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➤Biodegradable is not what you think it is➤Try your number skillswith Mathdoku

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➤A look at somehigh profile players,who are struggling to find form

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TODAY’SEDITION

#BIRDWATCH

You can now help discover new worldsbeyond our solar system from the com-fort of your home, thanks to a new cit-

izen science platform called Planet Patrollaunched by NASA. The Planet Patrol platformallows members of the public to collaboratewith professional astronomers as they sortthrough a stockpile of star-studded images col-lected by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Sur-vey Satellite (TESS).Volunteers will help de-termine which TESS snapshots include sig-nals from potential planets and which onesshow planet impersonators, NASA said.

UNRAVELLED

NEW NASA PROJECT ALLOWSPUBLIC TO SEARCH FOR NEWWORLDS

SPACE

Global warming is affect-ing daytime and night-time temperatures dif-

ferently , and greater night-time warming is becomingmore common than greaterdaytime warming worldwide,shows a new research.

NIGHTS WARMINGFASTER THAN DAYS,SHOWS RESEARCH

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IN ENVIRONMENT

We want India tobecome a globalhub for ArtificialIntelligence. ManyIndians are alreadyworking on this. Ihope many more do so in the timesto come. In today's age of IT , Indiais making outstanding contributions.Some of the brightest tech leadersbelong to India. India has alsoproved to be the power-house ofthe global IT services Industry. Wewill continue to digitally excel anddelight the worldNNaarreennddrraa MMooddii,, PPMM aatt tthhee RRAAIISSEE

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➤ According to a report by TechCrunch, nowtweets can be added to Birdwatch, meaningflagged for moderation, from the tweet’sdrop-down menu, where other blocking andreporting tools arefound ➤ A small binoc-ular icon willalso appearon the tweetspublished tothe Twittertimeline➤ When thebutton is clicked,users will be directedto a screen, where they canview the tweet’s history of notes➤ Based on the screenshots of Birdwatch, anew tab called ‘Birdwatch Notes’ will beadded to the Twitter’s sidebar navigation,alongside other existing features, like lists,topics, bookmarks and moments

Well, it's not about watching birds. Twit-ter is all set to launch a feature called‘Birdwatch,’ which according to the com-

pany is an attempt to address misinformationacross its platform by providing more context forthe tweets in the form of notes.

TRENDING

When writing by hand, bothchildren and adults learnmore and remember better,

suggest the results of several stud-ies. However, a new study has revealedthat choosing to handwrite over key-board use yields the best learning andmemory.

Choosing to handwriteover keyboard useyields best learning,memory: Study

➥According to researchers, the brainproduces electrical impulses, when it isactive. The sensors in the electrodes arevery sensitive and picks up the electri-cal activity that takes place in the brain➥Handwriting gives the brain morehooks to hang on to the memories➥Writing by hand creates much moreactivity in the sensorimotor parts of thebrain ➥A lot of senses are activated bypressing the pen on paper, seeing theletters you write and hearing the soundyou make while writing. These sensoryexperiences create contact between dif-ferent parts of the brain and open thebrain up for learning, thus helping us tolearn better and remember better

An original story about Batman’s alter-egoBruce Wayne will debut next year as apodcast series on the Spotify streaming

service, the producershave announced.Called ‘Batman Unburied,’ the seriesis the first being developed to bringDC Comics’ superheroes to theworld of narrative podcasts.

NEW BATMAN STORY TO DEBUTON SPOTIFY PODCAST IN 2021

➤The Batman series will explore"the darker aspects of BruceWayne's psychology," according toSpotify and Warner Bros ➤David S Goyer, co-writer ofthe 2005 movie, ‘BatmanBegins’ and 2016's‘Batman v Superman:Dawn of Justice,’has developed the story

ENTERTAINMENT

➤ TESS uses its four cameras to take fullimages of one patch of sky, called a sector,every 10 minutes for a month at a time

➤ This long stare allows TESS to seewhen planets pass in front of their stars,or transit, and dim their light

➤ Species that are only active atnight (nocturnal) or during theday will be particularly affect-ed, scientists have warned

