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By: Lavanya Rajamani

Hi Kids! Raise your hands if you are lovers of science-fiction! Would you be excited if I were to say that some of the cool gadgets we see in the super-hero movies actually exist? Keep reading and I will take you on a journey to a future where driverless cars called 'Waymo' are a reality!

“Driverless Cars ???” Yes, you heard me right!

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Tour de France 2018

By: Aradhana Tiwari

Hey kids, do you like cycling? You might be having a cycle and know how to do cycling, cor-rect? You might have done racing with your friends too. Cycling is a great form of exercise and it also improves the ability of self-control.

Do you know apart from these benefits, cycling can also be considered as a career? Cycling can give you fame and money too. Have you heard of Geraint Thomas? Geraint Thomas is a cyclist who has done so. He has won 'Tour de France'. He has also won an amount of 500,000 Euros. However, it is to be shared with other riders and crew of ‘Team Sky'.

Tour de France is a men's multi-ple stage bicycle race. It is held annually in France. It occasional-ly passes through its nearby countries. The race was first organized in 1903. It has been held annually since 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event. UCI means Union Cycliste Internationale. Most of the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI World Teams. The race is held mainly in the month of July.

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RBI to issue new Rs, 100

note, soon.

Hima Das becomes the first

Indian to win a Gold in ath-

letics.

Hima recently won the

400m race in the World U-

20 Championships.

Kohli holds a record of 56

half centuries, in interna-

tional cricket.

US’s supercomputer, Summit,

can perform 2Lakh trillion cal-

culations per second.

News Quickies

Guru Purnima and the Lunar Eclipse

By: Aradhna Tiwari

Do you know about a special day dedicated to teachers?

To your surprise, it is not Teacher's day. It is Guru Purnima.

Do you know about this special day?

Guru Purnima is a special day for Gurus. Students give respect to their Gurus, on this

day. A Guru is one, who teaches us new and good things. A Guru could be

your teacher or parent, or anyone who teaches you an important lesson in

life. The word Guru comes from two words, ‘gu’ and ‘ru’. In Sanskrit, ‘gu’

means darkness, and ‘ru’ is the remover of that darkness. So, a Guru is

one who removes the darkness of our life.

Guru Purnima celebrated in India, Nepal and some other countries. In Ne-

pal, it is celebrated as Teacher’s Day.

This year, Guru Purnima is on July 27th. This day also fell upon the longest lunar

eclipse. You may have heard of the Mahabharata. Do you know who wrote it? It was

written by Maharishi Ved Vyas. This day marks the birth of Guru Vyas.

It is also said that Guru Purnima was the day that Shiva became the first Guru. It is

believed that he began the transmission of yoga to the Saptarishis on this day.

What is Waymo? Google's parent company is ‘Alphabet Inc’. In 2009, Alphabet Inc ini-tially started working on the cars that drive by themselves and called them 'Waymo'. Waymo is an autonomous car development company and subsidiary of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. When they first started, Waymo announced that they will integrate the self-driving technology into current car models. In 2015, the self-driving cars were tested for the first time on public roads in Austin, Texas. How does Waymo work? Waymo cars have devices called 'range-finders' mounted on the top. They are lasers that create a detailed 3D map of the road the car is mov-ing on. This helps the car to manoeuvre by itself. Waymo cars have ra-dars and sensors that assist in detecting objects around them. This helps prevent accidents. Waymo cars have met with few accidents but the company is working on improving the technology to be accident-free.

Where can I ride a Waymo?

I am sure all of us are excited to take a ride in this super-cool car, but

there is a small wait.

Currently, Waymo is has been launched in the USA. But don’t get disappointed!

Like any new technology, I am sure we can hope to see Waymo cars in India in the near future!

Scan this code to watch

How Autonomous Vehi-

cles Work.

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Scan this QR code to make hand crafted gifts for your Guru.

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Potholes Potholes Everywhere!

