
London: A 23-year-old British student will launch a mobile phone made largely from bamboo, The Telegraph reported. The smartphone, called 'ADzero', is expected to launch later this year. Made from four-year-old organically grown bamboo that has been treated to improve its durability, the phone runs Google's Android operating system. Kieron Scott-Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London, designed the phone because he was frustrated that so many existing models looked similar...

01:42 PM, Feb 05, 2012

Hong Kong: China's giant pandas need not only bamboo, but also ancient forests to thrive in the wild, a study in western China has found. The Chinese researchers hunted for panda grounds in forests in Sichuan province and marked out 1,116 habitats after finding the animals' faeces and foraging sites. They analysed common traits in these habitats and found that they were mostly located in forests that were at least...

01:01 PM, Jan 12, 2011

Ilyas, who suffered a severed nerve, a punctured lung and broken ribs, is now out of danger. ...

11:59 AM, Dec 19, 2010

Asus maintains that the notebook is 'green' throughout its life cycle. ...

09:00 PM, Apr 08, 2009

More than one lakh people go hungry everyday as rats destroy crops. ...

01:39 AM, May 31, 2008

Durban: Former South African great, Graeme Pollock on Tuesday hailed Virender Sehwag as someone who can change the course of a match single-handedly. Sehwag certainly is the most dangerous batsman. He can be instrumental in turning a game around completely and give enough time to his team to go for victory, said Pollock. Sehwag is often criticised for lack of footwork but Pollock felt the opener doesn't have to rely...

01:01 AM, Mar 20, 2008

Bamboo seeds are going straight from the jungle to the Mizo bedroom! ...

03:50 AM, Jun 30, 2007

A band from NJ, mostly made up of Indian-Americans, are the winners of MTV Best Music on Campus contest. ...

03:08 PM, Jun 09, 2007

If you're in the Malnad region of Karnataka this monsoon, we bet you'll give up that favourite hot chocolate for this... ...

08:23 PM, Jun 04, 2007

The answer to Wayanad's ailing economy, reeling under an agrarian crisis and farmer suicides, may lie in bamboo. ...

02:51 PM, Mar 26, 2007

The residents of Sirsi village are praying to save their crops from the mysterious flowering of the bamboo trees. ...

08:32 AM, Sep 21, 2006

In the last few years, Feng Shui has become a fashion statement and scores of stores stocking up wind chimes, bells and bamboo plants. ...

04:49 PM, Aug 31, 2006