Google Earth helps spot Lost World
Eagle-eyed conservationists from Kew Garden have been successful in discovering, what has been called a Lost World and the credit goes to Google Earth.
Researchers spotted a patch of green forest, which had never been spotted before, while they were perusing an area of Mozambique, using Google Earth.
A piece of paradise, containing a rare colony of birds, some giant snakes and a rare type of orchid were found by an expedition to the Google Earth hotspot.
The newly found area is 27 miles long and contains 150-feet tall trees, samango monkeys and a number of antelopes.
"The phenomenal diversity is just mind-boggling: seeing how things are adapted to little niches. To me this is an incredible thing. Even today we cannot say we know all of the world's key areas for biodiversity - there are still new ones to discover," said the leader of the
28-man crew who visited Mozambique, Jonathan Timberlake.
He added, "This is potentially the biggest area of medium-altitude forest I'm aware off in southern Africa, yet it was not on the map."
News 6 Indian Nokia Store mobbed by protestors who set phones on fire
A mapping mishap that caused a patriotic uprising from members of India's Bharatiya Janata Party has brought the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer under fire.
It has been learnt that some inaccurate information was included in the latest release of Nokia Maps, the company's own GPS-enabled navigational mapping application. Apparently, Nokia Maps listed Kashmir as being part of Pakistan - an insult of sorts to the members of the BJP.
A Nokia Store in Jabalpur City was raided by a youthful congregation from the BJP who grabbed Nokia handsets and set them on fire. The attack has been labeled as a protest at Nokia's mis-information and highlights the BJP's sensitivity on Pakistani matters.
"The Nokia Maps mistake is a case of anti-nationalism. We demand that the Nokia and other people involved in the conspiracy be booked for spreading anti-national activities. We will intensify the protest if this case has not been registered," said one BJP organizer.
Rafiq Khan, the Nokia Store owner said, "This is the problem of Nokia and we are not concerned with it as we are merely shop owners, not the client of the company. But, the manner in which the mob entered and started torching the shop is bad."