Manoj J - Instablogs
Jun 10 2008
Global warming and the related climate change are already upon us and threaten to aggravate the food and water shortages. The world’s leading scientists warn that if carbon dioxide emissions are not checked, irreversible climate change is...
Jun 9 2008
The economic boom in China has come with enormous environmental costs. Experts believe that the coastal waters of China are dangerously polluted and contaminated by major pollutants, like inorganic nitrogen and phosphate. As a result, the...
Jun 9 2008
Where on earth do they come up with such crazy yet imaginative ideas? Take a look at this smoking gun Guerrilla Ad. A smoking chimney transformed into a giant smoking gun barrel. Its crazy because you got to be a bit bizarre to perceive a chimney as a...
Jun 9 2008
Like the dodo bird and the Tasmanian devil, the Caribbean monk seals too will be seen only in pictures and sketches. The U.S. government has officially announced that the species is extinct. A sad loss to all animal lovers. Native to the Caribbean...
Jun 9 2008
The desert grasslands of Gujarat in India may be remote, but the Halepotra tribe make the long journey worthwhile.
Jun 8 2008
An unmistakable marijuana smell fills the air as we pass old Manali to visit the Manu temple. A group of young western tourists crouch together in a dhaba smoking a chilum. They are scantily clad, barely distinguishable from the sadhus sitting with...
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Jun 3 2008
The days of the billboard may be numbered but that does not stop people from using them resourcefully. Check out this breezy advertisement and see how creatively the humble billboard has been transformed to go mobile, screaming loud with a marketing...
Jun 3 2008
As I read the local paper today, another incidence of a cloudburst is reported from the Rajgarh area of Himachal. Unlike tropical cyclones, tornadoes and hurricanes, cloudbursts hardly make it to the news headlines. Perhaps because they affect only a...
Jun 2 2008
Zac Sunderland is no ordinary 16-year-old boy. While his friends play videogames and go on their first dates, the high school sophomore is preparing for a trip around the world — on a sailboat, no less.