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STUDENT EDITION
Special Scheme of St Joseph’s talks about series with win over
TODAY’S Assessment of board exams why social media Sri Lanka in second TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021

EDITION
Newspaper in
Education

for Classes X and XII for influencer Diipa Buller- ODI

session 2021-2022 Khosla inspires her
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THE
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BEGINS
What MONEY
INDIA SAYS,
xcited and cautious in

MATTE`S E equal measure, the first

batch of athletes from

is an
India’s Olympic contingent

NAMASTE TOKYO
WITH arrived in Tokyo on Sunday,
clearing the exhaustive Covid-
TIMES NIE 19 protocols at the airport
before entering the Games

IPO?
Village. All 88 athletes were
tested Covid negative. They
started training on Monday, the
Sports Authority of India said.
fter the food delivery giant, Zomato

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COVID-INFECTED ATHLETES
closed its historic and successful ini- Two South African footballers
tial public offering (IPO) last week on tested positive for Covid-19 at
July 16, it has finalised its IPO share the Tokyo Olympic Village,
allotment. The public issue received a great deal of where athletes are housed
demand and response last week, as investors over- during the competition.
subscribing a total of 38.25 times from its opening
day on July 14, till its close date. TIMES NIE explains
(Clockwise) Boxer Mary Kom prays
before having her breakfast at the
LET’S UNDER- Olympic Village in Tokyo; Archery
STAND IPO... mixed team, Atanu and Deepika,
An IPO, or Initial Public during a practice session; Archery
Offering, is a process team being welcomed by Kurobe city
by which a private team and sailor Vishnu Saravanan
company can go public during a training session in Tokyo
by sale of its stocks to
general public. It could
be a new, young com-
TWITTER’S ‘FLEETING’ INTEREST
pany or an old compa-
ny, which decides to CAN SCHOOL FB POSTS
T
his week, Twitter crashed and burned on its own plat-
be listed on an form. Last week, the social-media company said in a
exchange and hence,
goes public. The private company hires an investment bank
to sell its stock to the general public for the first time.
THREATEN STUDENT PRIVACY? blog post it was cancelling Fleets, its ephemeral
“story”-like feature popularised by competitors like
Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. Internet banter
abounded, inclusive of every imaginable pun comparing
After an IPO, the stock gets listed on a stock exchange so Twitter’s short-lived messages to their short-lived exis-
that it can be bought and sold like any other stock. YES, SAYS US STUDY tence. Fleets were introduced just eight months ago, but
Twitter said they failed to catch on as hoped. The Fleets
will be discontinued from August 3, said officials.
WHY DOES IPO HAPPEN? concerns about teachers posting about their
Companies sometimes need extra money for growth and expan- children on social media, said the study.
sion. An IPO is one of the ways they can raise money. Plus, IPOs Millions of student photos available
are a win-win: Companies get to raise money, and people get to
invest in a firm that they haven’t been able to invest in earlier.
In the study, within 9.3 million posts,
around 467,000 students were identified. In
MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT BEGINS
T
other words, it was found that nearly half a he monsoon session of Parliament — the sixth session
million students on schools’ publicly ac- of the 17th Lok Sabha — started on Monday. It’s the
HOW DOES AN IPO BENEFIT INVESTORS? cessible Facebook pages are pictured and first session after the second wave of Covid-19 broke
When a company offers its stock to the public through an identified by first and last name and the out in the country. Among the Bills, which will be intro-
IPO, investors get to be a part of the future growth of the location of their school. duced are the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amend-
ment) Bill, 2021, The Essential Defence Service Bill, 2021
company – something they would miss out on if the compa- Assessing the risks and The Commission for Air Quality Management in
ny stayed private. Another benefit is the possibility of While many of us already post photos National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021 —
quick gains. Often, the of ourselves, friends and family – and some- the three will replace ordinances. However, the Cryp-
stock price of a company times of our children – on social media, the tocurrency Bill has not been listed.
spikes once the stock One of the bigger benefits posts of schools are different in one impor-
is the prestige that tant sense. As individuals, we can control
gets listed after an IPO - who can see our posts. We can change our
this is called an ‘IPO pop’. accompanies a firm own privacy settings. But people do not nec-
becoming a public compa-
So someone who has
RED ALERT IN MAHARASHTRA’S 5 DISTRICTS: IMD
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ike many of us, schools in the Unit- essarily control how schools share their
bought the stock in an ny. In the past, only com- ed States are active on social me- posts and images, and all of the posts the
dia. They use their accounts to study analysed were publicly accessible.
IPO can sell it in the open panies that had strong

