Discovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley Civilisation is the oldest known civilisation in the world and shows abundant evidence of people living with their own scriptures, barter systems, baths and culture.
It is a well-known fact that IITs are among the top engineering colleges in the world, and seeing his parents' love for their college campus, Shion gifted the campus a future!
The civil engineering department of IIT Kharagpur has built an award-winning bio-toilet with a giant flush capacity 500 litres of water, which recycles itself for a 'lifetime’ use!
From zero-energy villas to machines that give water in return for waste, these ideas by IITians have the potential to truly impact the way people live.
Benefits of the passive solar water wall cooling system include the promise of no CFC and carbon emission, minimal electricity usage and a 50 per cent reduction in cooling cost.
Saahil worked as a sustainability researcher at TERI while Kaustubh worked on the design of Greenfield smart cities under the Government of India’s Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project.