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IN Novels by womento be releasedunder authors’real names

Throughout history, many female writ-ers were forced to use male pen namesfor their writing to be published or

taken seriously. Now, under a new initiative,‘The Reclaim Her Name’ series by Women’sPrize for Fiction, the books are being re-re-leased with their author's real name on thecover for the first time.

A ctress Bhumi Pednekar has urgedeveryone to choose eco-friendlyidols for the Ganapati festival.

There are sustainable ways to celebratethe festival, said the environment ac-tivist. “Nature is God, God is na-ture. We have to find better al-ternatives,” she added.

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkarhas urged parents to be‘Everyday Heroes’ to their

kids. "Children are the future ofIndia. Let's be their 'Everyday He-roes' and create the right environ-ment, which keeps them positive,"Tendulkar said in a tweet. Withschools shut, restrictions on move-ment and job losses, parents areunder stress, but this is the timefor them to be stronger for theirchildren, he added.

STEPHANIE MEYER PLANS TO WRITEAT LEAST TWO MORE BOOKS IN HERHIT TWILIGHT VAMPIRE SERIES

BE 'EVERYDAY HEROES' FOR YOUR CHILDREN: TENDULKAR URGES PARENTS

SCIENTISTS MAKE SPACEBRICKS FOR LUNAR HABITATION

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Sci-ence (IISc) and Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) have developed a

process to makebricks on the Moonfor habitation. "Theprocess involves ex-tracting lunar soil andusing bacteria andguar beans to harden

it (soil) into brick-like structures forhabitation on theMoon in the fu-

ture," a researcherat the IISc said.

➤ As the cost of sending 1 pound of mate-rial to the outer space is currently ` 7.5lakh, the scientists used urea, sourcedfrom human urine, and lunar soil as rawmaterials for the construction on theMoon's surface to make it cost effective

➤Besides, guar gum(extracted from guarbeans) is used instead of cement for thestructures to lower the carbon footprint inthe lunar atmosphere

➤The scientists believe the process is asignificant step towards constructing build-ings in space

T H E P R O C E S S

WORLD

DAYPHOTOGRAPHY

MAKE IN INDIA

1 This site hosted by Bruce Lanskyhas so many funny poems thatyou will enjoy reading over and

over. The poems are a real hit, asthey are about everything— from lifeat home to life at school, includingmany laugh out loud funny poems,even for the adults.

POETRY ON YOUR

FINGER TIPS!

GOOGLE LAUNCHES 'THEANYWHERE SCHOOL'

As millions of students nav-igate learning from home,Google has announced a

new initiative called The Any-where School, bringing over 50new features across Meet, Class-room, G Suite, and other prod-ucts to thousands of viewers inmore than 250 countries aroundthe world. In September, the

video-calling app Google Meetwill have a larger tiled view of upto 49 people, and an integratedJamboard whiteboard for collab-oration. It will also release newcontrols so that moderators canchoose to always join first-endmeetings for all the participants,disable in-meeting chat, andmuch more. In October, Googlewill launch custom and blurredbackgrounds in Meet to providesome extra privacy.

UNVEILED

➤ The company said, a new ‘to-do widget on the Classes page’will help the students see what'scoming up, what's missing, andwhat's been graded ➤Teachers can now share a linkto invite the students to theirclass, which makes joining a classmuch easier. Classroom will soonbe available in 10 additional lan-guages, 54 languages in total ➤ Google recently launched‘SmartCompose’ and ‘AutoCorrect in Docs’ for educatorsand students to help them com-pose high-quality content fasterby cutting back on repetitive writ-ing, while reducing the chance ofspelling and grammatical errors

Hit by disruptions dueto the coronaviruspandemic, thelaunch of India's un-

manned space mission underthe first leg of Gaganyaan,planned for December 2020,is likely to be delayed, sourcessaid. It was part of the two un-manned missions to be under-taken by the Indian Space Re-

search Organisation(ISRO),ahead of the planned launchof India's maiden humanspaceflight under'Gaganyaan' in December2021. The likely delay in thefirst unmanned mission was re-cently conveyed to the SpaceCommission, the apex policy

making body on space relatedissues. Even the training of fourastronauts in Russia was hitdue to the pandemic. However,the training has now resumed.