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share timely information, build Anyone in the world could access them. he India Meteorological Department has issued a red
market, and earn a quick fundamentals were able to community and highlight staff and students. alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane, indicat-
profit. file for an IPO. But the However, research has shown that schools’ ing heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
tech world has changed social media activity may harm students’ WHAT CAN SCHOOLS DO The same has been issued for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri,
privacy, says Joshua Rosenberg, Assistant Kolhapur and Satara districts for Wednesday. The IMD
HOW CAN ONE
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that with the growth of Professor of STEM Education, University Refrain from posting students’ full said red alert indicates that “extremely heavy rainfall is
APPLY FOR the internet boom of Tennessee, US. names: Not posting students’ full likely at isolated places in ghat areas.” Extremely heavy
STOCK IN IPO? While exploring how schools used so- names would make it much more rainfall means more than 204.4 mm precipitation in 24
cial media during the early days of the pan- difficult for individual students to be hours, it said. As many as 32 people lost their lives and many
Buying stock in an IPO is similar to a regular stock trade:
demic, specifically March and April of 2020, targeted and for students’ data to be were injured in rain-related incidents in Mumbai.
You go to your brokerage account during the IPO, and place Rosenberg noticed something surprising sold and linked with other data sources
an order for the company’s about how Facebook worked, “We could view by companies.
stock. the posts of schools – including images of

HOW IS STOCK PRICE

teachers and students – even when not logged
in to personal Facebook accounts.”
The ability to access pages and pictures
2 Make school pages private: Making
school pages private means that
data mining approaches similar to our
HAMILTON WINS GP, BUT WITH ‘NOT SPORTY’ TAG
DECIDED?
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even when we were not logged in revealed own would be much more difficult – if ewis Hamilton roared back from a first-lap incident
The investment bank hired by that not only could schools’ posts be accessed not impossible – to carry out. This sin- that sent championship leader Max Verstappen to the
by anyone, but they could also be systemat- gle step would drastically minimise hospital and overcame a 10-second penalty to win the
the company issuing the stock
ically accessed using data mining methods. risks to students’ privacy. British Grand Prix and reignite his title defense on Sun-
looks at the projected demand day. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen accused Hamilton of “dis-
for the stock, and uses that to
set the IPO price. Once the stock is listed in a stock market
after the IPO, the number of buy vs sell orders determine
Risks are present
The easy access to student photos that
was encountered comes despite broader con-
3 Use opt-in media release policies: Opt-
in media release policies require
parents to explicitly agree to have
respectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour” after the two
collided at the British GP. “Glad I’m ok. Very disappoint-
ed with being taken out like this. The penalty given does
cerns about individuals’ privacy on social photos of their child shared via com- not help us and doesn’t do justice to the dangerous move
the price of the stock – just like for any other stock. media. Parents, for instance, have expressed munications and media platforms. Lewis made on track,” tweeted Verstappen.

THIS DAY THAT YEAR Green activists see red as space tourism lifts off
 Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo uses a type of
fter years of waiting, Richard Origin rocket today, the nascent space

A Branson’s journey to space

this month on a Virgin
Galactic vessel was supposed to be a
tourism industry finds itself facing
tough questions about its eco impact.
Right now, rocket launches as a
synthetic rubber as fuel and burns it in nitrous
oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas.  The fuel pumps
black carbon into upper stratosphere, 30-50 kilome-
tres high.  Once there, these particles can have
triumphant homecoming. Instead, the whole don’t happen often enough to
multiple impacts, from reflecting sunlight and caus-
jaunt attracted significant criticism – pollute significantly. “The carbon diox-
ing a nuclear winter effect, to accelerating chemical
about its carbon footprint. With Jeff ide emissions are negligible compared
reactions that deplete the ozone layer.
Bezos set to launch on a to other human activities or even com-
Blue mercial aviation,” said NASA’s chief  Compared to Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
FIRST MOON LANDING: On this day in 1969, the Eagle lunar climate advisor Gavin Schmidt. But sci- spaceplanes, Bezos’s Blue Origin’s are much cleaner,
landing module, carrying US astronauts Neil Armstrong and entists are worried about the potential according to a recent paper by scientist Martin Ross
Edwin (‘Buzz’) Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several for long-term harm as the industry is of Aerospace. That’s because it burns liquid hydro-
hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot poised for major growth, particularly its gen and liquid oxygen, which combusts as water
on its surface impact on the ozone layer. vapour.
 02 You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the
first step.
-Martin Luther King Jr
FOCUS. LEARN. MASTER
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021

