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Monthly archives: November 2015

First test-tube baby penguin says hello to the world

To science, she’s simply known as “184.” But on the empirical cuteness scale, the world’s first test-tube penguin scores a “100.” The still unnamed baby Magellanic penguin was hatched at SeaWorld in San Diego 12 weeks ago, but the first images of her were released to the public this week. She’s the first penguin to be born using artificial insemination, a technique researchers say will help them increase diversity in […]

5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Mental Performance

In life, having just a small edge can make a super colossal difference. Many of us start our work day with an unmotivated, distracted, and foggy brain. We work all day only to realize we didn’t accomplish anything of true value. This type of performance is the enemy of success. Imagine having a powerhouse in your head that can stay laser focused on the task at hand, effortlessly learn and […]

World Toilet Day 2015: 2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to decent sanitation!

According to the United Nations, 2.4 billion people around the world don’t have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced to defecate in the open, risking disease and other dangers. Yes that’s indeed an alarming figure! Just like any other right, it’s every person’s right to clean water and sanitation. To address and educate people about the the same, in 2013, the UN officially recognized November […]

Swachh Bharat Cess: Govt Needs To Come Clean On Its Intent

Whether you access Facebook or what’s app or even twitter, the latest round of jokes seemed to be Swachh Bharat Cess. So what is this cess that has begun being levied on services since November 15? The question is would it bring about a distinct change in implementation of Modi Government’s pet project, the Clean India campaign, a sanitation drive that had been aimed at improving the living standards in […]

Natural ginger is up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy drugs at treating cancer, study shows

Ginger naturally contains a compound that is up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy drugs at killing the cancer stem cells that make malignant tumors so dangerous, according to a study published in the journal PLoS. Visit and see Advanced Medical Imaging as they are known for their best cancer treatment in the country. The chemical, known as 6-shogaol, is produced when ginger roots are dried or cooked. The researchers […]

Is This Our Future? Artist Creates Terrifying Pics of a Drowning Mumbai

A series of images that show what impact global warming will eventually have on famous landmarks across the world is a chilling reminder why ‘climate change’ are the two most terrifying words known to man right now. The pictures, created by Climate Central and artist Nickolay Lamm, are a visualization of the rising sea levels that are a very real and dangerous threat to waterside cities like London, Mumbai and […]

 
 
 

Watch: Teaser of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’

The teaser of ‘Airlift’ starring Akshay Kumar is out! Based on the largest human evacuation ever from a war stricken zone, the film that also stars Nimrat Kaur is directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Akki took to Twitter Tuesday Wednesday morning to share the link to the captivating teaser of the film based on a real life incident. Check out the teaser here: Please follow and like us:

The strange case of a £70 bn UK company, in which Sharad Pawar was a director

SGFX Financials came into existence in December 2010, had Sharad Pawar as a director for a few weeks, within months showed an injection of a breath-taking £70 bn and got dissolved in November 2012    Sharad Pawar, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was a director in a UK-registered company SGFX Financials Co UK Ltd, for a few weeks, reveals documents, attributed in twitter to Niraj Gunde by Bhatiya […]

Meet Hakim Raja, the Bengaluru-born techie who's leading Google's quest for futuristic hardware

Sundar Pichai may be top dog at Google, but he can’t make you snap your finger and control a smartwatch. Or rub on a cloth to turn on a light bulb. That is the specialty of Hakim Raja, the lead hardware engineer for Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, the team that works on some of the coolest projects at the company. Raja, in his early 30s, is a relative […]

Unbelievable! 'Pakora wala' easily dips his hands in oil boiling at 200° C

Allahabad based chef, Ram Babu, has become a centre of attraction all over the world for his unique style of frying pakoras. Ram, 60, surprises his customers with his unique cooking techniques of dipping bare hands in boiling oil to fry pakora. He buries his naked hands into cooking oil heated up to 200C in the frying pan to fry pakora, several media reports said. People from far away come […]