By: Poornima Kamatgi

Rains bring happiness to all of us. After summer, these rains cool down our earth as well. But potholes on the roads are bad. In many cities, potholes are causing accidents.

The studies show that more people die in accidents due to potholes, than terror attacks. The people who construct roads in cities use low quality material when laying the roads, this causes potholes to form. These roads are not constructed keeping the traffic, rain-fall, load of heavy vehicles like trucks, in mind. Thus causing potholes to form, in turn causing accidents and deaths.

In New Delhi, the Supreme Court is worried about the growing number of pothole related deaths. It has asked Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety to look into this matter and come up with a report within two weeks.

The municipalities of respective cities should take the matter of potholes seriously, and

work towards fixing roads with potholes. Meanwhile, the people riding two-wheelers should drive

slowly on potholes ridden roads.

Scan this code to learn how potholes are made.

Ashwin – India’s all-rounder on a Rise!

By: Aarti Wahaal

Ravichandran Ashwin, an all-rounder, is a popular young

player of the Indian Cricket team. Born and brought up in

the Southern part of India, his achievements prove that

hard work can take you to places.

Ashwin came into limelight with his brilliant bowling in the

shorter form of the game in the IPL. He played for Chen-

nai Super Kings in the year 2010. But since his test debut

against West Indies in 2011, Ashwin has made it a habit

to pick up wickets. During IPL, he got noticed for his in-

line bowling. The gifted spinner made his international de-

but in 2010 against Sri Lanka. He is an all-rounder and is currently ranked number 2 among bow-

lers and all-rounders in Test cricket.

Ashwin has earned a name and place for himself in the Indian Cricket, with his achievements. He

became the fastest bowler to reach 300 wickets in just 54 matches. He broke Dennis Lillee's rec-

ord, which was made in 1981. With his 300th wicket, he is the only fifth Indian bowler to achieve

this feat. Ashwin's current stats show that he has taken 316 wickets in

58 matches. His current average is 25.34.

Ashwin now aims to take his wicket count to at

least 600 wickets. With age at his hands (31

years), he stands a chance to achieve this

number easily.

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a question related to

Ashwin.

Hotel Transylvania 3 - A Monster Vacation

By: Preeti kapur

Do you like to watch animation movies? I’m sure we all love to

do so. Recently, I went to watch Hotel Transylvania - A Monster

Vacation.

The movie is the third movie of the Hotel Transylvania series.

The movie has a superb star cast. The movie released in India

on 20th July 2018. The movie is produced by Sony Animation

Pictures.

The movie begins with Dracula, the lead character, who is tired of running a hotel for monsters.

His daughter, Mavis plans a surprise vacation for him. The entire Drac family and friends set on a

vacation on a cruise. It’s fun and frolic. During the journey, Drac gets attracted towards Captain

Ericka. Ericka is the great grand-daughter of the vampire hunter, Van Helsing. She is now half

woman-half machine. She is on a secret mission to destroy the monster kind! It is now, Mavis'

turn to save her father and others.

The movie gives out some good messages like forgiving and loving others. It also tells us about

good communication between parents and kids. The colourful locations and characters are ap-

pealing. The kids liked the monsters and their comedy. The dinner scene in which both Drac and

Mavis eat overly garlicky Mexican food and suffer from gastric disorder leaves the kids rolling

with laughter. Drac and Ericka’s romance is amusing. All the characters are monsters. But they

are cute and colourful with Blobby, being my personal favourite.

Cute characters, funny dialogues, and good music make it worth a watch, for the whole family.

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Plants carrying robot that chases Sunlight when needed

By: Sonia Amoli

We all know that plants require sunlight, water and carbon

dioxide for their survival. Plants prepare their food only

when they get enough sunlight. Humans and animals can

move about in search of food themselves. But the plants

are stationary. They cannot move to find their food. So

what happens to the plants when they don't get enough

Sunlight?

They would not be able to prepare food and hence die.