OVERCOMING
VIRTUAL HURDLES
When the going gets MATHS, REDEFINING YOGA, BHARATANATYAM KEEP ME GOING
tough, the tough get THE NIGHTMARE
T
he pandemic is still raging and specu- do the work given on that day
ast year was nothing short of a turmoil. We
going.... For students in
their classes X and XII, it
is indeed a year when
L were introduced to reduced portions, online
classes and online assignments, which did
open new avenues, but as they say, there
are two sides to every coin. With the
lation is on regarding syllabus and
exams. Online mode may be the norm
all through this year too, so I have made a
solemn resolution to concentrate on studies
itself.

4
I have kept away all things that
distract me.
I regularly indulge in my hobbies that
they need to strengthen pandemic continuing into my board
year, life does seem to be rather
whatever be the situation. I have adopted a
few habits to focus on my studies. 5 include Bharatanatyam, singing and
playing the veena, which help me lighten
their resolve to get I have decided to meditate and practice

going, to reach their

uncertain.
That one subject that I struggle 1 yoga to improve concentration.
I have made a timetable and follow it
my mood and focus better on studies.
Last but not the least, I try to remain moti-
vated, disciplined and consistent as I
with is the nightmare of many, syn-
goal despite all the dis- onymous with peril (drum-roll), Maths! As
always for Maths, the first part of the action plan
2 diligently. A to-do list is always with me
as a reminder.
believe that these are what one needs to
excel in studies.
tractions. Online classes consists of practice, which consists of getting those I keep reminding myself that 'consisten-
are a different ball game NCERT sums in order. Secondly, we have the extra
sums marathon, which involves exploring the dream
3 cy is the key to success' and 'procrasti-
nation is the enemy of success'. I study and
Anagha B Poojari,
class X, MES Kishore Kendra Public
School, Bengaluru
altogether and students of math nerds – puzzles and HOTs (higher-order
thinking skills) sums. Thirdly, we have clarification -
are making that virtual not letting doubts take root, and moving on ahead. GAINING A GRIP OVER HINDI
shift in their learning Penultimately, we have organizing and planning, eing a class X student in the times of the for the literature part of Hindi and then ask my
journey. There are some
subjects they love and
which ensures that everything’s smooth and sound.
Ultimately, we have self-confidence; we need
absolute faith in the answers. To con-
clude, the implementation of
B pandemic is really tiring.
I try to revise what is
taught in the school on that
particular day. My main
mother to give me dictation and help
me practice grammar in both oral
and written form. I am also going to
solve the past question papers
other ones which they this action plan will focus is to practice writing and practice worksheets given
ensure that Maths isn’t
love to hate! Students as terrifying as it used
and studying Hindi in particu- by the school to score well in
lar. I am weakest in this subject this subject.
share how they plan to to look, and it’s worth but am trying my best to cope up Paraem Kotecha,
giving it a shot. with it. I am planning to read all the
tackle all that and chapters from the textbook and writ-
class X,
Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya
Sai Krishna Priya, class X, GTA
more... VM, Chennai ing material given to us by the school Mandir, Mulund

SELF-STUDY WILL BE ONLINE HURDLES TO CROSS IN SCIENCE A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB WITH SOCIAL
THE FOCUS
S T
tudy! Study! Study! A single word that haunts he academic year 2020-2021 was a difficult one for
students going to sit for their Boards. Learning all me as it involved learning through a virtual plat-

