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STUDENT EDITION ➤Do you know who the ➤Amid Covid 19 curbs ➤ India aim to stamp Lascars were? Don’t limit relaxing in some states authority over hosts and panel report to PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 TODAY’S your knowledge to text- England in the third Newspaper in Education books. Explore more in on a likely 3rd wave, Test EDITION Concepts to Classrooms should schools reopen? PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 Even if we put emphasis on the evaluation system in the exam pattern in the After Olympics sparkle, India Indian education system, 4.7 GIGATONS we must remember that it cheers for Paralympics stars is not the last thing. FACTOID Acquiring and sharing India finished 48th on the medal tally in Tokyo Olympics, its highest knowledge comes first. ranking in over four decades. Now, the Paralympic athletes are gearing up There are reasons to for another fortnight of promise. Let the Games begin... believe that the issue should be seen from differ- ent sides and perspectives. When we learn something for the first time, when we first comprehend the mat- India’s contingent for Tokyo Paralympics (54 ter....is that linked with athletes) is nearly thrice as large as Rio 2016's evaluation? We have to see. 1 (19). Its largest-ever Paralympics contingent Evaluation will be certainly will be competing across nine disciplines — archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, shooting, swimming, The amount of  As of August 2021, NASA megatons of carbon dioxide of use, but how much and powerlifting, table tennis and taekwondo. In Rio carbon dioxide reported that 505 megatons In the Amazon rainforest, in what way? We have to 2016, India took part in five sports. The athlete count of carbon dioxide has been there have been 267 major released from see if there is a link at London 2012 was 10, with one medal. INDIA AT THE spewed into the atmosphere fires detected in 2021 so between evaluation and above the remote Sakha far, burning 60,000 acres— India's campaign begins with para table tennis PARALYMPICS wildfires raging real education Amartya players Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel in Republic in northeastern or an area roughly the size Rio 2016 had given India more across the planet 2 action. Siberia —well past the 450 of Los Angeles, according to Sen,economist, on moments to celebrate from the this year, according megatons released in 2020, the environmentalist site the evalua- Watch out for: Both high jumper Tamil Nadu’s Paralympics than the Olympics after with several more weeks of Monga Bay Mariyappan Thangavelu (India's flagbearer at tion managing its best-ever result — two to data compiled by fire season to go Apart from the US and 3 the opening ceremony) and Rajasthan’s model golds, a silver and a bronze each. The vast, thick, acrid Russia, Southern Europe has Devendra Jhajharia (eyeing his third successive Mark Parrington, a fumes from hundreds of for- seen staggering fires in in the Olympic gold in the F-46 javelin event) will be Chances of a repeat in Tokyo are high senior scientist at est fires unfurled 2,000 Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain defending their Rio 2016 gold medals. Sumit Antil, with Gursharan Singh, India's Chef de present the World No.1 in the F-64 javelin, is also primed for a Mission for the Paralympics, expecting the European miles from east to west and Portugal, and Montenegro scenario podium finish. at least 15 medals, including five from 2,500 miles from In the Middle East, Union's Copernicus north to south Algeria, Lebanon and golds. As badminton makes its Paralympics debut this in July alone, raging Tunisia, have also been In all, India have won 12 medals at the Atmosphere edition, Odisha's Pramod Bhagat will be look- blazes unleashed some 350 badly damaged 4 ing to leave his mark. Also, keep an eye out for Paralympic Games — four golds and as Monitoring Service 19-year-old Manish Narwal in the men's 10 m air pis- many silver and bronze medals in 11 (CAMS)... Carbon dioxide is the leading ingredient in tol event and Aruna Tanwar, India's first para-taek- edition appearances greenhouse gases, fuelling climate change wondo player. IN OTHER NEWS Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine first Japan aims to bring back soil samples from Martian moon by 2029 to get full US FDA approval apan’s space agency plans to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of he US Food and Drug the US and Chinese missions now operating on Mars, in hopes of finding clues to the Administration (US FDA) has J planet’s origin and traces of possible life. