The popular Barbie doll celebrated her 65th anniversary on March 9. To celebrate her iconic birthday, Mattel, the company behind Barbie dolls, launched a line of dolls inspired by celebrity women who are “one-of-a -kind-role models”, collectible dolls inspired by her 1959 outfit, and cuddly barbies.
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Barbie was created in 1959 by Ruth Handler.
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, equal number of male and female athletes will participate at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With every Olympic Game, the number of participating female athletes has increased.
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At the Paris 1900 Olympic Games there were just 2.2% female athletes. Whereas, 48% of the athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were women. “We are about to celebrate one of the most important moments in the history of women at the Olympic Games, and in sport overall”, said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
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In 2024, more than 80 countries will be conducting elections to choose their leaders and governments. This means more than half the people on the Earth will be voting in 2024.
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As on the date of printing this Issue, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Taiwan, Finland, Comoros, Tuvalu, El-Salvador, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Cambodia, Iran, and Portugal have already conducted national elections this year. The following are some of the countries that will be conducting elections in the course of this year: Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, North Korea, India, Togo, Kuwait, South Korea, Solomon Islands, Panama, The Dominican Republic, Lithuania, Iceland, Mexico, the European Parliament, Belgium, Mauritania, Mongolia, Venezuela, Rwanda, South Africa, Croatia, Austria, Botswana, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Moldova, Mozambique, UK, Jordan, Uruguay, Namibia, US, Mauritius, and Ghana.
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A privately owned spacecraft, named Odysseus, landed on the Moon on February 22. This spacecraft built and flown by a US based company, Intuitive Machines, landed near the south pole of the Moon. This is also the first US spacecraft that has landed on the lunar surface in more than 50 years. It’s also the first time that a lunar landing has been achieved by a company, rather than a government organisation like ISRO or NASA.
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Odysseus was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft will be carrying out some important experiments for NASA. This mission was unmanned – which means no humans went into space with it. However, it’s hoped Odysseus will help astronauts prepare to send humans to the Moon in the future. The landing location is especially important for scientists. It’s one of the locations that NASA is considering for its mission to send humans back to the Moon.
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According to a massive five year survey conducted between 2019 and 2023 and the first nationwide scientific count of snow leopards in India, there are 718 snow leopards in India. This survey was conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India along with snow leopard range states, the Nature Conservation Foundation, and World Wildlife Fund.
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They monitored a vast and remote mountain habitat of 120,000 square kilometres across the trans- Himalayan region, using many cameras. The survey found two-thirds of the cats in Ladakh, with the rest in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
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Snow leopards are listed as “vulnerable” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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