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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

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OH TAJ! TOURISTS SAY

The first visitors after Taj re-opened: A Delhi resident en-tered from its western gate

and a Chinese woman from its east-ern gate

The new guideline: A maxi-mum of 5,000 tourists will enterthe monument every day and max-imum 2,500 tourists will enter theAgra Fort.

Number of Covid cases inAgra: According to health officialson Tuesday, in the last 24 hours,148 cases were reported in Agra.The number of active cases hasgone up to 938 and the tally standsat two short of 5,000.

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T OI Student now presents a four-page online newspaper throughweekdays and an online newspa-

per during the weekend. WHAT TO EXPECT?Life skills such as leadership, careerplanning etc. Scientific thinking throughscience, tech, exploria pages. Logicalreasoning and language building.

T he weekend sectionhas been curatedto enable students

to take time off from regularlearning processes and indulge insome experiential learning. WHATTO EXPECT? Skill-based activi-ties and news from the worldof culinary sciences Features on fashiontechnology, health and nutrition, books andmovies Gadgets and more...

From hostingLIVE WEBINARSto Educators’MotivationalMessages every

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CONTEXT: Without naming the US andChina, UN chief Antonio Guterres warnedon Tuesday that tthhee wwoorrlldd ccaannnnoott aaffffoorrddaa ffuuttuurree wwhheerree tthhee ttwwoo llaarrggeesstteeccoonnoommiieess sspplliitt tthhee gglloobbee iinn aa ""GGrreeaattFFrraaccttuurree"",, aass hhee uurrggeedd tthhee nnaattiioonnss ttoo ddooeevveerryytthhiinngg ttoo aavvooiidd aa nneeww CCoolldd WWaarr.. The Secretary-General gave a clarioncall for a "collective new push" forpeace and reconciliation. "We need a common internationaleffort - led by the Security Council - toachieve a global ceasefire by end of thisyear. We have 100 days. The clock isticking," he said.

It’s World Maritime Day today

1 Sub LieutenantsKUMUDINI TYAGI ANDRITI SINGH are to

become the first womenairborne tacticians tooperate aboard an Indianwarship after being select-ed as ‘observers’ in theNavy’s helicopter stream.

2 The two are a part ofa group of 17 offi-cers, including four

women officers, who wereawarded the ‘Wings’ on

graduating as ‘observers’at a ceremony at INSGaruda. Until now, womenwere allowed to fly onlyfixed-wing aircraft thattook off and landed ashore.

3 These officers wouldserve on-boardMaritime

Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraftof the Indian Navy andIndian Coast Guard, offi-cials said.

YUVI’S#SIXSIXESAGAINSTCANCER

Y uvraj Singh, a role model for millionsand an iconic cricketer, reminisced themilestone moment he became the first

cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in a T20Irecently. At the 13-year anniversary, he asked hisfans to take these 6 pledges for cancer cause: ■ Opt for cancer screening as early detectioncan save lives ■ Flick away the misinformationthrough a correct understanding of cancer■ Become a source of motivation for those whoare battling this disease ■ Big or small - we haveto make an effort to save all as each life is pre-cious in this fight ■ A little effort on everyone’spart can change the world ■ Together lets hitcancer straight out of the park.

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Scientists at the Mass-achusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT), along

with others, havediscovered anearth-sized “PiPlanet” that re-volves aroundits star every 3.14days.

The orbit ofthe planet, which thescientists suspect is likely

not hospitable as its tight or-bit brings the planet closeenough to its star to heat its

probably terrestrialsurface up to 350 de-

grees Fahrenheit,is reminiscent ofthe universalm a t h e m a t i c sconstant.

According toMT student Prajw-

al Niraula, “The plan-et moves like clockwork.”

FEATURES OF PI PLANETThe new planet is labelled K2-315b as it is the315th planetary system discovered According to the researcher’s estimate, K2-315bhas a radius of 0.95 that of Earth’s, making it justabout Earth-sized It orbits a cool, low-mass star that is about one-fifth the size of the Sun. The planet circles its starevery 3.14 days, at 81 kilometres per second.The scientists suspect that K2-315b is terrestrial,like the Earth, although its proximity to its starwould make it too hot for life to exist

Found: Earth-sized ‘PI PLANET’

WHAT IS IT? September 24 is WorldMaritime Day, an international day estab-lished by the United Nations InternationalMaritime Organisation, to commemoratethe importance of maritime culture, mar-itime environment security, and shippingsafety.

