Put your financial smarts to the test by cracking this crossword that’s all about currencies of countries around the world.
Money maze
What is the currency of Japan? What do they use in Botswana? What about India? Find out now.
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Earth’s natural canvas
Learn about landforms and understand how Earth’s surface shapes our lives and our environment.
Quiz Whizz: December 7, 2024
Six general knowledge questions for you to try out. How many can you answer correctly?
Wondering what to do this weekend? Take this quiz and give yourself a mental workout.
Happy families
How sharp are you at observing things? Check it out with this activity that involves finding the differences between two pictures.
They look the same but actually have 12 differences between them. Can you spot all of them?
Going, going, gone!
Which player went to which franchise? How much was the winning bid? Read on.
For two days in November this year, 577 cricketers went under the hammer at the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 10 teams who will play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 had the opportunity to bid for players who will make up their core squad for the next three seasons.
Rishabh Pant was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping ₹27 crore, making him the most expensive player not only in this edition of the IPL, but in the entire tournament’s history so far. Second in line was Shreyas Iyer, who was purchased by the Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 crore. Third on the list was Venkatesh Iyer, who went to the Kolkata Knight Riders; the winning bid was ₹23.75 crore. Number 4 and 5 were Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal who were both secured by the Punjab Kings for ₹18 crore.
Photos: The Hindu | RV Moorthy, KR Deepak, Emmanual Yogini, Vijay Soneji
Spotted splendour
They are the fastest animals in the world but here are some facts about the cheetah that you may not have known.
Off they go! With World Cheetah Day (December 4) just past, catch up with the fastest runners on the planet. Here are some unique facts about the speedsters of the wild.
Among the stars
With a New Moon at the beginning and end of the month, there’s a lot in store for star gazers.
The night sky offers a dazzling finale to the year, with crisp, clear evenings and some of the most iconic celestial spectacles. Take a look at what you will see this month.
The world, a stage
Some cities around the world have the privilege of being host to well-known theatres. Can you match the theatre with the place?
When we speak of a theatre we refer to a form of performing art that uses live performers to present dramatised experiences of either real or imagined events before a live audience. In every country there are iconic theatres. Try your hand at this memory game to get familiar with of the world’s most renowned theatres.
Winds of worry
Cyclone Fengal recently unleashed its fury on southern India. Learn more about cyclones by watching this video.
Care for a fig?
Check out the connection between the fig wasp and the process of pollination for figs.
Did you know that the fig is actually not a fruit in the classical sense of the word? What we eat is actually is made up of hundreds of inverted ripe flowers enclosed inside a syconium. Check out this course presentation to learn more about it.