Warm hugs to all our Curious Readers and a very happy new year once more!

We have stepped into a new year 2020. We hope that all our wonderful readers had a great time in the past year. As always, we have been working to share with you all the latest happenings around the world, from - science, space, latest discoveries in technology to politics, food, travel, climate change and much much more. We also hope that you have caught up with all of our different types of ‘Top 10’ news, which emerged in 2019.

Setting goals for ourselves helps us to visualize and imagine what we want and help us plan well to achieve those goals within a time frame. As we have stepped into 2020, we are encouraging our Curious Readers to imagine what they aspire to achieve this year and tell us about it!

Announcements

We are delighted to let everyone know that published Curious Times 2019 Round Up. The entire team of Curious Times, worked for this publication with the best annual news and have sent their personalised New Year messages too.

We would also like to acknowledge a young writer, who has contributed some wonderful articles to Curious Times in the past month. A big shout out to Arnav Yadav, Grade 7, Amity International School, Sector 46, Gurgaon. We, at Curious Times, have enjoyed having him on board, as hundreds of users have enjoyed his work.

Our current theme is “My 5 New Year Resolutions!”. We believe that resolutions do not need to be made only on the first day or first week of the new year - you can take the whole month of January to think carefully about what you want to do. Of course, do tell us too.

Do continue to also send your feedback, contributions and news stories about any other topic that you are interested in and would like to write about to hello@curioustimes.in.

Stay Curious!

We would like to share some of the top student contributions of the Year 2019!

  1. Violence: A Demon’s Creation
    By Mahi Hasija, Grade 9, DPS Rohini,
    New Delhi
  2. Freedom means: “Rates will be decided by Farmers”
    Rehan Khan .J, Grade: 4, Green Valley School of Excellence, Pernambut
  3. I am free when I can stand up for what is right
    Maria Mathew, Grade 10, Excelsior English School, Kottayam
  4. Our Existence in the Cosmos
    Navdha, Grade 11, DL DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088
  5. “We are responsible for global warming, period.”
    Renée Gupta, Grade 8, Sancta Maria International School, Hyderabad
  6. I wish the world’s children had freedom like me!
    Rahul George, Grade: 2, The Choice School, Kochi, Kerala

  7. True Independence – Inner Independence
    Suryassangyini Chaudhary, Grade 5, DPS Sonepat, Sonepat, Haryana

  8. We feel safe, when you are around!
    Zoha Jaser Iqbal, Grade 3, The Choice School Tripunithara, Kochi, Kerala

  9. Teaching profession builds every other profession
    Sona Subin, Grade 8, India International School, Mangaf, Kuwait

  10. An ode to the Masseeha, Mahatama Gandhi
    Heena Siddiqui, Grade 9, Rani Chennamma Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidalaya, D Block, Jahangirpuri, New Delhi
 

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

  1. New AI technology creates ‘Artificial Human Beings’!
  2. 17 year old discovers a new planet
  3. U.K parliament approves the Brexit deal
  4. Australian bushfires – Authorities warn about weather systems
  5. US air strike targets Iran’s military commander
  6. MANI – a new RBI mobile app for the visually-challenged
  7. ESA set to launch self-destructing robot to clean up space debris
  8. Outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat is first Chief of Defence Staff
  9. Europe introduces Green Deal, aims to become climate-neutral by 2050
  10. ‘Miracle-berry’ among Royal Botanic Gardens’ new plant discoveries in 2019



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  1. In 2020, Chinese New Year falls on 25 January. 2020 is the Year of the Rat as per the Chinese calendar.
  2. There are 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
  3. Washing hair or clothes is not allowed on the first day of the Chinese lunar year because it is seen as “washing one’s fortune away” at the beginning of the year.
  4. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah and it occurs in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere.
  5. Losar, is a New Year's festival, celebrated on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, which falls in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.
  6. In Argentina, beans are considered to be a lucky New Year’s Eve dish.
 

Q: Where do pencils go on vacation?

A. Pencil-vania.

Knock, knock! Who’s there?
Hatch.
Hatch, who?
Bless you!

How many times can you say this in
10 seconds

“Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.”

“A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose! ”

It’s mid-January and time to get back to school for many of our Curious readers.
What better way to start off a healthy new year than by eating carrots!

The humble yet tasty and crunchy carrot is considered to be the perfect health food. You can eat it raw in salads, fried, steamed or even in sweets (the utterly delicious gajar ka halwa).
Why should you eat carrots?

  • Carrots do not have a lot of calories and are a good source of fibre, vitamins and minerals.
  • For instance, carrots are rich in beta carotene, which your body converts into vitamin A. This nutrient promotes good vision and is important for growth, development, and immune function!
  • Carrots can also help to reduce the risk of cancer, protect against heart disease and more.

So, go ahead and kick start a healthy new year with some crunchy carrots!

 

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