➤ Besides, scientists have saidthat increased night-time warm-ing has led to less vegetationgrowth, where it rained more,likely due to the increasedcloud cover blocking the sun.Whereas, vegetation growth waslimited by water availability dueto less rainfall, where the dayswarmed more

THE IMPACT➤ According to scientists, who studied warmingfrom 1983 to 2017, there was a difference in meanannual temperature of more than 0.25°C betweendaytime and night-time warming in over half of theglobal land surface

➤ Days warmed more quickly in some locations, andnights did in others, but the total area of dispropor-tionately greater night time warming was more thantwice as large, claimed the researchers

➤ The study has shown that this phenomenontermed "warming asymmetry" has been driven pri-marily by changing levels of cloud cover

➤ Increased cloud cover cools the surface duringthe day and retains the warmth during the night,leading to greater night time warming. Whereas,decreasing cloud cover allows more warmth to reachthe surface during the day, but that warmth is lostat night, believe the researchers

As the world's most-lovedphoto-sharing app turned10 recently, here's someinteresting facts on it...

Instagram, which was created byKevin Systrom and MikeKrieger, was originallylaunched on iOS in 2010. It came

to Android two years later. There's aWindows and Fire OS version of In-stagram too.

Initially, Instagram allowedcontent to be framed in a square(1:1) aspect ratio with 640 pixelsto match the display width of theiPhone. Only in 2015, Instagram

eased the restrictions and al-lowed 1080p images.

Mike Krieger uploadedthe first picture on Insta-gram. It was reportedly takenfrom Dogpatch labs incubator,a cheap rented office space.Krieger posted the picture ofSouth Beach Harbour at Pier 38

on July 16, 2010, much before theapp's official release on October6, later that year.

Facebook bought Instagramat $1 billion in 2012.At that time,Instagram had just 13 employees.Now, Instagram is valued well over$100 billion, and is about one-fifthof Facebook's market cap.

10 YEARS OFINSTAGRAM

As of October 5,2020, the most-liked photo onInstagram is a pictureof an egg, posted bythe account@world_record_egg. It wasreportedly created to beatthe previous record of aKylie Jenner post. The picture currently has over54 million likes

FACTOID■ That's the price of a 50ml perfume, inspired by the plan-et Jupiter! All set to launch on October 26, 2020 by per-fume brand Toli, the scent sports subtle notes of a rottenegg and cleaning products on a heady base of bitteralmonds—hints of hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, thatgive way to the fragrance of hydrogen cyanide. The scent,according to the company, will allow wearers to be trans-ported to a planet that no human has directly experienced— or likely ever will, given its inhospitable nature

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➤ THESE COMPOUNDS ARE ALL FOUND IN SMALLAMOUNTS WITHIN THE ATMOSPHERE OF JUPITER,WHICH IS MAINLY MADE OF ODOURLESS MOLECULARHYDROGEN AND HELIUM

➤ THE GAS GIANT'S ATMOSPHERE HAS THREE DISTINCT'CLOUD LAYERS', COMPRISING AMMONIA ICE AT THETOP, AMMONIUM HYDROSULPHIDE CRYSTALS IN THEMIDDLE AND WATER VAPOUR BELOW

➤JUPITER'S COLOURFUL BANDS ARE FORMED DUE TOTHE EMERGENCE OF SULPHUR AND PHOSPHORUSFROM THE PLANET'S WARMER INTERIOR

SOPs FOR SCHOOLS' REOPENING:

The education ministry has releasedguidelines for the reopening of schoolsfrom October 15, which include thor-ough cleaning and disinfection of prem-

ises, flexibility in attendance, no assessment forup to three weeks, and ensuring smooth tran-sition from home-based schooling during theCovid-19 lockdown to formal schooling. Ithas also asked states and union territories toframe their own Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for health and safety precautions basedon their local requirements.

