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About half of households in EMA pilot cut energy usage in Sept

Residents participating in the pilot can postpone their use of high energy-consuming appliances such as air conditioners during simulated peak demand periods.
Residents participating in the pilot can postpone their use of high energy-consuming appliances such as air conditioners during simulated peak demand periods.

S’pore calls for proposals from researchers, industry partners to develop tastier novel foods

Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon said that Singapore is particularly vulnerable to global food supply disruptions.
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon said that Singapore is particularly vulnerable to global food supply disruptions.

New plan to overhaul S’pore’s flagging fish farming industry

Generic photo of a worker feeding the fishes taken  at Heng Heng Fishery on February 2, 2024.
Generic photo of a worker feeding the fishes taken  at Heng Heng Fishery on February 2, 2024.

Saving the reefs – with coral larval restoration

A colony of the Acropora branching coral, spawning at Magnetic Island, Australia in 2019.
A colony of the Acropora branching coral, spawning at Magnetic Island, Australia in 2019.

Dutch firm opens vertical farm in Changi, hopes to have greens in stores by December

Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon and Growy founder and CEO Ard van de Kreeke at the firm's indoor vertical farm.
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon and Growy founder and CEO Ard van de Kreeke at the firm's indoor vertical farm.

Singapore Eye Research Institute’s tie-up with global partners may pave way for new treatments

(Front row, from left) Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) chief executive Aung Tin; Byers Eye Institute chair of ophthalmology Jeffrey Goldberg; and Singapore Eye Research Institute (Seri) executive director Jodhbir Mehta with the MOU inked between the institutions on Nov 12. With them are: (back row, from left) SNEC senior consultant Daniel Ting; SingHealth Group CEO Ng Wai Hoe; and Duke-NUS Medical School dean Thomas Coffman.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
(Front row, from left) Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) chief executive Aung Tin; Byers Eye Institute chair of ophthalmology Jeffrey Goldberg; and Singapore Eye Research Institute (Seri) executive director Jodhbir Mehta with the MOU inked between the institutions on Nov 12. With them are: (back row, from left) SNEC senior consultant Daniel Ting; SingHealth Group CEO Ng Wai Hoe; and Duke-NUS Medical School dean Thomas Coffman.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Inventors who designed device inspired by maple seed win James Dyson award for sustainability 

(From left) Postdoctoral research fellows Mr Danial Sufiyan Shaiful and Mr Shane Kyi Hla Win were inspired by the maple seed to create a solution that can reduce electronic waste and make weather monitoring more sustainable. They won the James Dyson Award 2024 for sustainability.
(From left) Postdoctoral research fellows Mr Danial Sufiyan Shaiful and Mr Shane Kyi Hla Win were inspired by the maple seed to create a solution that can reduce electronic waste and make weather monitoring more sustainable. They won the James Dyson Award 2024 for sustainability.

App helps breast cancer patients make choices about surgical options before reconstruction

(From left) Dr Jolie Hwee, Head of KTPH's plastic, reconstructive & aesthetics surgery, Dr Clement Chia, head of KTPH's breast surgery department with patient Jane Din.
(From left) Dr Jolie Hwee, Head of KTPH's plastic, reconstructive & aesthetics surgery, Dr Clement Chia, head of KTPH's breast surgery department with patient Jane Din.

New measure by NEA to deter high bids for hawker stalls

The new Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre on Sept 17, 2024.
The new Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre on Sept 17, 2024.

‘Children have to know the sea they live next to’: Indonesian marine conservationist

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Ms Hani Nusantari, 52, Founder & Education and Outreach Officer of JARI Foundation, attending the third edition of The Ocean Collective Summit (TOCS) 2024 at Sheraton Towers Singapore hotel on Oct 17, 2024.
Hani's journey into marine biology began at 13 when she discovered scuba diving in East Kalimantan. This passion led her to Maluku, where she pursued marine science at Universitas Pattimura and met her future husband, Boen. Together, they would later establish the Juang Laut Lestari (JARI) Foundation with a mission to enhance the health of Indonesia's marine ecosystems through a holistic approach combining education, research, conservation, eco-tourism, and active community involvement.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Ms Hani Nusantari, 52, Founder & Education and Outreach Officer of JARI Foundation, attending the third edition of The Ocean Collective Summit (TOCS) 2024 at Sheraton Towers Singapore hotel on Oct 17, 2024.
Hani's journey into marine biology began at 13 when she discovered scuba diving in East Kalimantan. This passion led her to Maluku, where she pursued marine science at Universitas Pattimura and met her future husband, Boen. Together, they would later establish the Juang Laut Lestari (JARI) Foundation with a mission to enhance the health of Indonesia's marine ecosystems through a holistic approach combining education, research, conservation, eco-tourism, and active community involvement.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

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