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are contaminating the
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FRUITS & VEGGIES
CELEB TALK FRUIT and 1
Scientists believe that
the tiny pollutants get A BOOK FOR
Hope literally sustains life:
Anupam Kher VEGETABLES sucked into plants’
roots with water, and then
travel up the stem into the
EVERY MOOD
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ctor Anupam Kher is confident that the world will survive
the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and says all one needs to we eat leaves and fruits AN AWARD WINNING ONE

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Apples are the most Art is a verb
get through it is hope. The actor shared

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he presence of microplastics are no contaminated fruits This art book for
eight black and white longer confined to oceans, they have children recently
with microplastics,
pictures from 1918— been discovered in apples, carrots, won the bronze
while carrots top as the most
the year when the pears, broccoli and lettuce, claims a new
medal in the
study .According to scientists, root veg- contaminated vegetable
world was battling ‘Interactive
etables, including radishes, turnips and parsnips
the deadly Spanish

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could also be contaminated with the man-made Most microplastics are Children’s Book
Flu, also known as waste, prompting fears over the health impact. Mi-
Category’ at the 2020 IPPY awards.
croplastics have previously been identified in meats emitted either directly
the 1918 flu The book aims to redefine visual
including, chicken, canned fish and shellfish. or via degradation of
pandemic. The 102-year-old pictures show art education in India through a
plastics to the terrestrial
men and women wearing face masks, face combination of art and language-
Approximately 330 million tons of plastic environment and accumulate
shields, and even gas masks, while in public based activities to engage young
were produced across the globe in 2015 in large amounts in soils, thus
places. Some are seen greeting each other, readers
representing a potential
while maintaining social distancing. alone, with large amounts likely ending up in
threat to terrestrial ecosys-
"Everything is the same, including the peo- the oceans and the world's water systems
tems, the researchers said A TRENDING ONE
ple, minus the wifi. But the world
survived. So, this too shall pass. Hope The Ballad of Songbirds
literally sustains life," he added. and Snakes by Suzanne
X-PLAINED GENDER STEREOTYPES
B LACKLISTING Collins
This dystopian
TECH BUZZ Women under- action-adventure
novel is a prequel
Scrolling through Facebook at represented to ‘The Hunger
Games’ trilogy.
night to get simpler in school The novel focuses on the adven-
textbooks: UNESCO tures of a teenage, Coriolanus

A
fter rolling out
Snow, who would become the dicta-
dark mode for

its desktop web-
site, Facebook has con-
firmed that it is testing
dark mode for mobile. The
feature has been made
available to a small group
of users globally.
 The mobile version will cut down on glare, particularly, in low-
light settings. This will be helpful for users staring at their
W
omen and girls are under-represented in school torial president of Panem by the
textbooks or when included are depicted in tra- events of the original trilogy
ditional roles in many countries across the globe,
according to the Global Education Monitoring Report by
the UNESCO. The report provides an in-depth analysis
AN NYT BEST SELLER ONE
What
T h e an organisation in the black- of key factors for exclusion of learners in education sys-
a p e x list, an LOC needs to be issued. tems worldwide, including background, identity and abil-
court This can be done only through ity, gender, age, location, poverty, disability, ethnicity, in- CIRCE by
on Monday heard the pleas of a written request by the in- digeneity, language, religion, migration or displacement Madeline
foreigners, who were ‘black- vestigating officer or an agency status, sexual orientation or gender identity expression,
listed’ for attending a religious addressed to an officer notified incarceration, beliefs and attitudes. Miller
congregation at Delhi’s Niza- by the MHA, such as the In this book, Zeus,
muddin area. deputy secretary or the above the protagonist, ban-

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screens well past midnight, scroll through the news feed as they rank in the Centre, joint sec- The annual
ishes Helios’ daughter to an island,

Why
struggle to fall asleep. Facebook did not mention a timeline for A black-
list is a
when it will roll out dark mode for all its users  The benefits of
compila-
dark mode are two-fold. By letting users change the background tion of the names of all the In-
colour of an app to black, it becomes easier to view and more dian and foreign citizens against
aesthetically pleasing. Secondly, dark mode means that a large whom there’s a ‘look out circu-
lar’ (LOC). Issued by the ministry
number of pixels on the screen will be off at any given point in
of home affairs (MHA), the list
time, thereby helping to preserve battery life is prepared by the foreigners di-
vision of the MHA, and is shared
with all the Indian diplomatic
missions as also with all the im-
ENTERTAINMENT
retary or the above rank at the report points
state level and other equiva- where she must choose between liv-
out that not
lent ranks in law enforcement ing with gods or mortals.
and intelligence agencies. An only the number of
LOC can only be issued against images of female
offences under the Indian Pe- characters included in A POP-SCIENCE ONE
nal Code (IPC).There’s no fixed
the textbooks is very THE MOSQUITO: A Human
period to determine the length
of the blacklist period. less in comparison to
History of Our Deadliest
images of males, women are also represented in "less
Predator by Timothy C
Who’s
IN IT: prestigious" occupations, and as introverts and passive
Well
Winegard

