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Heard the sound of water jostling towards me, Saw and called for help, to let me free. Sense no tingling hands from there, Got stuck here and not even a Lilliput to care. What is the most talked issue in India today? Of course, it is Kerala flood. Kerala continues to remain on edge as the death toll from he fresh onslaught of rain and floods since August 8 has climbed to 194, according to the control room of the State Disaster Management. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps across the state as Kerala is facing its worst flood in the century with dams opened and all rivers in spate. As several parts of Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts were submerged, people were camped on terraces and higher floors waiting for rescuers. What did  I  do with regard to this issue? Being a good-hearted person, it is embarrassing for me that I didn't take part in rescuing people. Now, my brain is flooded with all subjects and I am preparing ...

Do you know which word has been chosen for the "Word of the Year 2017" according to the Oxford Dictionary? Oxford Dictionary declared a word coined in 1965 as the word of the year in 2017. A 52-year-old word? Age doesn't matter with its success and fame, I agree... ' Youthquake '- defined as "a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people," grabbed the title. Origin : 1965: from youth + quake, on the pattern of earthquake. The first recorded use is from the January 1965 edition of the magazine Vogue, describing the upsurge of youth culture in London that occurred in the 1960s, especially as reflected in the changing fashion of the period. The word apparently coined by Diana Vreeland, then editor-in-chief of Vogue. This word was repeatedly used during the general elections held in United Kingdom and New Zealand, which was bolstered by youth between the year 2016 and 2017. ...

Hello Nature! How pity you may get Still, how pretty are you? But I'm afraid how long the make up stays... On a train to the country's south-east side, Not to the barren lands but to the lands of tide. Much far away, somewhere around a mile, Noticed a huge mountain of plastic pile. No reason why people dump it there, Just because people run for a dare. On the other side, growing trees, To get some cool breeze. Asked mom whether everything is right, Reply was unless people get tight and fight! Celebrating  Eco Day  for a cause, Usage of plastic- give it a pause. Today, global citizens are celebrating the Eco Day to encourage worldwide awareness for the protection of the environment. Every year, World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 to focus on daily environmental challenges which leads to a catastrophe. These challenges are just like weeds; it is safe to proceed with wee...

Nipah virus claims many mysterious deaths for the past few days in Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast. This viral infection has taken its toll over many people recently. Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes diseases in animals and humans. The main host is said to be fruit bats belonging to the Pteropodidae family, Pteropus genus. This infection was first seen during the outbreak of disease in Kampung Sangai Nipah, Malaysia around mid-1998. Later, this incident coincides with a place in Singapore. On this occasion, pigs were seen as the intermediate hosts. Subsequest NiV outbreaks were similar to one another. The NiV infection found in affected pigs got transmitted to humans. Later, in the year of 2004, many people were affected with NiV and it is said that the consumption of date palm sap contaminated by the infected bats was the cause for the NiV transmission. Gradually, this infection spread like wildfire in and aro...

It's almost spring now, The crops are ready to bow.  The scent of flowers wafts in the zephyr with a bloom,  Here comes the sunshine, to fade the gloom.  On the way, bees come buzzing around, annoying your jovial mood, But have you ever known their importance or at least their part in producing food? I have been working like a busy bee all day to research the reason behind celebrating the World Bee Day, which lies on the 20th of May. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution declaring 20 May as the World Bee Day. Why did they choose this date? 20 May coincides with Anton Janša's birthday, who is well-known for his modernised bee-keeping tactics in his native, Slovenia in the 18th century. Beekeeping is an important farm activity with an ancestral tradition of Anton Janša. In 1766, he joined in the first beekeeping school in Europe and since 1769, he worked as a full-time beekeeper. What happens to...

