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A very tough year... For me, today is just a Roland Garros Paul Milgrom, Robert victory... Roland Garros Wilson win 2020 Nobel means everything to me. I GET READY FOR economics prize spent some of the most important moments in my career here.. for me, just playing here is true inspi- ration. The love story I have with this court is unforget- ARS table RAFAEL NADAL S economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the OMENT! U 2020 Nobel Economics M Prize for improvements to auction IT’S 20:20 FOR theory and inventions of new auc- tion formats, used for radio spectra, RAFA IN 2020 Planet Mars is at its 'biggest’ these days. On Oct 13, that is today, Mars will be in opposition, align- aircraft landing slots and emissions afael Nadal Nadal didn’t drop a sin-  Space probes from ing with the Earth and the sun— forming a straight line. This means, the Red planet will be at its allowances. became the gle set en route to his 13th Earth to Mars are brightest, courtesy its 100 per cent illumination from the sun... first man to titleHe is the first player launched around the time when Mars is in opposition. R win the to win the same major or, WHAT DOES MARS IN WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SEE MARS? LEWIS Reason: The distance that needs to be French Open for the 13th for that matter, the same OPPOSITION MEAN? time, outclassing world No tour-llevel event for 13 travelled is shorter, and the time and As the sun sets, Mars will rise, and Mars sets as the HAMILTON 1 Novak Djokovic in straight times in the Open Era energy required to make the journey is  While the orbital period of the Earth is sun rises. So, you can watch Mars in the evening You sets — 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 — in  It’s the third time that less nThree missions are currently in 365 days, Mars takes 687 days to make a don't have to be a professional star gazer or own a tele- two hours and 41 minutes Nadal has won 4 French transit — The UAE's Hope orbiter; China's trip around the sun. This means that occa- scope to see it either. Just step outside during the evening and look east. Mars will be easy to spot as the at Roland Garros on Open championships in a Tianwen orbiter and rover; and the US sionally, every 26 months, the Earth catches brightest object in that part of the horizon, appearing as Sunday, equalling Roger row: 2005-008, 2010-114 Perseverance rover up to Mars. This moment happened last on a campfire-orange 'star' Federer’s record of 20 (five in a row) and now  Europe and Russia had hoped to July 27, 2018. Today, the Earth will be titles 2017-220  At 34, he is the despatch their ExoMars ‘Rosalind between Mars and the sun.  In 2003, Mars The Spaniard was domi- oldest to win the French Franklin’ rover too, but they missed the made its closest approach to the Earth, Upcoming starry events launch window, and will now have to around opposition in nearly 60,000 years — nant from the word go; it Open singles title  Look out for the Orionid meteor took over 2 hours for  He is now only one wait till late 2022. That's the penalty a separation of just 56 million km  The dis- Djokovic to get his first match win away from you pay when the planets align only tance between the two at opposition can be shower on Oct 20/21  The Taurid break 1,000 career victories every 26 months over 100 million km, as happened in 2012 meteor shower on Nov 10/11

