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This environment day, we come across a very disheartening news! The most revered river of our country, Ganga is now officially declared to be unfit for drinking and bathing as per CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board). Ganga is not just any river for most of the Indians, insteadit has been carrying a special spiritual significance.People from all over flock to take a dip in this 'holy' river. Leave apart drinking, but even bathing is considered detrimental now. As per their report, there are mere seven spots from where the river Ganga passes, which can be used for consumption after disinfection. Also, only 18 spots are being considered fit for bathing,whereas, 62 areas from where the river flows areunfit for the same purpose.

Something happened on Earth Thursday that scientists believe the planet hasn't experienced in as many as three to five million years. Atop the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii, sensors tracking all the substances swirling around in Earth's atmospheric soup are -- for the first time -- recording carbon dioxide at levels higher than at any time in human history.

For a process that plays such a major role in determining the future leader of the world's most powerful country, the Iowa Caucuses can seem archaic, opaque, and hard to understand. But this year, thanks to mobile tech and social media, they're about to become more open and transparent-an evolution that could also play an outsized role in influencing the outcome of the nation's first presidential contest.

Written by Paul Spencer Activists and tribal members Kandi Mossett, Dean Dedman, and Dallas Goldtooth are racing to release new footage of the protests against Energy Transfer Partners, which is building a controversial four-state oil pipeline from North Dakota to Indiana.

Were I think this article has as much worth in medical, I think it has a huge impact on what we feel is our right to choose. Just because it can be done, does not mean that it should be. The technology behind this is either terrible or miraculous. I will let you decide.

June 1, 2006 News Release: Advanced Countries Will Benefit Most from Progress in Technology, with Lesser Benefits to Other Nations.

If you're anything like me, you reach for your smartphone as soon as you wake up to check email and respond to texts. The rest of the day, you're constantly on a tablet, mobile device, laptop or desktop for personal or professional use. You're messaging, browsing, friending, tweeting and sharing.

How technology effects our society? Is technology boon or bane for the society? Read the article to know the impact of technology on our society.

I am an environmental justice activist and organizer and the telling effects of technology on our most vulnerable communities in both the US and World is haunting. How do we solve our 21st century problems for a more sustainable and meaningful world?