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Cedar nounced additions to Google Workspace that will enable reminders in Maps Timeline richer collaboration, especially in view of the pandem- Superspeciality Centre, India, China, South Africa fared 'relatively better' ic that has driven enterprises across the globe to em- Locked Folder is a new passcode- Dwarka, Delhi brace remote working solutions. than other major economies in Q1 of 2021: UN protection feature in Google Photos, 3where select photos can be saved ndia, China and South Africa have al Trade Update by the United Nations Pichai and other Google executives laid out separately and these photos won't show AR RAHMAN'S '99 fared "relatively better" than other Conference on Trade and the roadmap for tools and features that will up as users scroll through their grid or in I major economies in imports and ex- Development (UNCTAD) be rolled out through the year across prod- shared albums. The feature will be intro- SONGS' TO HAVE DIGITAL ports in the first quarter of this has said that in Q1 2021, the 1 year, according to the latest UN value of global trade in ucts like Search, Lens, Photos, Maps and Shopping, duced to Google Pixel phones first, and data, which said that global goods and services grew by among others. more Android devices throughout the year PREMIERE ON MAY 21 trade recovery from the Covid- about 4 per cent quarter-over- 19 crisis hit a record high dur- quarter, and by about 10 per omposer AR Rahman's debut ing in the same period. The Glob- cent year-over-year. project as film producer, ‘99 A LOOK AT THE SPANISH ARTIST'S FIVE MOST-EXPENSIVE C Songs’, will have its digital premiere on May 21. The Oscar-winning $100 MN WORKS EVER SOLD AT AUCTION composer tweeted the news on WOMAN SITTING NEAR A WINDOW Wednesday evening. YOUNG GIRL WITH A FLOWER The painting was sold to an online bidder in THE WOMEN OF BASKET California for $103.4 million. ‘Woman Sitting $103.4 ALGIERS Picasso’s ‘Young Girl With a Flower Near a Window’ was also reportedly inspired by Picasso painted ‘The Women of Basket’ was painted in 1905, and $115 Marie-Therese’s youthfulness and statuesque MN Algiers’ (Version ‘O’) in 1955, and it was reportedly one of the stars MN beauty, and was made by Picasso on October 30, was sold for $179.3 million at of the 2018 auction of the works 1932. It is the first work since May 2019 to surpass the $100 Christie’s auction in 2015. This collected by the late US banker David million mark painting held the world record Rockefeller and his wife Peggy. The work for the highest-ever price paid represents a young girl nude holding a at an auction until it was taken basket of flowers. The painting also sur- ‘BOY WITH A over by Leonardo passed the $100 million mark and was sold $104.2 PIPE’ da Vinci’s for $115 million, including fees and was MN This painting is another Salvator Mundi $179.3 placed in David Rockefeller's Manhattan one from Picasso’s Rose  The musical romantic drama ‘99 Songs’, which MN townhouse for decades Period in 1905 and was stars newcomers Ehan Bhat and Edilsy Vargas, is painted reportedly directed by debutant Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, ‘NUDE, GREEN shortly after he was who is also a musician with the Mumbai-based That's the price of an oil painting by Pablo Picasso that was sold at moved to Paris and hardcore experimental band Scribe LEAVES AND BUST’ Christie's auction in New York, smashing its pre-sale estimate of $55 Painted in 1932, it was sold for settled in Montmartre.  The film had released theatrically on April 16 but Becoming a record did not see much business owing to the ongoing $106.5 million, and is million. The portrait of Picasso's French lover Marie-Therese, 'Femme assise currently on loan at holder, ‘Boy with a pandemic, which kept the audience away from the- près d'une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)', or 'Woman sitting near a window,' led $106.5 the Tate Modern art Pipe’ was sold for atres during the unlock phase MN gallery in London $104.2 million in New  ’99 Songs’ will stream in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu the '20th Century Evening Sale'... York in 2004 on Netflix It’s not that I am so smart, it’s just that I stay with the problems longer. MOCK PAPERS -Albert Einstein 02 FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021

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PAPER SET BY JAANVI HARJANI, PGT ECONOMICS, UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, AHMEDABAD GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS DEMAND EVAPORATION' the Kharif season. But during the Rabi Ruling out any impact of stimulus on season, in areas where there are inade- 1. Question No 1-10 and 18-27 are very the price situation, Chief Economic Ad- quate irrigation facilities, it becomes dif- short answer questions carrying 1 mark visor K.V.Subramanian on Thursday said ficult to find gainful employment. There- each. They are required to be answered the COVID-19 pandemic has severely dent- fore, expansion into other sectors is es- in one word or one sentence each. ed the demand for non-essential or dis- sential to provide supplementary gain- cretionary goods, creating deflationary ful employment and in realizing higher 2. Question No 11-12 and 28-29 are conditions. He also said that a good part levels of income for rural people to over- short answer questions carrying 3 of the s 20 lakh crore stimulus package come poverty and other