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The evaluation forclass X, XII Board ex-

ams will be done by teach-ers at their homes, UnionHRD minister RameshPokhriyal said. He said1.5 crore answer sheets ofalready-conducted classX, XII exams will be de-livered to teachers.“Teachers will evaluatefrom home and we will be able to complete the process in 50days,” he added. Evaluation began on May 10.

Evaluation for class X, XII Boardexams to be done at home by teachers

SRK announces competition for buddingfilmmakers to make scary indoor movie

To promote his upcoming production venture, web-series‘Betaal’, in an innovative way, actor Shah Rukh Khan has

announced a contest for budding filmmakers— to shoot a scarymovie indoors— keeping in mind, the nationwide lock-down.Since we've all got a bit of time on our hands in quar-antine, thought I can get us all to work a bit... in a fun, creativeand... spooky way! #SpookSRK, Shah Rukh wrote on Twitter.

AUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indi-an teenager is spreading COVID-19

awareness in 22 languages by singing andcomposing songs, a media report said.Calling herself a COVID-19 warrior,Suchetha Satish, 14, has recorded theawareness songs, written by her moth-er Sumitha Ayilliath, in Arabic and 21Indian languages.Her song in Malayalam,Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Assamese wasalso released by the Kerala government.

TEEN SPREADS COVID-19 AWARENESSIN 22 LANGUAGES

During a video in-teractive session

with India's elite box-ers recently, sports min-ister Kiren Rijiju ac-knowledged the effortsby the athletes andsaid, boxing will play avital role in making In-dia a sporting power-house, and top-10 na-tion in the medals tal-ly, at the Olympics.

Boxing will play key role in making Indiatop-10 nation at the Olympics: Rijiju

APPS TO HELPSTUDENTS WITHTHEIR SCIENCE

HOMEWORK

S# 1 THE CHEMICAL TOUCH: A fullperiodic table is given on the app.Once a student touches a specific ele-ment, they can study it in-depth, suchas its atomic mass and properties. Italso has an amino acid chart with anin-depth information. Each elementalso has a link to a Wikipedia article,for more details.

#2 FROG DISSECTION: One of themost stereotypical science experi-ments, frog dissecting, can now bedone virtually. Featuring step-by-stepinstructions, there is plenty of in-depth information on each of thefrog’s organs, including anatomicalcomparisons to human organs

#3 STEPHEN HAWKING’SSNAPSHOTS OF THE UNIVERSE:Based on the writings and work ofStephen Hawking, one of the world’smost-renowned scientists, this app isa wonderful interactive source ofinformation for space science. Thisapp includes 10 interactive experi-ments and video segments, to helpstudents study our universe.

#4 NASA VISUALISATIONEXPLORER: Perfect for expandingupon concepts learned in class orresearch for projects, this NASA apphelps students explore our universe,even more deeper. With articles andvisuals, students can discover moreabout the Earth, the solar system,and beyond, in depth.

Are you wondering howto wash a home-mademask? Here are threeexpert-approved waysto disinfect your DIYmask ... Fill a big bowl with hotwater and dish soap. Soak in theface mask for at least five minutes.Let the mask get completely dry,before you use it again Put your mask in a bag beforeputting it in the washing machine,so that the elastic doesn't get loose.Dry it in the dryer, on a high-tem-perature settingIf you have a non-inflammablemask, you can disinfect it with dryheat

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Amid steep rise in the coronavirus pan-demic cases, the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) has

warned that there is a risk that the economic andtechnological divides between the industrialised,emerging and developing countries, could widenfurther, especially in digital transition.

WHAT'S DIGITAL DIVIDE?According to experts, the world is now divid-ed between people who have access toInternet and those who don't have this privilege. Those who don't have Internet arethe 'new underprivileged', because no accessto digital services means more risk to lifeand livelihood— people in various sectors,where 'work from home' is possible, are ableto manage lockdowns better than those whodon't have this facility, they add.

