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HRD minister launches first online NISHTHA programme

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NASA issues newguidelines to protect

the Moon and Mars from

The National Aero-nautics and SpaceAgency (NASA) hasissued new guidelinesto protect the Moon

and Mars from ‘terrestrial con-tamination’, as the number ofmissions is set to increase in thenear future.

THE GUIDELINESThe far side of the Moon, or the‘permanently-shadowed regions’

have been designated as ‘sensi-tive locations’. According to theobservations made by the LunarReconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),they lie between the latitudes of79 degrees north and 86 degreesnorth. NASA asserts that these areasare “of significant interest rel-ative to the process of chemicalevolution,” which is why the re-porting of biological materialsis warranted.

HOW NASA PLANS TO PROTECT THE MOONFROM EARTH'S GERMS Anyone or anything going to Moon is now required to providean inventory of biological materials, living and dead, includedin the spacecraft hardware and payloads

Crewed missions, like the Artemis mission sched-uled for 2024, will have to provide a list of theamount and disposition of biological materials —including waste — that will remain in the lunarenvironment

HOW NASA PLANS TO PROTECTMARS FROM EARTH'S GERMS

1 Develop capabilities to monitor biologicalprocesses associated with the human pres-ence in space exploration, and to evaluate

changes over time

2Work on technologies for mitigating contaminationrelease or intrusion,

including closed-loop systems;cleaning/re-cleaning capabili-ties; quarantine, support sys-tems, and biological waste dis-posal that minimise the impactof humans on the environment of Mars

3 Create an understanding of environmentalprocesses on Mars that would contribute totransport and sterilisation of terrestrial

organisms released by human activity(BUSINESS INSIDER)

The rebuilding of economiesafter Covid-19 crisis offers aunique opportunity to trans-

form the global food system andmake it resilient to future shocks,ensuring environmentally-sus-tainable and healthy nutrition forall, the International MonetaryFund (IMF) has said.Food systemsare at the cross-roads of human,animal, economic and environ-

mental health. Ignoring this ex-poses the world economy to ever-larger health and financial shocksas climate changes and global pop-ulation grows."By prioritising foodsystem reforms in our 'build for-ward' agendas, we can instead makeconcrete inroads toward the Sus-tainable Development Goals andthe Paris Climate Agreement," saidIMF in a blogpost.

The global food supply chain —highly-centralised and operating ona just-in-time supply basis — isprone to falter in the face ofshocksIn many countries, forexample, it became impossible toharvest or package food, as work-ers were blocked at borders or fellsick. Elsewhere, stocks piled up andavalanches of food went to wastebecause restaurants and bars wereclosedIn developing countries,the United Nations’ Food and

Agriculture Organisation and theWorld Food Programme expect thata 'hunger pandemic' and a doublingof people starving may soon eclipsethe coronavirus, unless action istaken Cracks in the global foodsystem's facade have long beenapparent. According to the latestState of Food Security and Nutritionin the World, in 2018, about 820million people suffered fromhunger, and a third of all peoplelacked essential nutrients

ECONOMY

IMF calls for sustainable foodsystems in a post-Covid world

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It's an extraordinarytime for us to educate:Dia Mirza

A ctress Dia Mirza, a United NationsSustainable Development Goals advo-cate, feels that the world is passing

through testing times, courtesy, the Covid pan-demic. She said,"it is an extraordinary time formankind to educate and push ourselves to dobetter". In a conversation with the UN deputysecretary general Amina Mohammed and fellowSDG advocate, the Norwegian Prime Minister,Erna Solberg, Dia said, "this pandemic is theoutcome of our broken relationship with natureand the disruptions that we've caused in ourecological balance. I hope more people recog-nise this interconnection, and the fact that ourlives, our health, our progressis not separate from thehealth of the environmentand nature," she added.

Google says no to 'dangerouscontent', ban ads on Covid-

19 conspiracy theories

A lphabet Inc's Google has said thatit would prohibit websites andapps, which use its advertising

technology, from running ads on "dan-gerous content" that goes against the sci-entific consensus during the corona viruspandemic. The world's largest search en-gine updated its policy, as the health cri-sis has continued to rage throughout theUnited States. Digital advertising giants,like Google and Facebook Inc have facedcalls to do more to clamp down on mis-information.

‘Superman’ Henry Cavill builds gaming PC from scratch and documents it with video

In his latest Instagram video, PC gamer andHollywood actor Henry Cavill docu-

mented how he built a high-end gaming computer from

scratch. The time lapsevideo shows the actor,best known for playingSuperman, from reading

the manual to assembling

the parts, part by part, even documenting the errors andreversals. Sharing the time lapse video on

Instagram, the actor wrote, “this kind of mate-rial isn’t for everyone”, and that you “maysee a lot of parts that you haven’t seenbefore.” With R&B singer Barry White’s,'You’re the First, the Last, My Everything',

playing in the background, Cavill seems tohave taken hours to assemble the computer.

