Design for Change 7

Do you see a lot of waste paper around you? Here’s how children in Pune took up the task of becoming sustainable volunteer warriors by re-using waste paper creatively!

Collective Nouns – 1

What is a group of owls called? What about a group of crows? Learn this and more with this quick quiz!

Have you heard of phrases like ‘a flock of birds’ and ‘a pride of lions’? Collective nouns are words that denote a group or collection of people or things.

Try your hand at guessing the correct collective nouns of these species of birds!

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Statescan – August 26, 2016

Stay updated with the latest happenings across the country! Here is this week’s interactive map.

How aware are you of developments in states outside yours? Here are some of the latest happenings in the country! Click on the hotspots to read.

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

The Olympics – Wrap-up

Relive inspiring moments from the Rio Olympics through this interactive presentation!

It was a wonderful closure to the Olympics, the major sporting event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Scroll right to take a look back at the event, and try your hand at these interactive tasks!

The August Full Moon

Watch a close-up of the Moon rising through the night sky, and learn more about August’s full Moon!

Watch a close-up of the Moon rising through the night sky, and learn about the full moon in August – the Sturgeon Moon.

The Golden Triangle

Take a trip through the historical circuit of the Golden Triangle with these mixed-up images of significant monuments.

The Golden Triangle is a tourist circuit that connects the cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

Here is a picture shuffle that will transport you to these cities! The game features a monument from each city. Choose a city under ‘Image’, pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, choose the size of the ‘Grid’, and get going!

Maths on an Athletics Track

Here’s an interesting aspect of athletics tracks when you look at it from a mathematical perspective!

There’s a mathematical reason as to why athletics tracks are so designed and a race is run in a certain way! Watch on…

Active Brain 4

Ready to try your hand at another set of rebus puzzles? A rebus is a type of puzzle that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. Get cracking!

Here are a few popular rebus puzzles for you to solve! The instructions/clues are given below.

Crack these clues! 

Try to guess the words or phrases from the clues in the picture and the text below. Click on the left/right arrow buttons to move across puzzles. Click on the ‘Turn’ button to know whether you got it right!

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Young Chef 5 – Beetroot Coconut Laddu

Beetroots and coconuts make an interesting combination! Try this easy-to-cook dessert…

Here is an easy-to-cook, richly flavoured dish! Beetroots and coconuts make an interesting combination. Try this recipe at home! Make sure to use knives and the stove in the presence of an adult!

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Here is the method to follow. Click on the hotspots for the steps!

How to name your dragon!

There have been some wonderful books and movies about dragons! How much do you know about them?

Dragons have featured in books and movies long since, thanks to folklore! From China to the ancient Europe, you would come across dragons in lots of stories and fables. Let’s look at popular movies featuring some famous dragons!