March 13, 2011
Some scary facts to put that in perspective: The mortality rate in India for children under five years of age is 69 per 1,000 births, and 410,000 of them die of pneumonia alone each year. Then there is diarrhoea, which claims around 400,000 children typically under the age of five each year. In other words, […]
March 13, 2011
According to a recent report in Lancet medical journal, more than half of all maternal deaths in 2008 were reported from just six countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In India, every year about 78,000 women die during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days after delivery. And 75 per […]
March 13, 2011
Interesting facts about Japan Japan is an Asian country that has many interesting facts concerning it. Did you know that it is considered quite rude to blow your nose in public? Did you know that in 1192 Yortomo was named the first shogun by the emperor? His family ( the Minamoto clan) governed Japan. […]
March 11, 2011
Changing Negative Attitudes In 3 Simple Steps by Michael Lee Changing negative attitudes is not impossible, but it is not a piece of cake either. If you really want to change yourself for the better, you have to be 100% on it. This can’t just be a one-time thing where you’ll immediately give up after […]
March 9, 2011
Plastic Bags – Ban or Not to Ban? It seems government officials from around the world are all scratching their heads contemplating the perfect solution to the reduction of plastic bags. A recent poll on Wall Street Journal asked readers, “Should plastic grocery bags be banned?” Of the 1,378 readers that participated in the poll, […]
March 9, 2011
Shutting Down Plastic Bag Manufacturers – New Delhi, India The Indian government banned the use of plastic bags in various markets, shopping malls, hotels and hospitals in January of 2009. Two years later, with the law being nearly impossible to enforce, the government plans to shut down 400 plastic bag manufacturers across New Delhi, India. […]
March 9, 2011
Recycling Plastic Bag Facts Categories: Recycling Some of the facts below will scare you. Read at your own risk. How many plastic bags are consumed each year worldwide? The worldwide usage of plastic bags is estimated to be between 500 billion to 1 trillion every single year. Let’s just say the world consumes 1 trillion […]
March 9, 2011
Pakistan is located at the latitude of 23° – 27° North and 61° – 76° east in the Northern Hemisphere. Its occupies an area of 796095 Square KMs or 31043 Square Miles. It shares a long border with India in the east, In the south there is the Arabian sea , the South west is […]
March 9, 2011
Public Enemy Number One: The American Press.
March 13, 2011
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