ewis Hamilton matched Michael Schumacher’s SCIENCE CLICK INDIA WILL BECOME THE WORLD'S THIRD-LARGEST NEWS HERE FOR L record of 91 wins in Scientists record top IN BRIEF MORE Formula One with victory in the ECONOMY BY 2050: STUDY Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday as he speed of sound at India is likely to overtake Japan as the third largest economy in the world by took another stride toward his sev- 36 km/second 2050 and continue in that position till 2100, according to a study by Lancet... REAL-LIFE 'SUPER MARIO' GAME enth championship title. TO MAKE THEME PARK DEBUT IN ECONOMY The study constructed JAPAN NEXT YEAR scenarios for the GDP using ario fans visiting Japan will now have the the working age population of opportunity to experience a real-life 'Super countries. It also assessed the M Mario' game, where players can jump and potential economic and collect coins, as seen in the classic game. The 'Super Nintendo World' will feature a ride based on the geopolitical effects of future beloved dinosaur Yoshi and will also include he fastest possible speed of sound has demographic shifts interactive attractions, where visitors CELEBS CALL FOR been recorded for the first time, which will be allowed to jump from block to is about 36 km per second. The re- block and collect coins and items, the CLIMATE ACTION T sult is around twice as fast as the speed park said in a statement. The Earth must be of sound in diamond, the hardest- known ma-  The study kept 2017 as the GAMING ZONE terial in the world, according to researchers. reference, when India was the worked and nursed, seventh-largest economy in the  Super Mario is one of the cultivated and pro- Sound waves can travel through different India had set itself a target of being a $5 trillion world, and forecast that India first videogames that was tected. We cannot mediums— such as air or water, and move at economy by 2024-25 but the Covid-19 pandemic continue to squeeze will emerge as the fourth- launched in the market different speeds depending on what they're has stalled the march towards that target. it like an orange largest economy by 2030, Experts say that India needs to grow at a faster clip  Created by Singeru Miyamoto travelling through. For example, they move POPE FRANCIS through solids much faster than they would behind USA, China, Japan, and to reduce poverty and raise the living standards and released in 1985, the game has sold more than 330 million through liquids or gases. That’s precisely why by 2050, it will go onto the We must make sure you are able to hear an approaching train much ENTERTAINMENT copies worldwide, making it the sec- third spot and retain it till 2100 that each country faster, if you listen to the sound in the rail track 'JURASSIC WORLD: ond-best-selling video game series of all time  The study showed that has a plan to zero rather than through the air In fact, Einstein's DOMINION' DELAYED TILL 2022  Mario Bros was one of the first six video China would rise to the top in emissions. Billions of theory of special relativity sets the absolute niversal and Amblin Entertainment have games to be inducted into the National Museum people around the speed limit at which a wave can travel— it is the 2035 in the reference scenario announced that ‘Jurassic World 3’ has been of Play's Video Game Hall of Fame world are already speed of light, and is equal to about 300,000 for GDP, but would be super- U delayed and will now bow out in 2022. The km per second. However, it was not known seded by the USA again in new movie, titled ‘Dominion’, was earlier scheduled In July, a vintage and unopened copy of suffering from our to hit the theatres worldwide on June 11, 2021. failure to act whether sound waves also have an upper speed 2098, as population decline Super Mario Bros fetched a whopping limit, when travelling through solids or liquids curtails economic growth According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN SECY GEN now release a year later on June 10, 2022 $1,14,000 (` 84 lakhs) at an auction

This is only the Timid steps forward for women in second time after 2009 that three women have won sci- entific prizes. NOBEL MAN'S WORLD Marie Curie was the first woman laureate in 1903 in The Nobel prizes remain very much a man's world, especially in science, but with three physics, and is till date the female laureates making it this year, women are slowly making their mark... only one to have won two

Since the first Nobel prizes were the 1910s. There were, however, none in the Nobel for literature has also been Nobels (1903 in physics and given out in 1901, 57 women have the 1950s won by a woman this year 1911 in chemistry) 1 been rewarded, representing only The latest additions to the Nobel Women make up only 1.9 per 6.1 per cent of the 931 laureates (exclud- club are France's Emmanuelle cent of physics laureates, or ing institutions) overall, according to an 3 Charpentier and the United States' 5 four out of 216, while they won AFP database Jennifer Doudna, who were awarded the seven out of 186 chemistry prizes. However, the number of women chemistry prize, a day after American The medicine and economics laureates has been steadily Andrea Ghez shared the physics prize prizes are also heavily male- 2 increasing over the decades, with The three women have pulled off 6 dominated, with respectively 5.4 11.1 per cent in the 2010s and 9.2 per quite a feat in getting their per cent (12 out of 222) and 2.4 per cent in the 2000s, against 5.4 per 4 prizes in two of the most male- cent (two out of 84) being women lau- cent in the 1900s and 2.6 per cent in dominated disciplines. Interestingly, reates “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” MONEY MATTERS RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 Photo: THINKSTOCK AS CORONA PARALYSES ECONOMY… Will World See RECESSION As uncertainty looms large over Covid 19, would the world witness recession or a depression, Times NIE or DEPRESSION 2020? decodes for you everything he world is almost ing than initially feared — poten- nomic growth. "This is already shaping up as certainly ensnared in tially enduring into next year, and “I feel like the 2008 financial the deepest dive on record for the you need to know about a devastating reces- even beyond — as governments in- crisis was just a dry run for this,” global economy for over 100 years," sion delivered by the tensify restrictions on business to said Kenneth S. Rogoff, a Harvard he said. "Everything depends on BUT THE impact of the virus on coronavirus pan- halt the spread of the pandemic, economist and co-author of a his- how long it lasts, but if this goes on demic. Now,fears are and as fear of the virus reconfig- tory of financial crises, “This Time for a long time, it's certainly going businesses and markets Tgrowing that the downturn could ures the very concept of public Is Different: Eight Centuries of Fi- to be the mother of all financial GOOD NEWS IS be far more punishing and long last- space, impeding consumer-led eco- nancial Folly." crises." NYT Central bankers have learned to support the economy with expansionary fiscal THINGS YOU NEED policy such as interest-rate cuts, liquidity TO KNOW ABOUT injections, tax relief and industry bailouts. 10 RECESSION These measures prevented a depression during the 2008-09 financial crisis.

