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Eating right during
in THE NEWS
OF THE DAY
What’s a
sanitation tunnel?
COVID-19
Assignment: Don’t
WHAT’S ON YOUR
A sanitation or a disinfec- FOOD PLATE? worry about
WHAT IS IT: tant tunnel is a passage- What is your idea of a perfect failures, worry
way – usually 4 metres in length, with varying breakfast, lunch and dinner?
width, ranging from 2.5 metres to 12 metres
Send us a ONE DAY meal planner at about the
and height from 1.8 metres to 5 metres. As
people walk through, a fine mist of 1% sodium
RUPA GANGULY TALUKDAR gm to 1 gm per kg ideal timesnie175@gmail.com. Note: Focus chances you
Hydration is key body weight per day. So on variety, amount and nutrition.
hypochlorite solution — the same chemical
that’s used to disinfect swimming pools and for According to one of the your diet can include Make choices from all five food miss when you
directives by WHO, we fish, chicken, soya
drinking and waste water purification — is
sprayed on them. The recommended dilution is should keep our bodies chunks, tofu, paneer,
groups including fruits, veg- don’t even try.
etables, grains, protein
1 part per million. hydrated during this
pandemic. Hence water,
cottage cheese and
milk. All of this and dairy So, keep
various juices, coconut should be fully at it.
water, lassi, buttermilk, cooked. Half-done
lemon shikanji should be con- foods such as kebabs JACK CANFIELD
sumed at regular intervals. This and sushi should be
can include seasonal fruit juices avoided during this time to keep who are used to playing some
such as watermelon, sweet lime, infections at bay. sport should continue play- PROTEIN + PRODUCE MANTRA WHAT TO DO?
orange, etc. Consumption of citrus ing on the terrace or com-
fruits will also help in boosting the
immunity as they contain a good
Avoid: Processed and
packaged foods.
pound if possible. Others can
➤ Pair a piece of protein with a
piece of produce, which is a KING OF ONLINE
engage in
amount of Vitamin C. light exer- healthy combination. BOARD GAMES
Maintain Routine cises for ➤Think cheese and apple,
Asia’s largest wholesale fruits LUDO KING: Available on Google
WHERE: and vegetables market,
Avoid: Sugary drinks should be Apart from eating right, about 25 to 30 yoghurt and berries, nuts and Playstore, this app is compatible with
avoided because of the high calorie you must maintain a regular minutes under the
Azadpur Mandi, in Delhi, became the latest to dried fruit or even hummus Android 4.1, iOS 9.0. With its local and
content and use of preservatives. routine, which supervision of an
install a sanitation tunnel — two to be pre- and carrots. online multiplayer feature, you can
includes eating elder in the family.
cise — at its gates to prevent the spread of play it on your phone.
Covid-19. Several other farmers’ markets Protein is needed and sleeping at
across India, as also organisations like Indian Growing children need protein: 0.8 the right time. Those — MEENAKSHI MAJUMDAR, Chief Dietician, GD Hospital and diabetes Institute
CHESS KING: The app is available
Railways, have already installed these sanita-
on Google Playstore. The game can
tion tunnels.
either be played offline or online.
HOW TO
IS IT FOOLPROOF For best performance, it requires
LEARN FROM THE BEST
Is the era of handshakes over?
Android 4.2 version.
The WHO has said that a sanitation
tunnel cannot be a substitute for Ivy League Universities
other preventive measures
against Covid-19, such as washing
T he league includes Yale,
Brown, Cornell, Columbia,
oronavirus is putting an

