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➤If a year of lockdown has ➤Have you postponed your ➤ Can young gun STUDENT EDITION left you with low moods, it's travel plans, courtesy the rising power TODAY’S time to reboot. cases of Covid? But how about to their WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 Newspaper in hearing about your peers’ maiden IPL title? Education EDITION favourite travel destinations? PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 WEB EDITION CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 PM MODI'S 'PARIKSHA PE CHARCHA' TO 61 LAKH BE HELD TODAY Indians among over 53 cr users rime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that his annual interaction with SUFFER FB DATA LEAK P students ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ will be held on April 7 in a new format. "A new format, several n a major breach of privacy, via a bot on encrypted messaging plat- interesting questions on a wide personal details of nearly 533 The leaked data includes form Telegram, which came from a range of subjects, and a memorable million Facebook users from Facebook ID numbers, Facebook vulnerability that was discussion with our brave more than a 100 countries, profile names, email patched by the social network in 2019. #ExamWarriors, parents and teach- ers. Watch 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' at including , were allegedly addresses, location infor- With the data now entering the public I 7 PM on 7th April," the prime minis- leaked online and posted for free on domain, there is a real danger that this DO WE HAVE PROTECTION? mation, gender details, job ter tweeted. low level hacking forums, according to data, and other details information can be widely used by multiple sources. Over 61 lakh Indian cybercriminals for email or SMS spam,  According to cyber  In February, it was users have also been affected. In faced that the phone numbers of 533 robocalls, extortion attempts, threats announced that Prime experts, India does not have a January this year, reports first sur- and harassment, etc. million users were currently being sold Minister Modi's annual robust mechanism for user interaction with students data protection and penal SET UP SECURITY ANSWERS AND UPDATE YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS. All social media platforms give you will be held online this the option to limit your audience. But many people are unaware of its importance. It is necessary for every actions, if any, in cases of user to explore, try and overview those settings. You can also set up security questions on your accounts. year in view of the Covid- data breaches. The Personal Data Protection Bill, Instead of setting common questions like ‘What is your mother’s name?’ or ‘From where you are?’, use 19 pandemic. questions that are difficult for everyone to think about  The first edition of the which is said to contain provisions dealing with the prime minister's interac- same has been pending in Lok Sabha since 2019 BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SHARE. tion programme with As Cambridge Avoid sharing personal information Analytics still school and college stu- online because your information, dents ''Pariksha Pe including your email address, phone haunts nearly 87 USE A STRONG PASSWORD AND USE A PASS- number, and social security number, is million users, Charcha 1.0'' was held at WORD MANAGER. Your password must include worth a lot of money to hackers and including over 5 lakh the Talkatora Stadium on numbers, words, upper and lower- data mining companies. Take a look at users from India, the FB February 16, 2018. case letters, and special charac- your social media profiles and try to leak has come as the ters. The more strong password keep them barren—the people who HOW TO biggest-ever leak of a you use, the harder for a hacker to need to know your birth date, email crack your password. Change your address and phone number, social media platform USE YOUR password at least once a month already have them that has billions of users Godzilla vs Kong

USE A VPN. If you KEEP SYSTEM UP TO DATE WITH SOCIAL ADD TWO-FACTOR AUTHEN- VERIFY FRIEND REQUESTS AND highest-grossing want to keep your mes- ANTIVIRUS. Never operate an internet- TICATION FOR EVERY SOCIAL BLOCK FAKE ACCOUNTS Platforms sages and calls secure; enabled computer without installing anti- foreign film in India ACCOUNT. It will add an extra layer like Facebook and Instagram are full of MEDIA you can use an encryp- malware and antivirus software. There are of security to them. When someone fake profiles. Those fake accounts can post-pandemic tion tool, called VPN. many paid and unpaid antivirus software logs into your account from a new loca- be a hacker, a suspicious organisation It helps you to keep available. To secure mobile devices, use ACCOUNTS tion, device or browser; you will be sent or even a frenemy, who wants to moni- your communication antivirus apps to secure your online activity a password that needs to be entered tor your activities. Don’t accept any encrypted and important data SAFELY for logging into your social account friend request without verification Mainstream cinema is not going VIEWPOINT anywhere: Abhishek Bachchan Breaking traffic rules multiple times can now he audience seems to prefer realistic content on OTT platforms lately, but according to actor Abhishek get your name public on government websites odzilla vs Kong, which Bachchan, the importance that the mainstream cine- n a bid to promote responsible driving, the state trans- released on March 24, has ma enjoys will never fade. "The kind of storytelling, The transport departments will create T port departments will be putting out a list of persons on G become the highest-grossing songs, dance will not go. You will get a different aspect of it a separate section in their portal their portals, who are repeat offenders for traffic viola- foreign film post the pandemic in India, because of the various platforms available. You will see a variant I named ‘Revocation of Driving License tions, such as drunk driving, speeding, racing, dangerous in a week. The film has collected a of it but mainstream cinema is not going anywhere,” he said. under subsection (1A) of section 19 of total of $25.2 million in regional rev- The actor said, there is a certain trend that thrives in the indus- driving, and even for not wearing helmets. According to the the Act’, which will be in a machine- enues in Southeast Asia, on its open- try but it goes away in a few years. "In the '70s and the '80s, modified Central Motor vehicles rules, such names can be readable electronic, printable and ing weekend, with $4.9 million (`35.97 rebellious love was a big theme — non-acceptance from the made public, if the offender doesn’t go for an appeal within a shareable pdf form, for access by the crore) in India alone. This makes it the girl's or boy's side. But that changed in the '90s, where, in month after disqualification, to hold a DL or the appellate general public second-biggest film in India in a week, 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', Shah Rukh Khan said, I will authority dismisses his/ her appeal. in the Covid era. not run away. I will win the family over. So, you cannot generalise. Storytelling will adapt as per the wishes of the audience," he added. THE NEW CHANGES The film also opened on more  The government has also done away with the minimum screens nationwide (1,770) than educational qualification for obtaining DL for commercial any other film since the start of I think the audience's tastes vehicles and this has been replaced with the mandatory the pandemic last year, and its change every seven to 10 years. requirement of “minimum training and language compre- day one net collections were ` That's because a new generation hension” 6.4 crore. Celeb of cinema viewers comes in and with them  The new changes in the rules will also make it conven- they bring in their choices, likes and dislikes. ient for people to avail transport- related services as the In China, where the film opened on talk You cannot compare the protagonist from system will be online; starting from filing application and March 26, it did $70.3 million busi- 1940 to 2010. It's always changed. issuance of learner’s license to submission of medical ness from 42,000 screens, with an That's how organically cinema grows certificate and surrender and renewal of DL 82 per cent share of the box office. In the US, ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ opened in cinemas and debuted on HBO Max DO YOU AGREE? SHARE YOUR VIEWS AT [email protected] Will naming and shaming the traffic offenders promote responsible driving? on March 31 Q SHARE YOUR VIEWS AT [email protected] “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. 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it into schools from class 6 will ensure that we dignify the whole Negi honoured with State understanding of labour. Ultimately, the states can do NEP - A CHANGE IN what they want with it; education is part of the concurrent list. It’s Teachers’ Award 2020 a very flexible document. If Oris- sa says I will teach Odia and Eng- lish, fine, we can’t stop them. Lakshmi Negi, PGT History of DAV EDUCATION SYSTEM NEP has adopted the peda- Public School, Sreshtha Vihar, was EP 2020 is like a gogical structure 5+3+3+4. The Ghonoured with the prestigious State foundation of a ‘4’ is classes 9-12, we always had Teachers’ Award 2020 from deputy chief min- new India. NEP that, and then ‘3’ is the classes 6- ister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, in a glitter- 2020 will make 8. The other ‘3’ is classes 3-5. Then, ing award ceremony. The event was graced N learning fun rather the ‘5’ is class 2, 1, prep, nursery by the presence of director of education, than a task. It puts great empha- and preschool. Earlier the private Udit Prakash and education advisor, Shailen- sis on language – stating that the schools started at 3+ and now we dra Sharma. Her remarkable achievement medium of education until class will start looking at it from 6+ and is indeed a proud moment for each member 5 will be the mother tongue of the there is nothing wrong with that. of Sreshtha family. School principal Suhasi- student. Changing structures To cope up with the change ni K Nath congratulated the teacher for her such as the 5+3+3+4 assessment we need to change the way the achievement. model, more reliance on tech and teachers are trained. They will focus on vocational education are have to be of different quality. among the other overhauls. There’s also so much emphasis As a principal, I believe this on digital and tech, we are going Ryan International School gets is a wonderful opportunity for to get into hybrid mode. And if really looking at this whole dis- it’s hybrid, the teacher has to keep course that has been going for ARCHNA ARORA, Principal, Mount Abu Public School, sector 18, Rohini evolving on a daily basis. A Sanitation Sentinel Honour Award years about 21st skills, teacher has to train in how to ensuring they are embedded, make learning more human, and so on. I feel for the first time individualised understanding unemployable graduates. What more interesting, worldwide, and we are bringing sometime out project based learning; learn- is happening across the board is creative. And tech is a fantastic of the conversation and into the ing at your own pace, bringing children miss out because they tool for that. classroom. At one level we are in children earlier so that gaps can’t get into professional cours- These changes will not looking at creating a future of are filled between the haves and es. We are not into community come at a click of a button, but learning where the child is at the have-nots. that has considered vocational ed- slowly, will help us to evolve in the heart of a research based, This country does not need ucation important, but bringing a new way, in a new direction.

created an environment of joy and happiness. This endeavour of the school students and teachers was Pave your own path highly appreciated by the school or cleanliness campaign through virtual medium. Award’ was given at the heads. in and out of campus, Following the guidance ‘Swachhta Prahari Samman dream isn’t worth any- best life lessons one can get, as While headmistress Shivani FRyan International of school chairman Dr A F 2021’ function organised by thing until you try to put it they teach us to adapt. The as- Khanna boosted the morale of the School, sector 31 has connect- Pinto and managing director Municipal Corporation Gu- Ainto practice. This idea was sembly commenced with a video children to embrace imperfect ac- ed with Municipal Corporation Dr Grace Pinto, Ryan Inter- rugram, Buland Awas Wel- realised at ASN Int’l School Mayur reflecting how great personalities tions and analyse them to create of Gurugram and actively par- national School has always fare Society and Artemis Vihar, through a special assembly paved their way and achieved suc- a new blend; academic co-ordina- ticipated in all the cleanliness strived to protect the envi- Hospital to Ryan Interna- organised by class 5B, virtually. cess in life. It was followed by a tor Priyanka motivated them by campaigns run by the Guru- ronment through plantation tional school sector-31 Gu- The assembly highlighted the poem, reflecting the moral that saying that everyone is unique gram Municipal Corporation. or hygiene awareness cam- rugram. School head N Gee- objective, when we dedicate our- not only humans but Nature, in- with their own gifts and talents, The school students have paigns and more. Every ef- ta Srinivasa thanked the selves to our dream, whatever it cluding trees and animals, also so embrace the failures and keep been trying to make people fort has been made in the Voice Welfare Society and may be, we find ourselves at the face troubles to grow better each moving ahead as these failures aware of cleanliness through school to participate in any Artemis Hospital Municipal intersection of perception and re- day and to reach the zenith of are the steps to success. The as- street plays, rally slogans such campaign to keep Gu- Corporation Gurugram for ality. Despite setbacks, failures their success. sembly culminated with moral and more. During the peak rugram clean, in collabora- this honour and assured and disappointments in life, one The students showcased their that self-belief is everything. corona period in 2020, teach- tion with the Voice Welfare them that the school will al- should understand immense talent when it came to ers were also making the stu- Society. On March 14, 2021, ways strive for cleanliness that they are the dance on western beats. The event ASN International School, Mayur Vihar dents aware of cleanliness the ‘Swachh Vidyalaya campaign. REALISING OUR DREAMS AND GOALS

eaving my mother’s lap and her caring hand Yes, to a certain extent. The teachers filled ADITI Lto board the bus to enter into a new campus the void to a great length. We had tremendous MOHAN, with many strange faces and places was not all opportunities to prove our mettle in presenta- class VIII, fun. I am talking about my feelings when I first tion skills. I had never realised the power of Mayur joined kindergarten school. technology until then. I could present, conduct Public Thanks to my teachers, I soon made a lot of quizzes, record my recitations, think differently School, friends and that’s when I realised that my and creatively and above all stay connected IP Extn school was an abode of merriment. As I moved with my classmates. Like Eleanor Roosevelt to higher classes, the bonding with my fellow said, “The future belongs to those who believe mates grew stronger. We had many fun-filled in the beauty of their dreams.” At school, we engaging tasks and challenges. I never wanted begin to dream and pave a path to realise them. to miss out a single day at school. With the DEBAYAN SAHA, class VI N, Delhi Public onset of online classes, was this fun missed? School, Nacharam, Hyderabad

BHARGI HAZARIKA, MANIKA SHARMA, class VI, Mayur Public School, class VI, Mayur Public IP Extn School, IP Extn

Rohan Saini of class IX A se- DPS INDIRAPURAM SHINES cured rank 73 among the top 100 DIV National achievers of class IX. AL ES BRIGHT AT NSTSE 2021 At the state level, Tushay M Gupta of class XA secured sec- O he National Level Science rapuram made the school proud ond rank across Uttar Pradesh T Talent Search Examina- by winning laurels in this pres- among class X achievers. n the summer of 2019, I T tion, NSTSE 2021 was con- tigious examination. Saksham Pratap Singh of P visited Maldives, the stun- ducted by the Unified Council Raghav Agarwal, class X A Class X B obtained the third I ning island nation locat- India between January 24 to secured rank 16 among the top rank across Uttar Pradesh I 31,2021. Students of DPS Indi- 100 National Achievers. among class X achievers. R ed in the Indian Ocean with a cluster of T 1200 islands. Maldives has beautiful beaches, clean Seven projects on diverse top- sea water, coral reefs and many more. We DPS Indirapuram bags ics ranging from health and well being, environmental and social stayed in Male, which is the capital of Maldives, and issues to tourism and theatre were visited many islands and resorts like Paradise Island undertaken by the school as a part Resort, Maafushi Island, Oblu Select Resort and prestigious award of the ISA programme 2020-2023. These activities not only in- Hudhuranfushi Resort. I went snorkelling and was PS Indirapuram volved students and teachers awestruck by the beauty of the underwater world was awarded the from various segments of the with its abundant fishes and turtles. I also saw sharks prestigious British school, but also enabled them and dolphins during a speed boat ride in the ocean. Council, Interna- to evolve into better defined D During my stay in Male, I met with our prime minis- tional Dimension in Schools personalities, intellectually AVIRAJ Award for enriching the com- and emotionally more con- ter Narendra Modi on June 9, 2019. He spoke to me CHAURASIYA, ponent of international learn- scious of their responsibility and even took a photograph with me which is class III, ing at the Virtual Interna- as global citizens. It was a why this will remain my most memorable tional Dimension in Schools proud moment for the ISA Jubilee Hills moment of my travel journey. Annual Certification Cere- 2020-2023 team comprising of Public School, mony held on March 25, 2021. Sangeeta Hajela, principal; The school was felicitated Priya John, vice-principal Rampally, with this award (previously Jeena Rachel, ISA coordina- Hyderabad known as the ISA Award) for tor and other project, and sup- a third consecutive term. port staff. Thrust into the leadership role, a completely transformed Rishabh Pant carries a lot

Pant was handed of hope and responsibility on his shoulders as Delhi Capitals aim to build on the captaincy a week back success of the last edition in the UAE, where they were the runners-up after was forced out following a shoulder injury, STRENGTHS Umesh don’t play much white ball sustained during the THE SQUAD for the national team now. ➨ They are one of the most balanced sides ODI series against in the tournament with a formidable bat- , , Ajinkya England last month OPPORTUNITIES ting line-up and a potent pace attack. Rahane, Rishabh Pant, , ➨ Although a big challenge, it will be a huge ➨ In Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and , , R Ashwin, opportunity for young skipper Pant to step , Delhi boast of a solid top out of the shadows of the legendary order.Pant along with Marcus Stoinis and , , Lalit Yadav, MS Dhoni by guiding his team to its maid- Shimron Hetmyer or will look Pravin Dubey, , Anrich en title. to fill the hole left by Iyer in the middle or- Nortje, , , Steve der.The addition of will fur- ➨ The league also provides Pant the oppor- ther bolster their . Smith, , Ripal Patel, Vishnu tunity to prepare for the T20 World Cup, where he will be a vital cog in India’s bat- ➨ Dhawan (618) was the second highest run- Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddarth, Tom ting line-up. Dhawan too will look to seal scorer in 2020 and looked in good touch in Curran, Sam Billings. the recent ODI series against England with the opening slot, while it is also a chance for R Ashwin and Axar Patel to prepare scores