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Monthly archives: August 2014

Exciting breakthrough as Indian scientists 'turn plastic into petrol and diesel'

India will soon be able to convert its plastic wastes into high-grade petrol and diesel, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers at the Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP). The IIP, a constituent lab of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has for the first time in the country developed a technology to convert plastic waste into petroleum products. The green technology is so far available only in Germany, […]

15 Things That Emotionally Strong People Don’t Do

There is a particular aspect of mental strength that is the deciding factor of whether or not you will have a good life. There are many levels to mental strength and all are needed to be successful and happy. The one particular area of mental strength that has the greatest impact is that of emotional strength. Emotions are, of course, a part of our psyche, yet nevertheless, can be distinguished […]

Salt can kill cancer cells

The next weapon to effectively fight cancer could be salt as researchers have found that an influx of salt into a cell triggers its death. The finding could lead to new anti-cancer drugs, said the researchers who created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by carrying sodium and chloride ions into the cells. “This work shows how chloride transporters can work with sodium channels in cell membranes […]

Screaming Survivors Found in Container at UK Port

London: One man was found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container on Saturday after staff at a British port heard banging and screaming coming from inside. The men, women and children, all believed to be from the Indian subcontinent, were discovered inside the container at Tilbury Docks, east of London, on a ship that came from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. All the survivors were taken […]

 
 
 

The 'man' ON the moon? Shadow resembling an alien-like figure captured beside craters on the lunar surface

YouTube user Wowforreal has posted a video showing the strange figure It can also been seen on Google Moon at 27°34’26.35″N 19°36’4.75″W The find was made by looking over thousands of Google Moon images The users has previously claimed to see an alien spaceship on the moon Seeing familiar things in random objects is a known as Pareidolia Scientists claim we also tend to use this ability to ‘enrich our […]

New report compiles 25 years of UFO sightings in Canada

WINNIPEG — Do you believe? Large flying objects, crop circles and alien abductions are part of a new study about UFO sightings in Canada. A Winnipeg group called Ufology Research has compiled and analyzed reported sightings of unidentified flying objects across Canada over the last 25 years. It found 14,617 celestial oddities have been spotted since the group started collecting data in 1989. Explanations or probable explanations were found for […]

Chemical used by Colgate Total toothpaste to fight off gum disease is linked to cancer

Colgate Total contains triclosan, which has been linked to cancer and growth malformations in animals The toothpaste was approved by the FDA in 1997 – but the toxicology summary reveals the FDA used company-backed evidence to approve it The documents were released earlier this year after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit last year A chemical that has been linked to cancer cell growth is being used by millions of […]

'US Immigration Bill can lead to $30 billion per year loss to India'

The Indian economy could lose $30 billion annually with the IT industry being the hardest hit if the Immigration Bill under consideration in the US Congress becomes a law, Indian American Advisory Council of House Republican Conference of US Parliament has said. The IAAC, which advises US House of Representatives on India related issues, stated the ‘US Immigration Bill S744’ calls for significantly cutting down on outsourcing of work for […]

PM Modi's maiden I-Day: Five reasons why he bowled over the nation

The extempore performance that laid out his — and indeed, the country’s — biggest concerns for the country, the prime minister chalked up several, several victories in one go. And it will go received as a significant triumph for the newly elected leader for several reasons. One, he addressed his critics as well as his supporters, asked India not to politicise his Independence Day speech and insisted that the huge […]

Qaeda Warns US Hostage Risks 'Lonely Death'

  Al Qaeda has urged the family of an American kidnapped in Pakistan in 2011 to press their government to negotiate an exchange or face the risk of his “dying a lonely death”. “If you want Warren Weinstein to be released, do whatever you can to pressurize your government,” it said in a statement posted this week on Islamist websites. Weinstein, a development expert who had lived in Lahore since […]