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Times-NIE-Web-Ed-Dec2-2020-Page1.Qxd (Page 1) BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO. LTD. | ESTABLISHED 1838 | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | NEW DELHI ➤Times NIE student reporter ➤ Students share their ➤ 3 reasons why STUDENT EDITION shares his views on how we travel plans Australia have TODAY’S may have eradicated an entire outplayed India WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 ➤ Missing your school? Newspaper in Education EDITION species of white rhinos! Relive your school days PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 WEB EDITION CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 VIRAT KOHLI 3.5 BILLION 100 BECOMES FASTEST Some may call the year 2020 as a Photo: Getty images TO SCORE 22,000 year of external disruptions due to ubscribers will be INTL RUNS the pandemic. But I firmly believe that 2020 will be known not as a connected to 5G irat Kohli added yet by 2026 globally, another feather to his year of external disruption, but as a S V cap in his glorious inter- year of internal discovery for our according to a report by national career during his 89 society and for our nation. Adversity the telecom company against Australia in the second ODI not only builds strength but also at the SCG on Sunday. When Kohli brings out our true innate character. Ericsson. India will account scored his 78th run of the match, This global pandemic has brought to he surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to for 350 million become the fastest to score the fore India's national character subscriptions atural disasters affecting more 22,000 international runs. Kohli for the entire world to behold as a FACTOID than 50 million people occurred achieved the feat in just 462 resilient and Nin the first half a year alone innings. Tendulkar had taken 31 united nation ➤ Globally, more than 1 billion people— 5G is the 5th generation since the coronavirus pandemic was officially announced in innings more and had reached the NARENDRA 15 per cent of the world's popula- mobile network. It is a March, stated the International Federation of Red Cross milestone in 493 international tion is expected to live in an area new global wireless and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in its annual innings. MODI, PM World Disasters report recently. This includes some that has 5G coverage rolled out standard after 1G, 2G, 250,000 people, who were affected by as many as 10 ➤ 3G, and 4G networks. different disasters during this period, according to the In 2026, 60 per cent of the world's ➤ Brian Lara World Disasters 2020 report population will have access to 5G 5G enables a new kind of (511 innings) coverage, with 5G subscriptions network that is designed and Ricky In the past 10 years, 83 per cent of all the forecast to reach 3.5 billion. In to connect virtually Ponting (514 innings) follow the two India, 5G subscriptions will surpass everyone and everything disasters triggered by natural hazards were Indian superstars 350 million, accounting for 27 per together including caused by extreme weather and climate- ➤ Interestingly, Kohli related events, such as floods, storms and cent of all mobile subscriptions in machines, objects, is the only batsman in 2026, the report said and devices heatwaves, it was stated in the report the 22,000-Club to average above 50! In fact, his average of 56.15 is significantly CLICK EARTH 2000 LIGHT YEARS PLASTIC POLLUTION FROM NEWS HERE FOR higher than the second CLOSER TO MILKY WAY'S FISHING NETS THREATENING IN BRIEF MORE INSIDE THE SUPER best on this count - SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE GANGES WILDLIFE NINTENDO WORLD Kallis (49.10). The Indian captain has ENVIRONMENT already registered 70 hundreds and is just one behind Ponting (71) WHICH ARE THE RICHEST SPACE FAMILIES IN new map of the Milky Way has put ASIA ACCORDING the Earth 2,000 light years closer to TO BLOOMBERG? Athe supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The map suggests that lastic pollution from discarded fishing the blackhole is located 25,800 light years from gear in the Ganges river poses a threat ➤ The Ambani family topped the Earth, closer than the official value of P to wildlife, such as the critically- en- 27,700 light years. dangered three-striped roofed turtle and the Universal Studios Bloomberg’s list of Asia’s richest families endangered Ganges river dolphin, according with a wealth of $76billion to an international team including researchers Japan plans to open its ➤ The Kwok family, which controls one According to the map, our solar sys- from the Wildlife Institute of India. $580 million Nintendo tem is travelling at 227 kilometres of Hong Kong’s largest developers, came attraction on Feb 4, per second as it orbits around the ➤The researchers noted that fishing in second with $33billion, while the galactic centre — faster than the nets — all made of plastic — were the finally debuting a long- Chearavanont family that controls Thai official value of 220 kilometres most common type of gear found delayed effort to conglomerate, CP Group, ranked third at $31.7billion per second ➤High rates of fishing equipment are introduce Mario and being discarded in the river — driven by other beloved short gear lifespans and lack of appro- characters to real- Others on the list include AR RAHMAN IS BAFTA priate disposal systems, the world theme park to Samsung’s Lee family, the BREAKTHROUGH INDIA AMBASSADOR researchers said the visitors Hindujas, and the Mistrys scar and Grammy-winning composer AR Rahman has been roped in as the ambas- O sador of the BAFTA Breakthrough initia- tive in India. IN THE NEWS ➤The initiative marks BAFTA's first steps into India. The talent hunt initiative will enable the The Cambridge dictionary describes it According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word comes from Academy to identify and nurture up to five talents NEW WORDS as"a group of people who go into anthropo meaning ‘relating to humans’ and pause, and "it working in film, games, or television in India. The quarantine together" refers to the global slowdown of travel and other human exercise, known as BAFTA Breakthrough initiative, activity during the pandemic” is part of the Academy's year-round effort to support new talent, INSPIRED BY THE At a time where many people live alone, quaranteam is a good idea, as It alludes to some of the welcome consequences of this operating alongside their slowdown – fish were visible in the Grand Canal in awards ceremonies they let people have access to their Venice due to the reduction in water traffic; light and ➤As part of the initiative in India, friends and family a jury of British and Indian indus- CORONA CRISIS noise pollution across much of the world has decreased; try experts will select five and animals are being seen more frequently in their talents from across As the coronavirus impacted natural habitat as humans stay away India to take part in the the world in many ways- from year-long mentoring and guidance programme. the world order to economics The Oxford Dictionary describes it as "the action of The chosen talent will compulsively scrolling through social media or news to personal lives, language A blend of corona and vacation, this word also connect with and feeds, which is related to bad news learn from the British had to grow and adjust to refers to the break from work many people and Indian creative encompass the changes it Doomscrolling was an inevitable part of the heavy got due to the coronavirus industries, and will bought. Here are some new be promoted as year— from Bushfire updates to corona cases rising, Many businesses eventually found ways to BAFTA Breakthrough words being used and to the close US presidential election, the year has continue working from home or when the artistes globally been rife with stress-inducing news lockdown loosened but some got to enjoy a what they mean... coronacation before “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 OUR ENVIRONMENT WRITER ON HOW WE MAY HAVE ERADICATED A SPECIES OF WHITE RHINOS Click here to READ ONLINE So now what? With no the inevitable extinction The scientists are now working towards male member of the species event the rhino population creating a viable embryo that one of the was heading towards. This two female white rhinos can carry. alive, there is no way for the practice of collecting the species to continue. gametes has continued to With the progress of techno- Are wewe this day, and now, while the last Have we lost yet another species male rhinoceros is no logy, humans have ideated a from the surface of the Earth? Are more – the gamete we once again, as is becoming is still viable. We solution. characteristic of Human Be- still can pre- To use a relative species – the southern ings, responsible for the eradi- vent the white rhino as a surrogate mother.On cation of another species? northern August 22, 2019, the first embryo was Yes…and no. white rhi- prepared and researchers are now clos- ADITYA KAUSHAL, The problem is the same too– late? no from ing on a possible surrogate southern Batch of 2020, Ekya Schools, poaching. Poachers have been being rhino to revive the species. What is Bengaluru hunting rhinoceros for their horns extinct. amazing is that for all the damage we for over 50 years. Their horns are as humans inflict onto the en- in high demand among ancient trib- vironment, this is also the he white rhinoceros or al communities as well as under- Poachers have been first time we have made our square-lipped rhinoceros world markets.
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