A super-sized toilet that’s edible! Yuck? Er, no actually – it is a cake that weighs nearly 700 kg. It is part of an awareness drive organized in Delhi by Sulabh International, an NGO responsible for building public toilets in almost every Indian state. The three-day event that began on Wednesday over a thousand school children take part in the pledge, ‘Toilet For All by 2019’. “The event has been […]
Beijing: China has begun generating electricity from Tibet’s biggest ever hydropower project, the latest dam development on Himalayan rivers that has prompted concern in India. The dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river – known as the Brahmaputra in India, where it is a major waterway – will be 116 metres (381 feet) high when completed next year, according to reports. Foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said Monday that New Delhi […]
After insane amounts of snow and bitterly cold temperatures this week, the Buffalo area begins to thaw out Saturday. The good news: Warmer temperatures will begin to melt some 7 feet of snow across the region. The bad news: Warmer temperatures will begin to melt some 7 feet of snow across the region. Saturday’s high should reach 40 degrees, but with it comes rain. The entire area is under a […]
“The quiet is what strikes people here most on Haida Gwaii. On this 180-mile-long archipelago off the coast of British Columbia, labyrinthine coves snuggle up to dense forests with towering cedars. Beneath the ground, scientists have found evidence of human habitation stretching back 12,000 years.” – Best Trips 2015: National Geographic Travel Haida Gwaii has been named one of the Best Trips for 2015 by National Geographic Travel! Located off […]
Daytime talk show extraordinaire Oprah was given the shock of her life when a routine check up turned into her having less than four months to live following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. “I’ve made more money than I could spend in a life time, but I’m going to enjoy seeing what kind of dent I can put in $2 billion in 3 months” Said Oprah proclaiming that she would […]
The storm has caused at least eight deaths in New York, New Hampshire and Michigan, according to authorities Up to six feet of snow have fallen in western New York since Monday night Three feet more could be on the way before the storm subsides New York governor Andrew Cuomo has mobilized the National Guard to help western New York dig out from the storm Snow blown by strong winds […]
Baby boy born with eight limbs cause panic in the streets of India Locals believe the deformed boy is a reincarnation of a Hindu god The deformity on the child, named God Boy, is an underdeveloped twin A baby boy born with four arms and four legs is causing panic in the streets of Baruipur, east India, as locals believe he is the reincarnation of a god. The child has […]
Forced to pick cotton, grow cannabis, prostitute themselves, fight wars or clean up after the wealthy — some 35.8 million people are currently trapped in modern-day slavery, a new report said Monday. The 2014 Global Slavery Index (GSI), in its second annual report, said new methods showed some 20 percent more people were enslaved across the world than originally thought. “There is an assumption that slavery is an issue from […]
More than 200 protesters buried their heads in the sands of Bondi Beach on Thursday in a demonstration over climate change inaction. The protest came as world leaders began arriving in Australia ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane at the weekend. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been criticised for not including talks on climate change in the summit. Since coming to power, Mr Abbott has axed a carbon tax […]
There’s no doubt about it, at times, we sure can be our own worst enemies in life . There are many cycles we engage in, most often without even being conscious of the cycles. Below are 10 of the most common reasons you may be feeling stuck in life. With some understanding, motivation and self work, you will be able to work towards no longer feeling stuck or […]