Cleanliness, security, social distancing

Schools can implement re-adjustedschool calendar and redesignedAnnual Curriculum Plan (ACP), remedial classes or conduct back toschool campaign, among other steps

THE GUIDELINES➤ Schools must arrange and implementthorough cleaning and disinfecting of allareas, furniture, equipment, stationery,storage places, water tanks, kitchens,canteen, washroom, laboratories andlibraries on school campus, and ensureair flow in indoor space, the ministrysaid ➤Students may attend schoolsonly with the written consent ofparents➤Students may opt for onlineclasses rather than physically attendschool ➤There shall be no assessmentup to 2-3 weeks of school reopening,and use of online learning will continue

WHAT: Foreign ministers fromfour Indo-Pacific nations

— India, US, Japan and Australia —known as the ‘Quad group’, held talksin Tokyo on Tuesday to counter China'sgrowing assertiveness in the region.

WHY:All the four Quad membershave an ongoing tiff with Chi-

na. Tensions between the US and China have es-calated over issues like the coronavirus, trade,technology, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights.India and China are locked in a tense militarystand-off in eastern Ladakh. Relations betweenAustralia and China have also deteriorated inrecent months. Japanis concerned about China'sclaim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.

QUADX- PLAINED

Also known as the quadrilateral security dia-logue, Quad was first mooted by the formerJapanese PM Shinzo Abe in 2007. The firstmeeting was held on November 12, 2017

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➤Students share theirtravel diaries➤Missing school?Relive your school days

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3 SCIENTISTS SHARENOBEL PHYSICS PRIZEFOR COSMOLOGY FINDS

THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE FORPHYSICS has been awarded toRoger Penrose for black hole dis-covery, and Reinhard Genzel andAndrea Ghez for discovering "asupermassive compact object atthe centre of our galaxy".

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FIBERBOWLS

Looks com-postable,but may

end up in the landfill any-way. Some fast-casual restau-rants use bowls designed and

marketed to be compostable. They aremade from bagasse, a fiber produced as a

byproduct from sugar cane mills.Sweetgreen, for instance, put the message

in a slogan: “Nothing from inside Sweetgreengoes to the landfill.” But getting to current lev-

els of compostability has been a struggle forSweetgreen and Chipotle, whose previous

bowls turned out to contain PFAS, a family ofchemicals linked to cancer that can remain inthe environment even after the bowl has been

composted. They fixed that problem. Butwhile your bowl may be compostable, ifyou don’t compost at home you have to

throw it into a dedicated composting bin inthe restaurant, or use a composting serv-

ice. Don’t put it in the recycling bin: Materialsthat come contaminated with food get rejected

by recyclers. And throwing the bowl into atrash can at the office or at home means it’s

likely to go to a landfill anyway.

Q.1) Who is the author of'Anandamath'?A. Rabindranath Tagore B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay C. Sarojini Nayadu D. Jyotiba Phule

Q.2) Who is the author ofthe book "The Judgement"?A. Kuldip Nayyar B. Mathili SaranGupta C. Amitabh Ghosh D. None

Q.3) Who said, "I therefore,want freedom immediately,this very night, before dawn,if it can be had”?A. Mahatma Gandhi B. EdwinaMounbatten C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. Taslima Nasreen

Q.4) ‘Asian Drama' byGunnar Karl Myrdal, is abook on which of the follow-ing subjects?A. Theatre Movement in Asia B. Economics C. InternationalPolitics D. Look East Policy of India

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QUIZ TIME(MIXED BAG)

1.B) Bankim ChandraChattopadhyay, 2. A) Kuldip Nayyar,

3.A) Mahatma Gandhi, 4. D) Economics

Biodegradableisn’t what youthinkY

ou care about the planet, and would like to avoid bottles and other goodsmade of single-use plastic. But it’s complicated. Choosing products withpackaging that claims to be “biodegradable” or “compostable” might meanthat they degrade only under special conditions, and could complicaterecycling efforts, said Jason Locklin, director of the New Materials

Institute at the University of Georgia. “It’s tremendously confusing, not just tothe consumer, but even to many scientists,” he said.Here are four examples of the kinds of products you might see on shelves or atthe takeout counter.

02 “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.”

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET

READ. PLAY. LEARNWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2020

PAPER (When It’s Just Paper)

I t’s what’s on the inside that counts.Similar to the push from somerestaurants to replace plastic

straws with paper ones, paper bottlesare seen as a possible option to replaceplastic ones. Because they can bemade of sustainable, renewable ma-terials (from trees!), paper bottlesare getting the attention of majorcompanies.

