EARTH'S stratosphere to SHRINK!

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GREENHOUSE GASemissions are causing

EARTH'Sstratosphereto SHRINK!

In yet another ominoussign, scientists haverevealed that the Earth'sstratosphere is shrinkingdue to greenhouse gas

emissions, and it could have adevastating effect on satelliteoperations and GPS, they warned.According to scientists, ssttrraattoo-sspphheerree,, tthhee rreeggiioonn ooff tthhee aattmmooss-pphheerree ffrroomm 1122 ttoo 4400 mmiilleess aabboovveetthhee EEaarrtthh,, hhaass bbeeeenn sshhrriinnkkiinngg bbyy332288fftt ppeerr ddeeccaaddee. Over the next60 years, under the current climate change predictions, theupper part of the stratospherecould shrink by four per cent.This would take another 3,200ftfrom the top of the stratosphere— enough to put some satellitesat risk due to less air friction forthem to operate in, they added.

1 According to scien-tists, if the disruptioncontinues then it

could impact satellite trajectories and their measurements

2 There is a potentialimpact on the accuracy of global

positioning systems such asGP and Galileo, as well asthe transmission of radiosignals across the planet,they warned

THE IMPACT➦Rising

emissions ofgreenhouse gases fromhuman activity havealready led to the warming of the tropo-sphere —where humanslive and weather happens

➦It has also led tothe cooling of the

stratosphere, which maybe linked to the discoverythat it has been shrinkingfor decades

➦Experts say as a thermodynamic

consequence, the tropo-sphere has expanded and

the rise of thetropopause— the boundary between the tro-posphere and strato-sphere, has been suggest-ed as one of the most-robust fingerprints ofanthropogenic climatechange (DAILY MAIL)

QHow could wedistinguish

between a commoncold and a coronavirus infection?When should we bealarmed?It is difficult to differen-tiate Covid-19 infectionin children from otherviral infections such ascommon cold. One cansuspect Covid 19 whenthere is a history of con-

tact. One should be alarmed if the child has any ofthese symptoms – Irritability; feeding difficulty;breathing difficulty, fast breathing, tiredness, feverand reduced urine output.

QDoes the effect of Covid-19 varyaccording to the different blood

groups? Is there a chance of one bloodgroup having a greaterrate of Covid vulnerability?There is no correlation amongblood groups and severity ofCovid-19. Infection is moresevere in senior citizens andthose with comorbidities.

Urmila Jithesh,class XI, Bhavan's

Vidya MandirElamakkara,

Ernakulam

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and vaccination from our experts,

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Consultant PaediatricianSAN Children's Clinic,Ernakulam

EXPERT ADVICE GIVEN BY

Abhiram S Nithin,class VI, Loyola School,

Thiruvananthapuram

‘CCLLIICCKK HHEERREE’’

Over a period of time, Irealised that besides

preparing physically for agame, you have to prepare your-self mentally also. In my mind,the match started long before Ientered the ground. The anxietylevels were very high. I felt anxi-ety for 10-12 years, and had manysleepless nights before a game.Later on, I started accepting thatit was part of my preparation.Then I made peace with the timesI was not able to sleep at night. Iwould start doing something tokeep my mind comfortable. That"something" included shadowbatting, watching TV and playingvideo games in the wee hours ofthe day. Making tea, ironing myclothes also helped me preparefor the game. I would pack mybag the day before the game, my

brother taught meall of it, and itbecame ahabit. I fol-lowed the

same drill evenin the last match

I played for IndiaSachin

Tendulkar,former crick-eter, on howhe dealtwith anxiety

Anew species of dinosaur identified byMexican paleontologists is believed tohave been "very communicative", andused low-frequency sounds like ele-

phants to talk to one another, a researcher hasrevealed. The specimen, which has been namedTlatolophus galorum, is thought tohave died around 72 millionyears ago in what is nowMexico's northernstate of Coahuila.After initially discovering the tail, paleontologists said,they later foundmost of its skull, a4.3-foot bony hollowcrest through which itcommunicated, as well asbones such as its femur and shoul-der. "We are calculating the size, which could bebetween eight metres and 12 metres-long becausejust the tail is around six metres," said paleobiologistAngel Alejandro Ramirez.

