Category: News For Kids
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Solar Plant in Africa
A British company Blue Energy is planning to construct the largest solar plant in Ghana, Africa. This Solar plant will be the biggest on the continent. A Solar plant takes the sunlight and converts it into electricity and other forms of energy. The project named as Nezma project will start in another 12 months and cost…
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Curiosity Will Get a Friend Now
Curiosity will get a friend, but it will have to wait 8 years for the new rover friend. NASA says it will send a new robot to join the Curiosity rover on Mars in 2020. They will be using the leftover parts of curiosity to build the new rover. NASA says they are very curious…
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Iran Catches US Drone
A U.S. drone entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf according to Iran. They released an image of a downed air craft on state TV. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft which is automated and does not require a human pilot on board. U.S. Navy, however, says that they have all the air crafts in that region and have lost none.…
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Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines
Philippines is an archipelago country in the Pacific Ocean with around 7,000 islands. Intense Typhoon Bopha struck the large southern island of Mindanao. Typhoon is a storm with strong circular winds and heavy rains. Typhoons start from the sea. Some stay in the sea, others are strong enough to move to the land. Typhoon Bopha…
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Dolphins or Robots?
Did you know that American military uses dolphins as the underwater bomb squad? Eighty dolphins have been trained to do this, and were used to find underwater bombs in Iraq last year. Well these dolphins have to find a new job now because robots named Kingfish will replace them.
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North Korea plans a Rocket Launch
North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket later this month to put a satellite into space. There was a similar launch in April 2012, but that rocket exploded shortly after taking off. Many other countries like The US, Japan, South Korea are fearful that the launch is being used as cover for testing long…
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Spot Jupiter in The Night Sky Today!
Planet Jupiter is going to come closest to Earth on Monday, and the good news is that you would be able to spot it in the skies with your naked eyes. Though even at closest, approximately 588 million Kms away, it will be nicely seen from an hour after the sunset in the eastern direction. It…
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Record ODI win for Bangladesh
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 160 runs to register their biggest win in One Day International cricket. West Indies is currently touring Bangladesh for a five-match series. With this win, Bangladesh took a lead of 2-0 in the series. Bangladesh’s previous largest win was by 146 runs against Scotland in 2006.
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No Internet or Phone for Syria
A lot of people in Syria are not happy with the president. They hold protests to show their dissatisfaction. These people are called activists. These activists were using the internet and telephone to inform people outside Syria about the incidents that are happening in their country. Now there is no internet or phone connection in…
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More Forests in Brazil Now
There is some good news for our environment. The cutting down of trees of Amazon rainforests in Brazil has declined. Infact has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years. “It is the lowest deforestation rate since Brazil began its monitoringin 1988”, said Brazil’s Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira. Deforestation refers to the cutting, clearing, and removal of rainforests.…
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Huge Black Hole Found
A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because the matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. It just swallows any light that is around it and thus it cannot be seen. Now Astronomers have spotted a massive black…
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Around the World Without Flying
Britisher Graham Hughes set a world record for being the most travelled person on the planet. He travelled across the world and visited 201 nations without even once boarding a plane!! So how did he do it? He either took a ground transport or walked on feet to visit every country in the world. His…