THIS YEAR’S THEME: The theme for2020’s World Maritime Day is “sustainable

shipping for a sustainable planet.” Leadersfrom the maritime sectors, particularlyshipping, are encouraged to reflect on thesustainability work they’ve done, along withthe urgent steps they need to plan to worktowards a sustainable future.

SET SAIL ON VIRTUAL SEAS: TheVancouver Fraser Port is hosting a free vir-tual celebration on its social media channels

TOI Student will befacilitating schoolsof each city tohighlight theirspecial initiativesand activities.

We, at the Times ofIndia StudentEdition, hope that allof you are doingwell—at least as‘well’ as one can bein the new normalthat all of us haveadopted andembraced. We are glad to inform

you that despite

Covid-19, TOI Student

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and strong, just like

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community. We salute

the educational fra-

ternity for making the

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OPENS AFTER 188 DAYSOPENED ON: MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 211ST FOREIGN VISITOR:A CHINESE TOURIST

Turkish designer BoraAksu said the Corona

pandemic inspired his lat-est collection, which looksback over 100 years to theSpanish flu pandemic andthe end of World War I.ONE OF FOUR SHOWSTHIS YEARCOVID-19 meant Aksu’s showwas one of the four takingplace at London FashionWeek, as per the BritishFashion Council, comparedwith the 46 shows thattook place in 2019.

OFF THE ‘HUMAN TOUCH’The designer said that aftersuch an isolating period, hefelt that not having a tradi-tional show would have been“cutting off that human touch,I really couldn’t do it.”

MESSAGE & SYMBOLISMIt is inspired by 1918 flu pan-demic and the accompanyingtime of mourning at the endof the war, and the muchmore optimistic period thatfollowed.

THE FINAL CUT The floaty whitedresses with long socksand white bootsreflected the minimaldressing of the nurseswho treated the warwounded Models alsodonned face veils anddresses in pastels

“The collections andthe fashion actually

should reflect thetimes that we be goingthrough,” Aksu said.

RAJASTHAN ROYALS BEATCHENNAI SUPER KINGS

Sanju Samson'ssix-hitting exhi-

bition along withJofra Archer’s all-round showformed the cor-nerstone ofRajasthan Royals’comfortable 16-runvictory over Chennai Super Kings in IPLmatch in Sharjah on Tuesday.

SPORTY FOR A CAUSE

FROMTHIS

FRIDAY

Why‘Pi planet’?

It takes 3.14 Earthdays to complete

an orbit of itsstar

GLASS CEILING SHATTEREDABOARD A WARSHIP ‘GREAT FRACTURE’

IPL2020

In a historic first aimed at ensuring gender parity, the Indian Navy has selected two lady officers ashelicopter crew for deployment on frontline warshipson short and long-duration missions

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02It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’sTheory of Relativity. It’s also a place where you can thinkbeyond the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Guru devo bhava!Guru devo bhava!Guru devo bhava!Guru devo bhava!Guru devo bhava!Guru devo bhava!

Students of BharatiyaVidya Bhavan's PublicSchool (Vidyashram), Ju-

bilee Hills, celebrated Teach-ers' Day 'Meetutsav -Fun Un-plugged' on a virtual platform.The programme started withthe school prayer followed bya classical dance seeking theblessings of Lord Ganesh.

Tributes were paid to Dr

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, thegreatest teacher of all times.A powerpoint presentation ex-pressing heartfelt gratitude to-wards all the teachers wasscreened. A few students in-cluding the alumni, recalledtheir happy moments at theschool and thanked the teach-ers. It was exciting to watchchildren sing and dance grace-fully.

The teachers thoroughlyenjoyed the virtual celebra-tions. Complimentary mes-sages poured in the chat box allthrough the event appreciating

the efforts and performance ofthe participants. The teachersenjoyed playing the onlinegames, such as quiz and musi-cal show, and remained hookedto the screen till the end.

