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English County C'ship tobegin from Aug 1

T he England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given itsapproval for the professional men's county cricket season tobegin from August 1. The ECB release said formats to be

played during the delayed men's county season are due to be agreedby the 18 first-class counties in early July, with a new fixture sched-ule to be published thereafter. A commitment to play women'sdomestic cricket in 2020 has also been made but may differ fromthe planned rollout of the new women's elite domestic structure.

A fter rolling outdark mode forits desktop web-

site, Facebook has con-firmed that it is testingdark mode for mobile. Thefeature has been madeavailable to a small groupof users globally.

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FRUIT andVEGETABLES

MICROPLASTICS are contaminating the

we eat

The presence of microplastics are nolonger confined to oceans, they havebeen discovered in apples, carrots,pears, broccoli and lettuce, claims a newstudy .According to scientists, root veg-

etables, including radishes, turnips and parsnipscould also be contaminated with the man-madewaste, prompting fears over the health impact. Mi-croplastics have previously been identified in meatsincluding, chicken, canned fish and shellfish.

1 Scientists believe thatthe tiny pollutants getsucked into plants’

roots with water, and thentravel up the stem into theleaves and fruits

2 Apples are the mostcontaminated fruitswith microplastics,

while carrots top as the mostcontaminated vegetable

3 Most microplastics areemitted either directlyor via degradation of

plastics to the terrestrialenvironment and accumulatein large amounts in soils, thusrepresenting a potentialthreat to terrestrial ecosys-tems, the researchers said

HOW DO THEYCONTAMINATEFRUITS & VEGGIES

Approximately 330 million tons of plasticwere produced across the globe in 2015alone, with large amounts likely ending up inthe oceans and the world's water systems

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X-PLAINED B LACKLISTING

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on Monday heard the pleas offoreigners, who were ‘black-listed’ for attending a religiouscongregation at Delhi’s Niza-muddin area.

Why A black-list is acompila-

tion of the names of all the In-dian and foreign citizens againstwhom there’s a ‘look out circu-lar’ (LOC). Issued by the ministryof home affairs (MHA), the listis prepared by the foreigners di-vision of the MHA, and is sharedwith all the Indian diplomaticmissions as also with all the im-migration check-points withinIndia. It is done to stop the exitor entry of certain individuals,which could either be in theirpersonal capacity or because theyare associated with an organi-sation.

HowIS IT ISSUED:To place aperson or

an organisation in the black-list, an LOC needs to be issued.This can be done only througha written request by the in-vestigating officer or an agencyaddressed to an officer notifiedby the MHA, such as thedeputy secretary or the aboverank in the Centre, joint sec-retary or the above rank at thestate level and other equiva-lent ranks in law enforcementand intelligence agencies. AnLOC can only be issued againstoffences under the Indian Pe-nal Code (IPC).There’s no fixedperiod to determine the lengthof the blacklist period.

Who’sIN IT:Well,

that’s the interesting part —the blacklist is not in the pub-lic domain, so until and un-less a person tries to enter orleave the country, he/she willnot know if he/she is in theblacklist. Currently, there areabout 30,000 people in theMHA blacklist, down from38,000 in 2016.

GENDER STEREOTYPES

Women under- represented in schooltextbooks: UNESCO

Women and girls are under-represented in schooltextbooks or when included are depicted in tra-ditional roles in many countries across the globe,

according to the Global Education Monitoring Report bythe UNESCO. The report provides an in-depth analysisof key factors for exclusion of learners in education sys-tems worldwide, including background, identity and abil-ity, gender, age, location, poverty, disability, ethnicity, in-digeneity, language, religion, migration or displacementstatus, sexual orientation or gender identity expression,incarceration, beliefs and attitudes.