73-million-year-old'communicative' dinosaurspecies found in Mexico

That's the price of a letter penned by Albert Einstein, containing hisfamous 'E = mc2' mass–energy equivalence formula that was sold at anauction recently. The German-born theoretical physicist correspondedwith a fellow researcher in October 1946, telling him a question could 'beanswered from the E = mc2 formula.' The one-page letter, which issigned off 'A. Einstein', is being auctioned off by Boston-basedRR Auction in a timed sale, which will end next week, on May20. Composed on Princeton University letterhead, the letterwas written to the Polish-American physicist LudwikSilberstein, who had previously contested part of Einstein'stheory of general relativity. Translated into English,Einstein's response read: 'Your question can be answeredfrom the E = mc2 formula, without any erudition.' 'If E is theenergy of your system consisting of the two masses, E0 is theenergy of the masses when they approach infinite distance, thenthe system's mass defect is E0 - E / c2,' he continued.

Einstein demonstrated mass-energy equiva-lence in 1905 - his so-called 'miracle year, which

also saw him publish ground-breaking papersintroducing the theory of special relativ-

ity, explaining Brownian motion andoutlining the photoelectric effect Special relativity, whichinvolves the relationship betweenspace and time, determined thatthe laws of physics are the samefor all non-accelerating observers

and that light's speed in a vacuumis fixed, regardless of observer or

source motion

£282,000 FACTOIDFACTOID

These"peaceful, but

talkative" dinosaurs couldalso have had the ability toemit loud sounds to scareoff predators, the National

Institute of Anthropologyand History (INAH)

said

The name Tlatolophus is derived fromtlahtolli, which means word in theindigenous Nahuatl language, andlophus, meaning crest in Greek, theresearchers said

CLUES

NEWS IN

CLUESCLUES ELON MUSK MAY CREATE HISOWN CRYPTOCURRENCY SOON

After applying brakes on Bitcoin as a payment mode to buy Teslavehicles, Elon Musk has now revealed that he might create his owncryptocurrency in the near future.

1Musk has announced not touse the popular cryptocur-

rency Bitcoin as a paymentmode to buy its electric vehi-cles, citing environmental harm

2Musk said that the electriccar maker will not sell any

bitcoin, and intends to usebitcoin for transactionsas soon as miningmoves to more sus-tainable energy

3"We are also looking at other

cryptocurrenciesthat use <1 percent of bitcoin'senergy/transac-tion," Musk saidin a tweet

Bitcoin nosedivedmore than 11 per centafter the tweet andwas trading at nearly$50,000. The company hadonly just startedaccepting Bitcoin in

late March.

GOOGLE PHONE APPCAN NOW ANNOUNCE

WHO'S CALLING

I f you have an Android device withGoogle Phone app on, you will nowbe able to hear who is calling when

the phone rings. According to9to5Google, the company is rolling out anew feature for its Phone app that willannounce the name and the number ofany incoming calls — a move to help theusers screen unwanted calls.

You can set whether youwant the app to announcecaller ID every time thephone rings, or when anearphone is on To enable the new fea-ture, open Google Phone,go to settings and then tapon Caller ID announcement

FINLAND'S ARMI KUUSELLA WASTHE FIRST-EVER WINNER OFWHICH FAMOUS COMPETITION?

CLUE 1: Founded by PacificKnitting Mills, a California, USA-based clothing company, the firstedition was held in 1952CLUE 2: While USA boasts themaximum winners, Eight, over theyears, there have been two Indianvictors as wellCLUE 3: The winner is awardedthe Mouawad Power of UnityCrown

ANSWER: Miss Universe. Miss Mexico, 26-year-old Andrea Meza, was crowned the69th Miss Universe on Sunday night inFlorida, USA, marking the pageant'sreturn, after it was cancelled in 2020 forthe first time due to the pandemic. India'sAdline Castelino (22) came fourth

Never spend your money before you haveearned it.