migration check-points within
India. It is done to stop the exit
or entry of certain individuals,
Charles Randolph to make which could either be in their
personal capacity or because they
directorial debut with movie are associated with an organi-
sation.
on Covid-19 pandemic
, Showing men as doctors and women as nurses;
that’s the interesting part —
the blacklist is not in the pub-
lic domain, so until and un-
less a person tries to enter or
leave the country, he/she will
not know if he/she is in the
blacklist. Currently, there are
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portraying women in subjects pertaining to One of those
“eye-opening
food, fashion or entertainment; featuring
women in voluntary roles and men in paid jobs, are books that perma-
among the gender stereotypes pointed out in the
report. The report also takes note of attempts by few
nently shift your
worldview”, said
countries to revise the textbook images to reflect Times reviewer Sam Kean about this

How
IS IT ISSUED: about 30,000 people in the book. It talks about how mosquitoes
To place a MHA blacklist, down from more gender balance.
have “upended” history, including

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scar-winning scribe Charles Randolph is set to write, direct person or 38,000 in 2016.
and produce a feature on the early stages of the coronavirus their “decisive” role in winning the
pandemic in China's Wuhan city. According to reports, SK American independence by decimat-
Global will finance and produce the project. The film will examine "the
dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical
SCIENTISTS SPOT RARE NEPTUNE-LIKE PLANET ing non-immune European troops

A CREATIVE ONE
community confronts a mysterious virus, soon

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cientists have discovered a
to become a global pandemic." The writer,  Known as AU Mic for short, the inward and compresses it. Steal Like an Artist: 10
planet about as large as
who penned Fox News drama, 'Bombshell', planet is a cool red dwarf star Less than 10 per cent of Things Nobody Told You
Neptune that circles a near-
and won an Academy Award with Adam with an age estimated at 20 mil- the star’s energy comes
by star, which is still surrounded by About Being Creative by
McKay for adapted screenplay for 'The Big lion to 30 million years, making it from the fusion of hydrogen
a disk of debris left over from its Austin Kleon
Short', will be making his directorial debut a stellar infant compared to our into helium in its core, the
formation. Using data from NASA's
with the yet-untitled Covid-19 sun, which is at least 150 times process that powers stars The book has
Transiting Exoplanet Survey
movie. The project will be filmed in older like our sun. The system is tons of interest-
Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer
China, and other international The star is so young that it pri- located 31.9 light years away ing activities to
Space Telescope, the discovery
locations with local crews. marily shines from the heat gen- in the southern constella- get your creative
makes the system a touchstone for
understanding how stars and plan- erated, as its own gravity pulls it SPACE tion Microscopium juices going
ets form and evolve.
SPORTS
English County C'ship to
begin from Aug 1 A SOLAR WATCH  Once fully-
charged, the Solar
Watch is expected
to run for around

UNVEILED NEW
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four months,
before a user will
need to charge it

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merican fashion brand Fossil has launched a new breed
of eco-friendly sustainable watch called Solar Watch.
again
The Solar Watch is globally available in a limited edi-
tion of 1,754 pieces. The watch will be priced at `9,995. The
all-new watch will be available for purchase on Fossil.in and at  In addition to opting for a more sustainable,

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he England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given its
approval for the professional men's county cricket season to
begin from August 1. The ECB release said formats to be
played during the delayed men's county season are due to be agreed
by the 18 first-class counties in early July, with a new fixture sched-
ule to be published thereafter. A commitment to play women's
domestic cricket in 2020 has also been made but may differ from
the planned rollout of the new women's elite domestic structure.
select Fossil retail stores.
solar-powered movement, the Solar Watch comes
equipped with five pull-through straps, which are
 The outer ring of the watch case acts as a solar panel, cap-
made with yarn spun from approximately 16 plas-
turing light and converting it to energy, using a solar cell
tic bottles—that is 16 fewer bottles in a landfill, or
beneath the dial. It then stores the energy in a rechargeable
an ocean or a national park, and one step closer
battery that powers the movement of the watch
to a greener future
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modern periodic table?
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B: Antoine Lavoisier
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A: Brain
C: Bones ❑
B: Skin
D: Blood ❑

