A surprisingly simple solution to a transportation mess in India New Town is an information technology hub about 12 miles from bustling Kolkata, and every evening sometimes late at nightworkers with backpacks and laptops look for rides to get back home to the city. In this new township of high-rises, apartment complexes, malls, and IT…
Self-employed people will soon have a mortgage The national housing agency is exploring ways to make it easier for entrepreneurs and new immigrants to buy a home by cutting some of the red tape required to prove they can afford to pay the mortgage. “Right now, under our mortgage insurance policies, you have to be…
Canada becomes the tenth country to introduce gender neutral passports Canadians can now identify as gender neutral on passports after a third gender ‘X’ option was introduced to the application process on 31 August. The Canadian government says it hopes the measure will give people freedom to express their gender identity and help ease travel…
Quebec lumber and supplies headed for Puerto Rico and Southern U.S. A cargo ship will depart Baie-Comeau, Quebec on Sunday to deliver supplies to Puerto Rico, ravaged by the passing of Hurricane Maria. Most of the U.S. territory’s 3.4 million residents remain without power and are struggling to find clean water and fuel.Resolute Forest Products said an employee at…
In a country struggling with sexual harassment, these 5 initiatives are fighting rape culture The dramatic scenes that were televised on screens across the world showed a nation no longer willing to accept the abhorrent crimes against women that had been exposed in truly the most horrifying of ways. Since the end of 2012, many…
These pool patrons can now safely have their fun in the sun without running the risk of skin damage. That’s because 16-year-old Lynly Brennan helped install free sunscreen dispensers at five of her county’s local pools. The teen first got the idea when she was researching tanning beds for a school project. According to her…
The first self-defense studio in the Middle East that teaches women to fight back A female boxer was tired of women in the Middle East being told they had to accept violence and abuse and now, thanks to her, they can stand up for themselves. That’s because SheFighter, an exclusively female martial arts studio in…
Rural bihar’s children are getting learning support Bihar used to be a centre of learning, and the whole world looked up to it. Not anymore. This tradition of learning was destroyed long ago. Ever since, the state has trailed in terms of education standards. Today, Bihar has inadequate education infrastructure, absentee teachers, and to top it…
Toronto to Montreal picked as finalist for world’s first hyperloop train route Toronto to Montreal has been chosen by Hyperloop One in its top 10 choices to build the first hyperloop high-speed travel system in the world. This project was proposed by the Canadian branch of the American engineering giant, AECOM. It would ‘’create…
The youth for today: the 2017 election changed UK’s political landscape The “youthquake” was a key component of Corbyn’s 10-point advance in Labour’s share of the vote exceeding even Blair’s nine-point gain in his first 1997 landslide. No official data exists for the scale of the youth vote but an NME-led exit poll suggests turnout…