STUDENTS’ TAKEWhile the big players have takenadvantage of digitisation duringthese lockdown times, emergingstartups and young aspirants arestill struggling to get a foothold.Countries developing their econo-my through digital means, maysuffer a noticeable digital divide, compared withthose having well-established digital basesSthuthi R Mohan, class XII, SarvodayaVidyalaya, Thiruvananthapuram

In this technology-driven world,though it is convenient for people hav-ing access to Internet and smart-phones/laptops/PCs to work smoothlyfrom home, it is important to under-stand that a large chunk of world pop-ulation is still without Internet access.This gap is likely to widen, in years to comeHina Naela, class XII, G D Goenka Public School,Lucknow

According to UNDP, around 86% of theglobal population— which is 6.5 billionpeople— do not have access to reliablebroadband Internet

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THE IMPACT The digital divide will definitely increase. Thosewho do not have access to digital tech at theirhomes will find it difficult to continue theirprogress and sustain. Moreover, they will feel iso-lated. People who have access will be able towork from home and stay in touch with friends and family.Anupama Girish, teacher, PSBBLLA, Bengaluru

Though many countries are riding the wave of digitisation during thecoronavirus pandemic, there is a likelihood that developing countries wouldlag behind, thanks to the deepening financial crisis, which in turn will widenthe global digital divide further.Ditipriya Mukherjee, teacher, Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata

debate

WILL COVID-19 WIDEN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE?

Evaluation of the answer sheets has been delayeddue to a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain thecoronavirus outbreak

EDUCATION

THE RULESThe rules include choosing any camera available; aprop that can be used spookily, but it has to be

readily available at home It can be a solo project, or you can choose multi-

ple people, provided you follow the social dis-tancing guidelines The last day to send in the entries is May18. It will be judged by Viineet, Aahana,director Patrick Graham and producerGaurav VermaThe winners will get to be on a video

call with SRK and the ‘Betaal’ team

HUMAN-DRIVEN POLLUTION AFFECTING WORLD'S CAVE SYSTEMS

Researchers have foundthat human-driven pollu-

tion can even change the en-vironment underground. Ac-cording to them, as surface wa-ter flows through agricultur-al and urban areas, it collectsbacterial contaminants, beforeentering cave systems. The re-search team which looked intothe Monte Conca cave system on the island of Sicily — a vast systemof springs and pools, sitting below a nature preserve— concludedthat microbial communities in the pools of water in the Monte Con-ca cave shows signs of being altered by pollution, from land.

It appears that the famous movie on dinosaurs, 'Jurassic Park' mayhave got it all wrong, as the Velociraptor dinosaurs did not hunt in

packs, claims a new study. A new analysis shows that raptorial di-nosaurs did not hunt in big or coordinated packs like dogs. In fact, sci-entists have proposed a different model for behaviour in raptors—thought to be more like Komodo dragons, in which individuals may at-tack the same animal, but cooperation is limited. To do this, the re-

searchers considered the teeth from theraptor Deinonychus, which lived in

North America, during the Creta-ceous Period, about 115 to 108million years ago.

Caves are often formed by the weathering of rock. Theyoften extend deep underground

'Jurassic Park' got Velociraptors wrong

The raptors, with theirsickle-shaped talons, were

made famous in the 1993blockbuster movie, 'Jurassic Park',which portrayed them as highly intelli-gent predators, that worked in groupsto hunt large prey

ENVIRONMENT

Suchetha is a world record holder, for singing in mostlanguages in one concert, and the longest live-singingconcert by a child Her first English song, titled, 'Say NoTo Panic', was released on March 16

Later, she released her second song in her mothertongue, Malayalam, to create awareness among theKeralite community in Dubai

COVID WARRIOR

Indian boxers have alreadysecured a record nine qualificationquotas at Tokyo Olympics Rijiju also informed that thegovernment is planning to allowelite athletes to resume theirtraining at the earliest, in orderto keep them ready for futurecompetitions

