Inspiration FM is something of an oddity in Nigeria. The radio station seeks to propagate morals, ethics and godliness as the basic principles for nation building in a country that has strictures on religious broadcasting.
Legally-embattled Facebook has found an unexpected ally in a New Zealand judge. Wellington High Court judge David Glendall has approved the use of the social-networking site to serve court papers. Glendall approved the serving of legal papers on Craig Axe, who is alleged to have taken NZ $ 241,000 (US $ 126,300) from his family
Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras. Spence
Two sculptures at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra have become the centre of a controversy about the depiction of aboriginal people. The sculptures depicting aboriginal faces are included in a series of 26 gargoyles depicting animals. They were installed in 1940, but debate about whether it is appropriate for them to stay has been renewed. Aboriginal elder Matilda House said the
It comes with a green crest and many call it the king of vegetables. So how can the royal vegetable be genetically modified? That was the message of a Brinjal Festival in Hyderabad on March 8. Did you know that the vegetable has 1,200 varietie
Apex court lets state government decide THE Supreme Court on March 19 asked the Haryana government to ban mining activites in the Aravalis if it felt the eco-system of the mountain range is getting destroyed. Amicus curiae (friend of the court) Ranjit Kumar, along with many lawyers though pressed for a total ban on mining. Hearing in the case was on when the magazine went to press.
1997: Civil aviation ministry sets up a committee to examine the need for a second airport June 2000: Committee suggests three sites and upgradation of the Mumbai airport September 2000: Navi Mumbai site found most suitable. State government approves plan July 2007: Union cabinet gives in-principle approval to new airport September 2006: CIDCO seeks MoEF approval. Ministry forwards
VIEW FINDER UNDERWATER VOLCANO ERUPTS Spectacular columns of smoke, steam and ash shot up hundreds of metres into the sky over the last week of March from an underwater volcano that erupted off the coast of Tonga, an archipelago nation on the Pacific Ocean. Authorities said the eruption does not pose any danger as most of the volcano