Paper, of course, is recycla-ble — as long as it is just paper.However, paper-based bottlesand containers tend to bemade with several layers of

materials other than paper, including plastic or foil, to form barriers. One paper bottle mak-er’s website calls 100% biodegradability a “goal.”

Hypothetically, you could strip away the layers and recycle the paper, but who’sactually going to do that?

BACTERIA-PRODUCEDBIOPLASTIC

P romising, but economically challenging.PHA, or polyhydroxyalkanoate, has beenthe next big thing in biodegradability for

years. This bioplastic, which can be produced bybacteria, has promising properties: Researchsuggests it can break down in conventional land-fills. In ocean water, it will degrade within afew years, a fraction of the 450 years that ittakes standard plastic. Producing the materialeconomically, however, has been a technicalchallenge. Cove, a bottled water company, says itis about to bring out its product in containersmade from PHA. RWDC Industries, introduceddrinking straws made from the material lastyear in Singapore, where the company is based.

PUNCHING THE AIRby Yusef Salaam

W ritten in verse,‘Punching the Air’ is acollaboration between

Yusef Salaam, a member of “TheExonerated Five” (formerly knownas “The Central Park Five”) andIbi Zoboi, author of ‘Pride’ and theUS National Book Award finalist,‘American Street’. ‘Punching TheAir’ follows Amal Shahid, ateenager, who has always been an

artist and a poet. But even in adiverse art school, he’s seen asdisruptive and unmotivated by abiased system. Then, one fatefulnight, an altercation in a neigh-bourhood escalates into a tragedy.“Boys just being boys” turns outto be true, only when those boysare white. Suddenly, at just six-teen years, Amal’s bright future isupended: he is convicted of acrime he didn’t commit, and sentto prison. Despair and rage almostsink him, until he turns to therefuge of his words: his art

BOOK LAUNCH

Hairfall is one of the most commonhair issues. Thankfully there are waysto arrest hairfall. Follow these tipsand keep your mane strong and thick,

come snow or sunshine.

Protect your hairExcessive exposure to the sun,

pollution, rainwater, and dust withoutproper protection makes the hairdry, brittle and limp. Try to protecthair as much as possible and ifexposed to rain or dust, wash itthe same day.

Don't skip the con-ditioner

While shampooing, always condition your hairwith a nourishing and hydrating conditioner.Also, try to use cold water to wash off theconditioner. This can help to close the poresand keep the scalp cleaner for a longer time.

Regular trimmingTrimming and cutting your hair regular-

ly not just gives good shape and style but alsohelps get rid of the annoying split ends anddryness. It may also boost hair growth.

Control frizzHigh humidity levels can make the hair

frizzy, which may lead to hairfall. An easy wayto tame the unruly mane is the application ofserum on towel-dried hair.

Change your hairstylesKeep your hairstyle fuss-free, that will

help in preventing tangling and frizzness.During harsh weather conditions, keep haircovered with a cap or a scarve.

Detangle to avoid breakageUse wide-toothed combs to detangle

hair while wet. To avoid breakage, comb yourhair at the bottom and then start combingfrom the roots.

Eat rightHave a good diet to boost hair growth

and maintain the quality of the hair. Intake ofproper nutrients, including proteins, fats, vita-mins, and minerals are especially essential forstrong & healthy hair and may help to reducehairloss.

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Gunnar Karl Myrdal was aSwedish economist and soci-ologist. In 1974, he receivedthe Nobel Memorial Prize inEconomic Sciences withFriedrich Hayek for "pioneer-ing work in the theory ofmoney and economic fluctua-tions and penetrating analy-sis of the interdependence ofeconomic, social and institu-tional phenomena."