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, T granted full approval to the Covid- or JAXA, plans to launch an explorer in 2024 to land on the Martian moon Phobos to collect 19 vaccine developed jointly by Pfizer and 10 grams (0.35 ounce) of soil and bring it back to the Earth in 2029. BioNTech. The approval is expected to “instill additional confidence to get vacci-  Any life forms that nated” with Comirnaty — the brand name might have come from under which the vaccine will be marketed — Mars will have died DELHI GETS INDIA'S FIRST SMOG and convince the unvaccinated that the two because of harsh solar dose vaccine is safe. Till now, the and cosmic radiation on SPACE TOWER TO COMBAT POLLUTION Comirnaty, like other vaccines, was being hief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the Phobos, JAXA scien- administered under the emergency use tists said. The NASA country's first smog tower at Connaught authorisation (EUA) granted by the corona and the European Space C Place in Delhi on August 23, and said it will FDA in December last year. Agency missions focus prove to be a milestone, and many such structures can update on potential life forms  The full approval by the FDA be installed in the city if the pilot project yields and evolution of the is only applicable to people 16 material from Mars, sci- of the US and China in results. “The structure will suck polluted air from area of the Jezero years and older — it will continue to remain under EUA for children in the 12- entists hope to learn bringing back samples above and release clean air from below. It will purify crater, believed to be about the evolution of from the Martian region 15 age group  The vaccine is also not available in India as the company has 1,000 cubic metres of air per second," Kejriwal said. an ancient lake the Martian biosphere despite starting later, not yet sought permission for use of its vaccine in the country, though the  By studying Phobos The over 24-metre-tall structure will help improve air  The rapid return trip scientists said government and the company are in talks for supply of 5 crore doses soil samples including would put Japan ahead quality in a radius of around 1 km. ANNOUNCEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN GOVERNMENT SOON: TALIBAN Scientists calculate pi to a new record of 62.8 trillion figures in 108 days! Pi has been calculated to an astonishing 62.8 trillion figures by a team of Swiss scien- tists, who spent 108 days working it up — 3.5 times as fast as the previous record. Researchers haven’t revealed the exact numbers involved in the extra 12.8 trillion dig- its, as they are waiting for the Guinness Book of Records to certify their achievement, but say the final 10 digits they discovered are '7817924262' mid Pakistan foreign minister’s Kabul visit, Taliban has announced that talks on the for-  The number p (pi) is a constant in The invention With the invention of computing A mation of a new government with Afghan mathematics that is roughly equal of calculus in devices in the 20th Century, the the late 17th race began to increase the accura- political leaders are underway and that a new govern- to 3.14159, and is the ratio of a cir- 1 2 cle's circumference to its diameter. Century, independ- cy and push computers to their limit ment will be announced in the near future. Abdullah  The previous record of 50 trillion ently by Isaac Abdullah, the head of High Council for National digits was set by Timothy Mullican Newton and Gottfried Apart from being useful in mathe- Reconciliation (HCNR) in a Facebook post confirmed the from the US, who achieved the feat Leibniz, allowed sci- matics and science, pi is also used meeting with the Taliban leaders, saying that discus- after eight months of processing in entists to calculate 3every day by engineers and sions were focused on the political process and the January 2020 pi to hundreds craftsmen formation of an inclusive government. of digits (SOURCE: DAILY MAIL) “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” A2Z OF CONCEPTS MARK TWAIN 02 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021

Beginning the journey TEACHERS, IF YOU of learning in an HAVE A CONCEPT THAT CAN CHANGE alphabetical order, Times A CLASSROOM, NIE takes you through SHARE IT ON one concept from each [email protected] subject every week WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPH CLASSROOMS TO EXPERIENCE ZONES GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS LAGOON LIQUIDITY any people confuse lagoons with lakes, bays, estuaries, and other water bodies. MSo, what is a lagoon? Some of the most beautiful water bodies in the world are lagoons. Usually found near or in an ocean, a lagoon is shallow and separated from the ocean by Atoll Lagoon sloping coasts; they are shallower coral reefs, sand bars or barrier islands. ■ Mostly found in the Indian Ocean than atoll lagoons and are separated or in tropical waters like the South from the ocean by an island or reef. Although there are many lagoons, hardly Pacific, Atoll Lagoon is always filled with salt water. ■ The Kerala backwaters are a net- any of them have the word ‘lagoon’ in work of brackish lagoons lying their names! The Great South Bay Characteristics of a lagoon ■ An atoll is a ring-shaped coral parallel to the Malabar Coast. (New York), Albemarle Sound A lagoon is a shallow body of water reef, island, or series of islets; it separated from a larger body of water surrounds a body of water called a ■ Located in the state of Odisha, (North Carolina), and Lake by reefs, barrier islands, or a barrier lagoon. Sometimes, atolls and Chilika is the largest coastal lagoon Illawwarra (Australia) are actually peninsula. lagoons protect a central island. in India and the second-largest all lagoons, though you can’t tell They can have fresh water, ocean Atolls develop with underwater lagoon in the world. water, or brackish water. Brackish volcanoes, called seamounts. that from their names. Although water has more salt in it than fresh Coastal Lagoon TEACHER PROMPT: As extension iquidity is the ability to convert capital to people often call them bays, lakes or water, but less salt than ocean water. activity, teachers should ask kids cash. It is an important consideration for ■ estuaries, they’re actually lagoons Coastal lagoons form along gently the difference between fringing, L businesses and individuals as liquidity is barrier, atolls and patch reefs required to meet financial obligations such as payroll and bills. Some types of capital are con- sidered liquid and others are aren’t. The follow- based logarithm is called common loga- 4:12 is not same as 12:4. rithm. 