tribulations. marks each. Answer to them should not is designed in a manner that the fiscal Hence, there is a need to focus on allied deficit remains under control. "COVID activities, non-farm employment and oth- normally exceed 60-80 words each has a significant deflationary impact be- er emerging alternatives of livelihood, 3. Question No 13-15 and 30-32 are also cause demand especially for non-essen- though there are many other options short answer questions carrying 4 tial or discretionary goods and services available for providing sustainable liveli- marks each. Answer to them should not will go down significantly. Therefore, it hoods in rural areas. is unlikely that there would be too much Q24. It is difficult to find gainful em- normally exceed 80-100 words each . inflationary impact through fiscal deficit ployment in……….. season, in areas 4. Question No 16-17 and 33-34 are long or stimulus package," Subramanian told where there are inadequate irrigation fa- answer questions carrying 6marks in an interview. cilities. (Kharif/Rabi) each. Answer to them should not nor- The proposed stimulus package will generate demand by infusing liquidity Q25. Diversification provides ...... mally exceed 100-150 words each. into the system and thus perk up the econ- options to rural people. (livelihood/ir- omy,the CEA said. rigation) The Economic Times; May 15th,2020 SECTION-A Q16. (A) Calculate the Gross National are true, and Reason(R) is the correct ex- Q26. Livestock comes under the catego- (MACRO ECONOMICS) Q7. Deficiency of demand creates (de- Product at Market Price planation of Assertion (A). ry of ...... activities. (al- flationary gap/inflationary gap) in the (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) lied/diversification) Q1. The problem of double counting economy (Choose the correct alterna- Particulars ` (Crores) are true, and Reason(R) is not the cor- in calculating national income is tive) 1. Compensation of employees 2500 rect explanation of Assertion (A). Q27. ……… relates to a shift of workforce (A) to calculate national income by two 2. Profits 700 (C) Assertion(A) is true, but Reason (R) from agriculture to other allied activities different methods Q8. Demand for…….. goods has gone sig- 3. Mixed income of self-employed 7500 is false (Monocropping/Diversification) 4. Government final consumption 3000 (B) to calculate national income by dou- nificantly down during Covid period. expenditure (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) ble counting Method (Choose the correct alternative) is true. Q28. "In any country as the income ris- 5. Rent 400 (C) to calculate the value of goods and (A) Non-essential (B) Essential es, the composition of infrastructure re- 6. Interest 350 services more than once (C) both (A) and (B) 7. Net factor income from abroad 50 Q21. Read the following statements As- quirement changes significantly". Dis- (D) to estimate National Income at cur- (D) None of these 8. Net current transfers to abroad 100 sertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one cuss the given statement. rent prices and factor prices both 9. Net indirect taxes 150 of the correct alternatives given below. Q29. "Information technology (IT) plays Q9. The proposed stimulus package has 10. Depreciation 70 Assertion (A) Five year plans gave a big a very significant role in achieving sus- Q2. Liquid assets of the commercial tried to create (more/less) demand in the 11. Net exports 40 push to the basic and capital goods in- tainable development and food security". banks which they are required to main- economy. (Choose the correct alterna- dustries. Do you agree with the given statement? tain as a minimum percentage of their tive) (B) Will the following be included in the Reason (R) Indian economy is now total deposits refer to ………… (Cash Re- national income of India? Give reasons ranked as the eleventh largest industri- Give valid reasons, in support of your serve Ratio/ Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Q10. Inflationary gap: (Choose the cor- for your answer. al economy in the world. answer. rect alternative) 1. Financial assistance to flood victims. Alternatives: Q30. Explain the four arguments against Q3. Which of the following is a commonly (A) Raises the level of output 2. Profits earned by the branches of a (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) New Economic Policy. accepted definition of money? (B) Does not change the level of output foreign bank in India. are true, and Reason(R) is the correct ex- (A) Any good which is commonly used (C) Raises the general price level 3. Salaries of Indians working in the planation of Assertion (A). Q31. Large scale industry is not a sub- as a store of value. (D) Both (B) and (C) American Embassy in India. (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) stitute of small scale industry in the In- (B) Any good which is exchanged for gold are true, and Reason(R) is not the cor- dian economy,how do you view this state- at a fixed rate. Q11. "Higher Gross Domestic Product Q17. (A) The government under Ujjwala rect explanation of Assertion (A). ment? Comment. (C) Any good which is acceptable to a (GDP) means greater per capita avail- Yojana, is providing free LPG kitchen gas (C) Assertion(A) is true, but Reason (R) bank. ability of goods in the economy". Do you connections to the families below the is false Q32. "In China, the lack of political free- (D) Any good which is commonly ac- agree with the given statement? Give