W
ith one of the most important
our subjects online has not been an easy task. form. This year, I plan on investing my entire time
exams of our school life coming up,
While our favourite subjects are a cakewalk, others are in learning efficiently by keeping my video ON all the
attending five hours of class a day
a hard nut to crack. For me, Science is a subject that I time. This will help me concentrate more in class without
and then tuitions and entrance coaching-for
struggle with. The chemical equations, any distractions. It is hard on both students and teachers, but
some of us, have made time management a
scientific terms and definitions can this is the best we can get at times like this.
prerequisite.
only be understood when you are For Board exams, I have to practice time management to write the
While comparing classes X and XII, the
attentive in a physical classroom, papers in the given time. Of all the five subjects that we have (Math,
board exam for the latter is an entirely dif-
throwing questions back and forth. I try and do my best in English, Science, Social and Second Language), I find Math easy. Social
ferent ball game. It's a turning point, a
my online classes. Self-study helps with learning and re- Studies is a tough one for me, it includes Geography, History, Civics, and
deciding factor for grabbing a seat in the
learning at our own pace. I along with my father, experiment Economics, making it an enormous subject with a lot of info.
top-notch colleges, or even the basis for a
with methods of alternate learning and thinking. I will try to revise constantly, make mind maps, refer notes
scholarship. I have started treating this year
Hard work and concentration are keys to help improve upon where we and practice maps in Social. There are a lot of dates and
as a stepping stone and not a hurdle. It
lag behind. The present pandemic has made everything erratic and references to the past in History that need to be memo-
serves as an experience which
unpredictable. But we all have to make sure we stick to a schedule, keep rised. I have put events in a chronological order, which
will prepare me deal with simi-
our grades intact so that we can clear our Boards with flying colours. will allow me to memorise and remember.
lar and perhaps more impor-
tant situations in the future. Nilanjana Singh Roy, class X, Delhi Public School, Nacharam, Hyderabad A Umesh, class X, GTVAM, Chennai
It will be a significant mile-
stone in my life and I plan to

I
face it in the right spirit. GETTING have just entered class XII after a very skills that I can develop in the time that I only theoretically.
I have realised that self-study is most short class XI experience. Unfortunately, am saving by not having to commute to col- My parents, both who love the subject,
important. Following simple practices such
CLARITY OF I don't think going to physical college is lege. Honestly, it's the only bright side of are looking forward to helping me undertake
as setting achievable goals and meeting ECONOMICS going to be possible anytime soon. college being online. this endeavour. In this overall situation, all
them will certainly give me a sense of satis- Therefore, I must make do with online Unfortunately, I am not drawn you can do is make the best out
CONCEPTS college for the year ahead. to any subject in the curriculum of what you have.
faction. This will act as a driving force to
help get through the portions smooth- I don't quite enjoy the online because of the general exhaus-
ly and perform better. classes as the lack of interaction tiveness of the portion. Arushee Menon,
makes the whole ordeal exhausting. Economics is one subject in class XII,
By the time the college day ends, I am which I can never seem to recol- St Xavier's
Ishita Delish, class XII, Global
Public School,
all tuckered out. Online classes are rather lect the concepts when I need to. I plan College,
draining, as any student would know. The to devote more time to Economics and try Mumbai
Ernakulam
only thing I look forward to is the other to understand it more practically, instead of

z The academic session is divided into labus). z The weightage of Term I exam for the final score

THE ROAD 2 Terms with approximately 50% syllabus in

each term. The Board will conduct
examinations at the end of each term on the
basis of the bifurcated syllabus.
z The responses of the students will be
captured on OMR sheets which, after scanning,
may be directly uploaded on CBSE portal or
alternatively may be evaluated and marks
will be reduced, and weightage of Term II exams will
be increased for declaration of final result.

