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DELHI, LONDON Rupee drops past 80/dollar

could run out

for the first time ever
The rupee on Tuesday dropped to the
psychologically-important mark of 80
against the US dollar, taking its year-to-

of water amid
date fall to about 7 per cent.
The domestic currency hit a low of
80.0175 in early trade compared with the
previous close of 79.9775. The value of
the Indian rupee has depreciated by

rising heatwave
around 25 per cent against the dollar
since December 2014, and the recent fall
is due to global factors like soaring crude
oil prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A
s heatwave strikes the UK,
and Indian cities battle The charity has warned
with record temperatures,
a recent report from
that without action to cut
Christian Aid highlights how the climate emissions and better man-
crisis is increasing the severity of drought agement of freshwater
in 10 of the world's major cities compris-
ing London and Delhi and demands an
resources, the toll will be
international fund to pay for climate felt acutely by the poor
caused loss and damage. The 10 cities fea-
BE THE How can you make a difference in SAV- tured in the report, which was first published in May, are Sydney, Harare, Sao Paulo, Phoenix, UK, France face hottest day
Beijing, Kabul, New Delhi, Cape Town, Cairo and London. The danger of city droughts is only
CHANGE ING WATER? Let's have a few OUT OF set to get worse without action to address climate change, the report warned.
as Europe burns
Britain and France went on heatwave alert
THE BOX IDEAS FROM YOU. Please on Monday facing record temperatures, as
The report analysis shows ing the first major city in Europe wilted under a scorching sun and
send your article(75 words), poster, global water use grew at
Despite
water the world to run out of ferocious wildfires devoured more forests.
more than twice the rate of water. 'Day Zero', when
slogan, illustration, etc on 'Save Water' population increase over the
covering
more than the taps for four million
UK forecasters warned of havoc in a country
unprepared for the onslaught of extreme
at toinie175@gmail.com, along with course of the 20th century
In fact, last month, there
70 per cent inhabitants would be
turned off, was averted
heat that authorities said was putting lives
at risk. Britain's government triggered a
of the earth's surface,
your name, class, school and your pho- was water rationing in the only three per cent of after emergency measures "national emergency" alert as temperatures
Chilean capital, Santiago, the it is suitable for were implemented to cut reached a record 39.1 degree Celsius on
tograph. The best and people were queuing up drinking. Of this fresh- the city's water usage by Tuesday.
for water in New Delhi water, 70 per cent is 50%
three entries in each category where temperatures rose so locked in glaciers and Even in the UK, London
will be published in high that heatstroke ice caps. Less than
0.01 per cent of all
has experienced heatwaves

20,
remained a risk even with- in recent years. Experts
Toistudent print and online l y out any physical activity freshwater sources is have warned that within
Ju 2 In 2018, after an extend- available for human 25 years, London and the
edition 202 ed drought, Cape Town
came within days of becom-
use in lakes, rivers and
reservoirs
South East of England
could run out of water

Experts find dormant black

This day DID hole near our galaxy

that ye
ar YOU
KNOW
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE CAPTURES A A stellar-mass black hole has been dis-
covered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a

JULY 20 DAY'S WORTH OF DATA ON 68 GB OF MEMORY galaxy, which is the neighbour of the
Milky Way Galaxy. This discovery was
made by a group of international experts,

NATIONAL MOON DAY

he James Webb Space per sec, according to Carl Hansen, a

T Telescope, which has

already wowed the world
with gorgeous images of far-flung
The JWST is a million
miles from Earth at
Lagrange point L2, where
flight systems engineer at the Space
Telescope Science Institute. The
speed of data transfer means that all
who are renowned for disproving other
black hole discoveries. They also discov-
ered that the star that created the black
hole disappeared without leaving any
galaxies and distant planets, stores it must contend with radi- the new information can be beamed traces of a massive explosion. The dis-
its data on a relatively small 68 GB back to Earth in about four and a covery was made possible by six years of
ation and temperatures of
drive, enough to hold only a day's half hours. JWST collects far more observations made with the Very Large
worth of images. The JWST can send
about -370 degrees data than Hubble ever was capable Telescope of the European Southern
data back to Earth at 28 megabytes Fahrenheit of: 57 GB versus 1-2 GB per day Observatory (ESO) (VLT).