valid poverty line. What objective is the gov- (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) dom and its implications for the human cepted as a medium of exchange. reason in support of your answer. ernment trying to fulfil through the gov- is true. rights are major concerns: yet , in the last ernment budget and how? Explain three decades, it has succeeded in rais- Q4. From the set of statements given in Q12. Define "Trade Surplus". How is it (B) Classify the following items as Rev- Q22. Write the correct sequence of al- ing the level of growth with alleviation Column I and Column II. Choose the cor- different from "Current Account Sur- enue Expenditure or Capital Expenditure ternatives given in Column II by match- of poverty.China is moving ahead of In- rect pair of statements: plus"? and give reason for your answer ing them with respective terms in Col- dia and Pakistan in terms of many hu- 1. Construction of Bridge umn I: man development indicators". Column 1 Column 2 Q13. Government of India has launched 2. Subsidies 3. Pensions Defend or refute the above statement. (A) Export of software to (i) Debit side of current 'Jan-Dhan Yojana' aimed at every house- Column 1 Column 2 China account SECTION-B hold in the country to have at least one A. Introduction of Economic (i) 1949 Q33. (A) "The threat to India's environ- (B) Import of Machinery (ii) Capital account of Balance bank account. Explain how deposits made reforms in China ment poses a dichotomy - threat of pover- from France of payments (INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) B. Establishment of People's (ii) 1953 (C) Remittances to (iii) Debit side of Current under the plan are going to affect National Republic of China ty induced environmental degradation relative staying abroad Account of Balance of Payment. income of the country. Q18. Since 1991, there has been a con- and at the same time, threat of pollution C. China announced its first five (iii) 1958 (D) Investment by Apple (iv) Credit side of Current tinuous reduction in income tax rates be- year plan from affluence and a rapidly growing in- phones firm in India Account of Balance of Payments Q14. In an economy 75 percent of the in- cause: D. The Great Leap Forward cam- (iv) 1978 dustrial sector". Defend or Refute the crease in the income is spent on con- (A) It is felt that high rates of income tax paign initiated in China given statement. Q5. Suppose the Rupee-Dollar exchange sumption. Investment is increased by ` were an important reason for tax evasion. (B) "Challenge of poverty must be rate is 70/$. Indian Investors believe that 1000 crore. Calculate (B) It is widely accepted that modern rates Q23. Growth rate of population is high- given prior importance than en- USD is going to appreciate by the end of (i) Total increase in income of income tax encourage savings and vol- est in which of the following country? vironmental degradation.'' Discuss the month and will be worth `75. The in- (ii) Total increase in consumption ex- untary disclosure of income. (A) India (B) China the rationale of the given state- vestors think if they gave the dealer penditure (C) Both (A) and (B) (C) Pakistan (D) Srilanka ment with valid reasons. `70000 and bought 1000 dollars at the end (D) Proceeds of Corporation tax and in- of the month, they would be able to ex- Q15. "CRR cut will improve bottom direct taxes are very high. Read the following hypothetical case Q34. State giving the valid reason change the dollars for `75000, thus mak- line, says Karnataka Bank CEO" study carefully and answer the ques- whether the following statements are ing a profit of `5000. Private lender Karnataka Bank MD Q19. Gender-bias in the society on eve of tion numbers 24-27 on the basis of the true or false What will be the likely effect of this and CEO Mahabaleshwara MS on Friday independence was indicated by : same. (A) Higher percentage of workforce in speculation on the exchange rate in the said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (A) mortality rate (B) life expectancy Diversification includes two aspects - one rural areas suggests a higher contribu- present? slashing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) (C) death rate (D) literacy rate relates to change in cropping pattern and tion of the rural economy to Gross Do- (A) The exchange rate will increase by 100 basis points (BPS) from 4% to 3% the other relates to a shift of workforce mestic product. (B) The exchange rate will decrease will improve the bottom line of banks. Q20. Read the following statements As- from agriculture to other allied activities (B) Workforce is the difference between (C) The exchange rate will remain un- "The three months repayment mora- sertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one like livestock, poultry, fisheries etc. and total population and number of persons changed torium on all loans without down grada- of the correct alternatives given below. non-agriculture sector. The need for di- not working. (D) None of the above tion of assets will mitigate debt servic- Assertion (A) India could not develop a versification arises from the fact that (C) Lack of warehousing causes loss of ing burden and go a long way in over- sound industrial base under the colonial there is greater risk in depending exclu- revenue to the farmers. Q6. Import of Machinery is included in coming the financial stress caused by rule. sively on farming for livelihood. Diver- ……… account. (Current /Capital) Covid-19," he