Eating straight out of a dumpster was never this much fun. Enter ‘Freeganism’. The phenomenon that denounces all forms of consumerism and capitalism. The people who believe in the simple life, protection of environment

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Hello Sheena! I need you here. What happened Devika? Sweetie I have put on 5 kgs. I am no longer a size zero and tomorrow is Karan’s birthday. What do I do?…..Puzzled…You would have thought that this was something

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Climate change, or to be precise, the synthetic climate change has become one of the most disastrous wiles deforming human efforts and public policies in the whole world. Progress today is not possible without addressing

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We all are more informed now than ever before about global warming and associated problems. The issues concern and directly affect the world and are not just confined to specific nations

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The seemingly tasteless and largely odourless water surrounds our lives in a very real way – from being the major constituent of our bodies to being the dominant compound that makes up the majority of the earth’s surface

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Years of industrialisation and modernisation led to neglect of the environment we live in. We always believed in looking ahead, never look at whatever crimes we might have ended up doing. Meanwhile, levels of Carbon Dioxide was rising, there was pollution, destruction of forests, ruination of water bodies. Life on earth seemed to be moving towards extinction…

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“Our understanding of the Universe is about to change…”

With the opening of the biggest particle accelerator, The Large Hadron Collider- a gigantic machine, 27 km in circumference, buried under the earth, intended to collide opposing beams of 7 TeV protons, physicists around the globe are wondering whether this man made wonder can change our knowledge on the science of physics.

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What do you get when human greed reaches alarming proportions? Increasing number of marine “dead zones” around the world. According to journal Science, researchers are stating that that the number of marine dead zones have doubled every ten years since 1960. According to them, around about 400 coastal areas now have periodically or permanently oxygen-starved bottom waters.

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No country in the past has emerged as an economic superpower without leaving behind a trail of environmental damage that would take years and years of effort, along with a lot of money, to undo. For China, just as their robust growth has never seen a parallel in history, neither have their pollution problems. Environmental degradation in China has reached such a level that pollution has become a long-term burden for the Communist Party.

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The word spirituality flows from the word ‘spiritus’ which means breath, i.e., breath of life. The traditional image of being spiritual is changing. It is because the form and nature of ways to connect with oneself keep changing with time.With time, spirituality in different forms is becoming more and more popular. The modern gurus are charismatic motivators, speaking in English.They emphasize on what the youth desires

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As we all know, a brain-mapping test was conducted on Krishna, Dr. Rajesh Talwar’s compounder, at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Bangalore in connection with the murder of Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in Noida. These tests gained popularity (and sparked a furor of debates) when they were used in the Rahul Mahajan and Sahil Zaroo drug abuse case and also on Abu Salem.

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An issue that plagues our lives and continues to hinder our well-being is that of Global Warming. In general, it can be defined as the gradual increase in the world temperatures which is caused by the emission of gases that trap the Sun’s heat in the atmosphere. This is turn, leads to an increase in the sea-rise levels across the world.

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William Harvey revolutionalized science 350 years ago when he drew the outlines of hematology. Now we are moving towards a new revolution in which artificial blood is going to be manufactured! Statistics reveal that “more than 100 million pints of blood are transferred to individuals each year during surgery and emergency procedure. In America, 2 to 3 pints of blood are used every 3.7 seconds.”

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Spirituality is a difficult thing to define, for in its conception the word encompasses more meaning than any dictionary might entitle it to. As for the “obviousness” of things, I will point out the meaning of the word “obvious” and use it in forming some idea of what philosophy is and how spirituality and philosophy are intricately interwoven in some sense.

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“What is your favorite color?” Do you remember when were you asked this question for the first time? How often has your favorite color changed thus far? Why do you find some colors appealing, while others repulsive?

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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are probably 90 billion barrels of oil underneath Arctic ice and even more of natural gas. In all, the Arctic has about 13 per cent of the undiscovered oil, 30 per cent of the undiscovered natural gas, and 20 per cent of the undiscovered natural gas liquids in the world. About 84 per cent of the estimated resources are expected to occur offshore. More than half of the undiscovered oil resources are estimated to occur in Arctic Alaska, the Amerasia Basin, and the East Greenland Rift Basins. More than 70 per cent of the undiscovered natural gas is estimated to occur in the West Siberian Basin, the East Barents Basins and Arctic Alaska.

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If you have read Paulo Coelho’s Veronica Decides to Die, you would have possible found a literary illustration of one of the most miraculous methods of healing called the Placebo Effect. In this, the doctor treats his patients with ‘fake’ medicines and yet cures them of manic depressions. The word Placebo comes from Latin meaning “I will please”. It can be defined as a therapeutic and healing effect of an inert medicine or ineffective therapy.

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In the midst of all the talk of cheap flights, bad
airports and excessively stringent security checks, we seem to be forgetting another very important detail. No, it does not affect us as individuals; however it surely has long term consequences. What we have forgotten, or chosen to ignore, is the issue of aviation pollution.

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Nearly every thinking, literate person in the world has come across Dr. Brian Weiss’ bestseller Many Lives Many Masters – the gripping story of a young twenty something Catherine plagued by innumerable fears and a crippling depression. She comes across a gentle (skeptical) psychologist who attempts to lighten her load through the tried and tested technique of regression via hypnosis. However, the shock comes when Catherine is able to remember not only her troubled childhood and infancy, but also eighty-eight of her past lives.

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From the very start of civilization, we have been intrigued and enthralled by the mysteries that the unexplored universe holds. Over the years, scientists around the world have remained perplexed by the complexities of the universe, and have been trying to find the answers to the puzzles that the universe keeps challenging us with.

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“U.K. scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes to be resistant to malaria, which kills millions annually. But some experts fear these Supermosquitoes would upset the ecosystem.”

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Being a hardcore non-vegetarian myself, I have often been the victim of disapproving glances whenever my eyes gleam with pure joy and my face beams at the thought of eating something non vegetarian. You see, I stay in a hostel which provides only vegetarian food, and I have been through torture. My roommate on the other hand is a pure vegetarian and cannot comprehend my glee at the prospect of a little fish or chicken.

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“When you’re unwell, you’re supposed to stay home and take rest.” How many times have you heard this line? Well, have you ever heard about traveling because you’re unwell?

Today’s world is becoming increasingly health conscious. It’s a world where people want to cure themselves of anything and everything. And for doing so, they will go half way around the world if necessary!

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Stem cell therapy has found itself in a controversial position since biologists have ruled out the miraculous features this scientifically advanced therapy offers. US president George Bush, recently announced a limited federal funding to the treatment provided by the stem cell technology- but instead of expecting a cooling of heated debates between researchers and his political stand, he was met by quite a lump sum of further arguments.

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India is a country totally starved of energy so much so that most Indian states have a deficit in terms of energy utilized. Though India shows an enormous potential in generating energy, that requires high capital investment and technical know-how. Moreover, it takes years to revamp the energy generation in a large country like India. For example, we produce about 25 times the electricity produced in Sri Lanka and yet the per capita electricity consumption in India is one-third of Sri Lanka’s.

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