ISRO had earlier indicatedthat there would be adelay in several missions,as the space body's workhas been hit by disrup-tions due to the coron-avirus pandemic. Amongthe major projects thathave been affected are:Chandrayaan-3 andGaganyaan. Chandrayaan-3, the third mission toMoon, was scheduledlater this year

➤ Two years ago, PM Narendra Modi hadannounced the human space mission in hisIndependence Day address ➤The Gaganyaanmission aims to send a three-member crew tothe space for a period of five to seven days by2022, when India completes 75 years ofIndependence ➤The ISRO had started planning

for the mission accordingly. The first unmannedmission was planned in December 2020, thesecond unmanned mission in June 2021 ➤The final and the main component, themanned mission of Gaganyaan, was scheduled,six months later in December 2021, muchbefore the 2022 deadline➤The spacecraft will be placed in a low Earthorbit of 300-400 kilometres

THE MISSION

➤ India isusing its mostadvancedrocket, GSLV MkIII, for this mis-sion. The human space-flight will take 16 minutesto reach the orbit. Afterorbiting the Earth forseven days, it will land onthe Bay of Bengal, using aparachute.

➤ If successful, India willbe only the fourth countryin the world to launch ahuman space mission. Thefirst three countries arethe USA, Russia, and China.

GAGANYAAN planned for Dec2020 likely to be DELAYED

Cost Less than ` 10,000

crores

Photo: Getty images

August 19,observed as theWorldPhotography Day,aims at inspiring the photographersacross the globe to share their worldthrough photographs with the world...

1 The origin of the day lies inthe invention of theDDaagguueerrrreeoottyyppee, a photo-

graphic process developed byFrenchmen Louis Daguerre andJoseph Nicephore Niepce in 1837

2 On January 9, 1839, theFrench Academy of Sciencesannounced the

Daguerreotype process. OnAugust 19, the French governmentpurchased the patent andannounced the invention as a gift“free to the world”

3 The Daguerreotype wasn’t thefirst permanent photographicimage. In 1826, Niepce cap-

tured the earliest known permanentphotograph, known as the ‘View

from the Window at Le Gras’, using aprocess called heliography

4 The first durable colour pho-tograph was taken byThomas Sutton in 1861. It was

a set of three black-and-white pho-tographs taken through red, greenand blue filters.

5 On August 19, 2010, the WorldPhoto Day hosted its firstglobal online gallery. Almost

270 photographers shared their pic-tures; people from over 100 coun-tries visited the website. This markedthe first official World Photo Day

➤As early as1839, a selfie

was clicked by anAmerican, Robert

Cornelius. Cornelius set hiscamera up, took the image byremoving the lens cap and thenrunning into the frame. On theback, he wrote, “The first lightpicture ever taken 1839”

➤The first digital photographwas taken in 1957; almost 20years before Kodak’s engineerinvented the first digital cam-era. The photo is a digital scanof a shot initially taken on afilm, which depicts RussellKirsch’s son, and has a resolu-tion of 176×176

FAIR PLAY

Share your views at toinie175@gmail.com

The collection of 25 books in the‘Reclaim Her Name’ series, includesMiddlemarch by George Eliot (aka MaryAnn Evans), and others. The novels havebeen released to mark the 25th anniver-sary of the Women's Prize for Fiction.According to the The Bookseller, the 25re-released novels will be available forfree; however the website will ask you todeclare your age

GIGGLE POETRY BYBRUCE LANSKYA

2 This site is full of funnypoems that gets you laughingand reading. Kenn includes

poems written by himself and otherauthors that will motivate studentsof all ages to read and share.

POETRY4KIDS BY KENNNESBITT

3 This website has some greatpoems students can use.They can be printed out eas-

ily for children to read and recitein front of others. Many of thepoems are useful for younger stu-dents too.

DLTK'S POETRY PAGE

4 Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy is a collection of fun poems forthe kids written by a

Derbyshire poet, Gareth Lancaster.Apart from the usual stuff, the funpoems on the website are veryinteresting and witty.

FIZZY, FUNNY, FUZZY

5 Is a PDF of classic poems. Ithas a set full of classics,from Longfellow,

Shakespeare, Elizabeth BarrettBrowning, and many others. It isalso useful for poet lovers, whoenjoy analysing a poem.

POEMS EVERY CHILDSHOULD KNOW

T here is still plenty of life in Stephe-nie Meyer’s, ‘Twilight Saga.’ Meyeris planning at least two more books

in her mega-selling vampire series, shesaid, during a recent promotional event.“There are two more books I think that Iwant to write,” she said. “Ihave got them outlined, anda chapter written, I think ofthe first one, so I know, it’s there. I am notready to do that right now as I want to dosomething brand new,” she added. Inter-

estingly, Meyer had once vowednever to write another ‘Twi-

light’ book.