3. Ratio is about quantitative relationship ing are common examples of liquidity. LANGUAGE MATHS WHERE DO WE USE LOGARITHM? of numbers (quantities). Logarithms reduces big numbers into By Sandeep smaller manageable numbers. RATE CASH LANGUAGE Rate is a special kind of ratio. It shows the Srivastava Earthquakes, decibels and pH are meas- Cash of a major currency is considered By Kartik Bajoria Educator since 20 ured using logarithmic scale. It helps in quantitative relationship between two solving half-life, decay constant, or different kind of quantities, having differ- completely liquid. Jaipur-based yrs, he specialises ent units. Speed is a rate that is the ratio of in making Maths unknown time in exponential decay Communication Skills problems. distance and time. Price of things is mostly Restricted Educator & Writer easy and fun expressed as rate a very common ratio, LOGARITHMIC e.g., price per dozen. Cash TABLES Legally t might seem a bit odd that in a language col- LONG FORM These are pre- UNITARY RELATIONSHIPS umn, I am talking about ‘L for Language’. calculated tables that facilitate use of log- It’s a kind of special rate. When one of the restricted cash IHowever, language may not be a concept in any a times numbers are expressed arithms. Common logarithm of a number quantities is expressed in one unit, and the deposits such as itself; the kind of language we use in writing in short form and we must read them can be separated into integer part (charac- other quantity is scaled up, or down, multi- plicatively. For example, if a ratio is 16:42, compensating bal- and communication is of utmost importance. Min long form to get their fuller im- teristics) and fractional part (mantissa). ances against loans Usually when we are advised about language port. The number forms that are of particu- then two unitary ratios are possible: in writing, we are encouraged to use compli- lar importance are: exponents, square, cube, are considered illiquid. cated, big, flowery, elaborate words. We are of- logarithm, ratio, rate, unitary rate, percent- ten suggested that we must employ our absolute age, and proportion, as well as sequences best vocabulary, make a showcase of our lan- and series. PERCENT (%) MARKET SECURITIES guage prowess. Language competence itself has Percent is a special kind of unitary rela- been exaggeratedly married to flowery words. tionship where the ‘unit’ is 100, not 1. It is a inancial instruments that can be bought and That is the myth I want to dispel here. numeral value followed by the sign %, such sold on a public market. The liquidity of mar- Good writing does not necessarily mean lan- USING LOGARITHM TABLES as literacy rate is 99% (i.e., 99 out of every ketable securities relates to the daily trading guage flourish. Sure, it is good if one’s vocabu- Finding the product of numbers, say x and F 100 is literate). The unit, or the quantity, is lary is rich and diverse; there are however oth- y, starts with looking up the logarithmic that of the thing being expressed. volume of the security. A government bond with er facets in writing that, by comparison, are far values of the two, adding the values, and high trading volumes is considered almost as liquid more important. In terms of non-fiction writ- then converting the sum of logarithmic as cash. A small cap stock with little volume is con- ing, it is vital that the writer communicate A DREAM CONNECTION values (the product) into its decimal num- his/her opinions, points of view, perspective, EXPONENTS ber form (known as antilogarithm – reverse sidered illiquid. thoughts on the given topic/subject, rather than Exponents are a short of looking for logarithm). merely take content from the internet (or an- way of representing other source) and write it in a fancy manner. repeated multiplication of same number. RELATIONSHIP OF NUMBERS CASH EQUIVALENTS In fiction writing too, it is much more im- Ratio is the common name used for number ‘RATIO OF RATIOS’ – PROPORTION portant to stress on characters, their conflicts, OPERATION ON EXPONENTS relationships expressed as a:b, where ‘a’ Two ratios can also be in relationship; each Cash equivalents include marketable securities and their struggles, and time ought to be invested in Operations of exponents helps multiplica- and ‘b’ are two numbers (quantities), and if relationship being expressed as a ratio. other cash-convertible instruments such as treasury When the two relationships are same, it is delving into the different shades/layers of their tion and division expressions involving one number is ‘a’, then the other number bills and commercial paper. personalities rather than merely peppering the will be ‘b’. called proportion, e.g., relationship between writing with big words. Fancy language with- 3:4 and out content-substance then is like garnishing a 12:16, can CREDITS cake with beautiful candy while WHY ARE RATIOS IMPORTANT? be the actual cake is stale and Ratio reduces two sets of values to just two expressed Unused credit such as a line of credit may help an dry! Good language must numbers, e.g., relationship between series as entity to achieve liquidity. Such facilities may be sub- be used in conjunction ‘a’ and ‘b’, is a:b. 3:4::12:16. ject to terms that make them far less reliable than with well thought-out con- We usually express ratios is simplest terms, tent that is personal and SEQUENCES cash in a liquidity crunch. For example, if a global using the smallest numbers that can AND SERIES opinionated. same base to be simplified. financial crisis occurs, banks may have incentive to express the relationship; for example, 4:6 Another LOGARITHM is better expressed as 2:3. Ratio can also revoke lines of credit. Logarithms are another way of writing way to be expressed for more than two quantities, express exponents. It represents the power to e.g., 5:3:11. which a base must be raised to produce a relation- ASSETS given number. The base of the logarithm is LIMITATION OF RATIOS ship among always the same as the base of the expo- 1. In ratios, only similar things have definite a set of Assets such as inventory, receivables, equipment, nent. They speed up multiplication (and relationships. In a:b, ‘a’ and ‘b’ may both be numbers: vehicles and real estate aren’t considered liquid as weight, height, money, etc. Thus, 2 tea- arithmetic division) calculations, by converting them they can take many months to convert to cash. In the into simple addition expressions. Base 10 spoons: 1 cup is not a valid ratio unless we progres- express teaspoon and cup in the same unit, sion, geo- event of financial stress, such assets can become such as 10ml: 200ml. metric pro- difficult to covert to cash at all. 2. Ratio expresses an order in relationship; gression.

The Native Seamen Tamil tupassi meaning bilingual), but They took British names and got bap- HISTORY When the Portuguese took control of later adopted the Portuguese term. tised to assimilate into the British so- the Indian Ocean in the 16th century, Global Indian Labour Force ciety. Despite being a very important LASCARS they employed native sea men part of the colonial enterprise, lascars from regions across the The story of lascars is an in- often faced brutal discrimination by Mahia Bashir writes for Times NIE about ocean from Africa to Mid- tegral part of the colonial the British. They were paid very little interesting events and terms from history. dle East to India be- experience of the sub- compared to their white counterparts, cause these people continent. Gopal Bal- and often lived in poverty. The author is pursuing BA prog at St were knowledgeable achandran refers to Stephen’s College, and interning at the about the dynamics lascars as the first Role in World War History Diaries – an initiative to revamp the of navigation. global Indian The lascars served all over the world current pedagogical system of history The Portuguese labour force. in the two world wars. In Kolkata, the designated these Through their Lascar War memorial commemorates through tours, drama in schools sea-men as ‘las- work, they often the 896 lascars who died serving carim’. Through Por- travelled across the on ships of the Royal Navy and British ascars were sailors or militiamen tuguese ships, many port-cities of the Merchant Navy during the World from the Indian Ocean who served lascars found their way British empire. In par- War I. Lon European ships from the 16th to the Dutch, French and ticular from the 18th cen- In the World War II, thousands of through 21st centuries. English ships that plied the tury onwards, many lascars lascars served on British ships through- The term lascar derived from the Per- Indian Ocean. By the 19th centu- started settling in British port out the world. With the decline of sian word for army or camp followers, ry, the English controlled the highest cities as sailors and servants. Some British empire, the numbers of lascars ‘Lashkar’. It was used by the Mughals and volume of shipping and employed many chose to stay in Britain of their own dwindled, as did their mention from in the Urdu language to describe horde- native-shipmen. The English initially will. Many were abandoned by their the history of Britain, sub-continent like formations in battlefield. referred to them as ‘Topazes’ (from the shipmasters and were forced to stay. and the British Empire. CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4

It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of SCHOOL IS COOL Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 03

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS GALORE IN CITY SCHOOLS SUSHILA BIRLA GIRLS' SCHOOL AGRASAIN BALIKA SIKSHA SADAN