N
ational Moon Day commemorates the day man
first walked on the Moon in 1969. NASA
TALE OF INDIAN
PRESIDENTS
reported the moon landing as being “…the
single-greatest technological achievement of
all time.” Armstrong’s “one small step for man” inspired
imaginations and sparked innovation for generations to
come.
 On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to
the Moon. Six hours after landing on the Moon, American
astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface. As the country awaits its 15th President, we take a PRESIDENTS WHO DIED UNOPPOSED PRESIDENT
He spent two-and-a-half hours outside the spacecraft. WHILE IN OFFICE Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was elected as the
 Buzz Aldrin soon followed, stepping onto the lunar sur-
look at our former presidents and how they played President unopposed after the nomination
Two Presidents, Zakir Husain and
face. After joining Armstrong, the two men collected 21.5 an important role in shaping India's destiny... Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, have died in office. papers of 36 other aspirants were reject-
kg of lunar material. Their specimens made the journey Notably, both served less than three years ed. Thus, no Presidential election was held
in 1977. Interestingly, Reddy was the offi-
back to Earth, to be analysed later
 The other person linked to the important mission was SINCE INDIA BECAME A REPUBLIC IN 1950, 14 in office. While Zakir Husain died on May 3,
cial Congress candidate in the 1969 elec-
1969, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed died on
Command module pilot Michael Collins, who flew the PRESIDENTS HAVE SERVED THE COUNTRY February 11, 1977. tion but narrowly lost to VV Giri.
Command Module Columbia alone in lunar orbit, as he wait-
ed for the other two LONGEST-SERVING SHORTEST-SERV-
Armstrong and Aldrin spent over 21 hours on the PRESIDENT ING PRESIDENT INTERIM PRESIDENTS
lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base At 12 years and 107 days, Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Mohammad Hidayatullah
Zakir Husain became the
before they lifted off to rejoin Collins in the com- India's first President, Dr and Basappa Danappa Jatti served as acting
President in 1967, after serv-
Rajendra Prasad, had the Presidents. In 1969, Chief Justice Mohammad
mand module Columbia. The trio returned to Earth ing as the Vice President
longest tenure. Prasad, who Hidayatullah served as the acting President for 35
and landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 after under S Radhakrishnan.
held office from 1950 to 1962, days. After Zakir Husain's death, VP VV Giri took
more than eight days in space However, he remained in
was re-elected in the 1952 over as the acting president but resigned in less
office for little less than two than three months to contest the Presidential elec-
and 1957 elections by record
years before dying in office.

Q What are your thoughts on moon margins. He was unanimously tion. After Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's death in
Husain's Presidential February 1977, VP BD Jatti took over as the acting
elected in 1950, 1952 and
exploration? Share your views at re-elected in 1957.
tenure is the shortest President for over five months.
toinie175@gmail.com in India's history.
 02 True beauty is the flame of self-confidence that shines
from the inside out.
– Barrie Davenport
FOCUS. LEARN. MASTER
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022

CONSISTENCY,
the key to achieving
I
have carried out many experiments, done projects
HOW IT FUNCTIONS
your goals and made robots, but the Cleaning Robot is my
favourite. I got the inspiration to make this robot
when the lockdown started and there was no help at
A transmitter is used that acts as a remote and transmits
data. The input is received by the receiver. There are
home. We had to do all the dusting and cleaning.
The key to any long-term Purchasing a robot was expensive. So, I decided to
some ports in the receiver where we can attach the
motors for it to perform the output function.
accomplishment is consistency. make a robot that could help us clean the house.
Some of its parts are common and can be found at
This plays a crucial role in home and some need to be bought online. All these
academics too. parts can be purchased at a price of ` 3,791. If you pur- Science
chase a robot, it would be ten times the expense. Electronic radio
STEADY PACE material well. There are many YouTube transmission.
o study at a regular pace throughout channels and resourceful websites, and
COMPONENTS NEEDED
T the year would be greatly beneficial I think one must make good use of all
What function can
than to cluster everything towards the these resources. Teachers also recom-
final examinations. Consistency can mend a few subject guides for students
1 9v alkaline battery x 2 - These alkaline batteries
can give an output of 9 volts. It provides more than
the required output to run the bot.
it perform?
It can mop your entire
house.
come in many ways, like having regular to prepare from, so having all these
attendance during classes and methodi- books and materials from the beginning
cally studying for all the tests that of the year would be beneficial.
2 Rx and TX x1 - TX means transmitter. RX is receiv-
er. If you need to send any command to the robot,
the TX block helps it to send the data you input. The
How is it
controlled?
schools conduct. This could be weekly It has a remote that can
data is then received by the receiver and gives an out-
tests or cyclic tests. QUESTION PAPER BANK be used to control it.
put which intends to clean your house.

KNOW YOUR SYLLABUS T

aking out time to browse through
previous year question papers would
be helpful too. These could be of
3 Driver + motor x 4 - The driver means the circuit
board which decides the required output needed to
Sensors
No, it does not have

S ince academic boards are

yet to revise the syllabus use as and when one
run the motor. sensors.

for the present batches

now regularly attending
completes the portion
and starts preparing for 4 Power block x2 - The power block is the circuit to
which you connect the battery. MANUAL VS AUTO
physical school, it is
important to be aware of
exams.
Having our study 5 Scotch bright wiping pad x 1 - This is the pink
mop in front of the robot which cleans the house. Y es, it needs to be monitored constantly but if you
want it to work on its own, that is also possible. We
can replace the TX and RX with Arduino UNO. Arduino
the deleted portions and schedule well planned
the exam pattern for the
year. This helps in planning
out would not only help
us excel in academics, it
6 Waste cardboard - This is used to
give a shape and base to the bot.
UNO can act as a brain of the robot.
Also, we can add a servo and an
the study schedule effectively. would also leave us with
enough time to spend on co-curricular
7 Wheels x 4 -
Wheels are used
for the smooth
ultrasonic sensor. The sen-
sor can be used to see
activities that we are interested in. All all the things
MULTIPLE movement of the robot around it and the
the best for the academic year!
RESOURCES from one place to servo can help