-Thomas JeffersonFOCUS. LEARN. MASTER

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021

A Cash Flow Statementshows the inflows and outflows of Cash and CashEquivalents. It is one of the tools forFinancial Statement Analysis and is prepared as per the revised AS 3. It forms anintegral part of Financial Reporting requirements as per IND AS1. There are two methods to preparing a cash flow statement. We will be discussing the indirect method...

IMPORTANT POINTERS:� Dividend and Interest received on Investmentsare Cash inflows from Investing activities. Dividendand Interest paid are Cash outflows from Financingactivities.� Transactions that are movements between theitems of Cash and Cash Equivalents are not considered to be Cash Flow. Example - Cashdeposited into the Bank, Sale of short--term invest-ments for cash etc.� Issue of Shares/Debentures for considerationother than cash will not appear in Cash FlowStatements.

The revised dates for Board Examinations havenot yet been announced. However, continue stayingfocused, strategise well and keep practicing all thetopics regularly.

Wishing all the Class XII students appearing fortheir boards ALL THE VERY BEST!! STAY POSITIVE, and most importantly, STAY SAFE!

02

� Why do we 'ADD' certain items and'REDUCE' certain others to find CashFlow from Operating Activities?

Transactions of an enterprise arenot relating only to its regular businessoperations. There are certain non-oper-ating Incomes and Profits/Expenses andLosses that are recorded in theStatement of Profit and Loss. Since weneed to find the 'OPERATING' flow ofcash, we need to adjust these non- operating items from Net profit.

Example: Interest on Debentures isto be considered in Financing Activitiesand not in Operating Activities. So weadd them to the Net profit.

Similarly, those items that are non-cash cannot be considered since we arecalculating Cash generated from operations.

Examples of non-cash items:Depreciation on fixed assets, provisionfor doubtful debts, etc.

It is only after we make theseadjustments to the Net Profit that weget our Cash from Operating Activities.

� Why do we take the difference inopening and closing balances for certain items from the Balance Sheetbut are required to prepare accountsand find balancing figures for others?

Keep it simple. When there is addi-tional information given for an itemhead, we have to open the ledgeraccount for further analysis. Otherwise,we work with the difference in the open-ing and closing figures only.

Example:

Here since there is no additional information on fixed assetsor depreciation charged during the year, we take the difference inAccumulated Depreciation A/c of ` 30000 (1,30,000- 1,00,000)as the depreciation for the year and increase in Fixed Assets of`1,50,000 (7,00,000 - 5,50,000) as purchase of new F/A.

However, for the same item heads when additional informationis provided, we realise that multiple transactions have affectedthis account and the account has to be opened for further analysis.

Example:(Continued from the above-mentioned sum) Additional information :One of the fixed assets (Cost of `50,000 having accumulated

depreciation of ` 15,000) was sold for ` 17,000. We will now open both the accounts for further analysis.

Therefore, the calculated value of loss (`18,000) and deprecia-tion (`45,000) will be added back to the Net Profit before taxsince they are non-operating expenses/losses.

� How are share issue expenses/under-writing commission/preliminary expenses/discountor loss on issue of debentures treated in Cash Flow?

These are capital losses and will be written off in the yearthey are incurred, either from available capital profits (if any) orelse from revenue profits.

Additional Information:1. Share issue expenses incurred were `5,000.2. New shares have been issued at a premium of 20%.

Therefore, we know that the company has collected premiumon fresh issue and the capital loss (share issue expense) has beenwritten off against this available Securities Premium Reserve (cap-ital profits).

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

� Bank Overdraft and Cash Credit are short term borrowings ofthe company and will therefore come under Financing Activities. � How is Proposed Dividend treated in CFS?