he primary students of Sushi- grasain Balika Siksha Sadan la Birla Girls' School celebrat- celebrated the 75th year of In- Ted the 75th Independence Day Adia's Independence on August with great zeal. Special assemblies 25, 2021. This has been an auspicious were conducted in all classes where day for all Indians since our mother- students and teachers participated land got freedom from the British on enthusiastically. August 15, 1947. This is an auspicious In the Nursery and Kindergarten year for all Agrasainians too as we classes, the theme ‘I Love My Coun- celebrate our Silver Jubilee year. To try- India’ was integrated with both commemorate the sovereignty and academic and co-curricular lessons integrity of our nation, Hari Krish- during the week-long celebration. na Chaudhary, patron, Saroj Kumar Dressed as freedom fighters, the Srivastava, principal, Navin Tikmany Nursery students took turns to speak & Subhas Gupta, governing council a few lines on the national heroes. In members, Pankaj Goel, guest, Kakoli the art and craft class, they coloured Nag, vice-principal and other digni- the national symbols and also made taries unfurled the tricolour and in tricolour vases using the vegetable unison saluted the flag and sang the printing technique. Tricolour was National Anthem. The dignitaries also made on MS Paint. It was heart- lighted the lamp, garlanded the idol ening to see the little ones sing the of Goddess Saraswati and paid hom- patriotic song - ‘Nanha munna rahi age to the national heroes. hoon’ along with actions. The cultural programme was pre- Origami flowers m ade by the stu- ceded by the several online competi- dents of Kindergarten in the art class about the freedom given to girls in to- The students of class V celebrat- tions held the previous day,including lowed by the online presentation of beautifully highlighted the meaning day’s world to pursue their dreams. ed Independence Day through a role- flag colouring contest (Nursery to the students' performances. Guide of ‘Tiranga’ which stands for They also spoke about India’s rich play and an informative PowerPoint class V), creative writing and paint- Captains and flock leaders of ABSS strength, peace and growth. Students and diverse culture. presentation. They adorned ‘pagris’ ing competitions (classes VI to IX and also performed a Hindi ‘nukkad also designed Independence Day The students of class III students and ‘dupattas’ according to the XI), 1st financial literacy quiz com- natak’ on Covid-19 awareness. Teach- cards using the Interactive White- dressed in traditional clothes and colours of the flag to pay tribute to petition (class XI) and Kavyanjali, an ers put up a group recitation in Ben- board. They participated enthusias- swayed the Tricolour they had with the freedom fighters. The assemblies online recitation session for middle gali and an instrumental presenta- tically in a Talent Hunt competition. them. A quiz on the history of India’s concluded with the National Anthem. school. tion too. Children were also taken on a virtu- independence was conducted in all The Independence Day celebra- Due to the worldwide pandemic dents aware of the boundless sacri- The vote of thanks was delivered al field trip to the Red Fort to catch a the sections. Some students adorned tion in school which included flag situation, the schools continue to re- fices and contributions of our free- by vice-principal, Kakoli Nag, who glimpse of the celebration held last costumes to depict the brave daugh- hoisting by the principal, Koeli Dey, main closed for the students but the dom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi highlighted the need to improve on year. ters of India. and a short cultural programme by teaching and non-teaching staff of and Subhas Chandra Bose. He felici- our assets and resources and to move The students of class I recited po- In class IV,an assembly was con- the Grade 4 staff members was en- ABSS celebrated the Independence tated the principal on being re-elect- above selfishness and illiteracy to a ems and sang patriotic songs. Some ducted on the Indian freedom strug- capsulated in a video and shared with Day in school with full honour. HK ed as vice-president, Howrah District more meaningful, progressive, knowl- of them dressed as freedom fighters gle. The enthusiastic young audience the students too. Another video with Chaudhary blessed and motivated all Association, Bharat Scouts and edgeable future for our students and and spoke about the sacrifices made appreciated a patriotic song and dance patriotic song and dance perform- and highlighted the contribution of Guides. The programme continued our nation as a whole. The pro- by these leaders. Keeping in mind the performance by their classmates. As ances by the students was uploaded our late founder chairman Basudeo with the National song, Vande gramme ended with the distribution school motto ‘Empowering the Girl a follow up activity,the students par- on Instagram as well as the Facebook Tikmany and even insisted on the Mataram, pledge and other patriotic of sweets to one and all present on Child’, the students of class II spoke ticipated in a Quizziz session too. page of the school. need for teachers in making the stu- songs sung by the teachers. It was fol- the occasion. Rajgir: Shrouded in mystery Birla High School holds orientation he beauty of travelling never falls programme for Class XI short to get lost in. In India, there une 19 saw the beginning of are hundreds of location to get lost yet