I t is always good another. to move the

to carry out a TRISHA BOORUGU, The circuit diagram sensor.
research into class XII, Delhi shows the representa -
the required Public School, tion of the electronic
study Nacharam,
parts present in it.
Hyderabad
AHAN AGARWAL, class VI,
Delhi Public School, Whitefield, Bengaluru

OF FIRMS AND FIGURES

CLASS: XII
SUBJECT:
ACCOUNTANCY (CBSE)
MARKS: 30

PAPER SET BY UDGAM TEAM, UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, AHMEDABAD

(ACCOUNTING FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS,
(h) Realisation expenses `2,000 were You are required to answer the
PARTNERSHIP FIRMS AND COMPANIES) paid by Vinit. following questions:
Q(1) Distinguish between 'Receipt provided in the books. Total credi- Prepare Realisation account. (a) Pass the Journal entry for issue
and Payment Account' and 'Income tors of the firm were `50,000. Q(8) Rahul Ltd is in the business of of Debenture to public.
and Expenditure Account' on the fol- (ii) Kartik's Loan of `12,000 was set- manufacturing electrical water (b) Pass the Journal entry for pay-
lowing bases: [2] tled at `12,500. pumps. They decided to install some ment to Vendor.
(i) Capital and Revenue Items. Godrej refrigerators and microwave (c) Calculate the amount of
(ii) Nature of Account. Q(3) Priya, Reema and Seema were ovens of `23,00,000 in the company annual fixed obligation as-
partners in a firm sharing profits in for providing facilities to its em- sociated with Deben-
st
Q(2) Ankit, Bobby and Kartik were the ratio of 3:2:1. On 1 April, 2020 ployees as the company is located in tures.
partners in a firm sharing profits in Seema retired and the new profit- remote area. (d) Prepare Loss on Is-
the ratio 4:3:3. The firm was dissolved sharing ratio between Priya and On 1st April, 2021 the purchase price sue of Debenture Ac-
on 31st March, 2020. Pass the neces- Reema was 1:2. of electrical appliances was paid by count.
sary Journal entries for the follow- On Seema’s retirement, goodwill of issuing 6% Debentures of `100 each
ing transactions after various assets the firm was valued at `30,000. Pass at a premium of 15%. Rahul Ltd fur- Q(9) Following is the Re-
(other than cash and bank) and third- necessary Journal entry for the treat- ther issued 200 4% Debentures of ceipts and Payments Ac-
party liabilities had been transferred ment of Goodwill on Seema's retire- ` 1,000 each at a discount of 10% and count of Dee Club for the
to Realisation Account: [2] ment. [2] redeemable at a premium of 5% on year ended 31st March 2019:
the same date to public. [5] [5]
(i) A liability under a suit for dam- Q(4) Following information is given
ages included in creditors was set- by Heritage Club for the year 2020-21. Receipts and Payments Account
tled at `32,000 as against only `13,000 [3] Dr. for the year ended 31st March 2019 Cr.
BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31St March, 2021
LIABILITIES Amounts ASSETS Amounts Receipts Amounts(`) Payments Amounts(`)
Particulars Amounts (`)
(`) (`) To Balance b/d (cash) 2,000 By Salaries 42,500
General Fund 20,00,000
Building Fund 10,00,000 Creditors 3,60,000 Bank 80,000 To Subscriptions By 9% Investments 3,000
9% Building Fund Investment 10,00,000 Mrs. Vinit's Loan 60,000 Stock 70,000 2018 1,200
Donation received for Building 5,00,000 2019 49,200
Yogesh's Loan 1,00,000 Investment 1,00,000
Interest received on Building Fund Investment 45,000 2020 2,300 52,700
Expenditure made on construction of Building Employees provident Fund 30,000 Fixed Assets 3,80,000
To sale of old Furniture By Furniture 15,000
(Work-in-Progress) 4,50,000 Capitals: Debtors 2,00,000 (Book value `800) 500 (1.10.2018)
Interest received on general Fund 20,000 To Donation for Prizes 43,000 By Printing 21,500
Vinit 2,00,000 Less: Provision for
and stationery
Show the accounting treatment of the above-mentioned items in the Balance Yogesh 1,00,000 3,00,000 Doubtful Debts (20,000) 1,80,000
To interest on Investment 650 By Balance 16,850
Sheet of the Heritage Club as at 31st March, 2021. Profit and Loss A/c 40,000 b/d(cash)
Q(5) Dinkar, Navita and Vani were sary Journal entry. [3] 8,50,000 8,50,000 98,850 98,850
partners having fixed capitals of
`6,00,000; `4,00,000 and `2,00,000 re- Q(6) Rahul Ltd. purchased a busi-
spectively. They share their profits ness of Rinku for ` 5,00,000. The busi- You are requested to prepare Income- ilar investment of `8,000 in the be-
in ratio 4:1:1. Navita died on 30th ness consists of Machinery `2,00,000;
The firm was dissolved on 31st March, 2021. The assets were realised and the Expenditure Account of the Club for ginning of the year.
June, 2021. Her share of profit for Computer `1,00,000 Debtors `50,000; liabilities were paid as under. the year ending 31-03-2019 after tak-
the intervening period was based stock `1,50,000 and Trade Payable ing into account the following infor- (d) Depreciate furniture @10%p.a.
on the sales of previous year `1,00,000. Rahul Ltd issued 400, 9% (a) Vinit promised to pay off Mrs. ing debtors were collected in full. mation: Sale of furniture is to be excluded.
which were `6,00,000 and prof- Debentures of `1,000 each at a dis- Vinit's Loan and took away stock (d) Creditors were paid `3,50,000 in (a) The club has 400 members, each
it earned during the year was count of 10% and balance by cheque @20% discount. full settlement of their claim. member paying an annual subscrip-
These questions are meant for practice
`60,000. Sales till the date of on 1st July, 2020. Pass necessary Jour- (b) Yogesh took away investment at (e) Fixed Assets realised `2,82,000. tion of `150.
her death was `2,40,000. nal entries for the year ended on 31st 150%. (f) There was an old furniture which (b) Salaries paid included `3,150 for purpose only. Students are advised to check
The firm closes its books March,2021. [3] (c) Sunil, a debtor of `50,000 had to has been written off completely from the year 2017-18 and outstanding format, syllabus and marks for Board test
on 31 st March every pay the amount due 3 months after the books. Yogesh took away the salaries for the year 2018-19 were papers with their teachers. Questions have
year. Calculate Navi- Q(7) Following is the Balance Sheet the date of dissolution. He was al- same for `4,000. `4,250. been given by teachers and NIE is not
ta's share of profit of Vinit and Yogesh as on 31st lowed a discount of 5% for making (g) Yogesh's loan was paid and set- (c) 9%investment were made on 30th responsible for them.
and pass the neces- March,2021. [5] payment immediately. The remain- tled at a discount of `2,500. November,2018. The club had a sim-
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SCHOOL IS COOL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022
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!
03
GURUPURNIMA CELEBRATION Environmental initiatives
Ryan International School, ICSE,
Smt Sushiladevi Deshmukh Malad
Vidyalaya, Airoli