As dividend is an appropriation of profits, it is deducted fromthe Surplus i.e Balance in statement of P&L, in the year in which

it is paid. As a result, this amount is added to the Net Profitbefore Tax under Operating Activities. Dividend paid is

shown as a cash outflow under financing activities. If the Balance Sheet has dividendpayable/unpaid dividend account we will

need to open that account to get theamount of dividend PAID.

� How are 'Investments' dealt with in Cash Flow Statements?

Particulars 31.3.2020(`) 31.3.2019(`) Fixed Assets 7,00,000 5,50,000 Accumulated Depreciation Account 1,30,000 1,00,000

Example:

Solution:

Particulars 31.3.2020 (`) 31.3.2019 (`) Dividend Payable 5,000 NIL

Example:

Solution:

Particulars 31.3.2020 (`) 31.3.2019(`) Share Capital 6,00,000 5,00,000Securities Premium Reserve 15,000 NIL

Fixed Asset a/c To Balance b/d 5,50,000 By Accumulated 15,000

DepreciationTo Bank (bal fig) 2,00,000 By Bank (Sale) 17,000

By Statement of P&L(Loss) 18,000By Balance c/d 7,00,000

77,,5500,,000000 77,,5500,,000000

Accumulated Depreciation a/c

To Fixed Asset 15,000 By balance b/d 1,00,000To balance c/d 1,30,000 By Depreciation (bal. fig.) 45,000

11,,4455,,000000 11,,4455,,000000

Securities Premium Reserve a/c

To share issue expenses 5,000 By balance b/d NILTo balance c/d 15,000 By Share Application 20,000

2200,,000000 2200,,000000

Additional information: Proposed dividend for the year 2019 was`40,000 and 2020 was `30,000 respectively.

Dividend Payable a/c

To Bank ( bal fig) 35,000 By balance b/d NILTo balance c/d 5,000 By Surplus I.e bal in

statement of P&L 40,00040,000 40,000

Note : The currentyear's proposed dividendwill not be part of CFS sinceit will be declared and paidin the next year.

Sumita Krishnakumar,Senior faculty foraccounts, ISC section.North Point School (ICSE)and Visiting faculty at SKSomaiya College, Mumbai

CASH CASH FL WFL W

INVE

STM

ENTS Non Current Investments Investing Activities

Current InvestmentsMarketable Securities/Short Term Investments Cash and Cash Equivalents

Other InvestmentsDifference is shown in

Working Capital changesunder Operating Activities

(CFS)

KEEP THOSE GREY CELLS TICKING1State Gauss' Law. Use Gauss's theo-

rem to find the electric field due to auniformly charged infinitely largeplane thin sheet with surface chargedensity �.

2Derive the expression for the elec-tric potential at any point P, at dis-

tance r from the centre of an electricdipole, making angle ?, with its axis.(b)Two point charges 4 �C and +1 �C areseparated by a distance of 2 m in air.

Find the point on the line-joiningcharges at which the net electric fieldof the system is zero.

3Derive an expression for the resis-tivity of a good conductor, in terms

of the relaxation time of electrons.

4A steady current (I1) flows througha long straight wire. Another wire

carrying steady current (I2) in thesame direction is kept close and paral-

lel to the first wire. Showwith the help of a diagramhow the magnetic field dueto the current I1 exerts amagnetic force on the second wire.Write the expression for this force.Hence define one Ampere

5a) Write the principle of working of a potentiometer.

b) Write two ways to increase the sen-sitivity of the potentiometer.

c) Why is potentiometer considered tobe superior to volt meter to determinethell?

d) A potentiometer wire of length 1mhas a resistance of 10 �. It is thenconnected in series with a resistanceof 5� and an accumulator of emf 6 Vhaving negligible resistance.Determine the emf of the cell whichgives a balance point at40 cm.

6(a) State Biot-Savart's law

(b) Derive anexpression for the

magnetic field at a point on the axis ofa current carrying circular loop.

7Draw V - I characteristics of a p-njunction diode.

(i) Why is the current under reversebias almost independent of the appliedpotential up to a critical voltage?

