H ome  I n the news  S cience for everyday life  E arth warriors  O ne World  W hat people are talking about  W hy people are talking about  T he trouble with  G ood ideas (for a better world)  T en biggest environmental problems  M essages from Little Earth  D o It Yourself  S torybook  A lternatives  C hangemakers  F ind out for yourself      C hangemakers Women's voice Ruth Manorama recently won the Alternative Nobel Prize for 2006. But wait a minute. Who is Ruth Manorama? And is there such a thing as an 'Alternative Nobel Prize'?   And the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize goes to. Bono?! He has been nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. And even though he is Irish he was voted one of the most important Britons of the last 100 years, in a BBC poll. In December last year, Time magazine named him one of its Persons of the Year (the list included Bill and Melinda Gates).   Arvind helps animals in distress In Mumbai and other large cities, in our rush to get on with our busy city lives we often ignore those in trouble. This includes animals.