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modern name of this ele-
ment?
A: Arsenic ❑
C: Gregor Mendel
D: Alfred Nobel ❑ Q7: What do you call an
atom that has more
protons than electrons?
MIND TEASERS RIDDLES WORDS... B: Tin ❑ A: Molecule ❑
C: Seaborgium ❑ CHEMISTRY B: Isotope ❑
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D: Cation ❑

Word  The film is based on a true Q2: Water-

based
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Wise story.
 These pearls are genuine.
liquids can be
described as acidic,
Q8: A drop of food
colouring spreading
out in a cup of water is an
Stadia: Stadia, a cloud gaming service  Subir Sen is a reliable neutral, or basic, with
operated by Google, is said to be capable of True: In accordance with fact man. example of which transport
respect to pH. Which
streaming video games up to 4K resolution at
or reality.  There was factual of these
process?
CLOUD GAMING 60 frames per second with support for high- Synonymous words: Genuine,
incorrectness in his
describes A: Diffusion ❑
statement.
dynamic-range, to players via the company’s numerous data centres. reliable, factual, accurate,  His work was done in an milk? B: Osmosis ❑
This is provided they are using a sufficiently high-speed Internet
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precise, correct, valid, real,
exact, reality, devoted, actual,
accurate way.
 She is prim and precise in
A: Slightly acidic
B: Neutral pH
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is the study of
compounds that make up
C: Vapour pressure
D: Effusion
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browser on desktop computers, or through smartphones, tablets, bonafide, sincere, loyal her manner. C: Milk doesn't have pH ❑
 Correct a child when living organisms. All organic
smart televisions, digital media players and Chromecast. Examples: she/he is disobedient.
D: Slightly basic ❑
molecules contain:
A: Carbon only ❑
Q9: If you fill a glass to
the brim with ice

Q.3) What is the sum of that two expressions

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE
Q.1) What is the number
of square units that cov-
ers a shape or figure.
A. Perimeter
B. Volume
C. Area
D. Circumference
Q3: What is the most
abundant protein in
the human body?
B: Carbon and Nitrogen
C: Carbon and Hydrogen
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❑
water and the ice melts,
what will happen?
A: The glass will over flow as
the lengths of the sides have the same value; any A: Tubulin ❑ D: Carbon, Nitrogen the ice turns to water. ❑
of a polygon? number sentence with an B: Albumin ❑ and Oxygen ❑ B: The level of water in the
Q.2) What is a constant
A. Area B. Volume C. equal sign. Name it. C: Collagen ❑ glass will remain unchanged
that multiplies a vari-
able? Circumference D. Perimeter
Q.4) This is a mathemat-
A. Inequation
B. Equation C. Addition
D: Keratin ❑
Q6: You can't live with-
out iron. Where in
as the ice melts.
C: The water level will drop
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A. Factor
B. Coefficient
C. Multiple
ical statement that says D. Riders Q4: Who is credited with
the invention of the
the body is most of the iron
located?
slightly as the ice melts. ❑
D: Mercury ❑
ANSWER:
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ANSWERS: 1. D, 2. A, 3. C, 4. A, 5. C, 6. D, 7. C, 8. A, 9. B

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based in: and 60 days respective- to C?
M I X E D BAG
A. Varanasi B. Chennai ly. In how many days can
A do the work if he is
A. Rs. 100 B. Rs. 200 C. Rs. 400 D. Rs.
600
1. BARE/BEAR
C. Hyderabad D. Kanpur
Q.1) The Reserve Bank Q.3) Bagh, a village in assisted by B and C on
of India has its head- Gwalior is famous for: every third day?
Q.4) If 6 men and 8 boys can do THE RULES:
Q.6) The National a piece of work in 10 days while ■”Bare” means without covering or clothing.
quarters in? A. Cave Paintings Chemical Laboratory is A. 16 days B. 15 days C. 18 days D. 36
26 men and 48 boys can do the
A. New Delhi B. Architecture days ■”Bear” is to carry something. It is also
located in: same in 2 days, the time taken
an animal.
B. Mumbai C. Sculptures A. Pune B. Chennai Mind Q.2) A is thrice as good as a
workman as B and therefore is
by 15 men and 20 boys in doing

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C. Chennai D. None of the Above C. Mumbai D. New Delhi
the same type of work will be:
D. Kolkata
Q.4) Brihadeshwara teasers able to finish a job in 60 days
less than B. Working together,
they can do it in:
A. 10 days B. 14 days C. 2 days D. 4
days
HOW NOT TO DO IT:
■ In our textbooks, there are photos of physi-
Q.2) The Vikram Temple is dedicated Q.5) A can do a piece of work in 4
A. 22.5 days B. 25.5 days C. 22 days D. cians a century ago performing autopsies with
Sarabhai Space Centre to:
is located in? A. The Sun
MATHS 12.5 days
hours; B and C together can do it
in 3 hours, while A and C together
their bear hands.

