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This Indian officer cleared 1.3 million tons of trash from 100 acres in just 6 months
Back in 2014, Indore, the commercial capital of Indian state Madhya Pradesh, fared poorly in the Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness ranking exercise taken up by government). That is when the municipal authorities and residents joined hands to undertake a cleanliness drive and declared war against garbage. However, even as their efforts bore fruit and Indore turned into a remarkably clean city, the 100-acre garbage...
Read MoreThis newspaper is changing its travel section to cut down flying by writers
Travel sections in most newspapers are super popular and rake in good money. Many of us envy travel writers who get to visit some of the most beautiful places on Earth, that too on someone else’s money. However, there are a few people who actually look into the environmental impact of the travel section – and Danish newspaper Politiken head is one of them. The newspaper is all set to drastically curtail...
Read MoreGlobal suicide rate falls by 29% in the last two decades
In a positive trend among human race across the globe, number of people committing suicide has fallen by 29% since 2000. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the number of suicides among middle-aged Russian men dropped considerably. European nations also saw a significant drop in suicide rates after they peaked in 1934 during the Great Depression. Likewise, suicide rates have dropped in countries like Japan,...
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