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Bhopal’s Solar-Powered Algae Tree Targets Urban Air Pollution

19 May 20261 min read
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYBhopal’sSolar-Powered AlgaeTree Targets UrbanAir Pollution19 May 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A new city-air device went live in Bhopal: an algae-based installation run on solar power, pitched as a compact way to clean polluted urban air.

Key facts

  • First of its kind: India’s first solar-powered Algae Tree.
  • Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Developer: Mushroom World Group.
  • Working: microalgae absorb CO2 and release oxygen.
  • Claimed capacity: one unit equals roughly 25 mature trees in carbon uptake.

Significance

  • Offers a technology-based tool against urban air pollution.

Exam angle

  • Place: Bhopal; State government: Madhya Pradesh.
  • Organism used: microalgae.
  • Energy source: solar power.

Test yourself

1. In which city was India's first solar-powered Algae Tree introduced?

The Madhya Pradesh government inaugurated it in Bhopal.

2. What does the Algae Tree use to absorb carbon dioxide?

Microalgae absorb CO2 and release oxygen.

3. One Algae Tree unit is reportedly equal to roughly how many mature trees in carbon absorption?

The notes say around 25 mature trees.

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