hands, wearing masks and maintaining
social distance, but is rather a sup-
plemental measure
The tunnels,
HOW DOES IT WORK: which can
cost anywhere between `10,000 to `25 lakh
— depending on their size — come equipped
with nozzles that spray the solution as a mist.
This is done so as to not wet the clothes, on
the person as he/she walks through. A mist
spray guarantees uniform distribution of the
disinfectant while consuming less amount of
the solution unlike a water spray. The solution
is filled in a tank and usu-
ally lasts several hours —
for instance, a 500 litre
tank can last for 15 hours
before it needs to be
topped up. Some come
equipped with motion
sensors, like the ones
installed in China.
University of Pennsylvania,
Dartmouth, Harvard and
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end to the custom of Do you have a special
handshakes, it seems. No gesture of greeting in your
longer, will management school? Write to us:
students be told to — master the timesnie175@gmail.com
handshake or articles be written
about: ‘What your handshake says
heads in their traditional ‘hongi’ CARROM KING: Available for iOS as
about you’.
greeting. well as Android devices, this game is
According to research, handshake
 Japanese bow to each other. developed by Gametion Technologies
originated in the 5th century BC in
 Then there are the ‘dap greetings’ and features online multiplayer
Ancient Greece as a gesture to demon- What are the alternate ways
such as high fives and fist bumps gaming with a lot of interactivities.
of greeting?
strate peace. Back then, a handshake
was used to show that no weapon was  Folding of palms — popularly known
that is more global
than specific to
being held by the person you as ‘namaste’ in India. DRAUGHTS: Developed by Optime
any culture.
were greeting.  New Zealanders rub noses and fore- Software LLC, this app is available on
Google Playstore and Apple store.
➤ The ➤ The capital of Japan is What’s the possible rea- The checkers game features single-
best place crowded and the city is son for this rate of high player as well as multiplayer gaming .
to lose your very big, so it’s not sur- returning of lost items?
phone is Tokyo! prising that thousands of SCRABBLE GO: This unique board
personal belongings are ➤ A BBC article says: game is developed by Scopely and
➤ Because in 2018 – lost in it every day. What “Handing in a lost or for- is available on iOS as well as
Android platforms. Besides, this
1,30,000 lost mobile is surprising is that most gotten item is something
phones were recovered of the lost property finds that is taught at a young addictive game features over 100
by its owners its way back to owners. age.” million downloads on Playstore.

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Hope amidst a world crisis
WEEKEND EXERCISE
S
o, what are you doing
RESPONSE
with your free time these
SELF-LOVE
saw a good number of partici-
he very first question
T
pants will also be available on
oads empty, shops

ast week, we had asked you to iden-

L tify a few words that you learnt
over the weekend and also list their
3 REPROACH: An expression of dis-
approval or disappointment.
SYNONYMS: Disgrace, blame, chiding,
synonyms. Here is what you shared...
rebuke, shame, scorn, reprimand, disap-
proval, admonition, contempt.
1 NOVICE: In-experi-
enced person in a job
or situation. 4 TREACHEROUS:
Involving betrayal.
SYNONYMS: Beginner, SYNONYMS: Unreliable,
learner, newcomer, ama- duplicitous, untrustworthy,
teur, pupil, apprentice. misleading, untrue, unloyal,
traitorous, shifty, recreant,
2 EXPERTISE: Expert
skill or knowledge in a
deceitful.
particular field.
SYNONYMS: Proficiency, ability, experi- 5 SPORADIC: Occurring at irregular
intervals or only in a few places
(scattered or isolated).
ence, cleverness, skillfulness, masterli-
ness, ingeniousness, dexterity, aptness,
expertness.
SYNONYMS: Random, occasional, irregu-
lar, isolated, seldom, uncommon, scarce.
days? Teenagers of
Kolkata used their lock-
down time by engaging in the
art of online debating from
their respective homes. The ini-
tiative was taken by class X
students of Calcutta Interna-
tional School. The debate which
MOTIONS
This house believes that
YouTube. The session witnessed
some sharp arguments from
both sides.
Takeaway: You could log in
and listen to this debate and
start something on similar lines
with your friends. Why don’t you
discuss a few topics here?
This house believes that
that comes to our
mind when we hear
the word ‘self love’ is — ‘how
R
closed, and hospi-
tals constantly on
the run. This has been our
is it done’? Is it something we
can get by having a makeover
or wearing a new set of
life for the past few days,
due to the lockdown and
self-quarantine. Though all
clothes? Can we get it by
of us complain about get-
reading something inspira-
ting constantly bored, I don't think
tional or motivational? Or, can a new rela-
tionship make us love ourselves more? The
answer to all of these ques-
people realise how much there is to
learn from all this. The biggest dif-
ference the quarantine
tions is a big No. Although,
these things make us feel For more has made for me is that it
good about ourselves. It letters and has made me realise how
much we take for granted.
doesn’t define us. Self-love is musings log in It sure does sound cliched,
simply a state of our mind – a to www.toistu- but holds a lot of truth.
state which makes us feel
good without any support. dent.com and On the first curfew, we
When we feel happy and good
on our own accord, we have
register now! appreciated
our
support
pillars of
by applaud-
achieved this kind of love.