Now, Keanu Reeves turns into acomic book writer

'Chernobyl' wins big at virtualBAFTA TV Craft Awards

HBO and Sky's nuclear drama, 'Chernobyl'emerged as the biggest winner at the BAF-TA TV Craft Awards on Friday, after tak-

ing home prizes in seven categories. The 2019 re-leased historical drama revolves around the Cher-nobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986. The explo-sion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics was one ofthe world's worst man-made catastrophes. Theaward ceremony was hosted by Stephen Manganfrom a socially-distanced studio and broadcastedas-live on BAFTA's social media channels.

H ollywood starKeanu Reevesis all set to

launch his career as acomic bookwriter withBoom Studios''BRZRKR'. For the up-coming 12-issue limit-ed series, the JohnWick actor has col-laborated with writerMatt Kindt, artisteAlessandro Vitti,colourist Bill Crabtreeand letterer ClemRobins. The print ver-sions of ‘BRZRKR', featuring cover art by RafaelGrampa, will be released in the US in October.

The action-packed comic book focuses on a warrior,who resembles Reeves, and has walked a blood-soakedpath across the world for centuries. In the presentday, he does dangerous jobs for the US government inexchange for the truth about his existence

The only way we canactually hope to achieve

the sustainabledevelopment goalsis by protecting,conserving andsecuring biodi-versity; that'sfundamental toeverythingthat we hopeto achieve

Dia Mirza, actressand UN ambassador

TECH

BOOK

BBC and HBO's Philip Pullman adaptation,'His Dark Materials', which got a nominationfor five prizes, won two awards, while AislingBea won in the Breakthrough Talent categoryfor her writing debut, 'This Way Up'

ENTERTAINMENT

GAMINGZONE

A n Indian Institute ofManagementKozhikode (IIM,K)

initiated startup has come upwith a wearable device fororganisations, ‘Veli Band’,keeping in mind the social dis-tancing norms. Developed byQual5 India, the device to beworn on wrists, can keeptrack of interactions withother devices, thereby helpingin tracking the movementof the employees.

By using loca-tion and contacttracing, it can helporganisationscomply with thesocial distancingnorms during thecurrent pandemicsituation

To notifywearers about otherband wearers, who arewithin three-feet orone-metre radius, theVeli Band, momentarilyvibrates, soundsbuzzer, and flashes LEDsimultaneously

IIM, K develops 'veli band'for social distancing

INNOVATION

Union HRD minister RameshPokhriyal Nishank haslaunched the first onlineNational Initiative for SchoolHeads and Teachers HolisticAdvancement (NISHTHA)programme for 1,200 keyresource persons of AndhraPradesh. Around 23,000 keyresource persons and 17.5lakh teachers and schoolheads have been coveredunder the NISHTHA face-to-face mode till date.

1 The module developed under NISHTHAfocuses on the holistic development of chil-dren, including curriculum and inclusive

education, health and well-being, personal socialqualities, art integrated learning, initiatives inschool education, subject-specific pedagogies, ICTin teaching-learning, leadership, pre-school edu-cation and pre-vocational education. All the mod-ules are centered around learning outcomes andlearner-centered pedagogy

2 These modules are made interactive withreflective and engaging activities for teach-ers, providing space to educational games and

quizzes for joyful learning by the teachers andschool heads, which in turn will motivate teachers toimplement this in their classroom for enhancing stu-dents' learning outcomes

EDUCATION

The pandem-ic hasbroughthome thetragic dis-connectbetweenself-interest and the commoninterest; and the huge gaps ingovernance structures and ethicalframeworks. A changing worldneeds new social protection poli-cies with safety nets, includinguniversal health coverage and thepossibility of a universal basicincome. Now, is the time for glob-al leaders to decide: Will we suc-cumb to chaos, division andinequality? Or will we right thewrongs of the past and move for-ward together for the good of all?ANTONIO GUTERRES , SG, UN

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Potterworld deal with this pan-demic?

How would Dolores Umbridgedeal with it? Would she order allthe wizards for a lockdown andask for Harry, Ron andHermione's help? Would all thefamilies start stocking their fooditems, including the Malfoys andthe Weasleys? What do you thinkwould happen?, asks KanakdeepKaur Sohal, class IX,The OrbisSchool, Pune

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EARTH'SGERMS

Adhering to planetary protectionhas always been a bit tricky, as

practically everything we send intospace has some kind of microbe

➥ Google has already barred adswith harmful content, like "mira-cle" health cures, or which pro-motes the anti-vaccination move-ment. It also prevents ads fromrunning on publisher content thatencourages these topics

➥ Google's new policy will alsobar advertisers from creating theirown ads that promote coronavirusconspiracy theories

Exercise is a great way to keep the liver healthy – but what’s thebest type? One study involving mice found swimming to be

effective at keeping fatty liver disease at bay. Scientists fed the rodents a high-fat diet andthen monitored whether regular swimming protected against the build-up

of harmful fats. Mice allowed to swim regularly had significantlylower liver fat levels than those not given access to the water.