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4 by 4 MathDoku Puzzles

Fill in the numbers 1 to 4 in such that each number appears only once in each

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CORN-BASED PLASTIC

I t isn’t petroleum-based. But in a landfill, it may be justas bad. Food service items made from polylactic acid, orPLA, include bottles, disposable cutlery, plastic films,

some grocery bags and other products. They look like plas-tic made from petroleum, but PLA is usually made fromcorn, though it can come from other plants, including beets,cassava and sugar cane. The labels on PLA products oftendescribe them as compostable. But that doesn’t mean youcan just throw the stuff into your backyard compost pile, ifyou have one. To properly degrade, they have to be sent tocommercial compost facilities. The process of industrialcomposting involves high heat and precisely controlledmoisture, among other conditions, and it isn’t available inmany parts of the country. Worse, PLA products lookenough like regular recyclable plastic bottles, that they canget mixed in at the recycling plant, and can con-taminate the recy- cling stream.

Activities

Sparks of CelebrationsSparks of Celebrations

In an initiative of giv-ing back to the socie-ty in a meaningfulway, Rotary Club

Gurgaon Parvahani un-der the leadership of itsCharter President NirmalYadav held a Free Health& Wellness Camp 2020 atCCA School Sector 4 Gur-

gaon. Thecamp was in-

augurated byDoctor of

Haryana Govt.Dr Lal Singh.

Tests forBlood Grouping,

Thermal Screening ofbody temperature, Ran-dom blood sugar, Weight,hypertension -Blood Pres-sure etc. were done dur-ing the camp. A bottle ofjuice and a packet of bis-cuits were also distrib-uted to each personscreened. The total num-ber of people screenedduring the event was wellover 60.

All visitors to thehealth checkup campwere provided free con-sultation and checkupalong with health educa-

tion in Ayurveda andNaturopathy. Also themembers created aware-ness regarding the signs,symptoms and early de-tection of the diseases,particularly in view of thePandemic Covid-19. Theywere also advised to takerequired precautions ontheir health concerns, in-cluding nutritious food intheir diet, stay active andpractice yoga. Inculca-tion of healthy habits andobserving precautions forprevention of COVID 19was also reiterated.

HIMMI SOLANKI, VII,Manav Sthali GlobalSchool, Double Storey,New Rajendra Nagar

RIDHAAN GUPTA,Bhatnagar InternationalSummit,Paschim Vihar

03SCHOOL IS COOLWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory ofRelativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond theclassroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!

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SPECTRUM isan inter-schoolevent hostedAnnually by

DAVPS Pushpanjali En-clave, where differentschools across DelhiNCR participate in com-petitions in differentevents. This year, Spec-trum was organized onvirtual media and theparticipation was fromPAN India. Schoolsfrom Tamil Nadu andOdissa too participatedin the event.

This year 45 differ-

ent schools participat-ed in 13 different events.Every year, the rollingtrophy is given to theschool with maximumparticipation and max-imum awards. Thisyear, JASPAL KAURPUBLIC SCHOOL, wonthe rolling trophy withmaximum participationand maximum awards.The result was up-loaded on the schoolwebsite and E – Certifi-cates were mailed forboth, the winners andparticipation acrossevents. The result wasofficially announcedduring the Virtual In-vestiture Ceremony.

Mention word ‘school’ and sweet memo-ries make a beeline to make me smile!My school life has been beautiful in dif-

ferent cities as my father is an army man. Myschool changed as my father got transferred.Every change of school meant new adjustments,new teachers, and new friends. During my schoolyears, I have scored amazing marks but at timesI have also scored poorly. I joined Shanti AsiaticSchool in class VIII and now I am in class XII. Theenvironment I got here along with the support ofteachers and friends, has helped me grow in aholistic way! A routine day at school is floodedwith learning and fun moments. Be it schoolassemblies, school picnics, fieldtrips, cultural or sportsevent, educators haveencouraged me to partici-pate and kill the fear in me.The school has played a sig-

nificant role in polishing my personality and hasenabled me to shine in all the spheres of life.This is not all, my school also provides me anopportunity to unwind as I share jokes withfriends, debate on issues, and share tiffin boxes.

Those early morning activities, those class-es, and staying after school activi-ties, all spread joy in my life!NUPUR VAISHNAV, Class XII, Shanti

Asiatic School, Ahmedabad

“SCHOOL PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE”

KASHMIR SURPRISES EVERYONE!