of 98 and 67. dav also in the ranks, Delhi have options for the ICC event. in their pace battery. ➨ Shaw too will be itching to prove his worth after amassing 827 runs in the Vi- THREAT jay Hazare Trophy following his ouster WEAKNESSES from the Australia Test series and a dis- ➨ ➨ Delhi’s primary weakness is not having Pant has displayed resilience and under- mal last season. enough quality players in their ranks both standing in his short career thus far but he will have to ensure that the added lead- ➨ Pant has emerged as a match-winner for overseas and home cricketers. Not having ership responsibility doesn’t affect his nat- India in the recent series against Australia like-for-like replacements is one of the ural attacking instinct as a batsman. and England. He along with all-rounder weak points. Stoinis and Billings will have to ensure ➨ ➨ It was precisely the reason they were not Also DC’s pace unit is too dependent on that DC finish with a flourish. able to rest Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Rabada and Nortje with back-up pacers Is- ➨ On the bowling front, South African pace Nortje. Even in terms of -keeping, hant and Umesh not boasting of a great duo of Kagiso Rabada (2020 purple cap win- in case Pant had a niggle they didn’t have T20 record. ner) and has proved to be a a replacement. This year they have ➨ Last year, Delhi suffered four successive dream pair, having scalped 52 to- of but he is a losses after seven wins in the first nine gether in 2020. green horn. games, jeopardising their play-off chances. ➨ With Chris Woakes also in the mix this ➨ The Indian fast bowling is pretty weak as They need to be wary of such a slump and time and Ishant Sharma and Umesh Ya- their two premier fast bowlers Ishant and avoid collapses like last year. Photo: TOI TTOPOP 55 OOVERSEAVERSEASS PLAPLAYERSYERS TTOO WWATATCHCH OUTOUT FFOROR Ahead of the new season, we take a look at the top five overseas players to watch out for in IPL 2021

Rashid Khan tle in 2016. Having mastered the Indian condi- to score 117 runs and pick up 9 wick- tions already,Warner will once again prove dif- ets in ten matches. However, the The Afghanistan ace will be a player to watch ficult to stop for the opposition batsmen if he Caribbean superstar’s pedigree in out for in IPL 2021. He was the highest wicket- manages to find his groove with the willow.With IPL can’t be questioned. The explo- taker for Sunrisers Hy- 548 runs last season, Warner was the third-high- sive all-rounder can prove to be a derabad in IPL 2020 with est run-getter in IPL 2020 and is expected to be game-changer for Kolkata Knight Rid- 20 wickets in 16 games. among the runs once again this year. ers this season and can take the league An indispensable figure by storm with his batting exploits. in the SRH line-up, Rashid will have to be on Kagiso Rabada top of his game for the one-time Delhi Capitals’ pacer Kagiso Rabada will be an- Sam Curran champions to go the distance this year. other player to watch out for in IPL 2021. One The England all-rounder was a rev- of the most prolific wicket-takers in IPL, Raba- One of the best spinners in the shortest for- elation for Chennai Super Kings in da has been a top performer in the tournament mat, Rashid has been a proven performer in the his debut season with the franchise over the last few years. He had won the Purple IPL and will be looking to continue his im- last year.While he fulfilled many roles with Cap last season with an impressive 30 wickets pressive run this year. the bat, Curran was also efficient with the ball in 16 matches and will be gunning to finish on and bowled crucial spells in pressure situa- top once again this year. David Warner tions. Curran is expected to grow into his role The has been one further this year and play a key part for the of the best performers with the bat in the his- Andre Russell three-time champions. Curran scored 186 runs tory of IPL. Warner has bagged the Orange Cap The explosive all-rounder didn’t have the best and picked up 13 wickets in 14 matches for CSK thrice and had led SRH to their maiden IPL ti- of seasons last year in the UAE as he managed last season. Photo: PTI Photo: TOI

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