Cowpats | Gobar Times

Bored with routine, regular life? Well, if you are keen to bump into fresh new species at every corner, visit the Nakanai and Muller mountain ranges in Papua New Guinea. Scientists have just discovered a total of 200 new plants and animals in the remote ranges which can only be accessed by plane or boat.

cowpats - November 15 2010

If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plastic bottles to dispose of, what would you do? You would probably phone in a scrap dealer, right? But Xia Yu, a 36-year-old, a man who is a die hard believer of recycling, has built a functional boat out of the plastic bottles.

Shoes for a cause - October 15 2010

The government of Himachal Pradesh is planning to ban leather shoes in schools. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is preparing to send an advisory to school principals. If the response is positive, the government would kickstart the programme soon.