The Twilight saga wasalso adapted into a hit

film franchise, whichstarred Robert

Pattinson as the sullenvampire Edward

and KristenStewart as the

love-struckmortal Bella

BOOK

With ourresources dwindling, scientists haveintensified theirefforts to inhabit the Moonand other planets

An ECO-FRIENDLY

GANESH PUJA

FOR A CAUSE

Bhumi has joined hands withsculptor Dattadri fromMaharashtra to spread the mes-sage. Dattadri specialises in makingtree Ganpati idols with seeds plant-ed inside the idol. The idol can beimmersed in clay pots, once the fes-tivities are over. She will alsoupload DIY ways of making Ganpatiidols at home that are eco-friendly

Join us in celebrating an eco-friendly Ganesh festival.Share your eco-friendly ideasat toinie175@gmail.com

BHUMI PEDNEKAR URGES ALL TO OPTFOR ECO-FRIENDLY GANPATI IDOLS

CELEB TALK

Children will have questions onCovid-19, and we should answer

their queries, taking into account howmuch they can grasp. Our emotionallystable self as a parent is the most pre-cious gift to our child. This pandemic is anopportunity to engage with our children,and strengthen the bond by act-ing as mentors and facilitators

#WORLDPHOTOGRAPHYDAYCapture a moment and send us at toinie175@gmail.com/times-nie175@gmail.com

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PANDEMIC LIVING

Asurvival garden isdesigned to provideenough crops to let youand your family live on

the garden produce alone. Somefoods are better than others whenit comes to ease of growth, nutri-tional content, caloric content,and ease of storage. Smaller thespace, the easier it is to maintain.

“Survival food is something that grows easily and lasts longer. Smallis big in urban farming. Go for bags, boxes, buckets, containers. You cangrow herbs on your window sill and staples like potatoes and onions inbath buckets,” says Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, ahotelier/conservationist/wellness farmer based out of Jim CorbettNational Park. Use what you have! Take your yoghurt cups, salad con-tainers, folded up newspapers or anything else you have around as apot. Now is the time to be scrappy and resourceful about planting andeating produce from your own garden.

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET READ.PLAY.LEARN02

Ideas for

Don’t resort to screen time when the rain orquarantine is forcing you to stay indoors. Try

these simple, fun activities

1Stage aan AA tto ZZ sscav-enger hhunt where each onehas to find something in the

house or garden starting with everyletter and collect them in a bag. The firstto get the whole alphabet wins a prize.

3Teach yourselffavourite

pop star’s danceroutine afterlearning themoves atyoutube.com/dancetutorialslive.

4Turn tthe garden iinto a wwater ppark.

Pump up the pad-dling pool, fill upempty water bottleswith squeezy topsfor squirting. Plastic

sheeting onthe grass willmake anexcellentwater slidetoo. Enjoy!

6Make aand ddecoratepaper aaeroplanes,then have a competi-

tion to see which flies thebest. Find ddifferent ddesignsat ppaperaeroplanes.com.

2Start aa bband! Use plas-tic bowls, saucepansand wooden spoons as

a drum kit. Make shakersfrom plastic

bottles filledwith pasta

and rice.

5Have aa ppuzzle rrace. Pullout jigsaws with equalnumbers of pieces and

see who will finish theirs first. Start aa lleague oover the ssummer.

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Contrary to countless findingson the mental and physical impact of the social network,health experts maintain that athriving social circle is neces-

sary for good health.Social network heredoesn’t limit to the virtual world of‘likes’ and ‘latergrams’ but a real worldwhere true friendships are hard to comeby. Despite an ever-expanding virtualhumanity, loneliness is still on the rise,causing various emotional, mental and physical disorders.

Reaching outA 2004 Australian study that spanned a10-year period showed that older Aus-tralians tended to live longer when theyhad strong friendship circles. Researchshows that one is at greater risk of heartdisease without a strong network of friendsand family. Loneliness can cause inflam-mation, and in otherwise healthy people,it can be just as dangerous as having highcholesterol or even smoking. Spendingtime with friends lowers your BP andreduces inflammation,which in turn can de-crease the proba-bility of a strokeor other braindamage.

StrongerimmunityGoing out to lunchwith a friend, catch-ing a movie withyour bestie, or sim-ply spending qualitytime with your pals,aren’t just fun activities youdo every day. They’re also essential for yourhealth, according to scientific research.Social engagement is associated with

a stronger immune system, especiallyfor older adults. This means that you arebetter able to fight off colds, the flu, andeven some types of cancer.