During these times wheneveryone is missing travel-ing, I’m no different. One

such memorable trip is the onewhen we went to Jammu andKashmir. The Kashmiris have a wel-coming aura which immediatelymakes you feel comfortable as youenter the valley. This place is a truedelight to a nature lover with itssnow-capped mountains, to gushingstreams, to lakes, and lush greengardens. A tripto Kashmir isincompletewithout a‘Shikara’ ride inDal Lake. The“Houseboat

Market” is fun as it offersPashmina and the handicrafts.After spending 2 days inKashmir, we left for Gulmarg.The first thing that we opted forwas “Gondola Ride” or rope-way. The view from the Gondolawas absolutely breath-takingand from height, it appearedas if someone has painted theentire valley white. It was anamazing experience. Though I’mnot a mountain person, if it is

Kashmir to travel, myanswer is “YES”!

MANYA OJHA, Class VIII

Maharaja Agrasen

Vidyalaya,

Ahmedabad

Ramjas School, RK Pu-ram celebrated theteacher’s Day virtual-ly. The programme was

attended by the Principal Rach-na Pant, the staff and all par-ents and students through livestreaming on social media. Thespecial guests were the familyof (late) Santosh Sachdeva- oneof the first teachers to retirefrom the portals of RamjasSchool, RK Puram (1995).

The programme started withShloka recitation followed by aspeech by deputy Head Boys andHead Girls. A special mention oflate president Sh Sarvapalli Rad-hakrishnan and contribution ofteachers in nation-building wasmade followed by messages fromstudents of class XII expressinggratitude for the contributionsmade by their teachers in shap-ing their lives. A fun quiz basedon tastes, habits and hobbies ofteachers was presented by stu-dents, which kept everyone’sbrain ticking for the right answer.

This was followed by SumanKhanna, one of the senior teach-ers of the school bringing to lifethe memories and contributionsof beloved Santosh Sachdeva.She had devoted as many as 21years of her life in the serviceof Ramjas School. In order to,honour her service, her familyfunded a scholarship for the un-derprivileged students from thepre-primary and junior sectionsof this school in the form of Tu-ition Fee or Books or WinterUniforms. Principal Rachna

Pant also remembered her.A song, self-composed poems

highlighting the importance ofa guru were presented by the stu-dents. A video showcasing thebond that holds together themembers of the Ramjas familywas presented. A dance was pre-sented. A video showcasing therole of a teacher in moulding astudent’s life was presented bythe Interact Club of the school.The programme ended withwords of inspiration from thePrincipal Rachna Pant.

The pandemic could notdampen the spirit of StMark’s School,MeeraBagh as the staff as well

as the students celebrated theTeacher’s day in style.There wasa virtual party for all the staffmembers which had the Chair-man TP Aggarwal,Director RAggarwal and Principal A Ag-garwal congratulating the teach-ers for their excellent work in

keeping the students engagedboth academically as well as inCo curricular activities.Therewas good music and a lot of nos-talgia as teachers rememberedthe days when they would watchmovies and dine out.The stu-dents, on the other hand,cele-brated the day during the onlineclasses by singing and dancingand making cards for theirteachers.

Ripples of good deeds

Rayna Borah, (VIII) from RyanInternational School, VasantKunj took courses from onlineplatforms and successfully com-pleted them on Astrotech fromthe University of Edinburgh, Thespecial theory of relativity fromStanford University. Her learn-ings from the courses wereshared with her classmates,where she had given a brief

presentation about the origin of the Universe, Large HadronCollider, Relativity and some light-hearted stories aboutpeople with profound knowledge on this subject.

Expandingperipheriesof intellect

Bring togetherVirtually

Sun and MoonCenturies and spaces ago, hislove still brightens her in darknessand she lights up his world at night.

He was the day, who lived formisty mornings and She wasthe night, who lived for crazymidnights.

They were opposite souls, yetboth waited impatiently for therare days when they might co-exist peacefully.

This is the tale of Sun and Moon, he is the light to her world andshe is the mirror to his soul.

A love unlike any other, a lovegreater than us, a love that ranges over life-times, a love to which we can’tcompare.