A. Hyderabad B. Pune
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Bengaluru
1. B) Mumbai, 2. C) Thiruvananthapuram, 3. A) Cave Paintings, 4. C) Shiva 5. B) Chennai 6. A) Pune
QUIZ Q.3) A alone can do a piece of can do it in 2 hours. How long will
B. Gautam Buddha
C. Shiva
work in 6 days and B alone in 8
days. A and B undertook to do it
B alone take to do it?
A. 12 hours B. 9 hours C. 5 hours D. 15
HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY: ✔
D. Vishnu for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, hours ■ In our textbooks, there are photos of physi-
A N S W E R S cians a century ago performing autopsies with
A N S W E R S (1) B) 15 days (2) A) 22.5 days (3) C) Rs. 400 (4) D) 4 days (5) A) 12 hours their bare hands.

"Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When

you read something beautiful you find coexistence;
LIVING WITH CORONA
UNLOCKING TELANGANA’S it breaks walls down." -Mahmoud Darwish
No corona on those days, We can't play in these days,

RICH HISTORY & CULTURE

Diana Cyrus, coordinator,
furcation of the then united Andhra
Engrossing e-poetry session We can't go to cinema hall, But we can go and watch TV,
We can't eat cakes and ice creams,
But we can bake and make ice creams,
We use to play with our friends,
Pradesh state and create a separate
Pallavi Model School state of Telangana. Anunidhi Sharma, NIE Now we are attending online classes,
This newly formed state has Coordinator, Jain Heritage A Corona kept lockdown for us, But not for our home.
Alwal, Hyderabad now become number one in tech-
Cambridge School Tanishka, class IV, Daksha School, Hyderabad
nological advances and agricultur-

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allavi Model School, Alwal,
celebrated Telangana For-
mation Day with pomp and
glory in digital form. The lockdown
could not stop the high-spirited stu-
dents from enthralling everyone
with an insightful programme.
The programme commenced
with a brief introduction on the his-
tory of protests by people of Telan-
gana to achieve a separate state.
Students talked about the efforts
put in by chief minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao who spearheaded
years of protests calling for the bi-
al produce.
The choir recorded and played
songs from Telangana followed by
a student's enthralling dance per-
formance video on the beats of
Telangana songs befitting the occa-
sion.
The Telugu and Music depart-
ments worked in tandem digitally
with groups of students in prepar-
ing a wonderful speech on 'Beauty
of Telangana,' bringing out the
importance of Telugu culture, lan-
guage, people, politicians and the
bounty of Telangana's nature.
Hyderabad
A
solo poem recitation
competition was con-
ducted for the students
of classes V and VI as
part of their CCA activity. Partic-
ipating in a poem recitation com-
petition can be a good way to help
build a child's confidence.
The participants were exhila-
rated to perform live in front of the
judges. The practice of reciting not
only helps in improving physical
health but also mental health
through the process of deep breath-
ing and emotional release. It also
helps in developing the personali-
ty of children.
Children participated with en-
thusiasm and every bit of the com-
petition was enjoyable with their
wonderful presentation. Every lip
hummed a tune of its own accord.
The programme was followed
by a short message of responsibil-
ity, confidence and discipline ex-
hibited by the students during the
activity by Secondary coordinator
and Primary coordinator.
CORONA
COVID-19, The virus of CORONA
Originating from Wuhan in China,
Has created a unusual scare,
Crossing borders, on the Earth's sphere.
From America to Zambia, Everyone whether rich or poor;
Of any nationality and religiosity,
Is hit by the fear on their persona.
Till now in months, Many thousand lives are lost;
Unfortunately, one more shadow in cast.
LIFE, Virtually, has come to a standstill,
Including India, to a downhill.
Don't panic; Fight the Pandemic!
Need to wash hands frequently,
Remain in isolation, away from public,
Inside one's home preferably.
Follow 'JANTA CURFEW' help save all
Honour deep rooted Indian sanskaar:
Greet people with a Namaskaar!
Pursue unity and fight the fear
Stay HUMANE and have a vision clear..
Parth Varshney, class VI A, Vista School, Hyderabad

THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS

Rose as success, Tulip as books
Charishma Sivaranjani, class VIII, But when success is disturbed even books are disturbed
Gitanjali Devakul, Hyderabad Drops as principal, Pencils, pens and papers as teachers
When you respect your principals and teachers you will
R Vaishnavi, class VII C, succeed in your life
Sonam Thorat, class X, Aarohi Sane, class VII A,
Army Public School, Bolarum, Secunderabad Shantiniketan High School, Delhi School of Excellence, Attapur, V Riya Jain, Geetanjali High School, West Marredpally,
Doodh Bowli, Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad