Category: News For Kids
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Volcano Fuego eruption in Guatemala
As the Volcan del Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, spewed rivers of bright orange lava down, authorities ordered more than 30,000 people in 17 nearby communities to be evacuated. Women and children and older people were evacuated in old school buses and ambulances. A lot of people refused to leave their homes.
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Kudankulam Confusion
Kudankulam Nucler Power Project (KNPP) is in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is a nuclear power station currently under construction. A nuclear power station is a major source of power- both heat and electricity. So if the power station produces heat and electricity it should be good right? Then why people…
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110 year old Color Reel Found
Most color motion pictures started around in 1920’s. Now a reel of colour film more than 100 years old has been found in a hidden archive in Bradford. The footage was made by a film personality Edward Turner in 1901. May be color films were there long before we actually thought they were?
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Delhi to say NO to Plastic Bags
Delhi government has decided to very soon completely ban the use of plastic bags in the city. The Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dixit said that there will be a penalty imposed for one and all using any kind of plastic bags, thick or thin. Earlier, only the use of plastic bags made of recycled plastic or…
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China Upset Over the Buying of Senkaku Islands
The disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China have been bought by Japan. But China is not very happy about it. So China has sent two patrol ships to the islands disputed with Japan. Japan controls the uninhabited but resource-rich islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan. Looks like there is going…
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Andy Murray wins US Open 2012
In an exciting final at Flushing Meadows between Andy Murray of and Novak Djokovich, Andy Murray won by 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. The Olympic champion once again made history by becoming the first Britisher to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936. That’s 76 years ago!! Andy Murray gets not only…
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Paralympics Finale
On Sunday, as Paralympic games came to an end with the closing ceremony called “Festival of the flame”, Britain bid goodbye to an extraordinary summer of Olympics of 2012. Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z performed in the ceremony in stadium that was packed with almost 80,000 spectators. There were some fantastic fireworks and aerial acrobatics as…
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Serena wins US Open 2012
Serena Williams won her fourth US Open title on Sunday by defeating Victoria Azarenka by 6-2,2-6,7-5. Belarusian Azarenka though couldn’t win the title, still remains current World no.1. She had become the first Belarusian player to win a Grand Slam by winning Australian Open 2012. Serena was ecstatic with her win and fell on the…
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ISRO’s 100th mission launched successfully
ISRO’s 100th mission turned out to be a huge success when PSLV-C21 put into orbit France’s SPOT-6 and Japan’s PROITERES. France’s SPOT-6 was the primary satellite and biggest lift by PSLV till date while the other one was a small spacecraft – PROITERES built by Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan. SPOT-6 is will now observe Earth, while PROITERES’s aim…
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What is SAM?
SAM is a miniature chemistry lab on Curiosity rover, which contains a pack of instruments to find the secrets of Mars. SAM, the Sample Analysis at Mars, and its mission is to the figure out the past and present chemistry of the Red Planet. SAM is different from the chemistry labs on earth in a way…
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Tornadoes in New York City
After the Hurricane Issac there is Tornado time for the US. Two unexpected tornadoes have hit New York City area of Queens and Brooklyn, damaging homes, power blackouts and throwing debris into the air. No one is reported hurt but the US Open game, between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer got suspended, will restart on Sunday. New…
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ISRO’s 100th Mission Tomorrow
In ISRO’s 100th launch mission, PSLV will carry two foreign satellites onto the space. Such a launch is called a ‘commecial launch’. Amongst the two satellites that would be flown, the primary satellite is France’s SPOT-6 satellite for earth observation. The other one is a small spacecraft – PROITERES built by Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan. The…