T
he green day signifies nature and

G
uru Purnima is celebrat-
ed on the full moon day in
the Hindu month of
Ashadha. The day is cel-
ebrated to commemorate the birth
ceremony of Ved Vyasa, who is the
author of the holy book Mahab-
harata.The word guru comes from
the two Sanskrit words ‘gu’+’ru’.
Gu’ means ignorance or dark-
ness and ‘ru’ means the removal of
darkness. Gurus are named so be-
cause they remove the darkness
from our lives by teaching us the
right things and showing us the
right path.
Many people also believe that
on this day, Gautam Buddha gave
his firth sermon in Uttar Pradesh.
Teacher imparts the education hence
the role of the teacher is of paramount
importance to present and future of a
of principal Dr Anjana Rawat. The day
started with Saraswati Vandana which
was sung by the students in the class.
Students had prepared an
amazing skit reflecting the hardships
and problems faced by the teachers de-
love towards our environment. It
teaches us how we should nurture
and take care of our environment.
Green represents Nature. Green’s calming
effects might derive from its association with
nature, which people typically experience as
relaxing and refreshing. Some researchers
think the positive association with green is
hardwired in our brains from evolution: Ear-
ly humans knew that green in nature indi-
cated a place where they could find food, water, and shel- ful colour and were made to understand how much of a
ter. soothing effect it can portray. Children were made to un-
We, at Ryan International School, ICSE Malad, cele- derstand the importance of the environment and nature.
brated Green Day where our cute little toddlers were dressed Our respected Chairman Sir’s 12 vision also includes the
in various shades of green and carried a meal consisting environment as a visionary aspect. The children enjoyed
of the colour green. A day was specialised for them name- and had a fun-filled day as they were able to learn about
ly ‘GREEN DAY’ where they took a real feel of the peace- this beautiful colour.
Shri S.K.I. Jain High School, kickstarted with a cleanliness drive in slogan written by him. They then pro-
the school itself. The young stalwarts ceeded to describe the structure, vena-
Marine Lines equipped with dusters fanned out in tion, and significance of that leaf in the