C) In case the then situation forces complete

closure of schools during March-April 2022,

AHEAD...
z The syllabus for the Board obtained will be uploaded by the school but Term I exams are held at schools or centers.
examination 2021-22 will be rationalised. on the very same day. z Results will be based on the performance of
z Internal Assessment/Practical/Project z Marks of the Term I examination will students on Term I MCQ based examination and
work will be made more credible and valid contribute to the final overall score. internal assessments.
z The weightage of marks of Term I examination
z Schools will continue teaching in distance z Term II examination would be held around
A LOOK AT THE mode till the authorities permit in-person March-April 2022 at the examination centers Assessment/Examination as per
conducted by the Board will be increased to provide
year end results of candidates.
fixed by the Board.
CBSE SPECIAL SCHEME mode of teaching in schools. situations that may arise...
OF ASSESSMENT OF
z Schools will create a Student Profile for all
assessments undertaken over the year and
z The question paper will have questions of
different formats (case-based/ situation
A) In case the pandemic situation improves
and students are able to go to schools or
D) In case the situation of the pandemic forces
complete closure of schools and Board con-
ducted Term I and II exams are taken by the candi-
retain the evidences in digital format. based, open ended- short answer/long
BOARD EXAMS z Flexible schedule to be conducted
answer type).
centres for taking the exams.
z Board will conduct Term I and Term II examina-
dates from home in the session 2021-22.
z Results will be computed on the basis of the
FOR CLASSES between November-December 2021 z It will cover the rationalised syllabus tions at schools/centres. Internal Assessment/Practical/Project Work.
with a window period of 4-8 weeks. of Term II only (i.e. approx. 50% of the z The theory marks will be distributed equally z Theory marks of Term-I and II exams taken by the
X AND XII z The Question Paper will have Multiple
entire syllabus). between the two exams. candidate from home in Class X/XII subject to the
FOR THE Choice Questions (MCQ) including z In case the situation is not conducive for moderation or other measures to

SESSION
case-based /assertion-reasoning type. normal descriptive examination, a 90-minute
MCQ based exam will be conducted at the end
B) In case the situation of the pandemic forces
complete closure of schools during
November-December 2021, but Term II exams
ensure validity and reliability of the
assessment.
z Duration of test will be 90 min-
of the Term II also. Marks of the Term II are held at schools or centres.
2021-2022 utes. It will cover the ratio-
nalised syllabus of Term I only
Examination would contribute to the final z Term I MCQ based examination will be taken T Lalitha Kumari, Principal,
overall score. by students online/offline from home. Sister Nivedita School, Hyderabad
(i.e. approx, 50% of the entire syl-
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SCHOOL IS COOL
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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INVESTITURE CEREMONY
Fun experiment thrills students
Student council members T
he students of class
VI enjoyed their sci-
ence club activity,
as part of which they
performed an experiment

get badges, take charge

'walking rainbow' with
coloured water.
The magic of science,

MG SCHOOL
FOR
I
n accordance with the new norm, for various positions, they filed their
the school organized elections for nominations.
the Students Council 2021-2022 on Ankit Bhatia, Abhishek, Yathin EXCELLENCE
online. and Krishna Vamshi were the con-
It was a pleasure to see that the testants for the position of the school
present threat of the pandemic has head boy. Ananya, Anjali, Devi Priya where coloured water
not dampened the spirit of the chil- and Sireesha contested for position moved up the tissue
dren. We received an overwhelming of school head girl. The other con- paper due to capillary
testants were Pratham Gowda,
Hardick Borana, Sumit Vishwakar-
action and mixed with
YASHASVI ma and Yogesh for school deputy other colours to make a
VIDYNIKETHAN head boy; Jigyaseeni, Sakshi Tanwar,
Harshitha and Sahana for deputy
place on July 16. The students of
classes VII to X were eligible to vote,
ners were Krishna Vamshi as head
boy, Devi Priya as head girl,
rainbow generated a lot
of curiosity and enthusi-
head girl. along with the teaching and non- Pratham Gowda as deputy head
response from our students. Digital campaigning was held on teaching staff. boy and Jagyaseeni as deputy head asm among the students.
After the school picked students July 13 and 14, 2021. The voting took The students who emerged win- boy.

T
he Investiture Ceremony is a
solemn occasion where all the
young student leaders are pre-
pared to don the mantle of leadership
vational song performed by the stu-
dents, readings from the holy verses
were also part of the ceremony. The
outgoing head boy handed over
Fun ways to learn math
and discharge the responsibilities en- charge to the new Student Council
trusted upon them by the school. and outgoing head girl of the school
Daffodils English School has al- thanked the management and teach-
ers for the opportunity and confidence
DAFFODILS ENGLISH SCHOOL invested in the outgoing council.
The vice-principal, principal and
ways been inspired by the vision of CEO addressed the new council about
our founder P K Bheemaiah, that virtues, duties and fulfilling them.
every child who comes to this temple They wished the student council all
of learning should aspire to be the badges on our newly selected coun- held virtually wherein the newly the very best for a successful tenure.
torch bearer of tomorrow. cil, circumstances did not permit us elected members of the student coun- The council later took the pledge
We proudly honoured and in- to do so. Who better to do this than cil were introduced and had their to uphold the school motto ‘Do Well
vested our new leaders into their roles parents? Parents - the constant moti- badges pinned by their parents - a All You Do’ in high regard and esteem.
for the academic year 2021-22. While vators and supporters of our students proud moment for both of them.
it would have been the school’s priv- and esteemed institution. An invocation dance, oath-taking _ Roopa Gore, CCA
ilege and honour to bestow their The investiture ceremony was by the new student council, a moti- and sports coordinator

