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We are delighted to be here again, with a new edition of our newsletter!

We know some of you have been busy with your mid-term exams and hope that you perform well.

At Curious Times, we have, as always, been curating a lot of important global and Indian news for you. The subjects range from affordable and clean energy to sustainable cities to climate change, global relations. Space and underwater life are your favourite topics and we love to bring a lot of articles and news around that. Chadrayaan-2 received a 95 out of 100. But then, what would science be without experiments, successes and learnings. Many congratulations to ISRO!

Announcements

You must be aware that we launched ME (My Expressions) section to allow you, our young contributors to share their expressions in the form of audio, video, articles, poems and art. We are pleased to share that we have received an overwhelming response from India and overseas.

Not just children but your teachers also participated in sharing their views. We are delighted to have 100 users’ generated contributions in a month’s time. You can read and view all of them on https://curioustimes.in and share with your friends and families.

Also, do continue to send your contributions and news stories at hello@curioustimes.in.

Stay Curious!

Yes, all educators today engage with children born in the 21st Century. Technology has changed the landscape of education. We have some wonderful teachers, who were forthcoming in sharing their views and here, we are pleased to share some of their insightful articles.


  1. “Own your smartness and inhabit it with pride.”
    Mrs. Sudesh Singh, Director, Delhi Public School, Sonepat
  2. **என் ஆசிரியன்** – My Teacher…!
    Ms. Lidvin Amilya, District School, Rathnagiri , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  3. Educators of the 21st century…. The helping hands
    Leeba George, Computers Teacher, Guardian Public School, Kochi, Kerala
  4. Teaching in the 21st century will be a feather walk for teachers
    Usha Krishnan, Teacher Trainer based out of New Delhi
  5. Discovery of my true passion... Teaching
    Aashish Arora, Political Science Teacher at Delhi Public School, Sonepat, Haryana
  6. शिक्षा का दीप
    अपर्णा शर्मा, हिंदी अध्यापिका, डी.एल.डी.ए.वी.मॉडल स्कूल, शालीमार बाग, दिल्ली
  7. Be open-minded and curious learner!
    Expert talk by Dr. Manisha Chaudhary, Human Ecology and Education Expert; Faculty at 5 Ivy League Universities, Research Lead with 5 leading Asian Universities. Sandeep Chaudhary, Strategy and Leadership Consultant

 

Have you caught up on our top NEWS? If you haven’t yet, here is your chance

 

  1. ISRO launches Chandrayaan 2, the orbiter is still in space and working well, Vikram lander land crashed on the moon’s surface
  2. P.V. Sindhu is first Indian to win gold at Badminton World Championships
  3. Russia launches first floating nuclear power station
  4. Forest fire in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
  5. Indian team creates history at 45th WorldSkills competition in Russia
  6. Hong Kong announces withdrawal of Extradition Bill
  7. Hurricane Dorian hits the Bahamas
  8. India scraps Article 370 relating to Kashmir
  9. France hosts the G7 Summit 2019
  10. Heavy rainfall and floods in many parts of India

Read More

  1. India shares its Independence Day with five more countries on 15th August, but on different years. The countries are Bahrain, North Korea, South Korea, Congo, and Liechtenstein
  2. A mosquito has 47 teeth.
  3. India has the largest postal system in the world with more than 150,000 post offices, which is thrice the size of that of China.
  4. There are more atoms in a single glass of water than glasses of water in all the oceans of the Earth.
  5. Indian Railways employs more than a million people, making it the largest employers in the world.
  6. Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints.
  7. The Moon is very hot during the day but very cold at night. The average surface temperature of the Moon is 107 degrees Celsius during the day and -153 degrees Celsius at night.
 

Why did the kid put sugar
under his pillows?


So that he would have sweet dreams!

 

How many times can you say this in 10 seconds




“She sees cheese.”

 

“You cannot fail without your consent, you cannot succeed without participation.”

At Curious Times, we value each person’s participation and contribution on our platform. We received overwhelming responses from our Curious readers on Independence Day and Teachers’ Day. All the participants' entries have been published on https://curioustimes.in/me/. We loved all the entries and the diverse world view that each of you brought to us.

We are happy to share the names of the first 10 entries in each category



Topic: “What does freedom mean to me?”

 

Topic: “To Teacher, With Love...”
  1. I am free when I can stand up for what is right.
    Maria Mathew, Grade 10, Excelsior English School, Kottayam
  2. Freedom means: “Rates will be decided by Farmers”
    Rehan Khan .J, Grade: 4, Green Valley School of Excellence, Pernambut
  3. Freedom is being free from the chains of child labour
    Divvyesh, Grade: 8, Scottish High International School, Gurgaon
  4. Freedom is like river flowing freely!
    Rebecca George, Grade 3, The Choice School, Tripunithura,Cochin
  5. स्वतंत्रता महत्वपूर्ण है ।
    Sneha Rawat, Grade: 9, DL D.A.V Model School, Shalimar Bagh
  6. Freedom is an expensive gift for posterity
    Navdha, Grade: 11, DL DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi
  7. Freedom is to do what I want to and be free!
    Divisha Kahair, Grade: 6, Ryan International School, Faridabad, Haryana
  8. சுதந்திரம்………...Freedom is magic in the sky and colourful flowers that blossom on the soil
    Gokila Devi G; கோகிலா தேவி. G, Grade 7, Govt Middle School, Kalappanaiken Palayan, Coimbatore. 7 -ம் வகுப்பு...., ஊராட்சி ஒன்றிய நடுநிலைப் பள்ளி, காளப்பநாயக்கன்கன் பாளையம், கோயம்புத்தூர்
  9. Freedom is not to hurt or violate others
    A. Saishrenithi, Grade 7, SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATRIC HR.SEC.SCHOOL, VATTAMALAIPALAYA, COIMBATORE
  10. True Independence – Inner Independence
    Suryassangyini Chaudhary, Grade 5, DPS Sonepat, Sonepat, Haryana
  1. I, to you, do hereby claim, I’ll work harder every day…. battling every odd way
    Navdha, Grade 11, DL DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi
  2. Teacher and me, hand in hand
    Diya Johny, Grade 1, The Choice School, Tripunithara, Kochi, Kerala
  3. My favourite teacher #TTWL
    Shaurya Rajput, Grade 5, Venkateshwar Public School, Rohini, Delhi
  4. We feel safe, when you are around!
    Zoha Jaser Iqbal, Grade 3, The Choice School, Tripunithara, Kochi, Kerala
  5. You are just like my mom, in school!
    Maahi Bhatia, Grade 1, The Khaitan School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  6. Thank you, Ma’am, for showing that a smile can change everything!
    Nikhil Mathew, Grade 5, The Choice School, Tripunithara, Kerala
  7. I love my teachers; they let me explore, innovate, discover, learn, integrate!
    Manassangyini Chaudhary, Grade 9, Delhi Public School, Sonepat, Haryana
  8. Teaching the students to see liveliness in themselves!
    Pranatha Plakkal Sabukuttan, Grade 3, The Choice School, Kochi, Kerala
  9. The most rocking original musical composition I make my notes in music
    Davis Manatt, Grade 3, The Choice School, Kochi, Kerala
  10. We received 14 handwritten/ drawn entries from PUMS, Chinnamettupalayam, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu through their teacher Jayanthi. B. All entries have been published

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