FACTOID$150,000: Price of basket ball player Michael Jordan’s game-worn pair of Nike sneakers, that will be auctioned bySotheby's. The bidding, which started a week back, will con-tinue through May 17. Sotheby’s holds a record for sneakers atauction, with $437,500 paid for Nike’s 'Moon Shoe', last year

TRENDING

INDIANS CRAVE FORSAMOSAS, CHICKENMOMOS & JALEBISin lockdown; coronavirus3RD MOST-SEARCHEDTOPIC DURING APRIL

With neighbourhood mithai shops shut because ofCOVID-19 lockdown, people have donned thechef's hat to make samosas, momos, jalebis andeven golgappas at home, with the help ofInternet. According to Google search trends,recipe-related searches hit a new record high,peaking on April 19

1The data showed searches for'Chicken momo recipe' spiked 4,350per cent, while that for 'Mango ice

cream recipe' rose 3,250 per cent in April.Dalgona coffee — which became an onlinesensation as people shared photographsand videos of their creation on socialmedia channels — saw a spike of 5,000 percent on how to make the drink

2Interestingly, while cake topped thesearch tally for recipes during themonth, people also looked for

instructions on how to make ‘samosa’,‘jalebi’, ‘momos’, ‘dhokla’, ‘pani puri’,‘dosa’ and ‘paneer’ dishes. Coronavirus wasthe third most-searchedtopic in India, duringApril — behind ‘film’and ‘meaning’ of dif-ferent words.

Living in isolationfor over more thana month, has madeus all mini Marie

Kondos— the Japanesedecluttering expert. In fact,it has given us time toreassess our wardrobes.Interestingly, people haverediscovered old clothes lyingat the back of theirwardrobes, that now, surpris-ingly fit us! So, do you wantto recycle your old or rathernot newly-bought clothes,and use them again? Followthese tips...

PANDEMIC FASHION

DISCOVER YOUR CLOSET

ENTERTAINMENT

Repair old clothes thathaven't faded. Learn to sewbuttons and use them, oncedone. You will feel a sense ofgratification for wearingsomething that has your 'con-tribution' too. Make stylishmasks with old dupattas and tee shirts. You can checkvideos online, where they guide you on how to make one

You can pass on clothes that are fairly fresh, but don't fityou, to your younger siblings. Recycling clothes is greatfor the environment, as it reduces wastage of fabric

Keep your wardrobe organised; it will help you have abird's eye view of your closet, and save you from buyingsame kind of clothes

With the safetyof its studentsand staff be-ing the utmost

priority, GES EnglishMedium School, Gore-gaon, started onlineschooling from Marchfor the tiny tots of play-group to class X. Thefrontrunner and the cap-tain of the ship of theschool- Uma Mukerji, setup a timetable as per theschool timings i.e 9.00am to 1.00 pm. The class-es are being conductedby the teachers whoturned into overnighttechno savvies withsame undying, creativeand ever cheerful spiritand zeal to impartknowledge and guidestudents. All the assign-ments, notes and work-sheets are being sent to the studentsand are being reviewed by the re-spective teachers regularly.

To get rid of the monotonous ac-ademic learning, art, craft, music,

yoga, dance and other co-curricularactivities are also being taught in theonline mode. As the class X ICSEboard students are tensed and wor-ried due to the uncertainty of exams

and college admissions,the school has beeneven conducting moti-vational and careerguidance classes too.

Chairman Har-shad Patel is also equal-ly involved and showsa great concern and in-terest in the overall de-velopment of studentsand staff by constant-ly guiding and moti-vating them. He haseven arranged onlinecounselling sessionsfor them.

As today's childrenare tomorrow's citizens,the school believes ingiving its best to the so-ciety and sharing the so-cial responsibility.Thispresent situation is onlya temporary phase asthere is always a new

dawn after a dark night. Hope andpeace are the only silver lining. Thesethoughts are being imparted to stu-dents and they are being motivatedby the teachers every day.

Switching on digital mode

The on-going lockdownin our nation to curbthe spread of COVID-19 has affected the

lives of the most vulnerablecommunities as it hasbrought life to a standstill.Nowork means no food. Andthis is the biggest challengefor the daily wage workerswho live in Malwani.