RECESSION VERSUS DEPRESSION The riches-to-rags A recession is widespread eco- story of some celebs 1 nomic decline that lasts for at least six months. A depr- ession is a more STEPHEN BALDWIN severe decline that lasts for several Stephen Baldwin, a reality TV years. For example, a star, filed for bankruptcy recession lasts for 18 months, while the past summer as a result of most recent depression lasted for a decade. CORONA over $2.3 million in personal CRASH debt, including over $1 mil- THE NUMBERS lion owed in back taxes. He became a victim of the hous- There have been 33 ing market collapse after he RECESSIONS since 1854. took out a second mortgage on his $1.1 million 2 There’s only been 1 DEPRESSION since then, the home and became a loan defaulter. GREAT DEPRESSION OF 1929. It was actually a combi- nation of the reces- MC HAMMER sion that lasted from AUGUST 1929 Rap star MC Hammer took TO MARCH 1933, and SO WILL Recently, the International Monetary Fund said it sees the music world by storm in the one from MAY CORONAVIRUS negative global growth this year, and warned we're fac- 1990, with hits like "U Can't 1937 TO JUNE 1938.If 7ing “a recession at least as bad as during the global Touch This." But he burned you are wondering if we ECONOMY LEAD financial crisis or worse”. Many Wall Street economists also are in a depression or reces- TO RECESSION see a recession in the cards. Goldman Sachs thinks the US through his newly-amassed sion, it’s probably a recession. OR DEPRESSION? economic output could nosedive 24 per cent from April $33 million fortune quickly through June compared with a year earlier, and that the thanks to lavish spending unemployment rate could peak at nine percent in the months ahead. and an oversized entourage. HOW DO YOU ● WHAT IS GDP? Gross There could be a plunge in the US economic growth by 40 pc. He filed for bankruptcy in 1996 with debts of DEFINE RECESSION Domestic Product (GDP) is the monetary value of all finished goods and services more than $10 million. VIS-À-VIS made within a country during a specific DEPRESSION? period. GDP provides an economic snap- NICHOLAS CAGE In a recession, gross shot of a country, used to estimate the domestic product con- size of an economy and growth rate. The "National Treasure" star 3 tracts for at least two quarters. But that’s not all. owes a king's ransom to the There are many more eco- ● A DEPRESSION is an extended recession IRS - more than $6 million in nomic indicators that sig- that has years, not quarters, of economic back taxes to be exact. He nal a recession. That’s blames his former manager, because GDP growth will contraction. It’s more severe than a usually slow for several recession. Unemployment reaches 25%, Samuel J. Levin, for losing quarters before it turns housing prices plummet 30%, and prices the effects of the Great Depression lasted millions of dollars to risky negative. That’s in fall 10%. The devastation of a for decades after it and speculative investments response to sluggish con- SO WHY DO WE KEEP HEARING THE WORDS depression is so great that ended. and recently filed a $20 million suit. sumer demand. 'CORONAVIRUS' AND 'DEPRESSION' TOGETHER? When you do hear or BILLY JOEL WHAT CAUSES RECESSION? HOW A STOCK MARKET read the word CRASH CAUSES A RECESSION? 8 "depression" along- He may be a musical genius The underlying cause of any recession is side "coronavirus", it is a loss of business or consumer confi- Since stocks are a piece If confidence is not re- usually analysts draw- but this Grammy award-win- 4 dence. There are some events that of ownership in a compa- stored, the stock market will con- ing comparisons with ner hasn't enjoyed the same trigger this panic reaction. These 5 ny, the stock market is tinue to fall over a sustained peri- the suddenness and string of success when it include a stock market crash, deregula- basically a vote of confidence in the od of time. A prolonged downward severity of the eco- comes to his finances. He tion, and high interest rates. future of all these companies and, as trend would eventually indicate the nomic slowdown Consumers will stop buying and such, in the economy itself. A drop in a start of a bear