student. To honor the teachers, a func-
tion was organised in Smt. Sushilade-
vi Deshmukh Vidyalaya English Medi-
um School on the occasion of Guru
Purnima.
The initiative for the arrangements
of the function was taken by the Cul-
tural department under the guidance
Sheth N.K.T.T.
English High
School and Junior
College, Thane
An Elocution Competition was organ-
ized for the students on and the topic
was - Importance of Guru.
Many students participated in the
competition and expressed their views
on the given topic. Some students even
recited poems describing the impor-
tance of Guru in one’s life.
spite which they do their work with-
out complain and a smile on their face.
Even the teachers shared their expe-
riences and also said about their
favourite teacher. Each and every
teacher was made to feel special for
their role in ensuring holistic devel-
opment of students.
able guidance of all the
teachers. Students enjoyed
all the activities and learnt
the importance about the
rich cultural heritage of
Guru-Shishya-Parampara.
T
he British explorer Robert
Swan quoted “Greatest threat
to planet the belief that some-
one else will save it.” It is there-
fore imperative for us to transform our
students into crusaders of nature. With
this in mind, Shri S.K.I.
Jain High School started
on journey to a greener
planet by observing a
week filled with fun ac-
tivities to impart in our
students love for the en-
vironment from 4th July
to 8th July,2022.
Under the dynamic
the school and helped in cleaning the
building.
July 5th saw the entire school
decked in green and celebrated leaf day.
Where a paper cutout of a leaf was
worn by every student adorned with a
classroom.
On July 6th, every students carried
to school leaves of different plants. The
students were asked not to pluck leaves
off trees but to use only ones that were
fallen. These leaves were than arranged
into beautiful collages.
July 7th had a compet-
itive streak. A salad deco-
ration competition was or-
ganized in every class to de-
velop in kids an inclination
towards healthy diet.
The celebrations were
concluded on 8th July with
a day of sensory treat

C
elebration of
Gur upur nima
is an age old tra-
dition that is be-
ing followed all over In-
dia.The Sheth N.K.T.T.
English High School and
Junior College celebrat-
ed Gurupurnima with full Zeal on 13th
July 2022 at 11 am in the school Hall.
The function began with lamp light-
ing and felicitations of the chief guest.
Dr. Ananya Joshi (Ayurvedic Physi-
cian and Panchakarma specialist, Mit-
greetings and flower bouquets.
A beautiful verse was recited by the
student of class 5th and 7th respective-
ly. Students of class 9th delivered an ex-
cellent English speech based on the hard-
ship faced by teachers during the pan-
Dr. Ananya Joshi and
Archana Sharma stressed
the importance of hard
work under the guidance
of a guru citing the ex-
ample of Swami
Vivekanand.
The chairman Dr.
Nanjibhai Khimjibhai Thakkar ex-
pressed his views on importance of
teachers in a student’s life.
The principal of the school Lydia
Salian shared her views on about Gu-
rupurnima saying that the students are
vision of the Principal, which included documen-
Mrs. Roma Das, an ac- taries, songs and dances
tivity was planned every based on environment.
day to bring students Indeed it was an excit-
closer to nature. ing week for all our young
The celebrations minds.
Interact started preparing for
Inaugural of school clubs the same. All clubs had office
bearers to represent the clubs
and they spoke about the objec-
REVATHI IYER, TEACHER tives and focus of the club.
The principal and head-

tal Hospital Mumbai), Archana Shar-
ma (Motivational Speaker, Model, Ac-
tress, philanthropist), the chairman
Dr. Nanjibhai Khimjibhai Thakkar and
his grandson Param Thakkar graced
the function as guests.
Students from primary section to
junior college expressed gratitude to-
wards their teachers by felicitating
them with the shreefal, handmade
demic and about the values they gained
from their teachers.
There was a heartfelt Marathi
speech by Junior College students. There
was a mesmerising dance performance
by school and Junior College. Students
reflected the importance of teachers in
one’s life.
There were many activities and com-
petitions held in the school under the
S
the clay and teachers shape them into ix different clubs were
successful individuals. inaugurated in Holy An-
She thanked the staff for their ef- gels’ School on Friday
forts in the success of the programme. the July 8 in the school
The programme ended with vote of auditorium by principal Bijoy
thanks presented by a student from Ju- Oommen and headmistress
nior College. The function concluded Rafat Shaikh.
on a happy note and brought forth tra- Students whos displayed in-
ditional values that the day helps in- terest in Science, Literature,
still in everyone. Mathematics, Arts, Sports or
mistress wished great success
for all the clubs and appreciat-
ed the efforts of the club mem-
bers in the arrangement of the
event.
The event was a grand suc-
cess owing to the kind guidance
of the principal, HM and joint
efforts put in by teachers and
students.

Witty International School, Chikoowadi

L
et no man in the world live in delusion. With-
out a Guru none can cross over to the other
shore,’ theme of paying respects to all the
Gurus of the World and acknowledging their
contributions in mind, the students of Cambridge
Section of Witty International School, Chikoowadi,
presented an Assembly filled with enthusiathism and
liveliness.
5th July was, celebrated as, Gurupurnima, to pay
respect and gratitude to all the ‘Gurus’ as a remem-
brance to Ved Vyas. This day also marks the first day
when Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon.
The Special Assembly on ‘Guru Purnima’ not only
appreciated the Gurus but also the students were awarded
with the Bookmarks as a part of SMP.
Young kickboxing champs
The scintillating and edifying assembly was wound up
with the National anthem.
V
aranasi is one of the most vibrant and inter-
esting places to visit in India. From women
Holy city of Varanasi
dressed in bright saris around the Ganges
for a sunrise bath, to other cultural traditions
passed on for centuries.
Varanasi is a holy city in northern India, also
known as Benares or Kashi. The city has predomi-
nantly Hindu presence. It has also played a signifi-
cant role in the development of Buddhism. Around
528 BC Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at
Sarnath, a nearby city. The city was
under Muslim rule for three centuries
from 1194, until a tolerant ruler
restored some religious freedom to
Varanasi.
For centuries, education, philosophy,
culture, arts and religion have flourished
here keeping the city vibrant in so many ways.