Other research shows children who swim two to threetimes a week have healthier livers. Dancing and hill

walking had similar benefits.

Oily fish such as salmon and sardines can lower fatlevels in your liver if they are consumed on a fairly

regular basis – at least a couple of times a week. That’sbecause they are rich in immunity-boosting omega-3fatty acids. A 2016 study pooled data from 10

different investigations into omega-3 and liverproblems. It revealed that those who were

eating healthy fats regularly had lower levelsof harmful fats in the liver, while at the same time

bolstering levels of HDL.

It’s notjust diet and exercise

that can help keepthe liver healthy. Aresearch suggests getting proper amount of restis also crucial. A study in Taiwan, involving morethan 30,000 boys and girls, found those suffer-ing with common sleep disorders like insomnia,

sleepwalking or teeth grinding, were nearly80 per cent more at risk of fatty liver

disease than others getting a good night’ssleep. The most likely explanation is that

broken sleep interferes with eatinghabits and increases snacking behaviour

during the day – leading to fattydeposits in the liver.

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A recentstudy bythe

University ofMichigan (US)revealed surprisingfindings. The studyfound that nearly45% of children(global sample sizeof nearly one millionstudents) in the agegroup of 9-16 yearsare suffering fromliver-relatedailments. More than20% end up beinghospitalised due toa liver issue at thisyoung age. Why is ithappening? Medicalexperts say,pollution andlifestyle are themain causes. Can itbe helped? YES!Times NIE bringsyou a list of to-dos.These little changescould help you keepyour liver strong,healthy and happy.Try these...

Keeping liver disease at bay doesn’t necessarily mean a complete body transformation. In fact, experts say if you areoverweight, shedding just 10 per cent of your overall bodyweight gives liver function a significant boost andmay help reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD). The same simple approach has alsobeen found to help prevent Type 2 diabetes inyoung children. This means somebody whoweighs around 90 kilos would need to shedaround nine kilos to reverse theearly stages of NAFLD.

Garlic contains numer-ous health-boosting compounds –

one of which is called S-allylmercaptocysteine. Intests, this has been found to protect the liveragainst diet-related damage. One study at theUniversity of Hong Kong discovered rats with NAFLDsuffered less injury to the liver, had lower levels ofliver fat and reduced inflammation when they wereinjected with the garlic compound. Scientists said itappears to shield the liver against the worst of thedamage and added, “Garlic and its derivatives couldbe considered as a potent supplement.”

LOSE 10PER CENT OF

YOUR BODY WEIGHTADD GARLIC

TO YOUR DIET

GO SWIMMINGREGULARLY

HOW TO

TUCK INTOOILY FISH

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02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET LEARN AND PLAY

BE A DETECTIVE

You will needA wide bottle (or a fancy drinkingglass/wide glass vase), food colour-ing, vegetable oil, water and anAlka-seltzer tablet.

Step 1: The OilFill the container about 3/4 withvegetable oil. You can choose thesize of the container based on howmuch vegetable oil you have tospare.

Step 2: The WaterFill the rest of the container withwater, leaving 2-3 inches at thetop. Watch the water fall throughthe vegetable oil and settle at thebottom. CCaann yyoouu bbeelliieevvee tthhaattwwaatteerr iiss mmoorree ddeennssee tthhaann ooiill??Water molecules are “polar” andoil molecules are “non-polar”, sothey are not attracted to eachother in the least.

Step 3: The ColourWhat colour would you like the“lava” in your lava lamp to be?After the water has settled for aminute or so, add you food colouring. You can add about 10drops. Watch as each drop fallsthrough the oil and sits on top ofthe water layer. Wait until all of thewater droplets break through theoil/water line and bursts into the water.

Step 4: The BubblesDrop your Alka-seltzer tablet in andlet the games begin! The Alka-seltzer water reaction producescarbon dioxide gas bubbles, whichsticks to the water droplets. Thewater/gas combo is less dense thanthe vegetable oil, so they rise tothe top. The gas bubbles then breakand are released into the air andthe water sinks back down to thebottom to start over again.

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Make invisible ink CAN USE MILK AND LEMON

Step 1Gather your ingredients and tools. For thisexperiment, you need a piece of paper, a cotton swab, a heat source (a lamp orelectric stove works), and milk or lemon.

Step 2If you are using lemon juice, squeezeyour lemon into a glass. You can mix itwith a little bit of water. Dip your cottonswab into the milk or lemon juice andstart writing your message. Let yourmessage dry completely.

Step 3Once dry, an adult should help you holdthe sheet of paper over a heat sourcelike an electric stove top, lamplight or a blow-dryer.

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Budgerigar This is a long-tailed,seed-eating parrot usually nicknamedbudgie, or in AmericanEnglish, the parakeet.The species is green andyellow with black, scalloped markings onthe nape, back, andwings. Budgies are bred in captivity – they have colourings ofblue, white, yellow, grey, along with small crests.

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