market. This could hurt that happened in has had to file for bankrupt- businesses will lay off workers, lead- quarter indicates lack of confidence. the economy more and push it further to- 1929. cy and filed a $90 million ing to unemployment and losses. ward a recession. lawsuit against his former The use of BULL and BEAR to BUT WHAT DO VETERANS FROM THE manager (and former brother-in-law) Frank describe markets come from THE HISTORY OF 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS THINK? Weber for losing tens of millions of dollars as a RECESSIONS the way the animals attack result of fraud, risky investments, and unautho- their opponents. A bull thrusts its Economist Nouriel rized loans. The Great Recession of 2008 Roubini, who warned was the worst recession horns up into the air, while a bear swipes 9 about the 2008 financial 6 since the Depression. The its paws downward. These actions are used to refer to the stock market but can crisis as early as 2006, RALPH LAUREN 1980 recession was almost as bad. metaphors for the movement of a market. be applied to anything that is traded, such thinks a rebound later this It was caused by high interest If the trend is up, it’s a bull market. If year is unlikely. In a column Apparently even billionaire rates needed to curb STAGFLATION. as bonds, currencies and commodities. for Project Syndicate, President Richard Nixon creat- the trend is down, it’s a bear market. ➤ Bull markets generally take place Roubini said the public health fashion titans aren't immune ed stagflation with his attempts to end when the economy is strengthening or responses in advanced to the effects of the global the 1973 recession. He created the re- BULL AND BEAR MARKETS when it is already strong. They tend economies have fallen short of recession. As people have cession with wage and price controls. ➤ what is needed to contain the A bull market is the condition of to happen in line with strong GDP pandemic, and that fiscal pack- tightened their purse a financial market in which and a drop in unemployment and ages are “neither large nor rapid strings, they are passing on prices are rising or are will often coincide with a rise enough to create the conditions for a designer fashion for more timely recovery”. expected to rise. The in corporate profits. ➤ A frugally priced outfits. The term ‘’bull market’’ bear market is the combination of fewer buyers and a massive is most often reverse. SO IN A POSSIBLY WORSE SCENARIO, COULD THE stock market decline has put a significant $1.7 ➤ The billion dent in Lauren's personal wealth. speak- ECONOMY SLOW EVEN FURTHER...TO DEPRESSION? term ing in the That might seem to be extremely unlikely. There have been stagflation was first House of Commons. He 33 recessions since 1854, according to the National Bureau of PAUL MCCARTNEY used during a time of economic Economic Research, but only one depression—the Great was referring to inflation along with 10 stress in the UK by politician Iain Depression that lasted While the former Beatle WHAT IS STAGFLATION? Stagflation is a seeming- stagnation. It was later used again Macleod in the 1960s while he was from 1929 to 1938. Time made number one hit single ly contradictory condition described by slow eco- for the recessionary period during span is the key differen- "Can't Buy Me Love," he nomic growth and relatively high unemployment, the 1970s following the oil crisis, tiator. While a recession is declared when eco- learned that love can be or economic stagnation, which is at the same when the US underwent the same. nomic activities decline extraordinarily expensive. time accompanied by rising prices (i.e. inflation). This also led to Misery Index, which for two consecutive Without a prenuptial agree- Stagflation can also be alternatively defined as a is the sum of rate of inflation rate quarters, a depression ment, his divorce from period of inflation combined with a decline in and unemployment to guage peo- means the downturn has lasted a much longer Heather Mills in 2008 cost gross domestic product (GDP). ple’s mood. time—usually years— him close to $50 million. with deeper impact. CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4

