Current Affairs India

Here are some news about the current affairs in India: First there is news about riots in India’s Punjab State. Read More. Then we hear about cyclone Aila hitting India and Bangladesh killing at least 73 and destroying thousands of homes. Read More. Finally, there is some speculations that India might be the next country to start censoring the Internet. Read...

Update About Swine Flu

So far, over 2000 people have been infected by the Swine Flu virus, most of which were in North America (mainly Mexico, followed by the United States). It is hard to say, due to the flow of different and often contradicting information, but most likely 149 people have died, as of April 28, morning. Now the question is if more people are actually infected than the reported numbers. It could be very likely that even up to a few million people are currently infected, but only the most critical...

Swine Flu Spreads panic over the Internet

The recent spreading of the deadly Swine Flu has started a wave of panic in the media. The Internet isn't different in that matter. In fact the Swine Flu is currently the top trending topic on the micro-blogging service Twitter. It is also one of the most searched keyword on search engines such as Google and Yahoo. For example “Swine Flu Ohio” is the 27th most popular search keyword on Google. As for the blogosphere, the keyword "Swine Flu" has been indexed on almost 2800 blogs all over the...

Underwater Dwellings: H2Ome and The Poseidon Resort

U.S. Submarine Structures LLC is the company that designed both H2Ome and the Poseidon Resort. H2Ome is the world's first sea-floor private residence while the Poseidon Resort is the first sea-floor hotel. The Poseidon Resort is located underwater on the sea-floor inside a Fijian lagoon. The pressure at the sea-floor is equivalent to one atmosphere, so the structures are strong enough, yet not really massive. Also this depth enables sunlight to reach the resort's huge windows, giving a...

7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs

Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses. Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are: 1) Creating a Harbor, or Just a Hole: Nukes can easily dig huge holes in the ground in a matter of a few seconds. 2) Creating a New Panama Canal: The Panama Canal is not wide enough for some of the world's biggest...

Italy’s Earthquake

On Monday, April 6, Italy was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter was the city of L’Aquila in the Abruzzo region with a population of about 70,000. So far 40 dead have been reported. Read more: Italy’s Earthquake Update: According to some newer sources there are at least 275 known deaths, 1,500 people injured, and many more made homeless, as reported by Civil Protection Chief Guido...

Kremlin Kids: We Launched the Estonian Cyber War

Moscow's youth movement Nashi ("Ours") claims responsibility for the 2007 cyber attacks on Estonia. Read more: Kremlin Kids: We Launched the Estonian Cyber...

The Most Corrupt Countries

During the year 2008 corruption has increased in a lot of countries. The most corrupt countries (Chad and Kyrgyzstan) happen to be poor countries, but that doesn't mean that the rich countries aren't corrupt. Even Canada and Japan happen to be below the G7 standards on that matter. Read more: The Most Corrupt...

Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary schools

Children in the UK will now learn much less of the traditional school subjects such as history, geography and science. What will they learn instead? Twitter and blogs! Doesn't that sound ridiculous to you? Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary...

Quarter of state databases “should be scrapped”

A quarter of government databases in the United Kingdom are said to be fundamentally flawed and probably illegal: Quarter of state databases "should be...