Guinness to ditch plastic packaging to tackle ocean pollution
In an initiative that puts Guinness in the league of major beer brands like Corona and Carlsberg in fighting marine plastic pollution, the Irish brewing company is all set to ditch plastic packaging for eco-friendly options. Guinness’s parent company, Diageo, announced that the iconic Irish stout will no longer use plastic rings or shrink wrap. Instead, the company will invest $21 million to replace...
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A courageous woman determined to protect India’s majestic elephants from abuse
As a three year old visiting a temple in her home state of Kerala, India, Sangita Iyer would always be intrigued and captivated by the majestic bull elephant domesticated by the temple authorities. The little girl would often question her family why the gentle animal was in shackles when her own legs were shackle-free. This bond that she formed with elephants early on in her life steered Sangita towards the path...
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How this guy used social media to save the lives of dozens of canines
Matt Neslon was just a regular guy who adored dogs. Then, when he was a freshman in college, he started a Twitter account named ‘We Rate Dogs’ just to upload pictures of cute dogs and rate them on a 10/10 scale. Needless to add, every dog got the perfect rating, and his channel soon became a hit. Since starting with several thousand followers, his Twitter account has today accumulated 8 million...
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Nepal’s Army just removed two tons of waste from Mount Everest
Since decades, Mount Everest has drawn adventure seekers and mountaineers from across the globe who hope to conquer the world’s highest peak. Many have succeeded in scaling the peak, many have lost their lives in the attempt. Unfortunately, large number of climbers has resulted in major pollution problems, and just recently it was reported that the mountain is littered with over 50 tons of trash. Now under...
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French billionaires to donate $450 Million towards restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral
Less than a week after Paris’ world famous heritage site the Notre Dame Cathedral witnessed a devastating fire, many French billionaires and companies have come forward to donate over $450 million towards restoration efforts. The largest donation announced was from LVMH Group, which owns Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy. The company and the family of CEO Bernard Arnault promised €200 million...
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Residents of this Indian city convert kitchen waste into 100 kg of biogas
The BTM constituency in the city of Bengaluru, India, generates 120 tonnes waste per day, of which 55 per cent is organic. If this organic waste is not segregated, it would most likely end up in the landfills where it would rot to produce methane – one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Now members of the Koramangala Residents Welfare Association wanted to change that. Supported by local politicians,...
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This inexpensive device can create electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers have just designed an inexpensive, first-of-its-kind device that is capable of generating electricity from snowfall. The device, called a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator or snow TENG by the researchers, is small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic. The snow TENG generates charge through static electricity and produces energy from the exchange of electrons. “Static electricity...
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Russian government to release around 100 captive whales into the wild
Last year, pictures of orcas and beluga whales held captive in a bay near the Sea of Japan port city of Nakhodka, Russia, surfaced and sparked concern among animal activists. The animals had been caught illegally by companies which planned to sell them to marine parks or aquariums in China. Soon after, a petition to release the whales was shared on social media which received nearly 1.5 million signatures,...
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Willie Nelson rescued 70 horses from the slaughterhouse, now looks after them at his Texas farm
86-year-old American musician Wille Nelson has an impressive herd of 70 horses at his Texas ‘Luck Ranch’, where he prefers to spend most of free time looking after the equines. The amazing thing is that all of these horses were destined for slaughterhouses, and Nelson rescued each one of them over the last few years. The name “Luck” suits the ranch in more ways than one. Nelson likes to say, “When...
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This 7-Eleven owner didn’t send hungry, young thief to jail, he sent him home with more food!
A 7-Eleven owner in Toledo, Ohio – Jatinder Singh – caught a teenage boy stealing snacks from his store. But the good hearted man sent him home with ‘real’ food instead of calling the cops. When the teenager admitted to stealing food upon being caught, he said that he did it because he and his younger brother were hungry and had nothing to eat. Singh then told the teen to go and collect more pizzas,...
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