuma Muriuki, founder and CEO of ECO Bristo Limited, shows the Solar Trap innovation he developed on a farm in Menwe village, Imenti South Sub County and Meru County [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] In ...

WASHINGTON - In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a solar-energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels at a fraction of the current ...

Summer is here and insects are on the rampage. The hinterland, specifically, finds itself swamped. Along comes an interesting product that can prove a boon to farmers and villagers alike — the solar ...

The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry will make it mandatory to install solar mosquito traps at all new People’s Housing Programme (PPR) projects and projects to upgrade ...