Keeping this in mind,Holy Mother English School,decided to take up the initia-tive to raise funds and col-laborate with partners, well-wishers and supporters to help thecommunity in this trying time byproviding ration relief packets.

The school authorities re-alised that most of the students'parents were daily wage labour-er who lived in slums and werestruggling with basic food es-sentials like food grains, soapsetc. School staff and teachersreached out to parents and in-formed them a day before aboutthe distribution of the rations,from 11am to 2pm. Parents wereadvised to wear masks, carry

bags and keep physical distancewhile collecting the rations. Thestudents' school calendars wereused to assist this process.

The school founder, chair-man and principal,Rafique Siddiqui handled the dis-tribution plan with a strong teamof dedicated volunteers.Aftersuccessful completion of roundone ration distribution helping910 families, the school has al-ready completed two morerounds of such distribution to350 families.

SHRIRAM MAHAJAN, TEACHER

Shriram Mahajan, an art teacherfrom Chembur Karnataka HighSchool, utilised this time of na-tional lockdown due to Coron-

avirus in a positive way and set a worldrecord by writing the Bhagvat Gita on1/4 size paper in a beautiful calligraphicwriting in devanagari script. He beganwith this task on April 15 and complet-ed writing 699 Sanskrit shlokas in 1398lines. By the evening of April 19, in a

matter of five days Mahajan complet-ed this task.

The organiser of OMG Book ofRecords (IndianRecords), Dr. DineshGupta informed that they have decidedto acknowledge the great achievementof Mahajan and felicitate him with a tro-phy and a certificate after the lockdownis over. The principal of the school-RajiRamesh and the president of ChemburKarnataka Sangha- advocate H. K.Sud-hakara congratulated and praised Ma-hajan for this commendable feat.

School Steps in toprovide aid

How to effectivelycommunicate with children

He is such a lazy guy.' A mere statement made byparents or teachers can become a message forthe child's brain, if the child is listening to yourwords. I, Samata Dahanukar, a trained counsel-

lor at Guardian High School & Jr. College, Dombivli,would like to give a message to parents.

It is said that small children are forming their self-image from statements that they listen from their par-ents, teachers and caregivers. So, we adults need to makestatements about children very carefully. We need to keepin mind that this present statement is going to form theirfuture personality.

Statements like 'I believe in you,' said frequently infront of the kids can make them a trustworthy personwhen they grow up. A statement like 'You are such ahardworking student,' can make them really work hardas they grow up.

It is all about what you communicate with your child.But another side of the coin is how you communicatewith your child. It is equally important to know how yourwords reach children. They learn maximum by observ-ing their elders. So, the tone of voice is very importantwhile conveying the message. Statements pronouncedwith polite but firm voice are better understood than an-gry or emotional statements. Short statements are moreeffective than lengthy or loud statements. Use of touchis a magical way to convey a message to children. Andthe most effective way of communication with your chil-dren is by not using words at all, but through actions ob-served by them.

This is the reason why parenting is called a toughjob. There is no reward for growing a good human being.But parents will definitely be blamed for bringing up aspoiled child.

MEDHANSH IYER, STUDENT, N.L. DALMIA

HIGH SCHOOL, MIRA ROAD

India imposed a nationwide lockdownwhich was designed to stop the im-minent spread of the novel Coron-avirus. This lockdown resulted in the

total closure of economic, social and ed-ucational sectors across India. With thenumber of people infected by COVID-19rapidly increasing worldwide, public anx-ieties and worries have elevated in manyregions. There is a wave of fear and un-

certainty.Children have been one

among the hardest hit by lock-down restrictions. Unable togo to school, see their friendsor go to playgrounds, theyoung minds have been draw-ing and painting the thingsthey are missing the most.

Amid all the challenges,children are reacting posi-

tively in this atmosphere of crisis. Notonly they are getting themselves accus-

tomed to online learning but arealso utilising their free timereading books, getting connect-ed with their extended familyand friends through audio andvideo calls, cooking, helpingwith chores around the house,learning new hobbies, exhibit-ing their creativities and manymore.