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tudents of Ulwe-based Bright Future High School recent-
ly participated in Kickboxing Championship Organised by Each evening, groups of priests line up the
Raigad Kickboxing Association and have brought laurels The aarti takes place facing the river where
to the school. Dashashwamedh Ghat even as hundreds of people the lamps are lit and raied by the priests, to the
Shridhar Shankar Naik bagged Gold Medal, Vedant Subhash flock to witness the evening aarti ceremony last- chanting of hymns in praise of Mother Ganga.
Shelke and Ved Sachin Yerunkar bagged Silver Medal. ing about 20-30 minutes. The priests perform ritu-
The school’s chairman, principal and entire staff wishes them
a congratulations and extends best wishes for their upcoming state
als like blowing of horns, showering flower petals, S. SHYAM SUNDAR, class 8A,
level championship. and burning of incense, and smoking of pots. Sivananda Rajaram Sr Sec School

Tree plantation drive by school Should countries

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lanting trees is recognised
as one of the most engag-
ing, environmentally-
friendly activity that peo-
ple can participate in, to help the
planet.
Keeping this in mind, Rizvi
Springfield High School (CBSE),
had organised a Tree Plantation
Week. The aim was to increase
awareness of environmental pro-
tection and preservation wherein
the students played an active role
and showed great involvement in
planting trees.
The aim was to conserve the
environment for future generation
which was conveyed by planting
saplings and inculcating the right
values in young minds.
A plethora of activities were
organised by teachers. Students
from every class planted a sapling.
Students of class 1 had planted
saplings of medicinal plants, class
2 sowed vegetable seeds, students
of class 3 had planted air purify-
ing saplings, class 4 – flowering
saplings and class 5 – planted at-
tractive creepers.
On the first day, the activity began with
the introduction of tree planation week
wherein students explained the impor-
tance of planting the saplings and how
this act is connected to our basic needs.
Second day, began with the speech
that was delivered by teachers on the
significance of trees for the survival of
life.
Day three, started with the explain-
ing the process of germination. There-
after, students were asked to make videos
of seed germination and had to send
their respective videos and pictures
while planting these seeds.
At the end of the video each student
had to state a quote based on tree plana-
tion.
On the fourth day, students were
asked to use chemical fertilisers while
planting a sapling and on day five — stu-
 The Earth is what we
all have in common
— Wendell Berry
 Time spent among
trees is never time
wasted
 He that plants trees
loves others besides
himself
— Thomas Fuller
 One of the first
conditions of happiness
is that the link between
man and nature shall
not be broken
— Leo Tolstoy
dents were asked to bring their plants
to school and share their experience on
tree plantation. It was indeed a suc-
cessful week with varied learning expe-
riences.
The school expressed sincere grati-
tude towards all teachers and school au-
thorities for the tree plantation week.
Students and teachers took a pledge
to stress the importance of trees in our
society.
GIVE ASYLUM to runaway presidents
C W
ountries should give asylum to
runaway presidents. The right of
asylum is an ancient juridical con-
cept, under which people persecuted
by their own rulers might be protected
by another sovereign authority, like a
second country or another entity,
which in medieval times could
offer sanctuary.
FOR This right was recog-
nized by ancient Egyptians, the
Greeks, and the Hebrew, from whom it
was adopted into Western tradition.
René Descartes fled to the
Netherlands, Voltaire to England, and
Thomas Hobbes to
France, because each
State offered protection
to persecuted foreigners.
S. KAVIYA, class XI-A3,
John Dewey Matriculation
HSS, Panruti
hy do we vote? Why do we elect representatives? Why does a country
require a president? When a president is appointed, apart from the respon-
sibilities, a certain level of trust from the citizens is also bestowed upon
him. When a president takes oath, it becomes her solemn duty to protect
the country and execute the position faithfully.
S/he has to strive for the welfare of the people. Unfortunately, there
are some whose promises turn out to be empty and gradually,
their commitment is only in reaping benefits for themselves.
This they do, forgetting that they were elected
for the advancement of the country. AGAINST
This carelessness results in a restless, despondent people who find no choice but
to resort to rallies, street marches and mob violence. Instead of facing the conse-
quences of their callousness, they, without acknowledgement, find it difficult to
remain in power any longer, and then run away from the mess they create.
It is only appropriate that such individuals mustn't be condoned for their unright-
eous actions and maladministration. They should atone for their
misconduct. Runaway presidents should not be allowed to seek
asylum. Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes
is right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instant-
ly and without reservation that he is in error.
AARNA BHATIA, class VIII A,
The PSBB Millennium School OMR, Chennai
 I do not need a trophy to tell myself that I am the best.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedish football player
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022

