Summary
Sri Lanka’s harbors are like big parking lots for ships, helping trade. ⚓
India needs many new pilots to fly airplanes safely. ✈️
Key Points
5 points1
Goal: 600 million tons of steel by the year 2047.
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India already makes about 220 million tons of steel.
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Sri Lanka’s main ports see 200‑300 ships every day.
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India aims to have about 30,000 pilots in the next ten years.
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More women are becoming pilots in India.
New Words to Learn
10 wordssteel
a strong metal used to build things like bridges and buildings
ton
a very heavy weight, about the same as 1,000 kilograms
port
a place by the water where ships stop to load or unload goods
pilot
a person who controls an airplane
aviation
the activity of flying airplanes
neutral
not taking sides with any country
decarbonization
making factories use less carbon, which helps keep the air clean
geopolitical
how countries work together or compete because of where they are located
lease
an agreement to let someone use something for a long time
gross domestic product
the total value of everything a country makes in a year
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