Brain fitnessWhile for many of you, socialising couldbe a mentally exhausting activity, it isactually a mentally strengthening onein the long run. Any social activity

that engages your brainand keeps it active

is good for you.Studies havesaid time andagain how feeling lonelyseems to putone at greater

risk of dementia.People who con-nect with othersperform betteron tests of mem-

ory and other cog-nitive skills.

And, in the longrun, people with active social livesare less likely to develop dementiathan those who are more sociallyisolated.

with BENEFITS

Don’t just be a ‘social snacker’ seekingvirtual empathy. Go out there and make

real friends to live healthy

➤ People who connectwith others perform better on tests of memo-ry and other cognitiveskills. Social networkdoesn’t limit to the virtu-al world of ‘likes’ and ‘lat-ergrams’ but a real worldwhere true friendshipsare hard to come by.

➤ Ping! It’s time for your guided meditation.➤ Ping! It’s time for your customised yoga workout.➤ Ping! Did you sleep well?Drink water? Write in yourgratitude journal?

Mindfulness is just anotification awayin the post-Coronaworld. As the pan-

demic turns us into our moststressed out and anxious self,demand for wellness apps isskyrocketing.

According to a report bySensor Tower, a marketing intelligence company, mentalhealth and wellness apps gener-ated two million more down-loads in April 2020 than Janu-ary 2020. In fact, today thereare 2,500 meditation appsalone in the online space.

THESE APPS SHIFT THE BRAINGEAR BACK TO A CALM STATE

Overall, there are 2,500 appsin the mindfulness space,and 100 million plus peo-ple around the world areusing such apps. It tellsyou how much people needsomething like this to staypeaceful .

BETTER SLEEP, STRESS RELIEFAMONG TOP SEARCHES ON APPSTeju, CEO & Founder, n Smiles– an app that provides person-alised self-help tools to improvewell-being – says that they haveseen a significant rise in down-loads too. “The key focus areas

of concern for people have beenfamily, relationships, stress re-lief, work-life balance, healthand immunity building, fi-nance, as well as sadness andanxiety. People are also curiousabout getting better sleep, andcareer management,” she says.T

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1. MEDITATION APPS: Several apps offer guided medita-tion, starting from 5-minute sessions to couple of hours.2. SLEEP APPS: Not only do they track your sleep andREM cycle, you can also opt for the feature in them towake you up at your lightest sleep, so you don’t get up onthe wrong side of the bed.3. HEALTH AND FITNESS APPS: These offer customisedworkouts, diets, and planners for you to achieve your fitness goals.4. HABIT-TRACKING APPS: Whether you want to quitsmoking and walk thousands of steps a day, these will helpyou stay on track.

A P P S F O R M E N TA L P E A C E

1. B) Garba 2. A) Tripura 3. D) South Sudan 4. D) March 22 5. D) All of the above

Q.1) Which of the follow-ing dances is not a classical dance?A. Kathakali

B. Garba

C. Odissi

D. Manipuri

Q.2) Which of the follow-ing is not a UnionTerritory?A. Tripura

B. Daman and Diu

C. Lakshadweep

D. Puducherry

Q.3) Which of the follow-ing countries has signed a‘Non-Aggression Pact’with Sudan? A. Uganda

B. Kenya

C. Ethopia

D. South Sudan

Q.4) World Day for Wateris observed on which of

the following dates?A. August 22

B. July 22

C. October 22

D. March 22

Q.5) Which country hasparticipated in everyOlympic games since itsinception in 1896?A. Great Britain

B. Switzerland

C. France

D. All of the above

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Quiz timeGarima Jain, class XII,

Agrasain Balika Siksha Sadan, Howrah

MIXED BAGLights Camera Action:

On the occasion ofthe World Photog-raphy Day on

August 19, we invite youto arm yourself with a camera and go off shooting.Capture the moment and tell us a story.

1. PET PASSIONSShow your pet’s naughtiest character in a click

2. ONE FAMILY PICTUREPLEASEBring your family together in one frame

3. NATURE AT ITS BESTCapture nature’s beautyand share with us

4. HAPPY MEClick a picture of yourselfdoing one thing whichgives you the most happiness

ALERT!

Build a survival garden!

➤ Send in your entries attoinie175@gmail.com or timesnie175@gmail with thesubject ‘World PhotographDay Contest’➤ Please mention the category, your name, class,and school ➤ The best pictures willget a chance to feature onwww.toistudent.com

Calling AllPhotographers