Current Affairs Section
IIT Madras develops agriculture waste-based packaging materials to eliminate plastic use
- Over 350 million tons of agricultural waste are generated annually, much of which is burned or left to decay, causing air pollution and wasting valuable resourcesâ–Ş
- The researchers cultivated fungi (mushroom) on agriculture and paper waste to derive the material.
- The researchers have established NatureWrks Technologies, a start-up incubated by IIT-M, to develop and commercialise the product
Category: Science & Tech