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Ingredients
Dosa Batter
Grated cheese
Chopped onion
Chopped capsicum
Grated carrots
Chopped green chillies
Oil

Method
Heat oil in a pan, sauté onion, green chillies, capsicum, and carrot with a pinch of salt for two to three minutes and keep aside.

Heat a non-stick tawa or an iron tawa, grease it with oil and pour a ladle full of batter on the tawa and spread it into a thin round dosa. Smear oil or butter on the edges.

Spread the sautéed vegetables evenly on the dosa and on top of it add the grated cheese.

Wait for the cheese to start melting and the base of the dosa to become golden.

Fold it into a triangle shape or just roll it and serve hot with any chutney or sauce.

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SWEDISH BLOOD DONORS GET A TEXT MESSAGE WHEN THEIR BLOOD SAVES SOMEONE’S LIFE.

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The Andromeda Galaxy, named after the mythological Princess Andromeda, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy.

Andromeda was born 10 billion years ago out of the merger of many smaller protogalaxies and then, around 8 billion years ago, it ran head-on into another galaxy to form a giant that became the M31 galaxy we see today.

At just 2.5 million light years away, this large, bright galaxy is visible with the naked eye. On a clear night, with a very dark sky, it can be seen as a diffuse blur, with the central region clearly visible through a good pair of binoculars. Larger telescopes provide even more-spectacular views of this impressive galaxy.

Andromeda is over 2.5 times longer than the entire Milky Way and appears longer than the full Moon in the night sky.

Andromeda galaxy also contains around twice the number of stars as our own galaxy, according to observations made by the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Andromeda is blue-shifted, meaning it’s moving towards us. Both the Milky Way and Andromeda are moving towards each other at a rate of 120 kilometres (75 miles) a second, putting them on course for a galactic smash- up in around 4 billion years.

The first photographs of Andromeda were taken in 1887, by Isaac Roberts.

Source: www.spaceanswers.com
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Of the 3.1 million newborn deaths that occurred in 2010, a quarter to half of them occurred within the first 24 hours after birth.

Many of these deaths occurred in

• Babies born too early and too small
• Babies with infections
• Babies asphyxiated around the time of delivery

Labour, birth and the immediate postnatal period are the most critical for newborn and maternal survival. Unfortunately, the majority of mothers and newborns in low- and middle-income countries do not receive optimal care during these periods.

Many newborn lives can be saved by providing skilled birth attendant caring for the mother and the newborn .

Care of newborns includes

• Immediate and thorough drying
• Skin to skin contact of the newborn with the mother
• Birth cord clamping and cutting after the first minutes after birth
• Early initiation of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding
• Newborns who do not start breathing on their own by one minute after birth should receive positive pressure ventilation with room air by a self-inflating bag and mask

After the first hour of life,

• Newborns should receive eye care, vitamin K, and recommended immunizations (birth dose of OPV and Hepatitis B vaccine).
• They should be assessed for birth weight, gestational age, congenital defects and signs of newborn illness.
• Special care should be provided for sick newborns, those who are preterm and/or low birth weight, and those who are exposed or infected by HIV or have congenital syphilis.

Material Source: www.who.int

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Ingredients

Pistas 45 g
Cashews 10 nos
Almonds 10 nos
Dates 2 (chopped)
Dried Figs 2 (optional)
Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp
Milk 3 cups

Method

Soak pistas, cashews, almonds and figs (if using) in warm water for 1 hour. Soaking helps to peel the almond skin easily and gives a rich creamy taste to the shake.

Take a blender jar, add soaked pistas, cashews, peeled almonds, figs (optional), chopped dates and cardamom powder along with 1 cup of milk and blend well to a smooth mixture.

Add the balance milk and blend thoroughly.

Top it with sliced nuts and serve.

*If you prefer to have a cold milk shake, refrigerate the milk and use.

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Research shows that dehydration not only affects the size of the brain but also how it works.
Just 90 minutes of steady sweating can shrink the brain as much as a year of ageing, researchers believe.

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Ingredients

4 Potatoes (with dark brown skin and few eyes will be perfect), peeled and grated
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon onion salt or 1/2 cup chopped fresh onion
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 tablespoons butter

Method

Transfer the grated potatoes into a kitchen towel and squeeze as much liquid as you possibly can.

In a large bowl, combine potatoes, eggs, milk and mix well.

Stir flour, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, onion salt or chopped fresh onion, baking powder, salt, and black pepper into potato mixture using a fork.

Heat oil and butter in a large skillet or a frying pan over medium high heat.

Take about 2 tablespoons of potato mixture and place it on the frying pan and use the back of the spoon to flatten the patties

Cook about 3 or 4 patties at a time, until golden brown or about four minutes per side.

Transfer the pancakes to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil.

Serve with any dipping sauce of your choice.

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A comet is a very small solar system body made mostly of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. Most comets are no larger than a few kilometres across. The main body of the comet is called the nucleus, and it can contain water, methane, nitrogen and other ices.

When a comet is heated by the Sun, its ices begin to sublimate (similar to the way dry ice “fizzes” when you leave it in sunlight). The mixture of ice crystals and dust blows away from the comet nucleus in the solar wind, creating a pair of tails. The dust tail is what we normally see when we view comets from Earth.
(Source: www.space-facts.com)

• Facts:
  Sometimes comets are referred to as “dirty snowballs” or “cosmic snowballs”. This is because they are composed mostly of ice, rock, gas and dust.
• A comet has four components: a nucleus, a coma, a dust tail and an ion tail.
• Comets are believed to originate in one of two regions – the theorized Oort Cloud, or the Kuiper Belt found beyond the orbit of Neptune and the dwarf planet Pluto.
• The most famous comet is Halley’s Comet. It has been observed since at least 240 B.C. Its orbit makes it visible from Earth every 76 years. It was named after the British astronomer Edmond Halley.
• Notable comets include Comet Hale-Bopp, which was discovered in 1995 and Comet Hyakutake, discovered in 1996.
• There are over 3,000 currently known comets. Scientists believe that there be up to one billion comets in our solar system.
• A great comet is one which is bright enough to be visible from Earth without the need for a telescope. Approximately one great comet happens every ten years.
  (Source: www.theplanets.org)

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For Toddlers

Ingredients

1 tbsp split green gram, washed and drained
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
1 tbsp chopped spinach (palak)
Salt to taste
1 tbsp crumbled paneer (cottage cheese) for garnishing
Whole wheat bread sticks (for serving

Method

Combine all the ingredients (except paneer and bread sticks) along with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.

Blend it in a mixer to a smooth purée.

Transfer the purée into a broad pan and add salt. Mix well and bring to a boil.

Garnish with paneer and serve lukewarm with whole wheat bread sticks.

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