This P-Innovator highlights the benefits of the innovative product Mizunigol, a radio-controlled device that manages paddy weeds for chemical-free rice cultivation. Controlling weeds is one of the most labor-intensive, expensive operations in rice cultivation, and Mizunigol is an innovative solution to manage it. Kenji Hoffmann, Co-founder, Hatakehottoke Co., Ltd., explains the challenges faced in weed […]
The IEA reported that global energy-related CO₂ emissions rose to 36.3 billion tons in 2021. This implies a strong relation between industrialization and emissions as economic activity intensified after the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed growth in 2020. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, unprecedented climatic conditions, pollution, and microplastics in oceans call for urgent action to limit […]
In July 2021, the Word Travel and Tourism Council reported the largest recorded decline in the GDP contribution by the travel and tourism sector in the Asia-Pacific region due to COVID-19. GDP in the region fell more than 53% compared with the global fall of 49%. The council also reported a 74% decrease in spending […]
The International Conference on Productivity Accreditation and Certification to be held in Pakistan is a commemoration of the APO’s Diamond Jubilee which will showcase the productivity improvement journeys in the Asia and Pacific region, specifically efforts to enhance capabilities of NPOs through accreditation programs. The APO’s 60th anniversary celebrations started in 2021 but the associated […]
Electric motors are used in almost all sectors of industry along with the commercial, residential, transport, and agriculture sectors. With urbanization and industrialization increasing globally, the number of motors is also increasing, contributing to CO 2 emissions and climate change. Minimizing the power losses in electric motors while they convert electrical to mechanical energy can […]
