Thursday, December 13th, 2018

The Children’s Post

Of India
Shaktikanta Das is new RBI Governor
The IAS officer makes first public statement after appointment
Delhi, Dec 12: Shri Shaktikanta Das is a retired IAS
officer of the 1980 batch. He took charge as the 25th
governor of the RBI on Wednesday. His predecessor,
Sh. Urjit Patel, resigned abruptly on Monday evening,
citing 'personal reasons.’
(IAS stands for the Indian Administrative Service. This
is the service that selects, trains and appoints the
people who actually run the administration of our
districts, cities, and villages. An IAS officer typically has
to know something about all areas in India and has to
serve all over India in various roles. This allows them Shri Shaktikanta Das
to get an understanding of the country and its people. (Image: Wikipedia)
IAS officers also assist ministers in making policies and among various parties in the financial
rules for the country or the state.) sector. He is the erstwhile Secretary of
Das has been known for his ability to create agreement Economic Affairs.

Hornbill Festival concludes in Nagaland

Kohima, Dec 12: The Hornbill Festival is a ten-day
extravaganza held in Nagaland, India. The festival
showcases the cultural diversity of Nagaland through
tribal dances, music, and cultural performances.

The festival is organised by the State Tourism and Art

& Culture Departments of Nagaland and has been
celebrated for 19 years now. It is held at Kisama, a
western Angami location situated 12 kms away from
Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
This year, the festival was
enjoyed, as usual, by local and
foreign tourists, who travelled The US Ambassador to India, Mr.
from far and wide. Some of the Kenneth I. Juster, on the opening
issues faced by the tourists day of the festival
included poor roads, and (Image released by the US Embassy in
absence of cash in the ATMs in India)
Kohima. The rock festival was also held in Dimapur instead of Kohima.
A Naga tribesman

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 Word Magic QUOTE OF THE DAY
Make as many words as you can using the
A civilisation is made up of everyday
letters below
people, doing everyday jobs, in an
everyday sort of way.

A family is made by people caring for each

other in small ways, every single day.

Never underestimate the power of

persistent effort.

What is GDP?
There is a village. The village has 3 farmers, 2 weavers, and one moneylender.

In one year, the farmers grow crops worth 300 rupees. The two weavers make cloth worth 200
rupees, and the moneylender earns 50 rupees as the interest on the amount he has loaned.

So the Total (Gross) Domestic Production of the village is:

Farmers - 300
Weavers – 200
Moneylender – 50
Total - 550

This is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the village. When we apply that same concept to a
state, that becomes the GDP of the state. Likewise, the total of ALL the production of all the farmers,
industrial units and service units (like banks, software companies etc.) is the GDP of the country.

Because people in a country grow every year, it is important for countries to also increase their
production every year. This is called the GDP growth of the country.

In our example above, the farmers produce goods that are necessary for our survival, and are
consumed without too much processing. They form the agricultural or primary sector. Agriculture,
poultry etc. all form the primary sector.

The weavers produce something from the cotton that is grown by the primary sector. They set up
machinery and create clothes. They form the industrial or secondary sector. The secondary
sector is largely manufacturing.

But there is a third sector, which doesn’t take physical things as inputs or create physical things like
a farmer or a factory. It provides services that make it possible for the other two sectors to do their
work. This is called the services or tertiary sector. The money lender, in the example above, is
the tertiary sector.

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Editorial
Hello!
As this year ends, we will also
complete 18 months of The
Children’s Post.
Of late, thanks to the paper, I
have become very conscious of
grammatical errors in any
document.
This is what happens when you
are editing a newspaper 7 days a
week, 365 days a year. 
As you do know by now, we
create this paper especially for
our young readers, and your
opinion matters very much. So tell
us:
A. What is it that you love
about the paper and would
never like to see changed?
B. What is it that you would
like to change? Maybe add
something? Stop doing
something? Do more of
something?
Do tell, and we will all be waiting
to hear.
Enjoy this edition, and as usual,
let us know your thoughts.
Love,
- Nidhi aunty
nidhiarora@hotmail.com
The Children’s Post 13th December, 2018
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
By Adeena Khan
REDUCE
We should not mix our
kitchen waste like leftover
food, peaks of fruits and
vegetables, tea leaves
etc. with all other waste.
Instead, we should keep
this waste in a small
dustbin or container
which is to be used only
to store this particular
kitchen waste.
REUSE
We should take this
kitchen waste and keep it
away - out in a corner of
our garden or anywhere
in the open air. In a few
weeks’ time this waste
turns into compost which
can be used as fertiliser
for growing flowers in our
lawn or planters and even
for growing fruits and Adeena illustrating her
vegetables in our kitchen philosophy if Reduce,
gardens. This way we Reuse, Recycle
can enjoy organic fruits
and vegetables!
RECYCLE
We should recycle our water bottles, food containers, and
crockery like cups, glasses, jugs, bowls etc. The small
bottles can be reused for water, neembu paani, or juice,
while the bigger ones can be reused to grow seasonal
flowers or even money plant. The cups, bowls and other
crockery can be used to grow bonsai plants or small
species of cactus or small indoor plants.
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 Sports News: Badminton World Tour Finals and Hockey Men’s World Cup
Guangzhou (China), Dec 12: PV Sindhu got off to a good start with a hard-fought
win over world number two and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi in the
opening women's singles group A match of the World Tour Finals on Wednesday.
However, Sameer Verma, who is the second Indian men's player after Kidambi
Srikanth to qualify for the tournament, faced the World No. 1 Kento Momota, and lost
his opening match 18-21 6-21. (Image: PV Sindhu)
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12: India will play the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the
Hockey Men’s World Cup today. If they win, they will make it to the semi-finals. The
last time India made it to the semi-finals was in 1975, when we did go on to win.

Ridley the Riddle Turtle Junior Reading Room

नाना नानी।
What appears once in a lake,

Once in a river,
कहो कहानी
Once in a sea
वही परु ानी
Once in an ocean.
कौन नगर था
कौन डगर थी
CARTOON CORNER-Bob Mania by Ayush
कैसा राजा
कैसी रानी
नाना नानी
कहो कहानी।

Credits and Answers

Answers
Word Magic: Absolutely. Meaning: Completely
Usage: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts
absolutely.
Ridley: The letter e.

Credits
1. Junior reading corner is a poem by Prayag
Shukla
2. Naga tribesman image from the Dept. of Tourism,
Nagaland.
3. PV Sindhu’s image from her own Twitter account.

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