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Offside is the rule that stops attackers simply waiting beside the opponents' goal. A player is in an offside position if they're nearer the goal line than both the ball and the second-last defender when a teammate plays the ball.
An exchange rate is simply the price of one currency in another, and like most prices it changes when supply and demand change.
An API, or application programming interface, is a set of rules that lets one piece of software ask another for something. Think of it like a restaurant menu: you can order what's listed without knowing how the kitchen works.
On most Indian grounds the pitch changes more over five days than almost anywhere else in cricket. That change is what turns spin bowlers from supporting actors into match-winners.
Before a new medicine reaches patients, it goes through a long series of tests designed to find problems early. Researchers first study how the substance behaves in cells and in animals, looking for obvious harm.
The Security Council is the part of the United Nations that can make decisions member countries are expected to carry out. There are 15 members: five permanent ones and ten elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.
Travelling during the monsoon can mean green landscapes and lower prices, with a little extra planning. Rain patterns vary a lot. Some regions are at their wettest while others nearby stay drier.
Newer phones ship with chips designed to run AI models directly on the device instead of sending data to a server.
In a parliamentary system, the government needs the support of more than half the members of the lower house. If no single party has a majority, two or more parties can agree to support one government together.
On most days, markets move for a mix of small reasons rather than one big one. Earnings that beat or miss expectations can move a single share sharply, and a whole sector with it.
Walk into any small shop and you'll see a mix of QR codes, card machines and cash drawers. Card payments usually carry a fee for the merchant, while UPI payments in India generally don't.
The poster you see is the result of months of negotiation between festivals, agents and artists. Organisers usually secure their biggest names early, because those acts help sell tickets.
A solar farm is a large set of panels, but getting its electricity to homes takes more equipment than panels alone. Solar panels produce direct current. Inverters convert it into the alternating current the grid uses.
Two-factor authentication asks for something you know, like a password, and something you have, like your phone. Passwords leak in data breaches and get reused, so someone else may already know yours.
A systematic investment plan, or SIP, puts a fixed amount into a mutual fund at regular intervals — usually monthly. When prices are low your fixed amount buys more units; when they are high it buys fewer.
Most parliaments follow a similar path, even if the names of the stages differ. A bill is introduced and debated in principle before members look at the detail.
Step goals are popular, but the benefits of walking don't depend on hitting one exact number. Studies generally find that people who walk more each day tend to have better heart health than those who walk very little.
Wind turbines cost almost nothing to run once they are built, so they offer power cheaply whenever the wind blows.
Video assistant referees watch replays to help the on-field referee avoid major mistakes. VAR can review goals, penalty decisions, direct red cards and cases of mistaken identity.
Some food pairings are simply legendary. For anyone who has explored the cooking of Kerala, vegetable stew with appam is one of them.