Statescan – June 8, 2018

What’s happening around the country? Check out this interactive map as we bring you the latest news.

What’s happening around the country? Click on the hotspots as we bring you the latest news.

Design: KB Jawaharr

Going with the Flow

The forest streams of the Western Ghats are like a treasure trove of nature, read on to discover the pleasure of the things mother nature has to provide for us.

My Monthly Planner: June 2018

Summer break is over and it’s time to get back to school. Get your own planner and fill it with all the things you have planned for the month.

Walk with nature

Take a look at these pictures and guess the answers to the questions. They’re all about World Environment Day.






Plastic not fantastic

This World Environment Day, the United Nation stresses on beating the pollution caused by plastic. Find out more.

Out with the old

Here are seven ways in which you can scale back on your daily plastic use and make a difference. Watch this video for more.

All set

There are 15 words connected with sets hidden in this grid. Can you spot all of them?

What Comes Next?

Can you correctly figure out what comes next in these sequences? Put on your thinking caps and give it a try…

The task is fairly simple, identify the given patterns and find the next term in the given sequences.





Canine Capers

Huge or small, clumsy or cute, here are some of your favourite four-legged friends from the silverscreen to keep you comp‘aw’ny.

These four-legged creatures come in all shapes and sizes. Some are friendly, others, not so much, they make yip-yips or woof-woofs, have shaggy hair or not, floppy ears or perky ones. But in spite of the wide variety, one thing is true; every dog wants to be your best friend. The more you shower them with love, the more they will love you right back. Whether you have a dog or not, this summer, you can get that warm fuzzy feeling inside you by watching some of these wonderful movies starring our furry friends.

Click on the hotspots to read more about each of these thrilling movies.

Be a sport

Call yourself a fitness freak? Then prove it by solving this crossword. Get started now.

For all Fitness freaks!

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  • 13-19 :Endurance, staying power (7)
  • 32-34 :"___-pack" abs is what a body-builder aspires for (3)
  • 45-50 :Eating too much of these makes one put on weight (6)
  • 61-68 :A long run (8)
  • 86-90 :Found in the gym, as well as on streets (5)

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  • 9-49 :Crunches make your _____ slim (5)
  • 13-43 :Lean, thin, slender (4)
  • 37-67 :____bic exercises improve oxygen intake (4)
  • 41-61 :A place where you can workout (3)
  • 50-90 :To "get into ____" is to get fit (5)
  • 63-83 :What you do to make a boat move (3)