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My cup, and yours too…

Now you can have your steaming cup of coffee without feeling guilty about wasting all those disposable mugs. Coffee chain Starbucks with environmental charity Hubbub started a trial in June at UK’s Gatwick International Airport where passengers were offered to borrow and return refillable cups in a bid to help cut waste and tackle “throwaway” […]
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Let’s go underwater, to sketch!

You never know where an artist finds an inspiration. Some go to mountains, few search for picturesque locations while some even find solace on busy bylanes of a crowded city. But a Cuban artist has gone where no (wo)man has gone before for an inspiration. Under the sea! Sandor Gonzales, 42-year-old artist, sketches several meters […]
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Two more Earths in the galaxy?

Scientists have discovered two new Earth-like planets around one of the closest stars within our galactic neighbourhood. The planets are located only 12.5 light years away orbiting the Teegarden star — a red dwarf in the direction of the constellation of Aries. Its surface temperature is 2,700 degrees Celsius, and its mass is only one-tenth […]
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From bland to realistic art

From bland to realistic art Last time we spoke about Ancient Classical Art which was predominant in Ancient Greece and Rome. This also means there were different areas of land where the civilisation were already finding different forms of expression to communicate among themselves. Coming to Medieval Art (400 – 1500 BC) Western Europe This […]
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You can’t cheat in this Monopoly

The game of Monopoly hardly ends well. There are smug winners and arrogant losers. Not to mention the defaulters and thieves. And you can never trust a banker who may slide few notes here and there. Now Hasbro has introduced Monopoly Voice Banking where the banking is controlled by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker.  Players […]
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Obesity in childhood

We hear about the obesity epidemic hitting kids all over the world these days. But what does it really mean? What is Obesity? Can we look at someone who looks fatter than the rest of us and say that he or she is an obese? The answer is no. Obesity has got nothing to do […]
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Why is Jammu & Kashmir ‘special’?

Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. It is the northernmost state of our country, and though it’s governed by Indian Constitution, it has been given certain special privileges keeping in view of the state’s controversial history. The Article 370 of the Constitution gave autonomous stature to the state of J&K. This means […]
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Let’s take nature home

We all want our children to respect nature, but where do we start? Author Benita Sen suggests we start from home. In her latest book for children One Lonely Tiger, Sen talks about the jungle and its animals, earth and nature, and man and his friends. Her verses help kids to think, and talk. In […]
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The three Indian stars in UK Cabinet

Boris Johnson is the new prime minister of the United Kingdom but the most interesting fact for Indians is the list of three PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) in his cabinet. Alok Sharma, Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak have been selected to be part of the UK government. The three Indian-origin ministers have been given […]
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Meet the Sanskrit-speaking staff of this shop

How would you communicate with a salesman who speaks in Sanskrit? Yes, imagine entering into Hamleys and being addressed not in English or Hindi, but Sanskrit! Baffling, isn’t it? Well, don’t worry the malls wouldn’t put you in such a situation but there is one shop in Karnataka where more than its 50 employees converse […]