said in a statement. Reason (R) The colonial government re- sification towards new areas is necessary These questions are meant for practice Read the following news report and The Economic Times, 27th March,20 2020 duced India to the status of a mere ex- not only to reduce the risk from agricul- purpose only. Students are advised to check format, answer Questions 7-10 on the basis of Discuss how the above-mentioned mon- porter of important raw materials for the ture sector but also to provide productive syllabus and marks for Board test papers with their the same: etary instrument in news report is help- upcoming modern industries in Britain. sustainable livelihood options to rural teachers. Questions have been given by teachers and 'COVID-19 TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT ful in correcting the situation of excess Alternatives: people. Much of the agricultural em- NIE is not responsible for them. DEFLATIONARY IMPACT DUE TO demand and deficient demand. (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) ployment activities are concentrated in

READ THE FOLLOWING AND ANSWER BIOLOGY THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW: CASE BASED QUESTION QUICK REVISION CLASS XII, CBSE ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS adult mosquitoes also kill dragonflies. are_____ b. Caterpillar and Adult The presence of dragonflies can reveal a. Yellow fever and amoebic dysentery c. Nymph and Adult changes in the water ecosystems more (i) The approach to biological control b. Malaria and Yellow fever d. Pupa and Adult quickly than studying other animals or includes (choose the correct option): c. Anthrax and typhoid plants. In fact, from the nymph to the a. Import and release of an insect pest d. Cholera and typhoid (v) ASSERTION: Releasing dragonflies adult stage, the dragonfly has a signifi- to a new area to provide hosts for nat- in areas where there is an outbreak of cant, positive ecological impact. ural enemies (iii) Dragonflies indicate positive malarial diseases can be an environ- Dragonfly eggs are laid and hatched in b. Import and release of natural ene- ecological impact as ment friendly method of control. or near water, so their lives impact mies from the native home of an alien a. The presence of dragonflies indi- REASON: Dragon flies are dominant both water and land ecosystems. Once insect pest that has invaded a new cates polluted water. species and will not allow mosqui- hatched, dragonfly nymphs can area toes to reproduce breathe underwater which enables b. Dragonfly nymphs selectively eat c. Preservation of natural enemies a. Both assertion and reason are them to eat mosquito larvae, other mosquito larvae. (predators & parasitoids) that are true, and the reason is the correct aquatic insects and worms, and c. They help to decrease the probabili- already established in an area explanation of the assertion. even small aquatic vertebrates ty of diseases spread by vectors. d. Use of insecticides to reduce alien b. Both assertion and reason are true, like tadpoles and small fish and d. Dragonfly do not cause any harm to insect pests to establish new equilibri- but the reason is not the correct in the air. Adult dragonflies beneficial species. um position. explanation of the assertion. capture and eat adult mosquitoes. (iv) The most effective stages in the c. Assertion is true but reason is false. Community wide mosquito control pro- life cycle of dragonfly that eradicate (ii) Two diseases less likely to occur d. Both assertion and reason are false grammes that spray insecticides to kill mosquitoes are in a region with plenty of dragonflies a. Larvae and Adult (SOURCED FROM HTTP://CBSEACADEMIC.NIC.IN) CLICK HERE: PAGE 3 AND 4

“You must be the change, you want to EDIT see in the world.” MAHATMA GANDHI FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 03 TIMES NIE EDITORIAL POWERED BY STUDENTS Despite the unprecedented The Pandemic threats, natural resilience is and Education ast year’s sudden lockdown threw the world of education into uncertainty.We were introduced to an alien concept: L online school. We would be given links and would be expected to join classes on a device. But in a shining through country where education itself is a privilege, online education becomes a luxury.Starting with the obvious: devices and connectivity. Online schooling requires both of these. But, Why we need to pay attention to mental health during these critical times in India only five per cent of households with members aged 5-24 have computers and the tress, fear and worry are nor- children at risk of experiencing lifetime internet. In urban areas, only 27 per cent of mal responses to perceived By HERRAH BHATIA, problems as a result of extended expo- households have a member with internet ac- WRITE TO US or real threats, and at times sure to toxic stress and neglect of diet, cess and in rural areas, it only five per cent. when we are faced with un- Class: XII-A (Arts) stimulation, and health services, both To complicate matters, it is not necessary that By DURGA BASU, SEND YOUR REPLIES, S certainty or the unknown. So School: Mayo College of which may have an impact on brain the device or connection is easily available Class: X, CONTRIBUTIONS AND LETTERS it is normal and understandable that Girls School, Ajmer health and development. with the children and usually parents have a Vasant Valley people are experiencing fear in the con- Frontline workers: Are playing a cru- device