I BREATHE THROUGH MY SHADOWS

I get crippled by the past Rather than saving souls, But definitely freed our minds and souls
And the present holds no good And to stop this growing agony. From the growing sea of selfishness
The future doesn't seem very glorious as well. To breathe through our shadows, again.
To end this euphoria
This logic of super spread Of pain and patience To be free of this mask VISHWA

F
un, hands on math games are a great way to make early math
concepts clear and keep students engaged. Introducing math games VIDYAPEETH
Sometimes may hold us back From the scar of life. A mask that covers us
But the larger cause of living sprights the lamp of From the disease and also ourselves.
solitude.
Today, we breathe through our shadow into the classroom is a great way to make learning fun, engaging SCHOOL
In hope of a better tomorrow Niharika Dusi, class X, and motivating for young learners. The class VI students actively partici-
But is that so important, We've locked up our souls again. Air Force School, ASTE pated in the activity of divisibility rule for 11 using different materials available at home.

POWER OF Students get an indepth

YOGA understanding of GST
I
ndia is a nation of billion people. A nation’s of the people from every walk of life won free-
progress depends upon how its people think. dom for the country. India stands too long in
It is thoughts which are transformed into the line of developing nations. Each citizen of
actions. It is said that ‘A sound mind in a India should construct a sound body to lead
sound body’. The scattered state of mind, the country to light. Yoga helps us build a
indeed is the greatest drawback of human strong physical, mental and
endeavour. Most of our sorrow, suffering, spiritual health system. When combined
sickness and failure are due to a divided with breathing and meditation, it acts as
mind set. Yoga is a set of exercises for the best element to take care of our mind,
the mind and body. It coordinates both body and soul.
mind and body and energises all body Yoga also teaches us to regulate our
parts. breath, which can make a person feel
Body becomes flexible and the mind is relaxed and at peaceful during this pan-
filled with fresh thoughts. Human beings MARY JOSEPHIN. S.G demic, because the fear of being ‘Positive’
are the natural resource of a nation. The Senior Headmistress kills many.
thought of Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the Velammal Matriculation So let us grab our mats and lift our 'One Nation, One Tax, One Market' of the country, the students organized implications of GST in their daily lives.
Nation) and the unified dedicated efforts HSS, Ponneri spirits with yoga during this pandemic. an awareness campaign to mark the day As a part of their inquiry-based

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conomic development of a coun- when GST was made the common tax- learning, "Government systems devel-
try depends on the efficient uti- ing pattern for our nation's economy. op in need of a society", pupils enthu-
lization of available resources, The commemoration began in the siastically presented their under-
which needs the right infrastructure. standing about different types of tax-

SHE INSPIRES MANY TO

Funds are mobilized through the col- es, meaning, importance, salient fea-
lection of various taxes. GJR INTERNATIONAL tures and benefits of GST to the gov-
In order to make it convenient for
the customers and government, the cen-
SCHOOL ernment and customers. They shared
their learning about different countries

EMBRACE CULTURE & COLOUR

tral government introduced the Goods collecting maximum and minimum
and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017. presence of Principal Neelam Ravi, who GST.
On the 4th anniversary of the most complimented the students' effort in re- The interactive session concluded

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notable and unprecedented tax reform searching and finding out the practical with a quiz.
iipa Buller Khosla is an Indian Pic: Getty Images ture and colour. She taught me that
born and brought up social we don’t need to step out to make a
media influencer, who is change. Knowledge and a simple social TIME TO CYCLE
spreading the desi roots in fashion media platform hold a lot of power to FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON
industry around the globe. She moved make it happen. Diipa continues to
abroad to complete her degree in inspire thousands of girls out there
international human rights law and a that courage and hope is enough to Excel
c in Exams with

