The Guardian’s packaging is now entirely made out of compostable material
The Guardian becomes the first newspaper in Britain to ditch polythene covers for alternative compostable material made from potato starch. The British daily newspaper said the wrap was suitable for domestic composting and designed to “completely compost within six months in a well-maintained Read More...
India to add 50 percent more solar capacity in 2019 compared to previous year
Aligning with its efforts to build 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, India will add 14 GW of solar-generated energy to its power grid in 2019. That’s 50 percent more than last year’s addition and will take India’s installed solar capacity to about 38 GW by the end of the year. The remarkable Read More...
180 years after Darwin: Iguanas are coming back to Galápagos once again
Santiago Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, sees its first iguanas almost two centuries after the herbivorous lizards have been wiped out by the introduction of predators like the feral pig. The last recorded sighting of iguanas on the island was made by Charles Darwin in 1835. Now, almost Read More...
California to introduce new plan to assist residents below the poverty line
California’s newly elected Governor, Gavin Newsom, plans to introduce a new scheme to help its lowest-income residents. The head of state intends to more than double the California Earned Income Tax, which returns up to $2,879 to families and individuals with a precarious working status. Read More...
Seven psychology-backed strategies to make your relationship stronger
Being in an intimate, loving, relationship with someone improves our emotional well-being and makes us feel more generally content and satisfied with our lives. But retaining this love-generated gratification is not easy. For a relationship to last, it requires constant thoughtful efforts from both Read More...
Denmark conglomerate sells off the country’s last oil company for $7.45 billion
Transport and logistics conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk has sold off Denmark’s last oil firm. Total — the French multinational considered to be one of the world’s seven “supermajor” oil companies — will pay $7.45 billion, in a deal expected to close next Read More...
The 'no-buy' movement: could you give up buying clothes and beauty products?
With the fashion industry’s environmental impact under scrutiny, there’s a move to eschew new stuff and wear what you already Read More...
Turkish chemist invents environmentally friendly deicing compound for roads
After a six-year research and development process, a Turkish chemist invented a special chemical compound that is 10 times more effective than road salt, which is used by municipalities for deicing purposes on roads and Read More...
Unpaid government workers turn to gig platforms like Fiverr for help
A veteran American diplomat is currently doing two very different jobs. The first is the one she’s trained for and has held for many years: Analyzing the complex political affairs of a strategically important country for the U.S. State Department. The other is reviewing cosmetic Read More...
The best way to keep fit changes as you age
The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range of conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. But the type and amount of exercise you should do changes as you age. To ensure that you are doing the right type of exercise for your age, Read More...