Metroplus : Oral odysseySource: www.thehindu.comSangeeta Barooah Pisharoty strikes up a conversation with H. Masud Taj, an oral poet, a rare breed in a scenario where anything literary means the printed word    Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty strikes up…

Is The Bank of America Tower “The World’s Greenest Skyscraper”Source: www.treehugger.comCook + Fox’s Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York was the first skyscraper to attain LEED Platinum, and is loaded with green gizmos from high-tech g…

Artist Jehangir Sabavala passes away | Parsi KhabarSource: parsikhabar.netJehangir Sabavala, an artist whose career spanned over 60 years, passed away on Friday morning after battling lung cancer for two years. The end came at Breach    Jehangir Sa…

Ariz. GOP raffling off Glock gun – Tim MakSource: www.politico.comThey’re fundraising by raffling off the same brand of gun used to shoot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.    They’re fundraising by raffling off the same brand of gun used to shoot Rep. Gabri…

Save Time Cooking by Learning Essential Knife SkillsSource: lifehacker.comUnless you were taught how to hold a knife properly, you may be gripping it inefficiently. For more control when cooking, check out the video above on proper knife grips, or see …

India Measures Itself Against a China That Doesn’t NoticeSource: www.nytimes.comMeasuring the country’s economic development against that of China seems to be a national obsession in India, but the rivalry seems to be largely one-sided.    Meas…

The Pros and Cons of Cargo Container ArchitectureSource: www.ibtimes.comWith the green premise growing in popularity across the globe, more and more people are turning to cargo container structures for green alternatives.    With the green premise …

VIVEK KUNDRA: Tight Budget? Look to the ‘Cloud’Source: www.nytimes.comS the global economy struggles through a slow and painful recovery, governments around the world are wasting billions of dollars on unnecessary information technology. This probl…