for their professional and personal TO THE EDITOR ON text of the COVID-19 pandemic. cial role in fighting the outbreak and needs. So, how would households with many School, New Delhi Faced with new realities of work- saving lives. But they are under excep- children attend online classes with a single [email protected] ing from home, online teaching of chil- isting mental health symptoms or trig- tional stress and while deaths of health device? dren, and lack of physical contact with ger relapse among people with pre-ex- workers are rising, the mental ill health This is the classic divide be- [email protected] other family members, friends and col- isting mental health illness. rates are rising faster still. tween the haves and have-nots. The leagues, it is important that we look af- People at large: Across societies, even The pandemic has poor are also more likely to have You can also post your articles, ter our mental, as well as our physical for those not directly impacted by negatively impacted smaller homes. This poses a prob- paintings, sketches, debates, health. COVID-19, the effects of social isolation lem for students, as distractions and economic fallout are being felt wide- the education of the make studying difficult. Upper concerns and feedback on Mental health should be a ly. Large sections of populations girl child in India: class children also tend to go to major concern around the world are experiencing better schools with more trained WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM increased anxiety, depression, according to UNICEF, teachers, which gives them a dis- The impact of this pandemic on stress and loneliness as a result around 10 million tinct advantage. Often, poorer fam- one’s mental health has not been of the COVID-19 outbreak. ilies experience more domestic vi- thoroughly investigated since These are risk factors not only girls are at risk of olence, which greatly impacts a WE ARE WAITING all efforts have been directed for the short term, but also becoming child child’s mental health. For such towards understanding the longer-term mental health children, school was a safe space, epidemiology.There has been problems. brides which they can no longer turn to. little concern expressed about How did parents ensure that the impact on one’s mental What should we do? all the children got adequate wellbeing. It’s imperative to schooling? They didn’t. The access to education has hit girls the An adventure in note here that the magnitude, People should communi- hardest. It is no secret that in our country,the education of the spread, disease flow, and con- 1 cate with friends and fam- girl child is valued less. So, parents are far more likely to pull sequences of the pandemic can ily members on a regular basis the plug on their daughter’s education and instead engage them all be influenced by people’s be- and begin thinking positively. in housework, or more disturbingly: child marriage. The lack sustainability haviour. One must pay attention to quality education during this crisis will indeed lead to an in- to this aspect to truly understand When anxiety appears, aim to crease in child marriage. According to UNICEF, the extent of the disaster. 2 share your concern with others Covid has put an additional 10 million girls Tanay Jain, 15, started the Katran Foundation to alleviate it. at risk of becoming brides. Another vul- Anxiety needs to be nerable group of students are children to clothe underprivileged children after monitored Having enough sleep, exercising dai- with disabilities who often require high- seeing heaps of fabric wasted at his 3 ly,and using various calming strate- ly specialised methods of education and Self-isolation is likely to have a detri- gies is efficient. specially trained professionals to help father’s factory. Know his story mental effect on one’s mental health. them. During the pandemic, they are not Separation from loved ones, lack of in- We are fighting it together To conclude receiving enough care or attention. dependence, boredom and confusion The student fraternity: Closure of Despite the unprecedented threats, nat- This gap in education will have long- What suddenly made you feel the need to may all contribute to a decline in a per- schools and colleges has reduced op- ural resilience is shining through – term effects on students: bad grades Q make clothes for young children? son’s mental health. Those with exist- portunity for children to connect and something that would be critical to en- received during the pan- My aunt and I went to our in-house factory called ing poor mental health are facing risks access learning opportunities, all of suring economies will survive and peo- demic will affect college Onaya Fashions, where we got to know about the including increased episodes of mental which have a negative impact on their ple will heal from the pandemic’s effects. applications and cheat- problem of the fabric getting wasted. Then we both ill health and disruption to treatment mental health. Stress and social alien- The experience of COVID-19 can bring ing during online came up with the idea of upcycling the fabric and and medications. Studies have shown ation are expected to have an impact on us together and make us kinder to tests will impede turning them into beautiful garments for little chil- that COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate ex- brain health and growth, with young one another. their learning. dren in need of clothes.

