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Education PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 WEB EDITION CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 Macaques have been became tangled in the straps of a Marvel Studios sign Justin spotted chewing the disposable mask for up to a week Benson, Aaron Moorhead for ‘Moon Knight' series 1straps of old and Conservationists in Brazil tossed-aside masks in recently found a mask inside arvel Studios has signed the hills outside 3the stomach of a penguin independent horror film- Malaysia's capital Kuala after its body washed up on a Mmakers Justin Benson and Lumpur — a potential chok- beach, while a dead pufferfish was Aaron Moorhead to direct the ing hazard for the diminutive discovered caught inside another, episodes of upcoming series 'Moon Knight' for Disney Plus. monkeys off the coast of Miami In an incident In another incident in that captured September, last year, French 2headlines in 4campaigners found a dead Britain, a gull was rescued crab ensnared in a mask in a salt- by the RSPCA in the city of water lagoon near the Chelmsford, after its legs Mediterranean sea How to dispose ➤The drama will see 'Star masks and gloves Wars' star Oscar Isaac play the in an eco-friendly lead as Marc Spector, an elite way soldier and a mercenary, who decides to fight crime, after he 1.5 BILLION becomes the human avatar of MASKS made their way into the world's oceans in 2020—a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine Use Khonshu, the Egyptian god of creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats, claim reusable the moon ➤'Moon Knight' is set to begin experts. Single-use surgical masks have been found scattered around pavements, waterways and beaches cloth masks instead of production in Hungary in worldwide, as countries began mandating their use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread... disposable March, and premiere on Disney masks Plus in 2022 THE CONCERN Masks Wash these account reusable masks for around 6,200 properly after every use NEWS IN extra tons of If you are using plastic CLUESCLUES marine plastic masks and gloves, pack the pollution, accord- used masks and gloves in a 'March of the Volunteers' is ing to the envi- paper and hand them over the national anthem of separately to the sanitary which country? Worn once, the thin protective materials can ronmental group workers visiting your houses CLUE 1: It has only one time zone take hundreds of years to decompose Oceans Asia CLUE 2: It officially became a republic The biggest impact may be in the water, with for waste in 1912 green groups alarmed at the flood of used collection CLUE 3: The 'renminbi' or 'people's masks, latex gloves and other protective gears currency' is its official currency finding their way into the already-contaminated BE THE seas and rivers Time for you to raise your voice— loud and clear. Send ANSWER: CHINA. The Army Chief General According to environmentalists, masks and CHANGE us your views on how to create an awareness on dispos- Manoj Naravane on Tuesday asserted gloves are "particularly problematic" for sea ing your mask and gloves. The best three entries will be that the Army was prepared to hold its creatures. When these plastics break down in published in our newspaper. The write-up can be aS cam- ground in eastern Ladakh against the the environment, they form smaller and smaller paign, poster or cartoon ; also mentionC yourLU name,E PLA for as long as it took to achieve the particles, which in turn, enter the food chain class, school, city and a picture showcasing your cause national objectives, and noted that a col- and impact the ecosystem at [email protected] lusive threat from China and Pakistan existed, and India must be ready for it Michelle Obama's After backlash, WhatsApp clarifies its Little Singham: Kids 'Becoming' among 2020's new privacy policy TECH BUZZ early learning app hits most-borrowed titles fter facing severe backlash over its WhatsApp had unveiled a new ecoming' by former US First Lady Michelle Obama and A new privacy policy privacy policy and terms of service a million downloads 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens were among and terms of service, recently, in a bid to share signifi- B the most-popular ebooks borrowed from the libraries WhatsApp has clarified ittle Singham: Kids Early Learning App, which was in 2020, recent data shows. Data by OverDrive, the leading dig- that its new move does not cantly-more commercial user data launched last year by Creative Galileo, has hit a million ital reading platform for 65,000 libraries and schools world- affect the privacy of the with the Facebook. It said, those L downloads in just six months, with an average rating wide, shows that readers worldwide borrowed 430 million users’ personal messages who do not accept the updated of 4.70. This educational app, a paradigm shift from tradi- ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 with their friends or fam- tional teaching practices, is targeted towards children aged months, a 33 per cent increase over 2019. This significant ily. "This update include privacy policy, which comes into three- eight years to teach them about colours, numbers, growth was influenced by the pandemic, social justice and re- changes related to busi- force in February, will no longer be able to access the chats on the shapes, phonics, etc. mote learning. Audiobooks borrowed totalled to 138 million. ness messaging on What- messaging platform sApp, which is optional, APP-Y WORLD and provides further trans- This had raised hackles among privacy experts, antitrust and ’White Fragility’, ‘So You BOOKS Delivered via parency about how we col- cybersecurity advocates, who have long-warned against the data Want to Talk about Race’, lect and use data," the extremely engaging ‘The Hate U Give’ and others, Facebook-owned messag- pooling among the big technology firms storylines of Little ing app said. became the top 10 titles Singham and his checked out during 2020. friends, Babli, Lattu, The most-significant genre Hawaldar Karate and INDIAN STUDENT A student of Suncity growth in 2020 was chil- many others, this School, Gurugram, Jain had dren's and YA fiction and AMONG THE app helps to incul- teamed up with six high non-fiction because of WINNERS OF school students from the cate values of remote and hybrid learning NASA APP US. The six-member friendship, kindness, 'Educated' by Tara DEVELOPMENT team developed an app, helpfulness and Westover, 'Little Fires using the cross-platform morality among the Everywhere' by Celeste Ng CHALLENGE game engine Unity and pro- kids and 'The Giver of Stars' by high school student from grammed it in C#. By par- ticipating in the challenge, The use of car- Jojo Moyes were also the Gurugram, Aryan Jain, is among toon character of Little Singham has increased its leading titles Athe winners of an app develop- the students took part in the Artemis Generation endeavours to land astronauts — including the first woman and the next man — popularity, feel experts The most-popular audio- ment challenge organised by NASA. The Artemis Next-Gen STEM – Moon on the Moon by 2024 Designed to make learning fun and embedded books borrowed from the In the challenge, the participants were libraries in 2020 also included ‘Harry Potter and the to Mars App Development with a phonic programme, the app also gives kids Challenge, 2020, saw competi- required to develop an app to visualise the Lunar Sorcerer's Stone’ by JK Rowling, ‘Talking to Strangers’ South Pole to assist in the mission planning and access to thousands of educational videos, audio- by Malcolm Gladwell and ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover tors across the world com- books and interactive games pete for a coding contest. exploration activities “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021 Quiz Animals in ‘Venice’ How to SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru Animals, wild and domestic, abound What does Jessica in Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of 1 acquire in exchange for Listen Venice’. The answer to each of her father’s ring? these questions is a four- A. Koala B. Monkey C. footed creature that is Pony D. Rabbit mentioned in the play. Choose correctly from Which of these, the options 2 besides a lion, does the Prince of Morocco claim not to fear? A. Bear B. Leopard Carefull C. Panther D. Tiger What is Old Gobbo’s Dobbin? ne in four adults strug- 3 A. Ass B. Cow C. Horse D. Sheep gle with their mental health, but knowing Which of these, according to how to help when 4 Antonio, makes “the ewe bleat loved ones are suffer- for the lamb”? ing can be tough too. Yet sometimesO all people really need is to A. Fox B. Hyena C. Jaguar D. Wolf be heard. In this exclusive extract from ‘How to Listen, Samaritans’ new guide What, according to Shylock, for these troubled times, you’ll learn to 5 makes some people ‘mad’ start conversations, listen without judg- when they see it? ment, empathise rather than problem- A. Cat B.

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