The robo-doctor will see you now

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The robo-doctor will see you now. Her name is ELF. A humanoid robot, she simulates face-to-face interactions between doctors and patients at a major hospital in India. She helps reduce human interaction to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rajeev Karwal. He is the chairman of Milagrow Robots, a technology company in Gurgaon, India, that makes ELF and other robots revolutionizing healthcare.

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video

• Various types of robots
• Fact to face
• Can I introduce myself
• In the robotic field
• Floor cleaning robots
• The health care industry
• Around the globe
• They can serve as a telepresence for the doctors
• Inside the ward
• Floor cleaning robot
• Killed the virus
• Humanoid robot instead of the doctor
• They get accustomed to it very quickly
• It has a lot of capabilities
• Keeps on wandering around the ward
• This pandemic has been the turning point for the services robot industry
• Lead better lives

 

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Cleaning 9.000 tons of trash

 

Over three years ago, Versova beach in Mumbai was little more than a dumping ground for garbage and waste. After witnessing the devastating impact the refuse was having on the ocean, Afroz Shah decided to take matters into his own hands. What started off as a single man’s mission to clean up his favorite childhood beach turned into the world’s largest beach cleanup initiative. As of today, Shah and hundreds of volunteers have cleaned up over nine million kilograms of plastic and waste, with hopes to expand their initiative to other beaches in the future.

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• A  landfill
• A little over 3 years ago
• A movement started and led by one man
• I am a lawyer by profession
• A dumping ground
• My personal journey
• To join in
• Hundreds of volunteers
• The biggest preventative action
• It’ about the mindset of people
• Local communities
• How to segregate it
• I’m connecting with nature
• It has to be spick and span (very clean and tidy)
• We are in for a long haul (difficult effort or task)

The beach after the cleanup project

This is why he plants every day

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Assam Province, India –  read more HERE

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Make Everyday Brighter

Ikea India

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• Well It’s how you see it
• A merry-go-round
• Things to explore
• Open many doors
• A new way for a new every day
• Make some art
• Make a mess
• Add some more
• Make it less
• Sleepovers
• High fives
• Let it go
• Run away
• Peek a boo
• Say hello how are you
• Make some noise
• Let’s go fly away
• Make everyday brighter

True blue beauty

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This true blue beauty is a gooty sapphire tarantula at the Dallas Zoo. Native to the forests of Gooty, a small town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, these spiders’ bright coloring comes from tiny hairs that line their body. They are quick and extremely venomous—a single bite can leave a human in excruciating pain that can last over a week. Sadly, due to deforestation, the species is currently critically endangered.

Vocabulary chunks to learn from the video :

• Exotic blue colour
• Tiny hairs line their bodies
• One of the most beautiful species
• Hence their name
• They can defend themselves if they feel threatened
• Extremely venomous
• Excruciating pain
• Critically endangered
• A singe small area
• Harvested for firewood

I travel to change my view

 [Marko Roth]

“Follow us as we travel to India, our most thrilling backpacking adventure yet. We went on a safari, hiked to the peak of a mountain, visited impressive Hindu temples, spent the night with friendly locals at a homestay in Wayanad and experienced the unique kitchen of India with its exceptionally delicious fruits & vegetables.”  Check out the full story HERE 

Vocabulary to learn after watching the video :

• I travel to change my view
• I travel for the taste
• I travel to feel alive
• I travel for that moment

 

No city, no nation, we are fashion

 

Amazon India

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• Do we look out of place
• We don’t belong to a place
• We are international
• We are Western
• We walk the ramps
• We walk the streets
• We walk the edge
• We don’t follow boundaries
• We push boundaries
• No city, no nation, we are fashion

 

Welcome to my world

[let’s open our world]

This place is special, so unique

[Matador Network]

11 Offbeat wildlife destinations in India

India is a country so rich in culture and national heritage that it still attracts hordes of visitors from across the globe, solely to admire its diversity. Famous monuments, heritage sites and exploring the incredible wildlife has its own appeal. Simply watching the wild animals in their natural habitat, has an added charm which draw tourists and locals alike to the jungles like a magnet. The real beauty, however, lies hidden elsewhere, in some of the lesser known wildlife sanctuaries and parks that can be found spread all over India.      READ MORE @ Gamin Traveler

I am a dabbawala

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With a population of over 18 million people, Mumbai is one of the world’s largest megalopolises. To put it mildly, the city can be unpredictable. But amid the chaos, Mumbai has one thing that is nearly 100 percent reliable: your lunch delivery. The dabbawalas of Mumbai are an institution. Dabbawalas deliver homemade lunches to workers across Mumbai—nearly 200,000 of them per day. Crisscrossing side streets on bikes, balancing trays that weight almost 150 pounds on their heads, this group of 5,000 men helps define the city. But it’s not just the staggering quantity or exhaustive work that sets these guys apart; their 99.9% delivery accuracy and incredible efficiency is the envy of delivery services the world over.

Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :

• Mumbai has over 18 million people
• Amidst this chaos
• Your lunch delivery
• Homemade lunches
• This is how the system works
• He picks up your lunch
• They are sorted and delivered out into the city
• Lunch box
• They are delivering you a meal straight from your kitchen
• The most efficient logistics system in the world
• Per million transactions
• Less than 4 mistakes are made
• Side streets
• Balancing trays
• They help define the city
• 6 Days a week, monsoon or shine
• The train might be late
• You power may go out
• Your lunch will be on time