Manoj J - Instablogs
May 24 2008
It’s truly incredible. It not only looks pleasing but could be a simple low-cost solution to millions of homeless people throughout the globe. Designed by Abōd in South Africa, this innovative design was honored by the American Institute of...
May 24 2008
Move over hoardings and neon lights; movable LED displays are here to revolutionize out door advertising. As the billboard explosion threatens to turn our urban landscapes into a nonstop outdoor commercial, finally there is a product that is likely to...
May 23 2008
From tiny bottle gardens, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, plant lovers have gone to great extent to cultivate their favorite plants. If you are a gardening enthusiast but don’t have the space to grow plants, try the rooftop. A green roof refers...
May 23 2008
As I write this piece, there is a heavy down pour outside. The distant hills are shrouded in clouds. It’s only May, yet it looks like the monsoon rains have arrived. Shimla has an average of 5 rainy days during May but its rained almost every day and...
May 23 2008
A fireplace without a chimney? Surprised! Wait till you hear about the Digifire clean-burning fireplaces. A chimney is important in a conventional fireplace because it takes out the harmful and poisonous gases that are released when fuel is burned in...
May 23 2008
PAPER airline tickets would be dropped from June 1 this year by the member carriers of the International Air Transport Association, saving the companies $3.12 billion a year and the planet 50,000 trees.
May 22 2008
A CHINESE magazine has been temporarily closed down and its managing editor, editor and deputy editor sacked after it published a photo spread of models in underwear posing in the debris of a town destroyed by the Sichuan earthquake.
May 22 2008
LONG THE XINGU RIVER, Brazil - Indians fish from canoes along the curves of this Amazon tributary and tend manioc crops near the site of a proposed dam talked about for decades — but now pushing forward under Brazil’s multi-billion-dollar...
May 22 2008
High altitude areas and alpine pastures are the most alluring landscapes in the Himalayas. Befittingly, the locals have reserved them for the deities. But in recent years as modern mass tourism grows, these fragile heights are being assaulted by an...
May 20 2008
Despite numerous scientific studies demonstrating the ill effects of carrying a heavy load at a young age, our school children continue to be burdened by heavy schoolbags. Visit any school and you will see tiny tots barely capable of walking, loaded...
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