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Birds of a feather
Feathers are unique to birds. They determine what a bird looks like and give them colour.

GOOD EARTH
Once in a blue (ja)moon
On a hot summer's day it is indeed a pleasing sight to see a fruit laden jamun tree. It is a sign of hope for greener, happier days ahead.

SPORTALK
It's all about hype and marketing
A sport well marketed gains popularity. But at the cost of others.

WORLD OF SCIENCE
Accurate measures
The modern system of measurement that is most widely used today is the metric system.

Beautiful waterfalls
The Department of Posts has issued a set of four commemorative stamps on the waterfalls of India. The first stamp depicts the Athirapally waterfalls on the fringes of the Sholayar forest in Kerala. The second is the the Jog or Gerusoppa ...

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