NEW ZEALAND BEAT IRELAND BY 31 RUNS PHILLPS, FERGUSON STAR IN KIWIS’ WIN IN FIRST T20

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lenn Phillips’ quick-fire 69 and four
wickets from Lockie Ferguson inspired
New Zealand’s 31-run win over Ireland
in their opening Twenty20 interna-
tional on Monday. Phillips was un-
beaten in his 52-ball innings as he
smashed seven boundaries in New
Zealand’s total of 173 for eight. Jim-
my Neesham kept the runs flowing for
New Zealand with a rapid 29 which included a towering six
into the sightscreen. Ferguson turned the screw on Ireland
in their chase with impressive figures of 4-14 as the hosts
were bowled out for 142 in 18.2 overs. Ireland, who just missed
out on a first ever victory over New Zealand when they lost
the final ODI by one run last week, elected to field first in
Dublin.
BAD START FOR NZ
It had looked a solid call when New Zealand opener Finn
Allen fell for one in the third over off Joshua Little, who fin-
ished with four wickets. Martin Guptill (24) soon followed af-
ter he holed out at long off and Dane Cleaver (five) lasted only
seven deliveries on his debut, nicking a length ball from Lit-
tle behind. Daryl Mitchell was also dismissed for five off Cur-
tis Campher to leave the tourists struggling at 54 for four in
Lockie
Ferguson
the ninth over.
NO PRODUCTIVE
PARTNERSHIP FOR HOSTS
10th over. Campher (29) and Mark Adair (25) gave Ireland
faint hope, but Ferguson ensured the chase proved too much
for the hosts.
New Zealand have two more T20Is against Ireland before
heading into an extended short-format campaign against
Scotland, the West Indies and Australia as they prepare for
October’s T20 World Cup.
BLACK CAPS TO MAKE IMPACT
IN T20 WORLD CUP
“(We’re) in a great position (to make an impact in the T20 Glenn Phillips
World Cup),” Ferguson said. “We did well last year (in the
UAE), didn’t we, so I think we’re in a good (position). I think
certainly it’s going to be different playing in Australia, ob-
viously there’s going to be some teams that are pretty strong
there. I think with the next few months we’ve still (got) a lot
of cricket to be played so we’ll start to nail down what our
World Cup squad will be. When you get young guys and debu-
tants putting their hand up, it probably makes decisions tough
for selectors but I think New Zealand cricket is in a really
good spot at the moment,” added Ferguson. AGENCIES
BEAUMONT GUIDES ENGLAND TO
VICTORY AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Tammy Beaumont’s ninth ODI century guided

File Photo: GETTY IMAGES

England to victory by 109 runs and a 3-0
Ireland could never get a productive part- series sweep over South Africa here in
File Photo: GETTY IMAGES

nership, though several batters made

promising starts. Ireland had a Leicester. Put in to bat first, Beaumont
dream start, with opener Finn
Allen hitting Josh Little put on 149 for the opening wicket
straight to cover, and then dis-
missing the in-form Guptill alongside fellow opener Emma Lamb
-- who scored a century on
the final ODI -- who holed
(65) and then also continued the
out to long-off off Mark trashing when Sophia Dunkley (51)
Adair. Phillips nipped Ire-
land’s threat in the bud joined her at the crease in humid
with his flamboyant
stroke-play and New conditions. The 31-year-old eventu-
Zealand got an early
breakthrough in the field
Tammy ally got out for an excellent 119 runs
Beaumont
when Mitchell Santner
claimed a fine catch to dis-
from just 107 deliveries, leading the
miss Andy Balbirnie for 12. way for the hosts to post a whopping
Black Caps skipper Santner
took two wickets with the ball to 371/7 from their allotted 50 overs.
reduce Ireland to 69 for five in the
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ANISH BHANWALA, RHYTHM SANGWAN WIN AVINASH SABLE

FINISHES 11TH IN MEN’S
BRONZE IN CHANGWON SHOOTING WORLD CUP 3000 M STEEPLECHASE
I
ndian athlete Avinash
Sable finished at 11th
position in the final of
MAIRAJ AHMAD KHAN CLINCHES GOLD IN SKEET SHOOTING men’s 3000 m steeple-
chase event at the
eenage shooters An- out of a possible 40 in the final at medals with two more days of com- World Athletics Champi-