"Without leaves, without buds, without flowers, yet they form fruit. As a food, as a tonic and as a medicine, mushroom is the wonderful of nature." -  S.T.Chang  in  Chang and Miles ( 1990). Hippocrates, a well-known Greek physician of the Age of Pericles and known as the ' Father of Western Medicine ', first mentioned the medicinal value of mushrooms around 400 B.C. The Aztecs considered mushrooms as ' God's flesh ' and the Romans regarded them as ' Food of God ', which was served occasionally during the celebration of festive spirit.  The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt believed that mushrooms had magical powers, while the Chinese treasured mushrooms as healthy food, the 'elixir of life' and used them to cure several diseases. During the reign of Alexander the Great in Ancient Greece, he provided the warriors with mushrooms, which were exported from different parts of the world. The people of Greece believed that mushr...

It's really boring these days and finally Jack Nohis squint at one thing- the piggy bank. Breaking of the piggy bank is an annual event for tweens for ages. Rush to the Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade to purchase Pop Rocks, a popping candy that produces a 'pop' sound when dissolved in one's mouth. What makes pop rocks 'pop'? Do they have an atom bomb inside? Is it a Big Bang Theory? This sounds ridiculous! Grasp your wand and say 'Reveal your secrets'... Pop Rocks are small candy crystals that are made using sugar, water, corn syrup and little drops of chemical flavouring. These ingredients are blent together. Later, the resulting solution is heated up to 150 degree Celsius (300 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature increases and this leaves the water to evaporate. This mixture is then cooled down and forms a hard candy. Well, what is the secret ingredient that makes the pop sound? To make the Pop Rocks pop, the mixture is ex...

Hey look! I am standing here. Pass the ball, man! Two goals to one. We won the match! Hip Hip Hurray! Hip Hip Huray! But the difficult part of this happy scenario is how you are going to answer your mom about your jersey. Back home, with the muddy face. Mom is still squinting from the kitchen and her eyeballs are about to pop out. "You little tyke! Enough of your heebie-jeebies. Go and take a good bath." It was just a blessing in disguise and finally you are left unpunished. Shower on and you take your soap. Every parent's choice is said to be good for their child. But why anti-bacterial soap? Is it really good for your skin? Maybe not. Anti-bacterial soaps are said to be brave knights that kill germs and other bad guys. Dermologists say that there is no evidence that anti-bacterial soaps provide protective shield to the skin. Anti-microbial soaps mostly contain triclosan , also known as TCS, an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent found in some consu...

Riding to the shop nearby, have to cross a track on the way. Stop at the signal for the train to pass by. Noticing random things and questioning why? About what all? One among them is- Have you ever noticed a gap between the railway tracks? Looks like the train moves straight with no interruption. Ain't it? Railway tracks are made up of steel, an alloy of iron , carbon and other materials. Steel expands on heating and it contracts on cooling. They get exposed to Sun: the ball of heat and light. These tracks are made up of rails joined together by fishplate. A fishplate , or joint bar, is a flat metal piece that helps in connecting the rails. These rails are joined together with a gap between them. Do you wonder why? If the rails are joined without gap, the rail expand and bend due to the heat of the Sun. The expansion of material due to heat is called thermal expansion. The bend can lead to train accidents. To avoid this catastrophe, the rails are connected to...

Ouch! It hurts! You can be a small lad or a power honcho, but when it comes to paper cuts, your head starts to reel. Why does paper cuts hurt so much? You never know the wobbly paper could attack you with the ninja blades.... The paper-ninja cut is one of the worst little annoyance, they sure provide a lot of pain. We use our fingers to sense things in our surroundings. Your fingers are too sensitive and they have many nociceptors compared to other parts of the body.  If you get a paper cut around your elbow or knee, you don't feel much pain compared to your fingertips. The fingertips have many nerves called nociceptors, and they make the brain to respond to the sensations. Fingertip is also a main problem and as you keep on moving them, the paper cut widens, making you feel terrible. It gets exposed to environmental conditions such as air, sunlight and other irritants which makes the pain stronger. The paper is also a mischief maker...