How did this awareness for better waste Q management develop? This awareness developed by seeing the amount of clothes getting wasted and the idea that this was only one factory out of the thousands in Kolkata itself. We don’t need no Insta-nation! The magnitude of waste in all the factories aston- ished both my aunt and I and that is how the feeling Should there be Instagram for children under 13 years of age, aka Gen Z and Alpha? dren under 13 is in the works. Zuckerberg. of utilising it developed. The next salvo came from US law- Facebook thinks so. But students don’t. Let’s hear from them The problem: Batting for makers, when 40 attorney generals sent What logistical challenges did you face when a protest letter to Facebook calling on the Q you started this project? n explosive news has engulfed commercial-free childhood company to ‘abandon its plans’ for an In- Logistically, we did this in-house, among our rela- the world since March 2021 – To ensure an ad-free childhood, two stagram for kids under the age of 13. They tives on their birthdays, anniversaries, Holi, Diwali A that Facebook was developing different groups have written protest let- said it was ‘harmful for myriad reasons’ etc. On such occasions, we upcycled the cloth and an Instagram service for kids. Current- ters to Facebook. A global list of promi- as it sparks concerns about cyberbully- donated to orphanages and institutions for the bet- ly, the photo-sharing social media app nent public health and child advocacy ex- ing, predatory adults, mental well-being, ter part of a year. Then we decided to expand it to does not allow under-13 age group to be perts were the first to send a co-signed keeping in mind Facebook’s missteps on open this idea to other people as well and that is part of it even though over the years, re- letter to Facebook expressing their con- data protection and privacy. After launch- when we started with our social media. We also em- ports have emerged that many lie about cern. According to ‘nbcnews.com’, a coali- ing Messenger Kids in 2017 so that chil- ployed underprivileged karigars from around the it. Now,Facebook wants to create a ver- tion of 35 organisations and 64 individ- dren could chat with their family mem- suburbs in Kolkata who actually upcycle this cloth sion of Instagram for children under 13 ual experts, coordinated by the Campaign bers and friends, Facebook discovered and turn them into garments. We expanded the idea years aka Gen Z and Alpha, that they for a Commercial Free Childhood — a that a technical error in it allowed chil- of Katran in January 2021, where we introduced our can use legally.The news, first reported Boston-based nonprofit — raised con- dren to enter group chats with strangers. social media page. I involved a few of my friends, by BuzzFeed, said that the head of In- cerns about privacy,screen time, mental Raunak Seksaria, Pratham Madhogaria and Rau- stagram – Adam Mosseri confirmed to health, self-esteem, and commercial pres- — [email protected] nak Sarawgi, who have played an essential role in them that a version of the app for chil- sure in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Student inputs (below) by Team NIE helping us expand our idea in the past few months. Like me, all of them are also students of St James School, class X, and have done a stellar job so far. IS THERE A ‘RIGHT’ ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION? Was there opposition or encouragement Q from the family? A social media with parental controls in place or no social media before one turns 13 years old? We asked TOI Student Youth reporters to share their views... There was a lot of encouragement from my family,especially my aunt, uncle and my siblings, Sahil and Yashi Jain. My uncle and father who own Onaya Fash- ions have been super supportive regarding this ini- They must be protected from online negativity. Why not? They will surely feel a sense of tiative without whom we would not have been able to Even if social media helps you link up with people all over the NO WAY independence. help 2500 children so far. My brother and sister also world and helps hone networking skills, exchange ideas, I per- Allowing the younger generation to become assist me and advice me and so does my aunt. sonally urge Facebook to not launch Instagram for children as familiarised with the workings of a popular it may lead to social media addiction, which may manifest in social media platform, which is tailored specif- How difficult is it to manage studies when myriad ways. Besides, children may be exposed to abusive mes- ically for them. It can also encourage children Q you are a final year student? sages, body shaming, hatred, negativity, and cyberbullying. to learn how to stay safe online while being In the beginning, we would spent about 4-5 hours a Time and again, it has been proved that even adults have failed YES... exposed to information from across the world. day – meeting, thinking and creating. At that time in handling complexes that social media creates. Why put They will feel a sense of independence and the pressure of studies was not that much and frankly innocent children through a similar ordeal? BRING parents can feel secure about the content their speaking, we were quite excited about this project. Nimisha Soni, class IX, Zebar School For Children, Ahmedabad children are consuming. Now with exams coming up, we have to devote a bit Amrutha Varshini Thota, class XII, FIITJEE, Hyderabad less time to this, but we had already foreseen that IT ON and had done the work beforehand so that we could manage our studies well.

