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India Tops the World Junior Shooting Championship 2024

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Indian shooters won 24 medals, including 13 gold, 3 silver, and eight bronze medals, at the 2024 World Junior Shooting Championship held in Lima, Peru. With this spectacular performance India topped the medal tally. Around 560 shooters from 51 countries participated in rifle, pistol, and shotgun shooting events, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

 

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The following young shooters from India won the medals:

S.No Shooter Name Event Name Medal
1 Parth Rakesh Mane 10m Air Rifle Men Gold
2 Mukesh Nelavalli 25m Pistol Men Gold
3 Divanshi 25m Pistol Women Gold
4 Suraj Sharma 25m Standard Men Gold
5 Divanshi 25m Standard Women Gold
6 Ajay Malik, Parth Rakesh Mane, Abhinav Shaw 10m Air Rifle Men Team Gold
7 Shourya Saini,
Vedant Nitin Waghmare,
Parikshit Singh Brar		 50m Rifle 3 Position Men Team Gold
8 Umesh Choudhary, Mukesh Nellavalli, Parmod 10m Air Pistol Men Team Gold
9 Raajwardan Paatil, Mukesh Nellavali, Harsimar Singh Rattha 25m RFP Men Team Gold
10 Mukesh Nellavalli, Suraj Sharma, Pradhyumn Singh 25m Pistol Men team Gold
11 Gautami Bhanot, Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar,
Anushka Thokur		 10m Air Rifle Women Junior, team Gold
12 Kanishka Dagar, Lakshita,
Anjali Chaudhary		 10m Air Pistol Women, team Gold
13 Divanshi, Tejaswani, Vibhuti Bhatia 25m Pistol Women’s Team Gold
14 Suraj Sharma 25m Pistol Men Silver
15 Parisha Gupta 25m Standard Pistol Women Silver
16 Parisha Gupta 50m Pistol Women Junior Silver
17 Mukesh Nelavalli 25m Standard Men Pistol Bronze
18 Mukesh Nelavalli 50m Pistol Men Bronze
19 Khushi 50m Rifle 3 Position Women Bronze
20 Kanak 10m Air Pistol Women Bronze
21 Gautami Bhanot, Ajay Malik 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Bronze
22 Manvi Jain 25m Standard Women Bronze
23 Lakshita, Pramod 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze
24 Sabeera Haris, Shardul Vihan Trap Mixed Team Bronze

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Gracy’s Day Out On Halloween

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Written By Vansh Goel

School: Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurugram, Class: Vth 

Halloween was Gracy’s favourite time of year. She was enthralled with the spookiness and delight of pumpkins and candies. Gracy enjoyed cutting out the pumpkin with her family and lighting it inside of her before leaving. She simply couldn’t contain her excitement for the upcoming candy. “When can I go trick or treating?” she continued asking her mother, who sighed and said, “Not now, Gracy.”

… Beep! Her alarm went off. Yay! She screamed and instantly dressed up like a unicorn and rushed out of her house for her candy.

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When she was done her bag was immensely heavy. When she walked through a street with dim lights she saw her school bullies standing in a semi-circle eyeing her candy.

She tried to ignore but then one of the members sneered “hey little unicorn why don’t you share some candy with us”

Gracy’s heart skipped a beat and her spine tingled, but she composed herself by recalling her mother’s words, “Be brave and stand up for yourself.”

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“No way, I worked hard for this candy,” she responded after taking a long breath. The bullies attempted to hide their amazement at the girl’s confidence. Another one mocked, “Then, what are you little girl going to do about it?”

The first person to reach the end of the street will receive the candy, but if I win, you will leave me alone. That’s my challenge to you.

These bullies exchanged looks of surprise at a young girl challenging them. “All right, wager 3..2..1 to go!”

Gracy felt as though her life depended on her running like a cheetah. She was more concerned with crossing the finish line when she realised she had left the bullies behind.

She surprised herself by becoming the first to cross the finish line! She was tired and panting. Panting and barely able to speak, she smiled triumphantly and said, “A deal is a deal.”

She then gave them some candy, letting them know that kindness is more powerful than bullying

She felt proud as she made her way home, her heart much fuller but her bag a little lighter. Halloween had become more than candy; it had become a time of self-defence and self-discovery.

 

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Bottlenose Dolphins Smile At Pals!

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According to a recent research published in the journal iScience, bottlenose dolphins have an “open mouth” expression that they use to communicate with each other during play like a human smile. When they smiled at their friends, they got a similar ‘smile’ back 33% of the time. 

 

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The researchers recorded 22 bottlenose dolphins while they were playing in pairs and also playing with their human trainers. They found that the aquatic mammals used the open mouth expression when playing with each other, but not when playing with humans or on their own.

 

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Dolphins are social animals and can often be seen in groups of up to 15. They were also more likely to use the expression when their faces could be seen by their playmates.

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Did You Know?

Apart from humans, other species like chimpanzees are known to use facial expressions to show playfulness.

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The Extremely Rare ‘Night Parrot” Found In Australia

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A group of researchers in Australia have said that they have discovered the largest known population of the night parrot in the world. A study conducted by scientists and indigenous rangers, from 2020 to 2023, found 50 of these critically endangered and rare birds in the Ngururrpa Indigenous Protected Area of Western Australia.

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What is a Night Parrot?

The night parrot or the night parakeet is a small parrot which is found in Australia. It is one of the most elusive and mysterious birds in the world, with no confirmed sightings of the bird between 1912 and 1979, leading to speculation that it was extinct.

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Barbie Launches First Ever ‘Diwali Doll’

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Ahead of the Hindu festival of lights-Diwali, Mattel (the company that makes Barbie), has released a special Diwali Barbie Doll.  This Diwali Barbie has been made in collaboration with Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre and will feature traditional Indian elements. 

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Anita Dongre said that “In celebration of Diwali, Barbie and I are both encouraging fans around the world to celebrate the beautiful heritage of Indian fashion and culture”.

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