1 The annual report pointsout that not

only the number ofimages of femalecharacters included inthe textbooks is veryless in comparison toimages of males, women are also represented in "lessprestigious" occupations, and as introverts and passive

2 Showing men as doctors and women as nurses;portraying women in subjects pertaining tofood, fashion or entertainment; featuring

women in voluntary roles and men in paid jobs, areamong the gender stereotypes pointed out in thereport. The report also takes note of attempts by fewcountries to revise the textbook images to reflectmore gender balance.

S cientists have discovered aplanet about as large asNeptune that circles a near-

by star, which is still surrounded bya disk of debris left over from itsformation. Using data from NASA'sTransiting Exoplanet SurveySatellite (TESS) and retired SpitzerSpace Telescope, the discoverymakes the system a touchstone ffoorruunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg hhooww ssttaarrss aanndd ppllaann-eettss ffoorrmm aanndd eevvoollvvee..

Known as AU Mic for short, theplanet is a cool red dwarf starwith an age estimated at 20 mil-lion to 30 million years, making ita stellar infant compared to oursun, which is at least 150 timesolderThe star is so young that it pri-marily shines from the heat gen-erated, as its own gravity pulls it

inward and compresses it.Less than 10 per cent ofthe star’s energy comesfrom the fusion of hydrogeninto helium in its core, theprocess that powers starslike our sun. The system islocated 31.9 light years awayin the southern constella-tion Microscopium

SCIENTISTS SPOT RARE NEPTUNE-LIKE PLANET

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ENTERTAINMENT

Charles Randolph to makedirectorial debut with movie

on Covid-19 pandemic

Oscar-winning scribe Charles Randolph is set to write, directand produce a feature on the early stages of the coronaviruspandemic in China's Wuhan city. According to reports, SK

Global will finance and produce the project. The film will examine "thedramatic weeks in China as the heroic medicalcommunity confronts a mysterious virus, soonto become a global pandemic." The writer,who penned Fox News drama, 'Bombshell',and won an Academy Award with AdamMcKay for adapted screenplay for 'The BigShort', will be making his directorial debutwith the yet-untitled Covid-19movie. The project will be filmed inChina, and other internationallocations with local crews.

The mobile version will cut down on glare, particularly, in low-light settings. This will be helpful for users staring at theirscreens well past midnight, scroll through the news feed as theystruggle to fall asleep. Facebook did not mention a timeline forwhen it will roll out dark mode for all its users The benefits ofdark mode are two-fold. By letting users change the backgroundcolour of an app to black, it becomes easier to view and moreaesthetically pleasing. Secondly, dark mode means that a largenumber of pixels on the screen will be off at any given point intime, thereby helping to preserve battery life

A ctor Anupam Kher is confident that the world will survivethe deadly coronavirus pandemic, and says all one needs toget through it is hope. The actor shared

eight black and whitepictures from 1918—the year when theworld was battlingthe deadly SpanishFlu, also known asthe 1918 flu

pandemic. The 102-year-old pictures showmen and women wearing face masks, faceshields, and even gas masks, while in publicplaces. Some are seen greeting each other,while maintaining social distancing."Everything is the same, including the peo-ple, minus the wifi. But the world survived. So, this too shall pass. Hope literally sustains life," he added.

Hope literally sustains life:Anupam Kher

A merican fashion brand Fossil has launched a new breedof eco-friendly sustainable watch called Solar Watch.The Solar Watch is globally available in a limited edi-

tion of 1,754 pieces. The watch will be priced at `9,995. Theall-new watch will be available for purchase on Fossil.in and atselect Fossil retail stores.