“Your light has enwrapped mydark world in an illuminatedblanket...” the Moon said.“And still to see each other shin-ing in the sky, we need to fallapart.” The Sun replied andasked for a hug.And once in a while, they do fi-

nally meet and hug each other,and the world stares in awe andnamed it as an Eclipse.

And when they met, the Sun fi-nally confessed and said, “Ilove you,” and she gazed up ingleaming silver.“I love you too,” the Moonreplied back and he melted at her elegance at the veryfirst sight.

Their love is unconditional, ina perfect beautiful balance,in a constant otherworldlydance that rages in silence.

They love each other so muchthat it’s hard to tell what’smore beautiful;How the Moon lets the Sunshine throughout the day or theway the Sun lets the Moon glim-mer at night?

Beyond the world of wrong andright, this was the tale of theireternal love- Sun and Moon,who left the colour of love forour sight at every dawn and atevery twilight.

ZEHRA AFREEN, IX, HamdardPublic School, Sangam Vihar

AADDYA AGARWAL,V, Manav SthaliGlobal SchoolRajendra Nagar

Delhi Capitals spinner Ravichan-dran Ashwin said he wouldn’t begiving any more warnings afterhe resisted taking a controversial

‘Mankad’ run-out in the Indian PremierLeague under strict orders from his coachRicky Ponting. Ashwin, who famouslyMankaded England’s Jos Buttler in lastyear’s competition, instead stopped his

run-up and warned Aaron Finch whenthe Australian ventured out of his creaseat the non-striker’s end. Before the tour-nament, Ponting had said Mankading was“not within the spirit of the game” andthat he would be having a “hard conver-sation” with Ashwin on the subject. AFP

KKR skipper DineshKarthik has comeunder scrutiny, afterKolkata's loss to DelhiCapitals. FormerIndia pacer SSreesanth opinesthe wicketkeeper-batsman should notlead KKR.“Genuinely feel@Eoin16 ... WC-winningcaptain should lead iplside”, he tweeted.

04 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

Cricket can be cruel sometimes. Stars who performed exceedingly well in the

previous editions of IPL are now struggling for form. Will they find their mojo

back? We list some of the players who are yet to prove their worth in IPL 2020

In 2018, Umesh gave his career best for RCB snatching20 wickets in 14 matches. But in IPL 2020, Yadav

returned with figures of 0/48 and 0/35 in the firsttwo matches against SRH and KXIP. He wasdropped for subsequent matches.

It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s about

just one goal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair.

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Kvitova sweeps into FrenchOpen quarter-finals

Petra Kvitova reached the French

Open quarter-finals for the first time

in eight years as she overpowered

China’s Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-4.

HIGHLIGHTSTsitsipas became first

Greek man to reach

Roland Garros

quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic beat

Russia's Karen

Khachanov 6-4 6-3

6-3 to enter

quarter-finals for the

14th time.

Unseeded German

Laura Siegemund

defeated Spaniard

Paula Badosa 7-5 6-2.

Q1:Which temple dedicated to

the sun-god and is shaped

like a chariot? a) Sun Temple, Konark q b) Lotus Temple,

New Delhi q c) Surya Pahar Temple, Assam

q Jagannath Temple, Puri q

Q2:Which of these monuments

is a white marble structure

built in the Mughal style of

architecture'? a) Qutub Minar q b) Red Fort q

c) Taj Mahal q d) Fatehpur Sikri q

Q3:What is common to the

historical places Ajanta

and Mahabalipurama) Both were built in the same period q

b) Both belong to the same religious sect q

c) Both have rock-cut caves q d) Both were

built by the same sculptures q

Q4:The Brihadisvara temple at

Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu,

was built by a) Marthanda Varma q b) Tipu Sultan q

c) Vikramaditya q d) Raja Raja Chola-1 q

Q5:Which of these monuments

was built by the Mughal

emperor Akbar? a) Qutub Minar q b) Red Fort q c)