another novel virtual T journey for Class 11 at Bir- in with peace, serenity and wildness. Jla High School. There are the beaches, the mountains Every year on this day,the Vidya and the plains. One such famous destina- Mandir Auditorium would be filled tion are the Rajgir Hills. Situated away with inquisitive parents and smart young students, decked up in their from the busy city of Patna is the tourist newly acquired school uniforms. spot of Rajgir. Known for its hills and But as our battle against Corona streams and nestled between hills, the still continues, we had to organise yet another virtual connect for the town of Rajgir holds some mysteries, class XI orientation programme some treasures and some maqbaras. this year. The entrance starts with the kunds- The programme started with lukewarm streams of water that myste- our respected principal, Loveleen Saigal extending her warm wel- riously run all year round by them- come to everyone. The principal selves. One can see monks meditating in also shared important information the Venu Van Park. The Veerayatan is activities like boating, paragliding, hills. There is tale, which says that the related to the school management, the museum of Rajgir which showcases mountain climbing, etc. treasures burried under the hills can eas- introducing the attendees to the The main mystery lies in the treas- ily erase the poverty of a country. But guiding forces that govern the the era of rulers smooth running of this prestigious through miniature ures of the king Son contrary to what is said, the cave re- academic institution. She then in- Indian-styled dolls Rekha, which is said to be mains unopened even when tried to be troduced the concerned class teach- ers, counsellors and special edu- and doll houses made hidden under one of the decoded with bombs. Well, even without hills and can only be all the treasure and mystery, Rajgir is a cators who would be the first point students to provide them proper of bricks. The new at- of contact for the students in the guidance in choosing their career traction is the Pandu opened by one of the in- must visit destination. upcoming academic session. options. Pokhar Park which cantations that is writ- Zainab Iqbal, class XI, Given the difficult situation we Once the discussion was con- ten on the walls of the St. Sebastian’s School, Kolkata are all going through, Saigal also cluded, the chat box option was en- provides a number of emphasized on the importance of abled for the parents to clarify their being emphatic towards the needs doubts. The doubts and queries of the students. She explained that were all resolved by the principal in a virtual learning environment, and the coordinator in the call. parents and teachers must pa- Mukherjee talked about in detail. Overall, the orientation pro- With almost all COVID curbs relaxed, tiently interact with students and Taking the discussion forward, gramme served as an important in- cater to their diversified needs. Mukherjee explained the board reg- terface for the students, their par- With this, she urged everyone to istration procedure and informed ents and the school authorities to identify their roles and work col- the students about the importance connect and plan for the upcoming schools too should reopen laboratively to make this academ- of the Digilocker. She also spoke academic session at Birla High ic year a rewarding session for all. about how the school regularly School. The coordinator of the senior arranges important webinars for R Sengupta “Children’s futures are being put on indefinite pause.” ith almost each and every state of the country lifting its secondary sec- NESCO reports that schools are considered by 888 million restrictions and allowing the relaxation of curbs, the tion, S Mukherjee then took over students to be the ‘second home’ where they find their question of schools reopening should still be answered W from the princi- in negative. The reason being the difference in density. Schools are peers, the support that they want, besides health and im- pal to explain the U congregates of hundreds of students in a multi storeyed building, munization services and a wholesome meal. It has been more than a regulations gov- year and a half that the world has been affected by the pandemic. and it is impossible to maintain social distancing and discipline at erning the func- Education, that is termed as the ‘backbone of our nation’ is paying all times. All students do not own a private vehicle, thus they will tioning of the senior section. the heaviest price, as stated by Henrietta Fore (UNICEF Executive be using public transport or share vehicles, which poses a greater threat. The vaccines for children have been announced quite re- She discussed the Director): Not only has the basic knowledge and cognitive capabil- examination ities of the students been weakened, but there has cently, with a decent efficacy. If stu- structure in detail been a rise in involvement of children in household dents, teachers can wait for two to help the stu- FOR AGAINST dents to get a chores, domestic violence and early marriage years, then we should not let the fruit of such remarkable patience go all clear understand- that has been affecting them both mentally and physi- ing of scoring cally. WHO says that children below the age of 18 have wasted in a hurried decision. Half of the coun- mechanism based an immunity power stronger than those above, and try has been vaccinated with the first dose - on cumulative the global rate of COVID is gradually stooping low. Vaccination, prop- with record breaking numbers and willpower, we weightage. The examination pro- er use of masks, screening testing, improved venti- will completely jab the entire nation and finally let the children let out. Schools have the potential to cedures, mark de- lation in classrooms, physical distancing and ‘Stay- sign of classes XI at-home- when-sick’-if ensured cautiously will en- become super spreaders. With such terrible para- and XII, remedial able schools to be reopened, with almost all COVID noia all around with students and parents, it is classes, syllabus extent, and stu- curbs relaxed. better not to reopen schools at the moment. Harsh Kumar Agarwal, Class XI, dent welfare and Debosmita Biswas, class IX, St. Augustine’s Day development were School, Barrackpore, West Bengal National English School, Kolkata some of the oth- ers topics that S Aim to seal third Test against wounded England as India eyes unassailable series lead

supremely confident confidence with each innings and seem to see how they adapt to the challenge. India will look to be sure about which balls to play and tighten the noose which ones to leave, which is critical for around a struggling success in English conditions. New faces in Eng squad England and cap- tain Virat Kohli will ■ Rohit too has looked in sublime touch ■ England, on the other hand, will be hop- be expected to over- and only needs to figure when to play his ing their batting woes will subside with come his prolonged trademark pull shot, having fallen to that the inclusion of white-ball specialist Daw- Alean patch when the third Test of the five- stroke twice in the series so far. id Malan. Malan last played a Test three match series begins here on Wednesday. years ago but is expected to deliver con- Kohli’s last international hundred ■ Rishabh Pant will play the way he plays sidering his rich first-class experience. came in November 2019 and though he and Ravindra Jadeja has also done a de- has scored a couple of 40s in the series cent job at number seven. It can be said ■ The southpaw will bat at number three, so far, the expectations have always been that he is playing in the team more as a moving Haseeb Hameed up the order to sky high from the modern great. He batsman than as a left-arm spinner. open alongside Rory Burns. England bats- looked a tad vulnerable around the off- men have to find a way to score and help stump in the first two Tests and one can ■ With conditions expected to be cold and skipper Joe Root, who has made of the expect him to present a tighter technique favourable for the pacers at Headingley, bulk of the team’s runs so far. when the ball is pitched on the fourth India are expected to retain the four-prong stump at Headingley. pace attack, leaving no space for R Ash- ■ Mark Wood, who troubled the Indian win once again. Shardul Thakur is fully batsmen with his extra pace, is injured fit but it is unlikely that Kohli will make and that puts Saqib Mahmood in good po- No worries over form any changes in the pace attack which won sition to make his Test debut on Wednes- India the game on day five at Lord’s. day. ■ The form of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane had also been a cause of ■ Ishant Sharma, who had not played the ■ Ahead of the game,Root confirmed that concern for India but that has been put to opening Test, was really impressive at barring Wood, the team is not facing any rest after the experienced duo batted for Lord’s and the hugely experienced pacer fitness issues with lead pacer James An- almost 50 overs on day four of the Lord’s is likely to be preferred over Thakur, who derson also in good shape. Test and were responsible for taking the is the lesser bowler compared to Ishant, game to the final day before the Indian but the better batsman. ■ Root has also hinted that his players pacers scripted a famous win. will not be drawn into need- ■ The potency of the world-class attack less exchanges with Virat Kohli celebrates ■ The performance of openers Rohit has been increased by Mohammad Siraj, the opposition play- after India’s Sharma and K L Rahul has been the who was sensational on day five and has ers after things biggest plus for India in the batting de- impressed many with his relentless ac- got heated up at Mohammed Siraj took partment. Both have shown remarkable curacy. India last played here in 2002 when Lord’s with temperament and technique in testing con- they registered a famous win by an in- India getting the wicket of England’s ditions to give the team a solid start. Rahul, nings and 46 runs. None of the current more out of Jos Buttler during the who was drafted into the team in place of players have the experience of playing on the verbal injured Mayank Agarwal, has grown in this ground and it will be interesting to battles. PTI fifth day of the 2nd cricket test between We are taking it one match at a time, win or lose, it is important to England and India at stay in the present. We are confident about our unit, we have been Lord’s playing some good cricket and it is about staying in the moment and Photo: focusing on the next match. We are not thinking too much about the GETTY IMAGES conditions and whatever Headingley has to offer. We just want to give our best, all players are in a good headspace and it is about putting our best foot forward. Vice captain AJINKYA RAHANE

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DYBALA, MESSI RECALLED FOR ARGENTINA WC QUALIFIERS Photo: GETTY IMAGES triker Paulo Dybala was called up to the Ar- Record-breaker provides entertainment Sgentina squad for the first time in almost two years after an impressive start to with his goal celebration the season with Juventus. Dy- bala was included in the squad for three upcoming ichail Anto- ment - finished his routine by planting David Moyes’ team is one of five to World Cup qualifiers in Sep- nio’s record a kiss on himself before tossing the be on a maximum six points after two tember, with veteran Sergio goal for cut-out to the ground. rounds, and is in first place on goals Aguero out injured. Coach Li- West Ham He said the celebration was based scored. “I’ve challenged the players to onel Scaloni included most of M was sealed on 2001 movie “Save The Last Dance” find that extra two points that could the players who won the Copa with a kiss.The fun-lov- and was pre-planned, having placed have been enough to get us in the America in July, Argentina’s ing striker became the the cut-out behind West Ham’s dugout Champions League,” Moyes said, re- first major title in almost 30 Paulo Dybala London club’s all-time lead- before kickoff. “I’ve not been celebrat- ferring to his team finishing in sixth years. Lionel Messi, goal- Photo: GETTY IMAGES ing scorer in the Premier ing of late because of VAR,” Antonio place last season - two points behind keeper Emiliano Martínez League era, moving onto 49 goals by said. “I was like, If I’m making histo- fourth-place Chelsea. “I could be ask- and striker Angel Di María, netting twice in a 4-1 win over 10-man ry, I’ve got to do something special.’I ing far too much but what else am I go- the scorer of the winning goal Leicester at the Olympic Stadium on started it off doing celebrations so I’ve ing to do - stand here and say we want against host Brazil in the fi- Monday. Antonio’s first - a close-range got to finish it doing celebrations.” An- to avoid relegation?” nal, were all called up. shot on the turn to make it 3-1 in the tonio - a converted striker, having Algeria winger Said Benrahma, Dybala was part of the 80th - moved him past Paolo Di Canio’s played as a winger and even a full back who has also started the season strong- 2019 Copa America squad and previous record mark of 47 and he cel- since joining West Ham in 2015 - still ly like Antonio, set up Pablo Fornals has played 29 games in total ebrated by running to the sideline and had time to add a second goal, stretch- for West Ham’s 26th-minute opener for Argentina. The team is raising aloft a cardboard cut-out of ing to prod home a finish in the 84th before scoring himself to put West second in South American himself. Spinning around to cheers after controlling a right-wing cross. It Ham 2-0 ahead. Saod Benrahma re- qualifying with 12 points from from a packed crowd, Antonio - whose wrapped up West Ham’s second peated his goal and assist from the win six matches.They have away goal celebrations often provide amuse- straight victory to open the season. at Newcastle. AP games against Venezuela Lionel Messi Michail Antonio Photo: REUTERS and leader Brazil. AP

Who was the youngest Schumacher’s all-time record? Which cricketer was the Who won player of the Q3: a. Turkish Grand Prix Q8: QUIZ TIME! winner in cycling’s three Q6: first in the world to take series at the men’s ICC Grand Tours 2020? b. Bahrain Grand Prix 200 wickets against left-handed World T20 in 2016? c. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Which two new sports will a. Tadej Pogacar (Tour de France) batsmen? a. Virat Kohli b. Marlon Samuels d. Sakhir Grand Prix Q1: feature in the Tokyo b. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Giro d’Italia) a. Muthiah Muralidharan c. Joe Root d. KL Rahul c. Primoz Roglic (Vuelta a Espana) Paralympics Games this year? Lewis Hamilton b. Ravichandran Ashwin d. They were all the same age a. Chess and Squash c. Anil Kumble Q9: Which Liverpool player had b. Badminton and Taekwondo d. Shane Warne the worst disciplinary c. Croquet and Snooker Which club has already record in the Premier League in d. Padel and Kabaddi Q4: lost more matches this Chelsea have re-signed their title-winning season? season than they did last season? Q7: Romelu Lukaku for £97.5m. a. Fabinho a. Cheltenham Town b. Joe Gomez Which country clinched Lukaku made 15 appearances for b. Rangers c. Trent Alexander-Arnold Q2: the latest ATP Cup tennis c. Cambridge United Chelsea in his first stint at the club. d. James Milner tournament ? d. Celtic How many goals did he score then? a. Italy a. One ANSWERS: 1. b. Badminton and Taekwondo 2. b. Russia 3. a. Tadej Pogacar (Tour de France) b. Russia b. Ten At which race did Lewis 4. b. Rangers 5. a. Turkish Grand Prix c. Switzerland Q5: Hamilton clinch his seventh c. Fifteen 6. b. Ravichandran Ashwin 7. d. None d. France d. None 8. a. Virat Kohli 9. b. Joe Gomez world title, equalling Michael Photo: GETTY IMAGES