The river has become so polluted that the water has literally turned black and has a glue-like consistency. With failing infrastructure and little investment in systems, thousands of people living on the bank of the river have little or no choice but to continue to use this highly contaminated water to wash, bath and even to drink.

A Japanese team of three friends recently embarked on a year long journey to drive around the world, fueling their vehicle only with biodiesel.

Recently, online maps have begun growing in popularity and effectiveness. These maps provide a method for information sharing on a visual and contextual level.

Almost half of the world lives on just $2 per day, and rice prices have increased almost threefold since the beginning of 2008. In modern countries we may complain about having to dig deeper into our wallets to pay a few dollars more for food and fuel, but in the rest of the world, these price increases are deadly.