A SOLAR WATCH UNVEILED

The outer ring of the watch case acts as a solar panel, cap-turing light and converting it to energy, using a solar cellbeneath the dial. It then stores the energy in a rechargeablebattery that powers the movement of the watch

In addition to opting for a more sustainable,solar-powered movement, the Solar Watch comesequipped with five pull-through straps, which aremade with yarn spun from approximately 16 plas-tic bottles—that is 16 fewer bottles in a landfill, oran ocean or a national park, and one step closerto a greener future

Once fully-charged, the SolarWatch is expectedto run for aroundfour months,before a user willneed to charge itagain

Art is a verbThis art book forchildren recentlywon the bronzemedal in the‘InteractiveChildren’s BookCategory’ at the 2020 IPPY awards.The book aims to redefine visualart education in India through acombination of art and language-based activities to engage youngreaders

A TRENDING ONEThe Ballad of Songbirdsand Snakes by SuzanneCollinsThis dystopianaction-adventurenovel is a prequelto ‘The HungerGames’ trilogy.The novel focuses on the adven-tures of a teenage, CoriolanusSnow, who would become the dicta-torial president of Panem by theevents of the original trilogy

AN NYT BEST SELLER ONECIRCE byMadelineMiller In this book, Zeus,the protagonist, ban-ishes Helios’ daughter to an island,where she must choose between liv-ing with gods or mortals.

A POP-SCIENCE ONETHE MOSQUITO: A HumanHistory of Our DeadliestPredator by Timothy CWinegardOne of those“eye-openingbooks that perma-nently shift yourworldview”, saidTimes reviewer Sam Kean about thisbook. It talks about how mosquitoeshave “upended” history, includingtheir “decisive” role in winning theAmerican independence by decimat-ing non-immune European troops

A CREATIVE ONESteal Like an Artist: 10Things Nobody Told YouAbout Being Creative byAustin KleonThe book hastons of interest-ing activities toget your creativejuices going

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

True: In accordance with factor reality.

Synonymous words: Genuine,reliable, factual, accurate,precise, correct, valid, real,exact, reality, devoted, actual,bonafide, sincere, loyal

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Stadia: Stadia, a cloud gaming serviceoperated by Google, is said to be capable ofstreaming video games up to 4K resolution at60 frames per second with support for high-

dynamic-range, to players via the company’s numerous data centres.This is provided they are using a sufficiently high-speed Internetconnection. It will be accessible through the Google Chrome webbrowser on desktop computers, or through smartphones, tablets,smart televisions, digital media players and Chromecast.

Q1: The symbol Sbstands for stibnum

or stibnite. What is themodern name of this ele-ment?A: Arsenic ❑B: Tin ❑C: Seaborgium ❑D: Antimony ❑

Q2: Water-based

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Q3: What is the mostabundant protein in

the human body?A: Tubulin ❑B: Albumin ❑C: Collagen ❑D: Keratin ❑

Q4: Who is creditedwith the invention

of the modern periodic table?A: Dmitri Mendeleev ❑ B: Antoine Lavoisier ❑C: Gregor Mendel ❑ D: Alfred Nobel ❑

Q5: Organic chemistryis the study of

compounds that make upliving organisms. All organicmolecules contain:A: Carbon only ❑B: Carbon and Nitrogen ❑C: Carbon and Hydrogen ❑D: Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen ❑

Q6: You can't livewithout iron.

Where in the body is mostof the iron located?

A: Brain ❑ B: Skin ❑C: Bones ❑ D: Blood ❑

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protons than electrons?

A: Molecule ❑B: Isotope ❑C: Anion ❑D: Cation ❑

Q8: A drop of foodcolouring spread-

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port process?

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C: Vapour pressure ❑D: Effusion ❑

Q9: If you fill a glassto the brim with

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A: The glass will over flow asthe ice turns to water. ❑B: The level of water in theglass will remain unchangedas the ice melts. ❑C: The water level will dropslightly as the ice melts. ❑D: Mercury ❑

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VIRTUAL EVENT TOCELEBRATE HEALTH,LOVE AND SOULA

virtual event was hosted by Inspire School,Paschim Vihar, which was an blend of Inter-national Yoga Day, Father’s Day and World Mu-sic Day. Inspirians have always postulated in

conveying their introspection through innovative think-ing and doing. The watch party began with Internationalyoga day celebration. It was initiated with Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi’s message on Yoga, articulated by astudent. Subsequently various benefits of yoga were enu-merated along with demonstrations of various yoga asanas.