SUPER
dream to make a change. Because of break the barriers of society and
Diipa, I feel that I can achieve any- shine bright.
thing I want if I have crystal clear She’s also the first Indian influ-

MEMORY
Cycling, cycling,,,
vision for it. She is the founder of NGO encer to walk the red carpet of
Tring, tring, tring.
called ‘Post For Change’ where social Cannes Film Festival in France. The
Cycle every day makes you
media influencers use their platform House of Commons of Great Britain
fit.
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series with won
over Sri Lanka in Shikhar Dhawan and Ishan Kishan in
action as they run between the wickets

second ODI

I
ndia’s young guns will get another dav bossing the opposition from ball one. er Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not have the ball 43, Sri Lanka were able to cross 250. He
opportunity to flaunt their excep-
tional talent and secure a series win ■ India are unlikely to make changes as
DHAWAN AT 10,000 AS best of days but trust him to be back in his
elements in the next game.
feels his team can regularly score 300-plus
if the batsmen don’t squander starts. “We
against a hapless Sri Lankan outfit
in the second ODI in Colombo on
they would like to pocket the series before
giving chances to other youngsters in the
OPENER, 6000 IN ODI were trying to play longer innings - even
when I was batting with Dasun Shanaka in
Tuesday. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan squad. The only one feeling the heat would India’s stand-in white-ball captain Shikhar Lankan team the 42nd or 43rd over I asked him if I should
was left in complete awe at the oth- be Manish Pandey, who laboured to a 40- go for some big shots, but he told me to wait
er end as the likes of Prithvi Shaw, ball 26 in the series opener when others
Dhawan has completed 10,000 runs as an lacks experience until the 45th over.
Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav made were at their fluent best. Shaw, in his opener in international cricket. The left-
batting look ridiculously easy in the first ODI comeback game, played breathtaking handed batsman achieved the feat against ■ Sri Lanka bowlers also made it easier for ■ “If more of our batsmen had been able to
on Sunday night. strokes on the off-side but missed out on the marauding Indian batters who romped bat longer, we could have attacked earlier and
a big score. It is something he would like Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match home to the win in the 37th over. It will take gone for a bigger score. We do have the abili-
to correct on Tuesday. series. He also became the tenth Indian a special effort from the struggling Sri ty to get to 300 or 350, and hopefully that will
Bench strength evident batsman to score 6000 runs in the 50-over Lankan side to pull one back against the happen in the next games,” said Karunaratne.
■ It was good to see Kuldeep Chahal and rampaging visitors. The inexperienced team The bowlers too need to raise their game sig-
■ In the long run, India want to play more ag- Yuzvendra Chahal bowl in tandem after a format. Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, showed it has the talent to compete with the nificantly to put pressure on the high-quality
gressively in the shorter formats and the per- long time and they proved once again that Sunil Gavaskar, and Rohit Sharma are the opposition if not win. Most of the batsmen Indian batsmen.
formance of the trio served as a perfect tem- they perform better as a pair. With spin- got starts but could not convert. It is some-
plate in that context. Their sensational bat- ners bowling the bulk of the overs, star all- other batsmen to have scored more than thing they will have to fix to test India. ■ Both teams might be interested in chasing
ting also reinforced the might of India’s bench rounder Hardik Pandya showed promise in 10,000 runs as an opener. with the slow pitch playing better in the
strength with ODI debutants Kishan and Ya- the five overs he bowled. Seniormost pac- ■ Thanks to Chamika Karunaratne’s 35- evening. PTI

Photo: REUTERS

BANGLA WINS 2ND

ODI, SERIES VS.
ZIMBABWE
B
angladesh won the
Photo: AFP

second one-day in-

Anirban Lahiri gave himself a timely boost with a season’s best tied-for-third ternational against
Zimbabwe by three wickets
finish at the Barbasol Championship on Sunday and hopes to carry that momentum with five balls remaining to
claim the series.
into Tokyo where he will be chasing his country’s first Olympic golf medal Bangladesh passed the vic-
tory target of 241 in the last
over and finished on 242-7
to lead the series 2-0 with

