Australia takes on Big Tobacco via a policy of unbranded ciggy packaging. Way to go, Oz - hope it saves lives. http://tinyurl.com/672a5w3

Bangladesh leads rural solar power adoption with 1M households. Quite commendable, India can we learn from this? http://tinyurl.com/6zlnz26

Announcing a pot which heats your food and charges your cellphone. Serious stuff, thanks to a Japanese firm. http://tinyurl.com/3u6n8ox

Our oceans are under threat, says a new study. Human impact stated to be the 6th mass extinction event on Earth. http://tinyurl.com/3s98o3j

Quite a hilarious take at how impractical and ludicrous the US licensing system is, for some professions. A riot. http://tinyurl.com/657trso

My opinion on the changing media landscape and how my firm empowers clients in their decisions in this scenario. http://tinyurl.com/6dxntj4

DYK how Siberia is going to power China's growth in the future? By turning water to cash through dams! Read on. http://tinyurl.com/5w2tdve

Pasta is world's most fav food (meat, rice & pizza) - cheap, easy, long-lasting and can be made anywhere. http://tinyurl.com/Pastaisno1

Scientists make a drug to prime dormant cells for heart repair on its own! ETA for humans - 10 yrs. Awesome news. http://tinyurl.com/3ocve9h

Looks like I am NOT a vegetarian I thought I was, going by this article and an earlier one. What can I say? :-( http://tinyurl.com/65zwm7k

Yippee - completed the Majja Run in an ordinary timeline of 1 hour. Sadly, while it was fun, disappointed to see lack of civic sense in the process. Why India, why?

Proud to be part of the World 10K marathon. Running/walking along with a vibrant Indian workforce makes me quite proud! Such a joy to be part of this country. Jai Hind!

Wow - DYK there are 185 products that use pig parts. Wow. Is that good or bad? That's for you to decide. :-) http://tinyurl.com/28ztwbq

Very provocative PoV by the 37Signals CEO on how to improve productivity and creativity at office. Would U agree? http://tinyurl.com/338qwvs

A new genre of Qs emerge as quiz masters try to "Google-proof" questions to beat smartphones aka cheating aids! http://tinyurl.com/425mwfu

Balancing ubiquitous computing and cyber-attacks is quite a challenging problem statement for a CTO. Very true. http://tinyurl.com/6cum2w6

Confirmed again that blogging is effective in making the police department work on your complaint. Nice read. http://tinyurl.com/3vskga2

If one can hyperlink in Twitter using Ctrl+K, approx. 15% more content can be included. Bye bye to URL shorteners. When will this happen?

UNICEF paid $757M in 2010 for 2.5B doses of vaccines to 58% of world's children in 99 nations. Sharing prices. http://tinyurl.com/3cyrkzt

DYK beer is NOT classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia? No wonder it is the world's 4th largest market. http://tinyurl.com/425w98z