T
ish Bhanwala and
Rhythm Sangwan
won bronze in the
25 rapid fire pistol
mixed team event at
the ISSF Shooting
World Cup here on Tuesday. The In-
dian duo emerged victorious 16-12
over Czech Republic’s Anna Dedo-
va and Martin Podhrasky in the
bronze medal match.
This was Anish and Rhythm’s
second medal as a pair in the ISSF
Shooting World Cup, after having
won the gold in the 25m rapid fire
the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2022
in Changwon, South Korea on Sun-
day. The Khurja top gun first shot
119/125 over two days of qualifying
in the Men’s Skeet and then came
through a five-way shoot-off en
route to gold.
His efforts helped India stay on
top of the medal standings with five
gold, five silver, and three bronze
INDIA BAGS SILVER IN
SHOOTING PARA-WC
petition left. India also won a bronze onships being held in Oregon
today with the 50m Rifle 3 Positions on Tuesday. He clocked 8:31.75
(3P) women’s team of Anjum seconds, earning an 11th spot
Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra, and Ashi finish. Morocco’s Soufiane El
Chouksey, winning their bronze Bakkali finished at the top
medal match up 16-06 against Aus- while Lamecha Girma from
tria. After finishing with 119, he Ethiopia finished second.
found himself vying for two final Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto
qualification spots along with four achieved a third-place finish.
others, among them, being two-time This was Sable’s second con-
Olympic medalist Abdullah Al secutive final at the World Ath-
Rashidi of Kuwait. When Shotaro letics Championships. He had
Toguchi of Japan missed his eighth clocked 8:18.75 in his heat
shoot-off shot, he was assured of a which earned him a spot in the
top-eight spot. In the ranking round, 15-man field in the final. He is
Photo: PTI

India continues its good run at

Photo: PTI

pistol mixed team event at the Cairo
World Cup in March this year. In-
dia currently tops the medal’s tally
at the Changwon World Cup with 14
medals that include 5 gold, 5 silver,
and 4 bronze.
Mairaj’s first ever gold
Two-time Olympian and India’s
shining light in Skeet shooting,
Mairaj Ahmad Khan, won the coun-
try’s and his first ever individual
gold in the event, shooting 37 hits
Anish Bhanwala File Photo: TOI
the World Shooting Para Sports
World Cup, Munich, with the
Indian contingent winning two
more silvers on Day 4 on
Monday. Rahul Jakhar bagged
his third medal at the event,
winning silver with Deepender
Singh, Anurodh at the P5 Mixed
Team 10m SH1 event.
he was up against German Sven
Korte, Korean Minki Cho, and
Cypriot Nicolas Vasiliou for anoth-
er round of 30-targets. He topped the
round with 27 hits as Sven followed
him to the medal round with 25-hits.
In the 40-shot medal round, Mairaj
missed just three targets for 37-hits,
to clinch the deal from Korean Min-
su Kim who shot down 36-targets.
In another action, Vijayveer Sidhu
in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Mairaj Ahmad Khan
reached the ranking round but did
not make the medal rounds while
Anish and Sameer could not cross
the first hurdle in the event.
Vijayveer shot 584 in qualifying
to finish sixth while Anish shot 582
for the 12th spot and Sameer 566 for
30th position. Mufaddal Deesawala
finished 23rd in the Women’s Skeet
shooting a total of 108. AGENCIES
a national record holder for
India in the men’s 3000 m stee-
Avinash Sable
plechase. His most recent
record came in June during a podium position in the final,
Meeting International Mo- Sable is still one of India’s
hamed VI in Rabat, where he most talented athletes, with a
clocked 8:12.48 and finished series of national record-
fifth. Though he could not get breaking performances. ANI
This was Sable’s second consecutive final at the World
Athletics Championships. He had clocked 8:18.75 in his heat
which earned him a spot in the 15-man field in the final.

Q U IZ T IM E !
Which badminton player won
Q1: the silver in men’s singles at
the Orléans Masters 2022 in France?
Which Indian shuttler won Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2022. Whom did the 35-year-old Which African country was
Q3: the women’s singles title
at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF
Q5: won her fifth world title
in the 100-meter sprint at the
Jamaican beat by 0.06 seconds?
a) Elaine Thompson-Herah
Q8: the first ever to qualify
for a football World Cup?
Super 500 tournament? World Athletics Championships b) Shericka Jackson a) Nigeria b) Egypt
a) Saina Nehwal
b) PV Sindhu
c) Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha c) Senegal d) Algeria

d) Allyson Felix
Who is the first Indian
a) Mithun Manjunath
b) Priyanshu Rajawat
c) Jwala Gutta
Which cricketer became Q9: female table tennis player
c) Chirag Sen
d) Christian Adinata
d) Malvika Bansod
Q6: the first captain in cricket
history to win 13 straight T20Is?
ever to win a gold medal at the
Commonwealth Games?
Who won the men’s 100
Which Indian chess
Q4: meter Gold in the
Shelly-Ann
Fraser-Pryce
a) Virat Kohli
b) Aaron Finch
a) Manika Batra b) Mouma Das
c) Poulomi Ghatak d) Neha Aggarwal
Q2: GrandMaster won the Gijon
Chess Masters 2022?
Athletics World Championship
2022?
c) Kane Williamson
d) Rohit Sharma
ANSWERS:
a) Marvin Bracy 1. a. Mithun Manjunath 2. d. Gukesh D
a) P Harikrishna
b) Trayvon Bromell 3. b. PV Sindhu 4. c. Fred Kerley
b) Vidit Gujarati How many medals did India
c) Viswanathan Anand
d) Gukesh D
c) Fred Kerley
d) Christian Coleman
Q7: win in Tokyo Olympics 2020?
a) 10 b) 6 c) 7 d) 9
5. b. Shericka Jackson 6. d. Rohit Sharma
7. c. 7 8. b. Egypt 9. a. Manika Batra
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