S Gopalakrishnan, chair-man, school managing com-mittee, wished the teachers andappreciated the students fortheir efforts in making the dayspecial for their teachers. CRama Devi, director (Acade-mics) spoke to the students andadvised them to be inquisitiveand innovative in all their fu-ture endeavours.

Gitanjali Primary School hosted a vir-tual event, Anand Utsav, on the occa-sion of Teachers' Day. Children paid

homage to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, thesecond President of India, and celebrated the'Can Do' spirit of the teachers of the nation.The programme included dances, a medley ofsongs and various onlinegames. 'Just forLaughs,' a hu-morous take onteachers after on-line classes and'Kabhi Coffee, Kab-hi Gham', an actby school leaders,kept the audienceglued to their seat.

Competitionslike 'Hair withFlair', 'A Momentin Style' and 'SelfieCentered' added theextra fun quotientto the event.

The event was

attended by founder Gita Karan along withother dignitaries from the school manage-ment, school leaders and staff from all thebranches.

Gitanjali Primary School Begumpet

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan'sPublic School (Vidyashram)

Jubilee Hills

Iam a teacher. Ateacher not bychance, but by

choice. I was lucky tohave wonderful par-ents, who encouragedme to take up teachingas a profession. Themoney and perks that aperson may get in an-other field is definitelymore, but the job satis-faction and the joy thatone gets being ac o m m i t t e dteacher is un-surpassable.

I hadthe privi-lege ofw o r k i n gwith the bestof schools. Mystint in the fieldstarted as a teacher forclass I, where I felt likethe pied piper - a littlesinging, some dancingand having fun whilelearning, made my daystruly beautiful!

As a teacher forclasses V, VI and VII, Igot the opportunity tolet children explore,analyse and be a facili-tator to help them ig-nite their minds.

Then marriage tookme across various placesin India, owing to myhusband's job, and I tooka hiatus from teaching.After the birth of mydaughter, it was a self-

imposed lockdown. Thejoy and responsibilitiesthat ensued after beinga mother was muchdaunting for me to getback to being formallya teacher. I was happyattending to my littlebundle of joy. It seemsjust like yesterday thatshe was born!

When my daughterwas old enough to go toschool, I was luckyenough to get an op-portunity to resume mycareer in teaching, inthe same school wherewe had sought admis-sion for her - JohnsonGrammar School, Hab-siguda. I was back todoing what my heart

likes. There is a lotof focus here on

quality teach-ing, and themanagementleaves nostone un-turned to en-

sure that thebest practises

in the teaching-learning process are fol-lowed. Self-develop-ment workshops, ob-servation of classes fol-lowed by constructivefeedback is the normhere.

My passion towardsteaching has grownmanifold after I joinedthe school and I knowthat I am in the rightplace to pursue my am-bition of making a dif-ference in people's lives.

On Teachers’ Day, Isalute all my teachers,especially Chitra andRamani, who have cho-sen this noble profes-sion.

MY JOURNEY AS A TEACHER

Shoba Subramanian,English Teacher,Primary School,Johnson GrammarSchool, ICSE

Habsiguda

Hindi Divas was celebrated vir-tually for the first time in Del-hi School of Excellence, At-

tapur. We have deployed cutting edgetechnology to celebrate this impor-tant day with our fellow friends,teachers and patrons, who enjoyed

this live streaming celebration tothe fullest. This time it was our priv-ilege to celebrate it virtually by gath-ering under one platform and per-forming many plays, reciting poems,singing songs and displaying our tal-ent to the audience.

FOR THE LOVE OF HINDIFaria Yasmeen,class X, NIE Reporter, Delhi School ofExcellence

Attapur

Kshirsagar Vaishnavi, class IX,

Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad

Shrihan Sahoo, class VII, DDMS P Obul Reddy

Public School, Hyderabad

Bhavishya, class VII,

Sweet Angel High School, Hyderabad Yoshita Upadhyay, class X D, Delhi Public School, Secunderabad G Tejaswi, class VII E, Little Flower HighSchool, Abids, Hyderabad

Darren AntoneKiran, class V,

Army PublicSchool,

Bolarum

Tamanna Kapoor, class VII A, Delhi PublicSchool, Mahendra Hills,

Hyderabad