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LTD. | ESTABLISHED 1838 | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | NEW DELHI CLICK HERE: WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM STUDENT EDITION MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 Newspaper in Education X-PLAINED PM Modi launches WEB EDITION week-long campaign to free India of garbage TABLETOP RUNWAY WHAT A At least 18 people died and 16 were severely injured in Calicut (Kozhikode) on Friday, GRATITUDE after a Boeing-737 over- shot a runway known as a 'table top' in the In May 2010, to our aviation industry. an Air India Tabletop runways are COVID often constructed by flight landing at excavating the peaks the Mangalore airport Together, we of the hills to create, WARRIORS have to move what is known as a overshot the tabletop forward ... tabletop. runway there, falling preparing com- down a hillside and M Narendra Modi has post out of dirt, HOW bursting into flames. launched a week-long garbage- water recycling, Such runways have Of the 166 people P free India campaign, in the run steep drops at one or up to the Independence Day, and as- getting rid of both the ends, in- onboard, only eight serted that the Swachh Bharat Mis- single-use plastic creasing the possibili- survived. The inquest sion has been a big support in the fight NARENDRA ty of injuries and fa- against Covid-19. Modi urged every- talities, if pilots under into the crash later one, especially children, to follow the MODI, PM or overshoot their ap- blamed pilot error social distancing norms and wear proach, either through masks to guard against the virus. human error or me- chanical failure. Apart from Mangalore and Kozhikode, The tabletop runway at Kozhikode is around ➤ The 'Gandagi-Mukt Bharat' drive began on 2,700 metres-long, shorter than the 4,430 Saturday, and would go on till the Independence airports like Lengpui airport in WHERE ARE THEY metres runway in New Delhi, though it is Day to reinforce the ongoing campaign on cleanli- Mizoram, Kullu and Shimla in long enough for a narrow body aircraft like ness and sanitation ➤ The PM has urged the offi- BUILT Himachal Pradesh and Pakyong air- the Boeing-737 to land cials at the district level to construct toilets in all They are most commonly-found in moun- tainous areas, where flat land is scarce, or the villages under them and repair the existing in low-lying areas, like Kozhikode, where port in Sikkim have tabletop runways facilities during the week space is at a premium, or there is a fear of water logging at the ground level. words, landing on such a runway is considered a test of a pilot's skill, as it creates an optical illusion YOUR Be a part of the Gandagi-Mukt CORNER of the runway, being at the same level as the plains Bharat Drive and.... WHY ARE THEY RISKY below it. Pilots have to ensure that their approach Landing on these airports require accurate isn't too high or too low. Landing on these runways Share your experiences at precision, with no room for errors. In other is trickier at night or in rain. As they say, [email protected]/[email protected] unprecedented times test your real char- IPHONE 12 MAY COME WITH MAGNETIC GOOGLE UNVEILS ITS FIRST 5G acter and our Covid NEWS CLICK HERE FOR PHONES, STARTING AT $499 ATTACHMENT WIRELESS CHARGING warriors, who have IN BRIEF MORE lphabet Inc's ➤ Google has said The technology is also expected to work with risked their lives to A that its first 5G- the reverse charging feature for iPhone 12 that keep us safe by GLACIERS COULD HAVE SCULPT- enabled phones, Pixel 4a would certainly allow the upcoming iPhone to ED MARS VALLEYS: STUDY (5G) and Pixel 5, will be compete with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy available this September working 24 x 7, have at a starting price of $499(` Note 20 Ultra and the Galaxy S20 series 37,365 approx). The com- ➤ Apple is expected to launch four new proved it in the last pany also cut the starting iPhones under the iPhone 12 series, which price for its smartphone five months, becom- would include two premium variants. lineup with a non-5G version of UNVEILED 4a priced at $349(`26,129approx), Presently, it is not clear which model will ing an inspiration for looking to broaden its appeal to the budget-conscious customers. come with this technology ➤ iPhone 12 Pro will all of US. Let’s join Google's lower-priced devices have been the top sellers, but are come in 6.1-inch or 6.7-inch sizes, and may feature far from being the major profit drivers. Higher-priced devices have gained little traction from the industry leaders, such as a high refresh-rate 120Hz ProMotion display, as hands in showing our he question Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc, because of limited mar- presently seen on the iPad Pro whether ancient The researchers keting