The Young Chronicle: For 4th Graders 26th April, 2015 | Page 3

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Japanese Maglev Train
A Japanese maglev train, the
fastest passenger train in the
world has broken its own speed
record. It hit a 603 km/h in a test
run near Mount Fuji.

With the most advanced rail
services, Japan’s maglev
trains are expected to link Tokyo and Osaka in just one
hour by 2045.

The train uses electrically
charged magnets to move carriages above the rail track. It
surpassed the 590 km/h speed
that was set in a previous record. The Central Japan Railway
which operates the Maglev train
aims to introduce the service
between Tokyo and Central City
of Nagoya by 2027.

World Earth Day
Earth is the only planet
in the Universe where
life forms exist. However, in the recent times,
environmental degradation, pollution, and
climate changes have
posed serious threats to
our natural assets. In order to sustain life, attempts should be made
to protect and preserve
the planet earth
With a focus on the environmental challenges
of our time, the “World
Earth Day” is celebrated every year on April
22, as an annual event.
Earth Day was first celebrated in the year 1970

and then started celebrating annually
on global basis by almost 192 countries.
The main objective, however, is to create awareness among the people about
environmental safety and demonstrate
measures to protect the environment.
This year, World Earth day was celebrated under the theme- ‘Water Wonderful World’. The focus was on climatic
changes and global warming that leads
to rise in temperature with each passing day.
In our country, many school students,
colleges and organizations initiated to
celebrate this day. The changing ecosystem has diverse affects. The country’s exposure to climate changes can
jeopardize development. Change in cli-

matic condition can reduce agricultural production, cause more health
hazards, overburden poverty rates
and even erode food security.
Thus, India is facing alarming situations concerning the climate. The fast
growing economy of our country
stands vulnerable to climate changes
and global warming.