Anika Choudhary

Although lying down in bed covered with a warm blanket in winters is quite relaxing, it is also not the best thing for you to be doing if you have some work to complete. Don't get me wrong here. I love relaxing and sometimes I am just fed up of having so much work to do, but finishing your work first and then chilling out is a much better option. Or if you feel like you just can't finish all your work in one go, then take breaks in between regular intervals, but during these breaks, do not use any electronic gadgets. If you start procrastinating, then suddenly you will see that there will be a lot of incomplete tasks that you have to complete. Being an expert procrastinator, I am advising you to procrastinate as less as you can. Although it can be really hard at first, slowly you will build a habit of doing your work on time and will not procrastinate as much as you did before. But remember. These changes in your personality will not appear in one day, so just stick to achievin...

There is just something really calming about sitting in a train, looking out of the window, seeing the beautiful sun set back into the horizon. Just by thinking about this situation, I immediately go into a state of relaxation. And to be honest, I always think about such situations to calm myself down in stressful times. Everyone should have something that calms themselves down when they're stressed. It can be a fidget, or it can just be your own calming universe of thoughts. You should always have something to calm you down when you get nervous or anxious. If you don't know if there is anything that calms dow, then just try meditating or listening to music. 

This family of wasps belong to the species of the Vespa affinis, or the lesser banded hornet. They are common in tropical and subtropical Asia. These hornets look different in different regions. For example, in China, they are mainly black with a deep yellow band near their abdomen while in Southeast Asia, they are fully black and have a bright orange as the color for their abdominal band. Despite the beautiful and bright colors that they possess, they can cause harm when they sting you. The lesser banded hornet is not to be confused with the greater banded hornet. It looks almost exactly similar but , it is even more dangerous and infact, it is one of the most venomous hornets in the world.

After Diwali, it is seen that there is a lot of pollution and most people think that it is because of the fact that people burn firecrackers on Diwali when in reality, that is not the only reason. Another huge reason for post Diwali pollution is because of people burning their rice fields. When only thes stock of rice is left, farmers burn them down, leading to pollution. And sometimes, there can be severe pollution. It can get so polluted that once in school we opened a few windows for ventilation, but everything looked hazy. At first, I thought that it was becausey glasses may be dirty, but in reality, it was actually the polluted smog that came in the classroom. There is so much pollution just because of this reason. The air gets so polluted that if you have no eye protection outside, then your eyes can start burning and they will get all watery and stingy. The feeling is indescribable. Although this may seem like a little issue, it has a lot of disadvantages that are not good for t...

The Sun is the star that is at the center of our solar system. The temperature at the surface of the Sun is nearly 5504 degrees celcius! The Sun's energy is the most important source of energy for life on Earth and it is about 4.6 billion years old! The mass of the Sun mostly contains hydrogen and helium with heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon, neon and iron in smaller quantities. There are even spots on the Sun called sunspots that can blow up and mess with our phone signals. What might shock some people is that it is already halfway through its life. Scientists say that this yellow dwarf star will die, the Sun will become a red giant star and it will become so large that it would engulf Mercury, Venus and maybe Earth too. 

De-stressing is something that everyone needs to do once in a while when they get exhausted because of all the work they have been doing. Because of all the work, people get stressed out, which is precisely why they destress by engaging themselves in different activities such as music, art etc. Everyone has different de-stress activities that work for them. And there are a whole range of activities that people choose to do so that they can relax. Some people like drinking tea while binge-watching while some may like a spa day. Many people think that if you are de-stressing, means that you are lazy. It just means that you need a well needed and deserved break from everything you've been doing, and that is totally okay. 

A solar eclipse is when the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the Earth's clear view of the Sun. The last solar eclipse was on 25 October, 2022 (i.e. yesterday). Two to five solar eclipses occurs every year and the Earth experiences about 66 solar eclipses in a century on average. Total solar eclipses occurs when the Moon completely blocks the Earth's view of the Sun and it occurs only once every 18 months or so. Although solar eclipses are definitely something worth watching, it can damage your eyesight if you look at it with your naked eye. Hence, it is very important to wear protective eyewear while watching a solar eclipse.