and stiff competition. gratitude to the real T life could have ex- examined more than heroes this isted on Mars, centres on 10,000 Martian val- The 5G models will be available in the United pple is reportedly TECH BUZZ the magnets may not only pro- the water that once flowed planning to introduce vide a ‘snap in’ wireless charg- leys and compared States, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Independence Day. there, but a new research A iPhone 12 with magnetic posi- ing system but might also be used for suggests that many of the the channels on the Japan, Taiwan and Australia, Google said tioning that will move the phone auto- mounting purposes.With this feature, Red Planet's valleys were Earth that were matically to the optimal position on iPhone 12 will provide modular upgrades gouged by icy glaciers not the charging pad. According to a report, fitted through magnetic connection. Share with Times NIE on how you rivers. The study, which carved under the glaciers plan to show your gratitude. comes amid a flurry of ➤As an initial step, NASA will no longer refer to the new Mars missions trying Send in your article (50 words), planetary nebula, NGC 2392, the glowing remains of a BE THE CHANGE to discover if the now-barren planet ever hosted life, casts video (less than 2 min), paint- doubt on a dominant theory that the planet once had a sun-like star that is blowing off its outer layers at the ings, poems or any other way warm, wet climate with abundant liquid water that end of its life, as the ‘Eskimo Nebula’. 'Eskimo' is sculpted the landscape. that can drive this campaign widely viewed as a colonial term with a racist history, The findings suggest that some Martian valleys could have imposed on the indigenous people of Arctic regions been formed some 3.8 billion years ago by meltwater ➤Similarly, the term, ‘Siamese Twins Galaxy’ used to beneath the ice sheets, which they said would align with the refer to NGC 4567 and NGC 4568— a pair of spiral THE LAST DATE climate modelling, predicting that the planet would have galaxies found in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster— will be OF ENTRY: AUGUST 13, been much cooler in its ancient past. The research comes renamed ➤NASA said it will use only the official, 5PM. The top entries after NASA launched its latest Mars rover, Perseverance, to International Astronomical Union designations in will be published look for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet cases where nicknames are inappropriate in Times NIE!!! VIEWPOINT WHY THIS MOVE SHAYAN AHMAD, class, VI, C, OPG WORLD SCHOOL, DWARKA, Delhi, tells us why ➥"These nicknames and terms may have historical or WE SHOULD USE REUSABLE MASKS culture connotations that are objectionable or unwelcom- ing, and NASA is strongly committed to addressing them," said Stephen Shih, associate administrator for diversity and equal opportunity, NASA. Science depends on diverse contributions and benefits everyone, so this means, we must make it inclusive, he added New Guinea has the greatest ➥Nicknames are often more approachable and public- friendly than the official names for the cosmic objects, ➤ The island has lowland jungles and high alti- such as Barnard 33, whose nickname, ‘the Horsehead variety of plants tude grasslands, with peaks bigger than Mont Nebula’ invokes its appearance Blanc in France, and among them they found 13,634 unique plant species. ➥But critics say often seemingly innocuous nick- es, you heard it right. New names can be harmful and detract from science Guinea has the most diverse ➤ By far, the most species-rich NASA TO FIX 'HARMFUL' island plant life in the world family are the orchids; almost a ➥NASA said it will be working with diversity, inclusion, according to researchers, Y third of the species listed as and equity experts in the astronomical and physical who found, it had 20 per cent more flo- NICKNAMES FOR COSMIC unique to the island were trees sciences to provide guidance and recommendations for ra than Madagascar or Borneo. In fact, according to Daily Mail, the re- ➤ OBJECTS other nicknames and terms for review searchers, who conducted a survey of One particularly remarkable ➥The announcement came amid the Black Lives 700,000 plant specimens from the south- finding is that 68 per cent of n a bid to do away with insensitive or harmful western Pacific island as part of a study the plants are endemic, and nicknames, NASA is examining its use of un- Matter movement gaining momentum worldwide into its ecosystem diversity, claimed official terminology for the cosmic objects. that two-thirds of the species of plants are only found in that region, IMost official documents have moved away YOUR found in New Guinea, are only found which is 'unmatched in from its use, NASA said.

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