He completed the distance of 16,000 km over 352 days running across 16 countries. He started his run from South Africa all the way to Tunisia in the north. Russ Cook has raised more than £700,000 for charity. Russ Cook faced many challenges including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning, during his run.
Roald Dahl characters have received a lot of love. Now these famous characters will come to life once again in a new spin-off series of stories. Since Roald Dahl is dead, Greg James and Chris Smith, authors of Kid Normal, have been assigned the task of working on the short stories, hoping to bring new readers to the originals.
Greg James and Chris Smith have written The Twits Next Door which will follow The Twits. In December 2024, Charlie and the Christmas Factory will be released along with other stories exploring “why Matilda is worried about being on the naughty list” and “what happens when, years after the creation of his original marvellous medicine, George’s granddaughter Gigi decides to make her own”.
Who was Roald Dahl? Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children’s literature and short stories, and a poet.
UN Report Says: More than 1 Billion Meals Wasted per Day in 2022
According to a recent study by the United Nations (“UN”), households all over the world threw away one billion meals every day in 2022. In its latest Food Waste Index Report 2024 (“Report”), the UN stated that over $1 trillion worth of food was thrown away by businesses and households, when about 780 million people were going hungry.
“Food waste is a global tragedy. Millions will go hungry today as food is wasted across the world, Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said in a statement. Such wastage was not just a moral but “environmental failure”, the report said.
It was also reported that food loss and waste generate 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If food waste was a country, it would be the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet behind the US and China.
The Report has also showed that almost one-fifth of all the food wasted in 2022:
60% In our Homes
28% By food services like restaurants and hotels
12% By supermarkets and other shops
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The good news is that all the people that are currently hungry in the world (about 800 million people) can be fed over a meal a day just from the food that is wasted every single year.
The UN is asking countries to cut food waste by half by 2030!
Do you waste food? What can you do at home to minimise food wastage?
Many parts of India are currently experiencing heat waves. Heatwaves usually occur in North-Western parts of India, typically between March and June, and in some rare cases even extend till July, The temperature in some places in India has already crossed 40° C. Indians are being warned to be careful. Heat waves are also becoming very common across the world. Some experts believe that climate change is responsible for this.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the United Nations, a heat wave is a period of unusually not weather over a region persisting for at least two consecutive days during the hot period of the year”
The Indian Meteorological Department has laid down the following criteria for heat waves: 40° C in the plains, 37 ° C in the coastal regions, and 30° C in the mountains.
What Causes Heat Waves?
According to the Asian Development Bank, “A heat wave occurs when there is high pressure in the atmosphere that forces hot air downward and traps it near the ground. This high-pressure system acts like a lock that prevents the hot air from rising. Consequently, rain cannot form and the hot air gets hotter”.
Consequences Of Heat Waves
Heat waves not only affect humans and wildlife, but can adversely impact the environment, as well. The following are some of the consequences of the heat waves:
Droughts
Scarcity of water
Heat stroke
Power outages & blackouts
Exhaustion & dehydration
Increase in air pollution and dust
8 heat wave safety tips to keep children safe:
There are various ways to stay safe in a heat wave. The following can be done in order to stay safe:
Stay Indoors Between 12-4 Pm.
Stay Hydrated
Eat High Water Content Food
Look After You Pets
Avoid Sugary & Fizzy Drinks
Use An Umbrella While Going Out
Wear Light & Cool Clothing
Avoid Extreme Physical Activity In The Sun
Did You Know?
According to the World Health Organisation and Red Cross, a person on average should drink approximately 3-3.5 litres of liquids per day to stay hydrated.
The spot where the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Vikram lander had touched down on the Moon during the groundbreaking Chandrayaan-3 mission has been officially named “Shiva Shaku”, following approval by the International Astronomical Union.
On August 26, 2023 the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the landing site would be called “Shiva Shakti”. The name “Statio Shiva Shakti” for the Chandrayaan-3 landing site was approved by the Paris-based organisation on March 19.
