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About Us!
Hi! And welcome to Owlett. We, Eshani Parulekar and Sana Rao have decided to start this new media platform meant solely for teens aged 8-15 years. Many newspapers nowadays carry news articles/ads that are not meant for children. This is one of the main reasons that kids are not allowed to read newspapers. That, and…
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Wuhan Virus- update
A while ago there was a deadly outbreak of a lethal disease called the Wuhan virus, also known as coronavirus, or simply Covid-19. The Chinese government have said that it started from Wuhan, a city in China. It is believed to be originated in a vet market where alive animals are sold in close proximity…
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Wuhan
China’s mysterious new disease, has just been confirmed to pass from person to person by doctors. The virus, nicknamed ‘2019-nCoV’ a SARS-like virus also known as the Wuhan virus. Incidentally, this virus was first discovered at a local seafood and meat market named Wuhan Market in Central China, hence the name. This was originally thought…
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Horses, reporting for duty!!!
For the first time since 88 years, Mumbai police will get a mounted horse unit. This unit will first be seen on 26th January this Sunday in the Republic Day Parade. They were originally disbanded to due to traffic issues but have now been reinstated as an official part of the Mumbai Police force. The…
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The palm Row
Recently there have been tensions between India and Malaysia. This is possibly because of Malaysian prime minister, Mahatir Mohammad’s constant criticism of India regarding the abolition of article 370 and CAA. This has led India to rethink it’s economic relations with Malaysia. India is the largest importer (buyer) of palm oil from Malaysia but India…
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Australia Fires
Australia is known for it’s fascinating wildlife and beautiful cities and beaches. It has, however always experienced bush fires. Infact, it even has a “fire season”. Although in comparison this year’s fires are much worse. More than 2000 homes were destroyed in New South Wales itself. They even needed firefighting assistance from United States. 7.3…
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World War 3?
We’ve seen the memes, the jokes, the trending hashtag of world war 3. But did it ever make you wonder, will it really happen? And why? Let’s find out… True,Iran and the United States have been fighting the whole of last year (read article- Iran In A Fix? For more),over various topics such as oil…
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Bharat Bandh
Today, all of Bharat is expected to go through with the Bharat bandh, started by the bank unions. The bank unions consist of banks such as INTUC, AITUC, HMS, etc. Bharat bandh is basically when people go into strike to protest against something, by refusing to work. Bank chains, work offices, and some schools are…
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Helping the Kisans of our Country
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has disbursed/given Rs 12,000 crores to around 6 crore beneficiary farmers under the Pradhan Mantri kisan samman yojana. He also slammed the states that are not participating in the yojana and blamed these states for denying the benefits to the farming communities. He also distributed the “krishi Karman” award to…
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Moon’s Magnetic field??
Recent studies have shown that the Moon used to have a magnetic field, almost twice as strong as the Earth’s field. This may have allowed there to be an atmosphere, which may have led to presence of life forms. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it may have existed over a billion years ago.…
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Waiving off coal Tax- good or disastrous?
Narendra Modi and his government have put forward a proposal to cancel the usual tax on coal of Rs.400 per tonne. They have come up with this idea to improve the financial situation of the utilities and power companies so they can afford to buy equipment that reduces pollution. However, this move can completely backfire.…
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