India is in the grip of conjunctivitis – Conjunctiva (the transparent covering of the eye) + itis (infection) What is conjunctivitis? It’s an infection of…
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Glass Cargo on a 2000 year old Roman ship – A rare find
Inputs by Alekhya Chavan In 2012, a shipwreck (a ship that has been destroyed, or sunk in a body of water) called Capo Corso 2…
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Cymbidium lancifolium observed in Uttarakhand’s Chopta valley too
Report by Swasti Sharma A rare orchid (flowering plants belonging to Orchidaceae family) species named Cymbidium lancifolium was found in the Chopta valley of Chamoli district present in Uttrakhand (A…
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Puzzle: What comes next?
What comes after the second figure? A, B, or C? Answer in the first comment. This puzzle originally appeared in The Children’s Post, July 24th,…
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2000 years old Celtiberian city discovered in Spain
Report by Prashasti Kulkarni The archaeologists at the Polytechnic University of Madrid have discovered the ruins of a Celtiberian city that is more than 2,000…
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Amazon fined $25 million for keeping children’s voices even after it was asked to delete them
Inputs by Dhruva KC If you use a voice-activated home assistant like Alexa, there is a feature that allows you to listen back to all…
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What is an auction?
Sangeeta has a very special doll. All her friends want that doll, but she does not part with it. Ankita, Vaidehi, and Rama always fight…
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105 Indian antiques returned
Inputs by Alekhya Chavan In a ceremony held at the Consulate General of India in New York, American authorities repatriated (returning something to the country…
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Update on Cheetah reintroduction in India
Report by Drishti Baheti The Asiatic Cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952. Today, only a few of these cheetah remain in Iran. Its…
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Asian Athletics Championships 2023
Report by Prashasti Kulkarni The Asian Athletics Championships, 2023 took place from July 12th to 16th in Bangkok, Thailand. The mascot of the championships this…
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