By R DHARMICK (X Pacific), National Model Senior Secondary School,

1 censorship is justified.
(out on YouTube). 2 religion does more harm
than good.
APPLICATION USED: Zoom Cloud Meetings.
For me,
appreciation
for oneself is key to gaining
this kind of self love.
ing them and encourag-
ing them in various ways.
— SHREYA JORAPUR, class IX,
K L E Society's School, Rajajinagar,
Peelamedu, Coimbatore Doing something with friends that you want us to talk about? — BHUMIKA MATHUR Bengaluru
Send us a mail at timesnie175@gmail.com
 02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”
GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET

ACTIVITY
FUN-ZONE

Created by HarperCollins
Children’s Books India

THEY SAID IT SUDOKU FUN WITH RIDDLES

■ Q: You find me in December, but
“Optimism is the faith that not in any other month. What am I?
A: The letter D!
leads to achievement. ■ Q: I weigh nothing, but you can still see me.

Nothing can be done without If you put me in a bucket, I make the bucket
lighter. What am I?
hope and confidence.” A: A hole!
KNOWLEDGE BANK Helen Keller
PLUTO
ANSWERS TO SUDOKU

It is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring

“Knowing is not enough; we
of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. must apply. Willing is not
Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930.
Its status as a planet was questioned fol-
enough; we must do.”
lowing the discovery of several objects of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
similar size in the Kuiper belt. Jupiter has-
n’t made a full orbit of the sun since that
time because of its too slow orbit. In fact,
it takes Pluto 248.09 years to make one
orbit around the sun.

number? 55% of the total got, was:

SHINING
CHECK YOUR APTITUDE
Quiz time INDIA 1) (112 x 54) = ? that (232 + 1) is
A. (433 + 1)
B. (6 +1144)
valid votes, 20%
of the votes were
A. 2700
B. 2600
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE A. 43433 completely divisi- C. (233 + 1) invalid. If the total C. 5499
B. 70000 ble by a whole D. (296 + 1) number of votes D. 3400
Q.1) Bijapur is known for C. 56000 number. Which of was 7500, the 3. 2700
its___. D. 80000 the following num- 3) In an election number of valid 2. (296 + 1)
between two can- votes that the
1. 70000
A. Gol Gumbaz B. Gateway bers is completely ANSWER:
C. Amsterdam D. Utrecht 2) It is being given divisible by this didates, one got other candidate
C. Gol Tekaddi D. Gol Golu
Q.5) How many moons does
Q.2) BC Roy Award is given
the planet Jupiter have?
in the field of ____.
A. Medicine B. Art
A. 70 B. 22 C. 79 D. 30 CURRICULUM EXERCISES
C. Engineering D. Science TURNING THE PAGES OF HISTORY TO Q1. What is Surface Tension? Q3. Identify the following ani-
Q.3) What did Benjamin DISCOVER TIMELESS LEGACIES mal.
Franklin invent? Q2. Fill in the blanks:
A. Dollar Bill B. Bifocal spectacles
FORT BASSEIN, MAHARASHTRA A. On a rainy day, small oil films on water
C. Tyre D. Motor Car Fort Bassein, also known as the Vasai Fort or Fort Baçaim, is a show brilliant colours. This is
large fort in the town of Vasai, in the Palghar district of due to_____.
Q.4) Where is the seat of Maharashtra. It is said to have been built by Yadavas of B. Point A is at a lower electrical potential
Gol Gumbaz built in 1626 at Bijapur
the International Court of is the mausoleum of king Devagiri in 1184. According to historian José Gerson da Cunha, than point B. An electron between them on
Justice (ICJ)? Muhammad Adil Shah of the during this time, Bassein and its surrounding areas appeared the line joining them will___.
A. Hague B. Rotterdam Adil Shah Dynasty. to have been ruled by the Chalukya dynasty of Karnataka. Fort (2) A) Interference B) Move towards B (3) Siberian cat
A N S W E R S Bassein is a monument of national importance and is the liquid, which tends to minimise surface area.
1. A) Gol Gumbaz 2. D) Medicine 3. B) Bifocal spectacles 4. A) Hague 5. C) 79 protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of
Answer: (1) The tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by

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