The snow and ice in The Eastern Himalayas have shrunk by an astonishing 30% since the 1970s!
Pesticide usage worldwide has quadrupled over the last 40 years, from an average of 0.5 Kg per hectare in 1961 To 2kg per hectare in 2004!
Only 50% of Nairobi's water supply actually reaches the customer!The other half is lost through leakages and illegal connections
It is estimated that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, more than one million per minute.*
2% of the household batteries in the UK are collected for recycling. Councils involved need to step up their efforts to reach their target which is 25% by 2012 and 45% by 2016.
For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of pure water.
For those gaming buffs who think the engine roar is the sweetest sound on earth and those who always like to have their octane levels raised above the bar, Kriya Gaming Arena is the perfect platform to launch oneself into Virtual Stardom, Be a Champion of Champions at the Kriya Gaming Arena conducted Need for speed event.
All races until the Finals will be SPRINT races.
The final race will be a CIRCUIT race.
All races at a particular stage of the event will be conducted on the same track chosen by the coordinators.
Racers must select from a set of cars decided on by the Coordinators.
Finals will be played between the DAY 2 (07/03/09) winner and DAY 3 (08/03/09) winner
Racers must not dispute with any of the judge's decisions.
Baseless disputes will result in disqualification.
