Category: News For Kids
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Caught On Tape, Iceberg Flips Over
Tourists cruising near the Upsala Glacier in Argentina recently spied an unusual sight: a massive iceberg flipping over in the middle of the ocean. For the rest of the world, luckily, someone recorded it. As the BBC reports, the Upsala glacier was once the biggest in South America, but has been retreating at a rapid pace, some 656…
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Olympic Sports
Do you know what all sports will be played in London Olympics? Here is a List of all the sports that would be played : We will tell you more interesting things about each of these sports before the Olympics start. Can you guess how many days are left for Olympics to start-Just 55 days…
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General Bikram Singh becomes the new army chief
The Indian Armed forces of the of India consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. Army is our military force on land. They protect our country from outside threats and attacks. The Chief of the Army is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. Gen Bikram Singh, on Thursday took over as the…
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Viswanathan Anand wins World chess championship 2012
Viswanathan Anand won the chess championship against challenger Boris Gelfand to retain his world title on Wednesday. After three weeks of regular play ended with the score tied at 6-6, Anand and Gelfand faced off in a series of tie-breakers on Wednesday, with the title of world champion and $1.53 million going to the winner. The…
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Food for Cars
Can Humans live without having food? Nah! We need energy in the form of food that we eat. Similarly the machines that we use also need some energy. Cars get their strength and energy from Petrol or Gasoline. Petrol is made from crude oil. Crude oil is formed from living creatures which got trapped inside earth’s…
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Prime Minister visit to Myanmar
What are neighbor countries? Neighbor countries are the ones that share a border. India is a large country and therefore has many neighbors. Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Myanmar are all India’s neighbours. Just like we are friendly with our neighbors, it is also very important for any country to have…
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Indian boy solves 350-year old math puzzle set by Newton
A 16 year old Indian boy – Shouryya Ray, settled in Germany has managed to solve math problems that scientists had earlier been able to solve only by using powerful computers. These tricky problems were created by Sir Isaac Newton more than 350 years ago and had never been solved fully. Ray only came across…
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Mark Webber wins the Monaco Grand Prix
Australian Mark Webber of team Red Bull won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. This was the sixth race of the Formula One season. There are a total of twenty races that complete the season. With Webber’s win, six different drivers have won the six races of this season. This has happened the first time…
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French Open 2012
The French Open is one of the major tennis tournaments that takes place every year between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stadium Roland Garros (named after a famous French aviator Roland Garros). French Open is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US…
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Kolkata Knight Riders Win IPL 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders became the new champions of the Indian Premier League as they defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in an exciting final to win their first IPL tournament on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings had earlier won IPL in 2010 and 2011 season and were hoping to win it again while Kolkata Knight…
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Oldest flute found in a cave
Flutes made from bird bone and mammoth ivory were found in a cave in South Germany. Scientists have been able to prove that the flutes are almost 43,000 years old. This proves that humans lived in Europe around that time as the scientists were assuming earlier. Musical instruments may have been used for religious activities or…
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Tokyo Skytree, World’s tallest tower
Thousands of people braved the rain Tuesday to see the Tokyo Skytree, reportedly the world’s tallest tower, as it opened to the public. It is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest tower, beating out the Canton Tower in China, which is 600 meters (1,968 1/2 feet). The world’s tallest structure is Dubai’s…