How do you plan to scale up your idea? WARNING! Q What’s the future for Katran? The future plan for this organisation is very simple. Current We plan to scale this throughout the country, involv- Instagram policy ing waste fabric from more factories apart from On- aya — since the amount of waste generated in the fash- forbids ion industry is massive — and this can bring a sustainable change. On the other hand we also want to children under help as many children as possible collaborating with the age of 13 as many orphanages, children homes, etc. So, in the next few years with the correct exposure, marketing, May foster a ‘likes’- More negatives than May prevent growth from using the and awareness, we can scale this up to a different lev- based self worth positives There’s a reason why service. el involving schools in this cause, as well. The reason users prefer to Instances of cyberbul- Instagram is for people We’re studying online, so why Within reason and with strict be on social media of any lying, declining mental over 13 years. If it’s cre- Facebook, not mingle online monitoring, it’s not a bad idea kind is for the temporary health and excessive ated, there’s no doubt In one year we went from ‘No I love the idea of Instagram for boost of dopamine that screen time are high children will spend most Instagram’s phones! No computer!’ to full- children under the age of 13, but they experience on re- risks of this app. In such of their time on mobiles, parent company, fledged online classes. Access to In- if not monitored, it could spell ceiving likes or well-word- a case, no matter how which would eventually stagram and other social media, disaster. I feel parents should ed comments. Younger many parental control harm their mental owns a whole with parental control is a natural have access to these accounts. children, wouldn’t be able measures are added, an health. It may also pre- next step. If we can replace study- Plus strict rules or dos and to fathom this superfi- Instagram for under-13 vent the development of host of products ing in school with online classes, don’ts will help make social han- ciality of social media and will end up having a social skills and direct which are used we may be allowed to mingle, as in dles a perfect platform to share would develop inferiority more negative impact communication skills. school, through social media. interesting bits that are kids-ap- complex of all sorts. than positive. by 3.3 billion propriate infotainment. Bhoomika Chawla, class people every Devayani Unnikrishnan, class VII, Sai Krishna Priya, Class X, Shirisha Varma, class IX, XI, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Rajagiri Public School, Niharika Bakshi, class VI, GTAVM, Chennai St Xavier’s College, Mumbai Chandigarh month Kalamassery, Ernakulam Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie APPEAR SET TO CLINCH BERTH FOR CL

here was no need for a goalscoring goalkeeper this time. Liverpool’s latest win in the Pre- It was like a semi-final. We had to win mier League, 3-0 at Burnley on Wednesday,was the semi-final and we did. Nothing is far more routine than the one secured by goal- T keeper Alisson’s sensational stoppage-time decided yet but we improved header at the weekend. It was no less vital, though. Liverpool will head into Sunday’s final round back in our position and we have the the top four, if only on goal difference, as last season’s run- final. That’s away champions look to clinch qualification for the Cham- pions League, a possibility that looked so unlikely a month what we ago. With two qualifying spots up for grabs to join Man- needed. It’s what we chester City and Manchester United, Chelsea is in third Liverpool’s goalkeeper Alisson, right, saves from place on 67 points, one more than both Liverpool and deserve because this was a fifth-place Leicester. Liverpool has a superior goal dif- top performance. You can’t Burnley’s Chris Wood, left, during the English Premier ference to Leicester of four, so any kind of victory over League soccer match between Burnley and Liverpool Crystal Palace should be enough for Jurgen Klopp’s team give any chance away to finish in the top four. Leicester closes the season at home against Burnley because of the to Tottenham and will need to pile up the goals if Chelsea and Liverpool win. way they play. They wanted to go for our centre-halves but our boys did Straight wins on the go outstandingly well. We knew before the game it would be incredibly tough - they had ■ Since a 1-1 home draw with Newcastle on April 24 that about 3,500 people, not on our side. The left Klopp fearing the worst, Liverpool has won four straight games, against Southampton, Manchester United, West atmosphere in football is massive. I Bromwich Albion and now Burnley, to reel in Leicester. thought the boys dealt really well with Three days after Alisson’s winner at West Brom, it was another Brazil international, Roberto Firmino, who put Liv- that. They didn’t get distracted - they erpool ahead at Turf Moor by converting a cross from An- tried to use it because the noise is drew Robertson in the 43rd minute. Nat Phillips, the reserve center back filling in so admirably amid a glut of in- nice. We played a lot of good juries in that position, scored the second goal with a head- football stuff. You can’t go to er from Sadio Mane’s cross in the 52nd. Alex Oxlade-Cham- berlain added a third in the 88th. Burnley and hope to win 3-0. It’s usually incredibly tight. We have to ■ The other thing to be decided on the final day of the season will be which teams qualify for UEFA’s minor Eu- make sure we recover quickly. We have a thin ropean competitions, the Europa League and the newly squad in some positions. We have to created Europa Conference League.West Ham is in a good position to finish sixth and qualify for the Europa League wrap them in cotton wool. I can’t wait after beating West Brom 3-1. Seventh-place Tottenham lost 2-1 to Aston Villa, in what could be Harry Kane’s final for the 10,00 fans at Anfield. Nothing home game for the club, and is now tied on points with is decided, Palace are strong. Everton, which beat Wolverhampton 1-0 at home thanks to Richarlison’s header. Arsenal is a point further back in JURGEN KLOPP, ninth after a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace. Newcastle won 1-0 Liverpool manager at home to Sheffield United in Wednesday’s other game.

