• Greenpeace's newest ship, Esperanza is out at sea. It will sail from the Azores to Antarctica, informing people on the way about the crisis faced by oceans. The expedition's primary focus is creating a global network of ocean parks, marine reserves.

• The US's climate scientists have given An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's documentary on global warming, five stars for accuracy. The former US vice president's movie has got most of its science right, said all 19 climate scientists who had seen the movie and answered questions from the international news agency, the Associated Press.

• The traffic police in Pondicherry have launched a novel initiative to create awareness of traffic rules and regulations. They spread the message through popular film songs. These songs are repeatedly played and interspersed with guidelines on traffic. Songs such as