On the heels of the International Day of Neutrality, marked annually on 12 December, we took a look at Ms. Goodall’s contributions as a Messenger of Peace. Launched in 1997, the UN Messengers of Peace programme has designated more than a dozen influential individuals, including Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and superstar Stevie Wonder….
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli settlers have uprooted 28,000 olive trees in the occupied West Bank so far this year, a vital part of the Palestinian economy. International media reported that local Palestinians heard the sound of electric saws and rushed to the scene where settlers were uprooting trees. The number has gone up to 28,000 this…
It is important to plant different types of trees to clean the urban air as each tree can have different capacity. Photo: File Sweden: A study has shown that trees of different species but native species can clean the air of the city better. This is because each tree has a different capacity to absorb…
A rickshaw driver hit a motorcycle in 2010; Photo: File Nashik: An Indian court, a magistrate court in the state of Maharashtra, surprised everyone by dealing with a routine case in a unique way. According to Indian media, in 2010, a rickshaw hit a motorcycle, causing the rider to fall and sustain injuries. Instead of…
Edinburgh: A botanist in Scotland has discovered a technique to grow millions of trees in a short space of time. According to the details, in an experiment conducted at the Crop Research Center in Scotland, it has been revealed that plants planted in a vertical farm under a closed space or roof grow 6 times…
