Daripalli Ramaiah is a man on mission to plant trees and bring back the green cover. Wherever he sees a barren spot, he takes out seeds from his pocket and plants them. People say he has planted over a crore trees. Know more about the unsung hero and his extra ordinary work. “Of all the species that consider the earth as their home, the most exalted is the human being. […]
Last year, more than a thousand rhinos were poached in South Africa, elephant populations have plummeted 66% in just five years, and the export of lion “trophies” has increased ten-fold–hunters bringing home animals’ heads and bodies to stuff and mount. In response to such threats, South African Airways has declared an immediate, worldwide ban on transporting any hunting trophies made from rhinos, lions, elephants, and tigers. Now I need your […]
Like many children, Robert Lee was taught never to waste food. But growing up the son of Korean immigrants who struggled to get by, he really took the idea to heart. In college, Lee joined a student group that delivered leftover dining hall food to homeless shelters. That was when he learned the magnitude of the problem. One in six Americans struggles with food insecurity. Yet in the […]
NEW DELHI: A Delhi policeman has been arrested and dismissed from service after he was caught on camera attacking a woman with a brick in front of her children. The woman was driving a two-wheeler and was on her way home after a meeting at her daughter’s school when she was stopped by the policeman, Satish Chand, for allegedly jumping a traffic signal. “The policeman demanded Rs. 200. I […]
For all those who think they can get away with quietly dropping that discarded gum wrapper or empty crisp packet on the street because nobody will know you’ve done it, beware. There’s a chance a huge poster with your face on it could end up all over the city, shaming, if not naming, you. A new campaign called ‘The Face of Litter’ has been launched in Hong Kong as […]
Some time around 2010, stories began circulating on the Internet about a sexually transmitted disease called “Blue Waffle.” Use your imagination. For five years now, sexual health educators throughout Canada and the United States have been fielding questions about the disease which, according to web wisdom, is only passed from women to men and may be the result of poor hygiene or an overactive sex life. It does not exist. […]
“In Agra and Mathura, vehicular traffic has increased manifold. The cities have not invested in public transport and even though compressed natural gas (CNG) is available, they have not made optimum use of this clean fuel,” says Narain. Narain says there are two serious issues. “One, we will not be able to fix the problem unless we know the underlying cause. Two, we will not be able to convince people […]
A dog is man’s best friend, and there is nothing truer than this statement. But, have you wondered what it’s like to live like one? This heart-breaking video by World For All, an animal welfare organization, was made to create awareness about street animals and how we can save them by adoption. The video shows you just how tough it is to be an animal living on the streets. There’s […]
The state of North Carolina is sending more letters to residents living near coal ash ponds warning them not to drink their water, after tests showed elevated levels of toxic heavy metals. According to the Associated Press, 152 out of 163 water wells tested within 1,000 feet of Duke Energy coal ash ponds failed to meet state standards for groundwater — a 93 percent rate of contamination. A large […]
WARWICK, R.I. — A Rhode Island man is getting creative in his search to secure a kidney donor for his wife. Jim Small, of Warwick, is exhausting all avenues to find a donor to match his wife’s rare type O-negative blood. WJAR-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/1IF7nDO ) Small first started with a sign on the back of his pickup truck that read, “Type O Blood. Wife Needs Kidney. Please Donate,” along […]