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THE JADEJA-FAF TAG TEAM CATCH Batsman Sunil Narine was keen on giving the run-rate a spike when he tried to go after CSK spinner Karn Sharma. Manning WHAT A the deep mid-wicket, Ravindra Jadeja timed his run with perfection and took a diving catch to dismiss Narine. As soon as SANJU SAMSON’S Jadeja realised he is close to the boundary HERCULEAN ropes, the gun fielder tagged in Faf du DIVING EFFORT Plessis to complete the relay catch.

From Kieron Pollard’s Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) star Sanju Samson pulled KIERON POLLARD’S off a stunner to send back SRH’s danger-man ONE-HANDED STUNNER! juggling act to MS Jonny Bairstow for cheap during match 26 of IPL. Dhoni’s stunner with a The Englishman tried to clear the fence towards “Kieron Pollard what have you glove off, the IPL 2020 the cowcorner from the back off a length done,” said match commentator has produced some of delivery from Karthik Tyagi but couldn't Harsha Bhogle after Mumbai get the elevation. As a result, Samson Indians’ Kieron Pollard took a one- the best jaw-dropping timed his dive to perfec- handed blinder to send an on-song on-field moments. tion, covered some Jos Buttler back to the pavilion. Take a look... distance as well, to Fielding at long-on, Pollard literally pluck a stunner grabbed the ball out of thin air at deep mid-wicket. before juggling it once while com- pleting one of the most outrageous catches in the history of IPL.

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Representational Image KAMLESH NAGARKOTI’S DIVING CATCH MS DHONI'S Kamlesh Nagarkoti stunned everyone when ‘GLOVE OFF’ he made a darting run to complete a sensa- tional catch in order to send Jofra Archer STUNNER back to the hut in Kolkata Knight Riders’ Keeping the wickets in the final match against the Rajasthan Royals. over of KKR’s innings, MS Dhoni kept Though Archer’s shot had the elevation, his right hand free by removing his the RR batsman failed to clear the distance glove for an instant throw. As expected, as the ball went sky high to serve Shivam Mavi went for a big swing but the Nagarkoti half a chance. The KKR youngster tailender failed to make the desired contact came charging down from long-on to pluck and ended up giving away a thick outside a remarkable diving catch. edge. Anticipating the catch like a pro, Dhoni first stretched towards his right, fisted the ball before juggling it once, and even- tually completed the dismissal.

A very tough year. Win here means everything to me. It’s not the moment, to be MOST ONE-SIDED honest, for me to think about the 20th, equal Roger on this great number. RAFAEL NADAL, Winner, French Open 2020 GRAND SLAM FINALS Always had the I don’t have much to say utmost respect for but that I was complete- Rafael Nadal’s 6-0 6-2 7-5 thrashing of Novak Djokovic to claim a 13th my friend Rafa as a person ly overplayed by Rafa, by the French Open title was one of the most one-sided men’s Grand Slam finals in and as a champion. My great- better player on the court. the professional era but there have been worse beatings in a major final est rival over many years. 20 Certainly I could have played HERE IS A LIST OF THE MOST LOPSIDED BEATINGS: is just another step on the better, especially in the first 1974 U.S. Open: Jimmy Connors (U.S) beat Ken Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-2 6-2 6-1 continuing journey for both of us. Well two sets. But, you know, just he did surprise Rosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-0 6-1 1978 French Open: Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat done, Rafa. You deserve it.’ me with the way he was playing. 1977 French Open: Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) Vilas 6-1 6-1 6-3 in an instagram post NOVAK DJOKOVIC after losing finals beat Brian Gottfried (U.S.) 6-0 6-3 6-0 2002 Wimbledon: (Australia) 2008 French Open: Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat beat (Argentina) AMAZING NADAL! Novak Djokovic in the French final at the majors. Open final. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 ➨Rafael Nadal tied Roger ➨He has 86 career titles in 1984 Wimbledon: John McEnroe (U.S) beat 2017 French Open: Nadal beat Federer with 20 Grand Slam ➨His 2008 Wimbledon final tri- total of which 60 have been on Connors 6-1 6-1 6-2 Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) titles by producing a nearly umph over Federer is widely clay. At 19, Nadal won the 2005 2003 : (U.S) beat 6-2 6-3 6-1 perfect performance against regarded as the greatest ever French Open on his debut.

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