Asia’s largest banana market

Can you imagine how many bananas can be loaded into 50 trucks? Watch this video about Darangiri, Asia’s largest marketplace for bananas!

Do you ever wonder where the food you eat comes from? How many people are involved in ensuring that the fruits you eat reach you? It is an interesting thought!

Let’s learn a little bit about a marketplace where huge quantities of bananas are sold!


Video: Ritu Raj Konwar | Production: Ramakrishnan M

Scientific Instruments

What is the instrument used to measure temperature? Challenge yourself to this crossword based on scientific instruments!

All of the answers are scientific instruments, ending in 'meter'!

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  • 52-61 :This instrument measures the intensity of sound.
  • 91-100 :This instrument is used to measure the relative density of liquids.
  • 124-132 :An instrument that measures pressure, it has a U-shaped tube filled with fluid.
  • 160-170 :How fast is your car/two-wheeler travelling? Take a glance at this instrument and you will find out.

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  • 10-180 :Mercury rising! This instrument is used to measure temperature. The nurse pops this into your mouth to find out if you have a fever!
  • 13-132 :This instrument measures the distance travelled by a vehicle. Have you spotted it behind the steering wheel of cars?
  • 66-202 :This instrument measures atmospheric pressure.
  • 107-209 :This instrument measures electric current, in ‘amperes’.

Fitness Tools for Kids – 2

Planning to get into the school team? Here are a few more fitness tools to help you get there!

Here are a few more tools that you can use to train and get fit. As always, speak to your coach or your sports/physical education instructor before you get started. View these slides to learn more…

Eye for Detail 3

Here is a quick, Diwali-themed task for you! Can you match pairs of identical diyas?

Diwali festivity is in the air! Houses all over the country are lit up with lamps and happiness is all around.

Here are some images of diyas. Can you quickly match the pairs of images which are identical?

Happy Diwali!

The festive season is in the air! Diwali is here! Let’s learn a little more about the social occasion.

The festival of lights is here! Let’s learn a little more about the occasion!

Capitals Crossword – 1

Geography buff? Challenge yourself to this crossword based on India’s state capitals!

Here's a crossword based on India's state capitals!

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  • 49-55 :The state capital that is home to the Marina Beach
  • 76-80 :The capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port _____
  • 97-105 :The new capital of Andhra Pradesh, currently being built; announced after the creation of Telangana state
  • 107-112 :The capital of India’s only desert state; also known as the ‘Pink City’

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  • 7-112 :Jammu is the winter capital of this state. Which city is its summer capital?
  • 30-105 :The capital of Maharashtra, nicknamed India’s city of dreams
  • 43-178 :The old name of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala
  • 63-138 :The capital of India’s smallest state

Happy Halloween!

The spookiest day of the year is here! Let’s learn more about Halloween…

October 31st is Halloween! Let’s learn a little more about the spookiest day of the year.

Types of Puppets – 1

They are fun, colourful and full of life! Unravel these mixed-up images of different types of puppets.

Puppetry is a widely popular theatre form, and the use of puppets makes a performance fun and exciting.

There are many kinds of puppets. Try your hand at this picture shuffle puzzle depicting three types – marionettes, finger puppets and hand puppets. Choose a puppet under ‘Image’, pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, choose the size of the ‘Grid’, and get going!

Did you know?

A marionette is a puppet that is controlled from above using wires or strings.

A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the hand – the puppet has a soft, hollow body inside which a puppeteer places his/her hand.

A finger puppet has a small, hollow figure that fits over a single finger.

World Ozone Day – Results!

Here are the results of the World Ozone Day contest conducted by The Hindu In School! Find out if you are a winner.

In connection with World Ozone Day (September 16), The Hindu In School invited students to write a 50-word note on the topic “My Green Story – What I can do to save the environment”. The response was phenomenal!

Here it goes… the list of winners, first runners up, second runners up and 50 consolation prize winners!









Congratulations to the winners and participants!

Statescan – October 28, 2016

How aware are you of developments in states other than yours? Take a look at this interactive map and learn more!

India’s states and union territories are brimming with activity! Here are the latest developments from some of our states. Click on the hotspots and stay updated!


Text: PTI, IANS | Design: K.B. Jawaharr