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ational Cricket Academy chief he Indian women’s cricket team will tember 19 to 24) and as many T20 Interna- FIRST AUS-INDIA WOMEN’S women are getting to play Tests,” a former compete in its maiden day-night Test tional matches (from October 7 to 11) Down India player said. “The pink ball game in Aus- and former India captain from September 30 to October 3 when Under. India last played a Test against Aus- TEST IN 15 YEARS tralia will be a tougher challenge as the girls N Rahul Dravid is set to be the Tit tours Australia this year.The match tralia in 2006. The pink ball Test between have never played with that ball but I am sure head coach of the Indian white-ball will be played in Perth, which hasn’t hosted a India and Australia will be only the second The September 30 - Oct. 3 match in Perth they will get to prepare well for it. A few prac- squad that will tour Sri Lanka in July. day-night game as yet, Cricket Australia said such match to be held in the history of will be the first test between the Australian tice games will also be needed,” she added. Dravid, who stopped travelling with after BCCI secretary Jay Shah made the ini- women’s cricket. The only day-night women’s and Indian women’s teams in 15 years. The the India A and U-19 teams after tak- tial announcement. "Taking forward our com- game played so far was between Australia series will also mark the first time the Welcome move ing over as NCA head in Bengaluru, mitment towards women’s cricket, I am ex- and England at Sydney in November 2017. teams have met since the record-breaking England and Australia are the only two will be the head coach of the second- tremely pleased to announce that Team India The match ended in a draw. Twenty20 World Cup final at the Melbourne teams which regularly play Test cricket, string side in the absence of Ravi Shas- @BCCIwomen will play in their first ever pink Cricket Ground. In March 2020, Australia mainly against each other in the Women’s tri, who will be busy with the Test side ball day-night Test later this year in Australia,” Tough challenge ahead beat India by 85 runs to win its fifth Ashes. Going forward, India will also be in England at the same time. Shah tweeted. Preparing for both the England and Australia seen playing the longest format against the Women’s T20 World Cup title. A crowd of India are expected to play Test will be a challenge since the women don’t two teams.“As players, we’ve said for a long three ODIs and as many T20s play with red ball even 86,174 spectators watched the match at the time that we’d love to play more Test match- Melbourne Cricket Ground, just weeks in Sri Lanka. Hardik Eng Test after seven years on the domestic cir- es,”Australia captain Meg Lanning said. Pandya, Shikhar The Indian women’s team, which will play cuit. “It will be a before the coronavirus pandemic shut down “It’s an exciting prospect and I know (In- Dhawan and its first Test in seven years from June 16 challenge for most of world sport. dia) are heading over to England to play a Shreyas Iyer are in England, will compete in another one sure but the Test match pretty soon so it shows they’re Cricket Australia on Thursday said the in the running during the tour of Australia. The team good thing up for the challenge and really willing to Australian women’s team will play India in for captaincy. It will also play three ODIs (from Sep- is that play that format.” PTI three one-day internationals at Sydney’s remains to be North Sydney Oval on Sept. 19 and seen if Iyer re- Melbourne’s Junction Oval on Sept. 22 and covers in time Photo: GETTYIMAGES Sept. 24. After the test match, India’s tour from his shoul- will conclude with T20 matches at North der surgery for Sydney Oval on Oct. 7, 9 and 11. Sri Lanka. PTI

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Who is the nine-time Shafali Verma became the Which country has won the How many of the 17 Q4: Wimbledon Champion of Q7: youngest to score a 50 in Q8: Football World Cup the Q11: Grand Prix this season QUIZ TIME! Women’s Singles Match in Tennis? International Cricket. Whose 30- maximum number of times which is 5? did Lewis Hamilton win? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Who won the ICC World Cup a) Serena Williams b) Steffi Graf year-old record did she break? a) Argentina b) Germany a) 9 ❑ b) 10 ❑ c) 11 ❑ d) 12 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Q1: 2019? c) Martina Navratilova d) Chris Evert a) Rahul Dravid ❑ b) Sachin Tendulkar ❑ c) Brazil d) England a) India ❑ b) England ❑ c) Diana Edulji ❑ d) Yuvraj Singh ❑ Novak Djokovic has Ashes is the tournament The Frank Worrell Trophy is a c) New Zealand ❑ d) Australia ❑ Q12: defeated ...... 7-5, 6-2, Q5: played between which two Shafali Verma Q9: test-match (cricket) series 6-2 to win his ninth Australian cricket teams? played between Australia and…? In Tennis, the hard court is a) India vs Pakistan ❑ a) West Indies ❑ b) India ❑ Open championship 2021 and 18th Q2: the type of court whose b) New Zealand vs South Africa ❑ ❑ ❑ Grand Slam title. surface is made of - c) Pakistan d) Australia c) Sri Lanka vs West Indies ❑ a) Roger Federer ❑ b) Rafael Nadal ❑ a) Concrete ❑ b) Clay ❑ ❑ ❑ d) Australia vs England ❑ Who amongst the c) Stefanos Tsitsipas d) Daniil Medvedev c) Grass ❑ d) Carpet ❑ Q10: following has become ANSWERS: 1. b. England 2. a. Concrete Who became India’s second the first in women’s cricket, to 3. b. Irani Trophy 4. c. Martina Navratilova Which one of the following is Q6: Grand Master in Chess have 20 years of international 5. d. Australia vs England 6. a. Dibyendu Barua Q3: not a football tournament? after Vishwanathan Anand? cricket experience? 7. b. Sachin Tendulkar 8. c. Brazil ❑ ❑ 9. a. West Indies 10. b. Mithali Raj a) I - league b) Irani Trophy a) Dibyendu Barua ❑ b) Abhijit Kunte ❑ a) Harmanpreet Kaur ❑ b) Mithali Raj ❑ 11. c. 11 12. d. Daniil Medvedev c) Bardoloi Trophy ❑ d) Durand Cup ❑ ❑ ❑ c) Pravin Thipsay d) None of the above Photo: GETTY IMAGES c) Smriti Mandhana ❑ d) Jhulan Goswami ❑