The event was followed by Fathers Day celebration, wherekids expressed their feelings and appreciation for their fa-thers. They articulated their sentiments and sang songs withheart-warming expressions for their dads. It was concludedwith World Music Day which lifted the spirits of studentswith immense joy.

Integrating mindfulness into virtual classrooms

Mindfulness is any tech-nique that empha-sizes paying attentionto the present moment

in an accepting and non judgmen-tal manner. With the disruption ofusual school life, increased uncer-tainty, and possibly more time toreflect, students of St Angel’s Glob-al have made mindfulness practicesa part of their daily routine. It isproving to be a helpful resource atthis time, when children as well asparents are at home.

A typical day of virtualschool at St Angel’s Global com-mences with students meeting inthe virtual assembly hall forrelaxing mindfulness ac-tivities which have beenspecially designed forchildren. Deep breathingcoupled with meditation andvisualizing techniques guided bytrained teachers, help in decreas-

ing anxiety and set the tone for theday with enhanced focus and grasp-ing power in children.

School principal, Mukta Raistated that children are especial-ly suited to benefit from mindful-ness practice because

habits and mindsets formed early

in life will form character inadulthood. By familiarizing chil-dren with mindfulness, we cangive them the habit of being fo-cused, confident, peaceful, kindand compassionate.

The school is using mindful-ness to boost quality of children’slives in other ways too. Webinars

are organised regularly to ac-quaint parents with techniquesof raising the potential of theirchild with mindfulness.

The initiative of theschool being supported andlauded by the parentsstands testimony to the ef-

ficacy of the age old tradi-tion of meditation and mindful-

ness in bringing aboutpositive changes in chil-dren’s lives.

MUKTA RAI, Principal,

St Angel’s Global, Gurgaon

Preserve every scrap ofpriceless biodiversity

CLOUD GAMING

1. B) Mumbai, 2. C) Thiruvananthapuram, 3. A) Cave Paintings, 4. C) Shiva 5. B) Chennai 6. A) Pune

Q.1) The Reserve Bankof India has its head-quarters in?A. New Delhi

B. Mumbai

C. Chennai

D. Kolkata

Q.2) The VikramSarabhai Space Centreis located in?A. Hyderabad B. Pune

C. Thiruvananthapuram

D. Bengaluru

Q.3) Bagh, a village inGwalior is famous for:A. Cave Paintings

B. Architecture

C. Sculptures

D. None of the Above

Q.4) BrihadeshwaraTemple is dedicatedto:A. The Sun

B. Gautam Buddha

C. Shiva

D. Vishnu

Q.5) Central LeatherResearch Institute isbased in:A. Varanasi B. Chennai

C. Hyderabad D. Kanpur

Q.6) The NationalChemical Laboratory islocated in:A. Pune B. Chennai

C. Mumbai D. New Delhi

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(1) B) 15 days (2) A) 22.5 days (3) C) Rs. 400 (4) D) 4 days (5) A) 12 hoursA N S W E R S

Q.1) A, B and C can do apiece of work in 20, 30and 60 days respective-ly. In how many days canA do the work if he is

assisted by B and C onevery third day?

A. 16 days B. 15 days C. 18 days D. 36days

Q.2) A is thrice as good as aworkman as B and therefore isable to finish a job in 60 daysless than B. Working together,they can do it in:A. 22.5 days B. 25.5 days C. 22 days D.12.5 days

Q.3) A alone can do a piece ofwork in 6 days and B alone in 8days. A and B undertook to do itfor Rs. 3200. With the help of C,

they completed the work in 3days. How much is to be paid toC?A. Rs. 100 B. Rs. 200 C. Rs. 400 D. Rs.600

Q.4) If 6 men and 8 boys can doa piece of work in 10 days while26 men and 48 boys can do thesame in 2 days, the time takenby 15 men and 20 boys in doingthe same type of work will be:A. 10 days B. 14 days C. 2 days D. 4days

Q.5) A can do a piece of work in 4hours; B and C together can do itin 3 hours, while A and C togethercan do it in 2 hours. How long willB alone take to do it?A. 12 hours B. 9 hours C. 5 hours D. 15hours

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BARE/BEARTHE RULES:

HOW NOT TO DO IT:

■”Bare” means without covering or clothing.■”Bear” is to carry something. It is alsoan animal.

