Author: Kinooze Learning
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Hockey Team Gearing up for Olympics
The Indian hockey squad is gearing up and preparing hard for the London Olympics. Captain Bharat Chetri of Indian Hockey team said: “We understand that the entire nation is behind us and we are working extremely hard to ensure a podium finish.” Chief coach Michael Nobbs said he was quite pleased in guiding a talented…
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In Future,India might Export Missiles to Friendly Nations
After successful launch of Agni-V, RISAT-I in April, India is well prepared to handle itself from attacks by not so friendly nations. Now, according to V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister of India, There is great potential to export some missiles and defence technologies developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)…
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Daddy ! Can you Please be a Helicopter?
This is a very hillarious but insightful incident that I remember happened 3 years ago. My daughter, 6 years old then, was in a deep discussion with her father about what she wants to be when she is a grown up. My son, 2.5 years old, was playing quietly with his blocks nearby. I did not…
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Jarawa Tribe
The Jarawas are the ‘Adivasis‘ or the ‘Tribal people’ of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Like any other Tribe, Jarawas are also strongly protective of their peaceful life, live in their own small groups in jungles and do not want any contact with outsiders. Therefore, they are still uncivilized and even in these…
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How Bird Babies Learn to Fly?
Birds learn how to fly like how we learn to walk – a combination of instinct and practice. Most birds cannot fly until their muscle structure is strong enough, as flying is a very tough exercise. Baby birds remain in the nest all the time in the beginning but as they grow bigger, they realize…
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There it Goes! Space Shuttle Enterprise!!
The Space shuttle carries astronauts to the space and back. Created by NASA, Space Shuttle Enterprise never went into space, but rather performed tests that were very important to the shuttle’s development and operation. Enterprise particularly helped to understand the glide tests (tests related to the landing of the aircraft) and showed that the spacecraft…
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Formula One 2012
Formula one car racing event for 2012 started with its first race taking place at Bahrain. World champion Sebastian Vettel won the race. For those of you who don’t know, Formula One is a type of car racing event where teams compete in a counted number of races. These races are called Grand Prix. The…
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Tulips or TeaCups?
If you look at Tulips very closely they resembles many things. Colorful teacups dancing in the garden or inverted bells swinging in the wind. This beautiful flower has its origins from Turkey. An interesting fact is that these flowers were called tulbend, which means a head gear, because if you turn the flower upside down…
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Sachin Tendulkar becomes a Rajya Sabha Member
Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest batsman ever and the brilliant actress of yesteryear Rekha, will now become members of Parliament with the government nominating them to the Rajya Sabha. The Parliament of India is the law making body of our country. It is responsible for making laws for the betterment of our nation. It is divided…
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Football UEFA Champions League 2012
The UEFA champions league is the main football competition of the men’s national football teams taken care by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It is held every four years.Germany is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, Famous football clubs that take part are FC Barcelona (Spain), Manchester United (England),…
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Here comes the Tooth Fairy!!
The Tooth Fairy lives in Neverland, along with Tinkerbell. She is a tiny fairy like tinkerbell and they are very good friends. Tooth fairy creates a magic powder from children’s teeth that protects the fairies from hawks who might otherwise eat them. But how does she come from Neverland? When does she come? When a…
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Hill or a Huge Magnet?
A Magnetic Hill is that which appears to behave like a magnet. Imagine a magnet as big as a hill !! It is strong enough to pull cars up the hill or force passing aircraft to increase their height from ground in order to escape magnetic pull. One such hill is located in our country…