That is exactly what Sun Tianqi, the founder of China-based electronics company called

'Vincross' had in mind while making Hexa, the plant carrying robot! In an exhibition, he saw a

shrivelled sunflower lying in the shade. This made him think how helpless plants are. So he de-

cided to develop a plant carrying robot.

By: Aradhana Tiwari

Children, do you love playing sports?

You might have participated in your school sports day and won medals

too. You, your friends and parents feel proud of your win.

Do you know there is a proud moment for France in FIFA World Cup?

FIFA World Cup is the biggest event in Football. France has won the

final match of the contest. It has claimed their Second World Cup. Earlier

they have won the same in 1998. This win comes after 20 years and it is the time for celebration in

France.

The final match of FIFA world cup took place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. An audience

of 78,011 at the Luzhniki Stadium witnessed the match. Russian president Vladimir Putin, French presi-

dent Emmanuel Macron, and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović were also present at the stadi-

um.

The two finalist teams were France and Croatia. This match was the third World Cup final for France, first

appearing in 1998 finals as hosts and also contested 2006 finals. On the other hand, it was the first World

Cup final for Croatia (second smallest country to play in a World Cup final).

It was one of the most exciting World Cup finals. Both the teams delivered spectacular performances.

They brought the highest goal tally in a world cup final since 1966. France outperformed Croatia and won

by 4-2. The man of the match was Antoine Griezmann.

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Let's now see what the robot does:

Hexa moves about, to capture sunlight

as and when re-

quired. It even gets

playful with humans.

It is known to stomp

around when it is look-

ing for water. Though

plants need sunlight,

wouldn't they also feel

the heat when it

is too sunny? Yes, of course, they do. During such

situations, Hexa uses the special sensors that help it to escape to a shady place when needed!

This special plant robot has a personality of its own, and can make its demands and presence felt!

Wow, what a use of Ar-tificial Intelligence!

Oh! Wait till you watch Hexa move. Scan the QR code to watch the video.

France Journey in FIFA World Cup 2018

Do you know there is another person behind

this win? He was there in France’s victory

both times when they have won the world

cup.

He is Deschamps. He was captain 20 years

ago and a coach at present. He has become the third man to win the competition as

a player and coach.

France has proved them as the team for all seasons. They

possess an all-round quality and a great teamwork that

took them to World Cup triumph.

Children, this victory of France teaches us the importance

of teamwork. Don't ever hesitate to work in a team be-

cause working with a team we can learn more.

All About Novak Djokovic

By: Aradhana Tiwari

Children, do you know about Novak Djokovic, who won the Wimbledon this year? Did you

know he started playing the game, pretty young?

Are you fond of any game and do you feel you are too young to play it well? Well, age

should not be an excuse for not doing any activity. Novak Djokovic began playing tennis

at age 4? He was sent to get training in Ger-

many at age 13. Let us learn about him.

Novak Djokovic is from a country called Ser-

bia. He is currently ranked 10 in men's singles

tennis. These ranks are by the Association of

Tennis Professionals (ATP). Recently, he won

the prestigious tournament, Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. His father Srdjan and

mother Dijana own the company, Family Sports. The company owns three restaurants and

a tennis academy. Djokovic's family members are professional skiers, but Djokovic was

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Here’s how you could convert the word, Foot-ball, into a cartoon.

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genius when it came to Tennis. At age of 13, he was sent to the Pilic Academy in Mu-

nich, Germany. There he pursued higher levels of the game. In 2001, he began his inter-

national career. He was just 14 when he started his career.

He has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 223

weeks. In majors, Djokovic has won six Australian Open titles,

four Wimbledon titles, two US Open titles and one French Open

title.

Djokovic underwent elbow surgery after his fourth-round loss

at the 2018 Australian Open. He came back strong and recently

won Wimbledon 2018 against Kevin Anderson. With this win, he

claimed the13th Grand Slam title of his career.

Children, Novak Djokovic is an inspiration to all of us. His life teaches us passion, hard

work, determination and will power. So what are you waiting for? Start following your

passion and shine like a star.

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