■ In our textbooks, there are photos of physi-cians a century ago performing autopsies withtheir bear hands.

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■ In our textbooks, there are photos of physi-cians a century ago performing autopsies withtheir bare hands.

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Nature and God are every-where! It won’t be anywrong to describe the en-tirety of the universe tobe a joyous thought of the

supreme lord. The earth is a magicalplace, beyond simple human intelli-gence. Living creatures here jump,sleep, walk, run and climb. It is the

planet that belongsto an infinite num-ber of species; somedwelling in deep

oceans, some onmountain tops while some of us in ce-mented houses. The ecosystem, as sci-ence describes, is a complex commu-nity of interacting animals and phys-ical environment; it is complex in studybut works so seamlessly! Animals,

plants and Mother Nature have builtan unsaid relation that is so pristine.

Biological diversity is the colourand earth is the canvas. Humans havethe blessed gift of forming ideas andbringing them into reality. With this,we have built huge cities, skyscrapersand what not! Our actions have de-stroyed animal habitats and our self-ishness for material has led to extinc-tion of many animal species.

The biodiversity around is the mostclear and simple reason for us to un-derstand that the planet belongs tomany other species and not just us!Care, love and compassion are the needof the hour for fellow creatures andMother Nature. Biological diversitymust be embraced, preserved; not burntor destroyed!

ARUNA SIVARAJ,HOS, HimalayaSchool, Rohini

Celebrating first digital

earth day

On Earth Day, the members of VSPKInternational School, Rohiniincreased the size of their digitalfootprint as they resolved to cele-

brate the First Digital Earth Day. The mem-bers of Management including chairman SKGupta, manager Pramila Gupta, directorsKapil Gupta and Pankaj Gupta were joined byall members of VSPK family.

The students of primary classes werejoined by their family members as they exhib-ited their creativity in putting waste productsto a good use through ‘the best out of waste‘activity. The activity, related to planting ofsaplings as additions to their kitchen or ter-race gardens by students of middle wing, gota motivating start as the members of man-agement shared the pictures of newly plantedsaplings in ‘the green zone ‘of their resi-dence. The seniors made videos and presen-tations to highlight how the lockdown curtail-ing the outdoor human activities has turnedout to be a blessing in disguise for Nature asit is undergoing ‘Healing Process’ and regain-ing its lost glory. The students also usedposters and slogans to raise their concernsabout the possible bio and chemical hazardsand highlighted the need for world to usetheir fore sightedness and undergo positivebehavioural transformation. The youngchange makers proved that they are resilientwith a strong resolve to use every crisis as away to discover their inner abilities tochange, adapt, accommodate, innovate andevolve to move ahead towards a better futurepromising greater happiness for all in the lapof ‘An Ever Smiling Mother Earth’.

Virtual masterclassseries for school leaders

The students and teachers ofSt Mark’s Girls Sr Sec School,Meera Bagh attended online ses-

sion on Future of space- Turning sciencefiction into reality in the class room. Thissession was organised by CBSE. Dr BradTucker of Australian National Universi-ty explained the participants about spacelasers, reusable rockets. He also demon-strated few activities which can be per-formed in the classroom to make studentsunderstand about life in the universe. Theearth is the cradle but mankind cannotstay in the cradle forever. We need to ex-plore our universe and find out how ourlife will change if we want to live on Mars.In science fiction we dream. In order tocolonize in space, to rebuild our cities, totackle any problem, we must imagine thefuture including new technologies that arerequired. This session helped the teach-ers to learn how they can convert sciencefiction into reality in their class rooms andmake learning joyful.

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