Reading Suggestion-1
Article Name: One-Dollar Labs for the ‘citizen scientist’
Author Name: Jacob Koshy
Source: The Hindu
Category: Science
Five Words to learn from this article:
Frugality:The quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness.
Envisage:Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Whirligig:A toy that spins round, for example a top or windmill.
Ingenious:(Of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
Essence:The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.
Reading Suggestion-2
Article Name:No smart cities sans adequate revenues
Author Name: ET Edit
Source: The Economic Times
Category: Economics
Five Words to learn from this article:
Blight: Spoil, harm, or destroy.
Reiterate: Say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
Discretion:The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.
Octroi: A duty levied in some countries on various goods entering a town or city.
Subsumed: Include or absorb (something) in something else.
Reading Suggestion-3
Article Name: Consumption, conservation and merchants of culture
Author Name: Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Source: The Times of India
Category:Art, Culture, & Literature
Five Words to learn from this article:
Buzzword: A word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time or in a particular context.
Monstrosity: A thing, especially a building, which is very large and unsightly.
Perception: The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
Superficial: Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
Preoccupation: The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.
