Category: News For Kids
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Safe Home Not So Safe
You would think that a man could be safe in his house. Unfortunately for Jeffrey Bush, 36, who lived in Florida this was not true. On Thursday night, when Mr Bush was in bed, his bed room just disappeared. How? It was swallowed by a huge sinkhole under his home. Sinkholes are a common feature in Florida,…
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SpaceX heads to Space to deliver Supplies
Most of the time we need something, we either go get it from outside or a delivery person comes home to deliver the stuff. But have you ever wondered what do astronauts do when they are out of food or equipment supplies? Or what if they have to send some test samples back to Earth. Surely they can’t start…
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No Hands, No Wings, Will fly!
Nothing can be truer than the saying that “Where there is a will, there is a way”, especially if you look at the life of Jessica cox. This amazing girl was born without hands. Today she can ride a bike, drive a car and fly an airplane. Confused? How does she do it? She uses…
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Smart Cane
Japan’s technology company Fujitsu, soon plans to launch a ‘smart’ walking stick for elderly around the world. Wonder how walking stick can be smart? Read this. The stick constantly supervises carrier’s heart rate and temperature. It then sends this data back to the users relative to keep them updated on the users location. In case,…
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Another Continent?
Just when you think that you learnt your geography chapters completely, something changes. Yes, a new micro continent named Mauritia has been found hidden under huge amounts of lava in the India ocean. While this comes as a shock to us, a team of international researchers – from Norway, Germany, Britain and South Africa are suggesting…
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Lost and Found?
“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble”, were the famous words of a renowned English author who was born in India. Rudyard Kipling. He stayed in India until he was five. Rudyard Kipling wrote a lot of stories and poems. A lot of his stories like “Just so stories”, “The Elephant’s…
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Gusty Cyclone Rusty
Tropical Cyclone Rusty has brought heavy rains and gutsy winds to the coast of Western Australia. The wind speed was as high as 165km/h (103mph). Port Hedland, in western Australia is having non stop downpour since past two or three days. Port Hedland had closed three main iron ore ports in the Pilbara region, the world’s largest…
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India Launches Seven Satellites
One rocket. Seven satellites and a big feat achieved by India at Sriharikota. On Monday evening, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C20 (PSLV-C20) carried seven satellites into space including the Indo-French satellite Saral, the world’s first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites. President Pranab Mukherjee witnessed the event and was full of praise for…
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Happy Feet Jr Dies
The emperor penguin from Macquarie Islands, who had lost its way for an year, before it was finally found in New Zealand few days ago has died. The penguin nicknamed Happy feet Jr, was under the care of New Zealand zoo ever since it was found at Tora Beach, south of Wellington in critical condition. Happy Feet Jr was…
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And The Oscar Goes To..
The Academy Awards or The Oscars are a set of awards given yearly for excellence in Hollywood film industry. That little gold statue is the most sought-after award any film actor or actress or anybody associated with movie making can receive. This year the ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater at Los angeles. The winners are – Life of Pi –…
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First Women President Takes Oath in South Korea
Park Geun-hye was sworn in on Monday as South Korea’s first female president. In her first ever speech after becoming the president, Ms. Park warned North Korea against its nuclear programme. She said in stern words that she will not tolerate any action that endanger the lives of the people of Soth Korea. For her…
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Italy Votes for a New Leader
Millions of Italians are voting to decide who their new leader should be. They are hoping that a new start will help country deal with its recent economic issues. The general elections will take place over two days – Sunday and Monday. The election is taking place two months ahead of schedule, after former PM Mr Berlusconi’s…