They deserve a loud ap-plause today as they will emergestronger than most of us to-morrow. Today children are theunsung heroes at home.

Medhansh Iyer

Teacher sets world record 'Children are unsung heroes at home'

STUDENT'S PEN

02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”

GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET

ACTIVITY

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

FAMILY CIRCUS

Yuletide: (n)Christmas season.(adj) of or relating tothe Christmas season.

Synonymous words:Christmastide,Christmastime, Yule,Noel, nativity, festiveseason, etc.

Examples: n And withone Yuletide

exception, thisscientificallyscrupulous view hascarried the day.n For those lookingfor a bellyful oflaughs, two humorouspieces in the yuletidespirit. n We will go this veryweek, as soon as theYuletide stir be past.

n College would closethe following Thursdayfor the Yuletideholidays.

WordWise

WUZZLESChristmas factsn The image of Santa Claus flyinghis sleigh took off in 1819, and wascreated by Washington Irving,American short story writer.

n In Poland, spiders are considered to be symbols ofprosperity and goodness on Christmas. In fact, spiderand spider webs are often used as Christmas treedecorations. According to legend, a spider wove babyJesus a blanket to keep him warm.

NATURE

Q.1) Who wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’?A. Charles Dickens

B. O Henry

C. St Nichloas

D. Santa Claus

Q.2) Who wrote ‘Letters FromFather Christmas’?A. J K Rowling

B. JRR Tolkien

C. Barbara Smith

D. John Adams

Q.3) Who wrote‘The Christmas Miracle

of Jonathan Toomey’?A. Emily Bronte

B. Charles Dickens

C. Susan Wojciechowski

D. Lewis E Waterman

Q.4) Who wrote ‘A ChristmasMemory’? A. Bernard Shaw B. VS Sharma

C. Niccolo Machiaveli D. Truman Capote

1. A) Charles Dickens2. B) JRR Tolkien 3. C) Susan Wojciechowski 4. D) Truman Capote

A N S W E R S

IDIOM OF THE DAY

ä CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY Meaning: When someone receives unexpected good news

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1) 30% of 30 =A. 300 B. 10 C. 9 D. 900

2) If 10% of a number is7, what is 80% of thenumber? A. 45 B. 56

C. 22 D. 55

3) Which is the greatest? A. 90% of 10B. 6% of 1000C. 5% of 1400D. 3% of 2500

4) The original price of atoy was ` 15. If the price

is reduced by 20%, whatis the new price of thetoy? A. ` 12 B. ` 18C. ` 10 D. ` 30

5) George bought a car at` 5000 and sold it at`5500. What benefit, inpercent, did he make? A. 6%

B. 10% C. 5% D. 3%

6) If 20% of n is equal to40, what is n? A. 200 B. 107 C. 555 D. 300

ANSWER: 1.9 2. 56

3. 3% of 2500

4. `12 5. 10%

6. 200

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE

Quiz timeSEASONAL READS

Q1:Which of the followingis a greenhouse gas?

A: CO2 q B: CH4 q

C: Water vapor q

D: All of the above q

Q2:Which of these coun-tries emits the most

carbon dioxide?A: China q B: USA q

C: UK q D: Russia q

Q3:Globally, which of the following economic

sectors emits the largest per-centage of greenhouse gasemissions?A: Transportation q

B: Buildings q

C: Industry q

D: Electricity and heat

production q

Q4:Which of the followinggases does not trap

heat?A: Carbon dioxide q

B: Nitrogen q

C: Water vapor q

D: Methane q

Q5:Measuring soil mois-ture (the amount of

water in the soil) can help sci-entists with which of the fol-lowing:A: Agriculture q

B: Flood and drought

prediction q

C: Climate variability q

D: Natural disasters q

E: All of the above q

Q6:The weather is thesame as climate.

A: True q B: False q

Rock the TEST

ANSWERS:1. D, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B, 5. E, 6. B

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