Something to feel good about in 2050


Something to feel good about in 2050, while we cant afford a kg of onions in 2010 🙂 Read the complete article on "how China, India and Brazil will overtake the West by 2050" in Guardian datablog. One more interesting presentation on all 200 countries. Credits : Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes … Continue reading Something to feel good about in 2050

So, when are we stopping funds for Homeopathy?


So, When are we tagging Homeopathy as useless and suspend funds allocated to it? It’s a strange question in Indian context, considering more than 77% of Indians approve the effectiveness of this medicine! It may seem like an outrageous accusation for those who haven’t kept themselves updated with recent developments in medical circles. But it … Continue reading So, when are we stopping funds for Homeopathy?

My list of ten best documentaries


I highly recommend this set of ten documentaries. I rate all of them above 9.5/10. I know there are many more which may be as good as these; I just did not have a chance to watch them. Please feel free to recommend them to me. An Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore. You already would … Continue reading My list of ten best documentaries

What do the numbers on bottom of bottles indicate?


I recently came across another chain mail, about the numbers below plastic bottles we use. According to this mail, the number (generally within a triangle) written at the bottom, which ranges from one to seven, indicates how many times that particular plastic is recycled in reverse order. I dug a little deeper. Apparently, the number printed … Continue reading What do the numbers on bottom of bottles indicate?