L
ahiri ended the week one Lahiri, who was laid low by COVID-19 and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, this one game to play. Shakib Al
stroke behind the playoff in April. “Every opportunity that I get, year’s Masters champion. Lahiri, a two- Hasan hit 96 not out to con-
duo of eventual champion I’m going to grab it with both hands, time winner on the European Tour, said tinue a brilliant series for
Seamus Power and J T Pos- and hopefully I can go with this form an Olympic medal would go a long way him. His five wickets in the
ton after shooting rounds of to Tokyo and keep making these birdies in lifting golf ’s profile in India, where first game saw him become Shakib Al Hasan
68, 67, 68 and 65 at the Keene Trace Golf because I’m going to need them.” cricket is king. “I think it would change Bangladesh’s highest wick- sure on. Wessley Madhe-
Club in Nicholasville. “I think all week, the way golf is perceived in India. It et-taker in ODIs. Shakib’s vere made 56 in Zimbabwe’s
I’ve played a little better than the scores
I’ve shot,” the former Asia number one
OLYMPIC WATCH would have similar impact to winning
a major even,” said the 34-year-old.
unbeaten 69-run partner-
ship with No. 9 Mohammad
240-9 in 50 overs. Captain
Brendan Taylor scored 46.
told the PGA Tour after securing his In Tokyo, Lahiri will be part of a “I think more people would watch Saifuddin (28 not out) took Shakib also took two wick-
tour card for the next season. field that includes newly crowned an Olympic event than just a regular Bangladesh home. ets with his left-arm spin to
“I’m not playing next week, off to British Open champion Collin PGA Tour event. That’s a great oppor- Zimbabwe had a chance help Bangladesh’s bowling
Tokyo, so I wanted to make sure that I Morikawa, world number one Jon tunity for me to give back to the game when Bangladesh was 130- effort. The third ODI is on
get the most out of this week,” said Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and bring some glory to India.” REUTERS 5 but couldn’t keep the pres- Tuesday. AP
Photo: AFP
Photo: TOI

a. Yuki Irie b. Emilia Cîrîcu athlete to receive a nomination for a a. Divya and Babitha b. Kavitha and Geetha

Q U IZ T IM E ! c. Alina Vuc d. Valentina Islamova prestigious award. Name the award.

a. Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
c. Sakshi and Divya d. Geetha and Babita

The Olympians
VINESH PHOGAT
Q2: The Indian wrestler won gold
at Yasar Dogu International
in Istanbul in 2019. Under which
b. Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
c. AEW Dynamite Awards
d. Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Awards
Q7: Vinesh Phogat is the
daughter of which
Wrestling
famous wrestler?
weight category did she compete? a. Mahavir Singh b. Dalip Singh Rana
orn into a family of wrestlers from

B Haryana, the 26-year-old Vinesh Phogat

took up the sport at an early age, and
a. 60 kg b. 45 kg c. 50 kg d. 53 kg
Q5: The grappler qualified for
the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
c. Tiger Jeet Singh d. Vijay Chaudhary

soared through the ranks, emerging as one of

the most successful athletes in India. A knee
Q3: In the same year, Vinesh
Phogat won gold again.
Name the tournament.
in the 53-kg category beating
American Sarah Hildebrandt in the Q8: What is Vinesh Phogat’s
current ranking in her
injury suffered at Rio de Janeiro left her on a World Championships. What were category?
a. World Wrestling Championships a. 5 b. 4 c. 2 d. 1
wheelchair. Cut to 2021, this year alone Vinesh the winning points?
b. Poland Open Wrestling Tournament
Phogat has competed in four different interna- a. 7-6 b. 5-3 c. 8-2 d. 5-1
c. United World Wrestling ANSWERS: 1. a. Yuki Irie 2. d. 53 kg
tional tournaments and won golds in each of
d. None of the above
them. With such a prominent dominance
against some of the best in the world, all Q1: Vinesh Phogat became the
first Indian women athlete
Q6: Vinesh Phogat’s cousin
3. b. Poland Open Wrestling Tournament
4. a. Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
5. c. 8-2 6. d. Geetha and Babita
hopes are pinned on Phogat to return with an
Olympics gold from Tokyo this year.
to win a gold medal at the Asian
Games 2018. Whom did she defeat? Q4: In 2019, Vinesh Phogat
become the first Indian
sisters are also successful
wrestlers. They are _______________
7. a. Mahavir Singh 8. d. 1