Category: News For Kids
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Blind Archer Sets World Record at Olympics
Almost blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics. He scored 699 points from 72 arrows to beat his own record of 696 points. Along with Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin-Hyek he also helped South Korea set a team record in the ranking round on Friday. “This is just the…
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Olympics to Begin from Today
The moment we all had been waiting for! Today is July 27, 2012 and the Olympics are finally going to start today. Much awaited event right? Here are some more fascinating facts about Olympics that you would like to know: Art competitions were a part of modern Olympics from 1912 to 1952. Since the tradition of Olympics…
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Apology to North Korean Team
Olympic organisers have apologised to the North Korean women’s football team after their images were shown on a screen next to a flag of a different country. Their players left the pitch in protest, and kick-off for their match against Columbia was delayed for more than an hour. South Korean flags flashed on a big screen…
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Oyster Fossil with Golf Ball Size Pearl Discovered
In an amazing discovery, a 145 million years old, huge oyster fossil has been found by fishermen in UK. The oyster has been scanned to reveal that it could have a pearl as large as a size of a golf ball. Whoa! The fossil, about 7 inches across, was discovered when it got caught in…
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Sudden Melt in Greenland Ice
The surface of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has melted this month over an unusually large area, Nasa has said. This is a completely unexpected event and scientists are wondering if it is a natural thing or the effects of Global Warming. “Melting even occurred at Greenland’s coldest and highest place, Summit station.The thawed ice area…
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Core Tiger Reserves Away From Tourists
The Supreme Court of India, in an attempt to keep the vanishing tigers safe, banned tourists from the core reserve areas of tiger forests. These are protected areas where tigers are kept safe. Almost hundred years ago there were 100,000 tigers in India and now there are only 1700 of them left. Clearly, the number…
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Big Ben to Ring 40 times at Olympics Onset
In celebration of the first day of the London 2012 on Friday July 27, Big Ben and thousands of bells across the U.K. will ring out as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes. Big Ben is the main bell hanging in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminister , the home of the Houses of Parliament in the…
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Who was Amelia Earhart?
Amelia Earhart was the most famous aviator in history. An aviator is someone who is actively involved in flying of an aircraft. Today marks Amelia Earhart’s 115th birth anniversary. She was the first woman aviator fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, this celebrated woman disappeared 75 years ago while flying over the South Pacific on July 2, 1937, and was…
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Olympic Sport : Tennis
Tennis is one of the most popular sport in Olympics. World’s top tennis stars come to represent their country at Olympics. At Beijing 2008, Rafael Nadal won the Men’s Singles, while the Williams sisters triumphed in the Women’s Doubles. This year since Olympics are held in London, players will have a face off on the…
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Pranab Mukherjee becomes the 13th President of India
After a long suspense, it is now decided that Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherejee is the next president of our country. He will be the 13th president of India. He defeated the former Lok Sabha Speaker,P.A. Sangma. Pranab Mukherjee was also the leader of Lok Sabha. But when he moved on to contest for…
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Indian Flag hoisted at Games village
India’s national flag was unfurled at the Olympic Games Athletes Village on Sunday in the presence of a small group of sportspersons and contingent officials. It was a formal welcome ceremony for the Indian contingent and was attended by the hockey players, boxers, archers, shooters and tennis players. Let the Games begin.
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Not Enough Rain in Six States
Yes, six states of India have been put on a drought alert. What is a drought? It is a complete opposite of floods. It is a condition where the affected areas receive less or no rain at all. This condition is bad for us because the crops that need rain die, there is shortage of…