Charminar q d) Fatehpur Sikri q

Q6:Which monument was built

to commemorate the visit

of King George V and Queen Mary

to Bombay? a) India Gate q b) Gateway of India q

c) Victoria Terminus q d) Elephanta Caves q

Q7:Which of these is the

astronomical observatory

in Rajasthan, built in 18th century? a) Red Ford q b) Qutub Minar q c) Jantar

Mantar q d) None of these q

Q8:In June 2002, which of

these temples became a

UNESCO World Heritage Site? a) The Mahabodhi Temple q b) Akshardham

q c) Konark Sun Temple q d) Tanjavur q

Q9:Which famous monument

was built by Mohammed

Quli Qutab Shah in 1951 to

commemorate the end of Plague? a) Charminar q b) Jama Masjid q

c) Mecca Masjid q d) Toli Masjid q

Q10:Karla, one of the best-

preserved Buddhist

Caves, is in which state? a) Madhya Pradesh q b) Uttaranchal q

c) Uttar Pradesh q d) Maharashtra q

Q11:Which of these heritage

sites depicts the fine

Dravidian style of architecture?a) Aksardham q b) Khajuraho q

c) Hampi q d) Ajanta q

Q12:Where are the Elephanta

Caves situated in India? a) Kerala q b) Tamil Nadu q c) Maharashtra

q d) Madhya Pradesh q

Q13:When emperor Shah Jahan

shifted his capital from

Agra to Delhi, he built... a) Taj q b) Qutub Minar q c) Red fort q d)

Sanchi q

Q14:Which World Heritage Site

was built by Begum Bega? a) Humayun’s Tomb q b) Taj Mahal q

c) Red Ford q d) Qutub Minar q

ANSWERS: 1 a) Sun Temple, Konark 2 c) Taj Mahal3 c) Both have rock-cut caves 4 d) Raja Raja Chola-15 d) Fatehpur Sikri 6 b) Gateway of India7 c) Jantar Mantar 8 a) The Mahabodhi Temple 9 a)Charminar 10 d) Maharashtra 11 c) Hampi 12 c)Maharashtra c) Red fort 14 a) Humayun’s Tomb

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

GK QUIZ | Theme: Indian monuments

Gateway of India

Dhoni hasn’t looked at his best sincereturning to professional cricket

with CSK in IPL 2020. Hehas admitted being notconfident over his

form with the bat. “Itwill take some time for him to

get back to his old touch. He played amatch after about one year six months. It’s not easy

however good you are. It will take some time,” BCCIpresident Sourav Ganguly said.

Matches - 5 Runs - 91HS - 47*

A powerful hitter, Maxwell specialisesin unconventional shots along withreverse sweeps and pulls. His fieldingis eye catching too. In 74 IPL matches,he has amassed 1438 runs at a rateof 157. A costly buy at ` 10.75 crore,he needs to prove himself as he hasfared poorly with 41 runs in 5 match-es. He needs to replicate the role heplayed when OZ beat England in the ODIseries just before the IPL.

ONCE FEARED, NOW FAILING

MS Dhoni (CSK) Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)

Matches - 5 Runs - 41HS - 13

Dinesh Karthik (KKR) Umesh Yadav (RCB)

A fabulous batsman, who is only the secondIndian after Virender Sehwag to score atriple century in Tests. Karun was the third-highest run-getter for KXIP in 2018, scoring 301runs. In 2020, he has scored a poor 7 runs in 3matches, pointing to abject loss of form. No won-der, he has been dropped.

Karun Nair (KXIP)

Matches - 3Runs - 7 HS - 7

Matches - 2 Wickets -0

Best figures- 0/35

Matches - 4Runs - 37 HS - 30

Let’s make it

clear !! First

and final

warning

for 2020. I

am making it

official and

don’t blame

me later on.R Ashwin

WHAT IS MANKADING?The rare mode of dismissal was

named after India’s Vinoo Mankad,

who ran out Australia’s Bill Brown by

removing the bails at the bowler’s

end during the 1947 Sydney Test.

While legitimate, the Mankad

dismissal has been widely considered

unsporting.

First and final warning for 2020:Ashwin on Mankading

Another transfer dealBayern Munich confirmed the transfer of formerParis Saint Germain forward Eric Maxim Choupo-

Moting and the return of Brazil wingerDouglas Costa on loan from Juventus,

with both players signing for a year.

Douglas

Costa

Alex Telles

Eric

Maxim