(ii) Why does the reverse current showa sudden increase at the critical volt-age?

8Derive an expression for theimpedance of a series LCR circuit

connected to an AC supply of variablefrequency.

(b) Plot a graph showing variation ofcurrent with the frequency of the

applied voltage.

(c) Explain resonance in series LCR-series circuit and deduce the formulafor resonance frequency.

9(a) Draw the labelled ray diagramfor the formation of image by a

compound microscope Derive an

expression for its magnification whenthe final image is formed at the nearpoint.

(b) A compound microscope has anobjective of focal length 1.25cm andeye-piece of focal length 5cm. A smallobject is kept at 2.5cm from the objec-

tive. If the final image formedis at infinity. Find the distancebetween the objective and eye-piece.

10a) Explain using a labelled dia-gram, the principle and working

of a moving coil galvanometer.

b) How is radial magnetic field pro-duced in a moving coil galvanometer?

11Derive the Bohr's quantisationcondition for angular momentum

of the orbiting of electron in hydrogenatom, using de Broglie's hypothesis

12Name the e.m. waves in thewavelength range 10 nm to 10 -

3nm. How are these waves generated?Write their two uses.

Revathy Gurumoorthy,teacher, Air ForceSchool Hebbal,Bengaluru

SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS XII-CBSE

QUICK REVISION

STATEMENT

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03SCHOOL IS COOLWEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021

It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory ofRelativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond theclassroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!

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“Language is thevoice to the humanthoughts and emo-

tions.” In order to augment theadmiration and importance ofEnglish as a language and askill amongst the students,Suraj Bhan DAV PublicSchool, Vasant Vihar, cele-brated the English LanguageAppreciation Week on the vir-tual platform. A panorama ofinteresting and knowledge-filled activities to facilitate theeffective learning and partic-ipation of maximum numberof students was organised.

Keeping in view the pres-ent situation and coming toterms with the students needto enhance their learning curvethrough co-curricular activi-

ties, a number of activities werewisely planned and executedall through the week. The stu-dents whole heartedly partici-pated in the book mark mak-ing competition called ‘Just AMinute’. To conclude the week-long celebration, a storytellingsession was organised. NeeraKohli, a CBSE resource personand Prashant Sagar, the school

alumni and a notable prospec-tive writer adorned the sessionwith the encouraging words.The guests shared innovativeways for tapping the creativepursuits of story telling lay-ing importance to the art andexpression. The programmeconcluded with the vote ofthanks from the principal DrAnita Ahuja.

The purest bond in this en-tire universe is that of amother and a child. A

mother is the one who fills theheart with love and affection.She is the emotional backboneof the entire house because ofwhich it is said ‘Home is whereMom is’.

To celebrate this beauti-ful bond, the tiny tots of class-es Tulips, Daffodils and Car-nations from VSPK Interna-tional school participated inthe virtual celebration ofMother’s Day on May 7, 2021.The entire event was organ-ised under the guidance ofthe chairman S K Gupta,manager Pramila Gupta, andprincipal Dr Shipra Kumar.Directors Kapil Gupta andPankaj Gupta provided re-

quired assistance to teachersto make the entire event im-pactful. Academic coordina-tor Priti Pasricha and wing-incharge Anuradha Aroragave the wonderful ideas forthe activities to be conductedwith a vision of making thesesupermoms have a beautifulafternoon. There were lots offun and engaging sessions forthe moms and the children torevive and enjoy the essence

of their bond. Event beganwith the activity of ‘Love’sCreation’ in which the childand mom made beautiful pho-to frame together, followed bya musical housie for themothers in order to test theirmemory and connect thesongs played with the movieswritten on their tickets.

Carnations’ mothers weregiven the opportunity to groovewith their children during thedance class, wherein Daffodils’mothers relaxed themselveswith their child in the yogaclass. All mothers and childrenthoroughly enjoyed the cele-bration and thanked manage-ment and teachers for under-taking the beautiful initiativeto make them feel special onthe occasion.

Q How does the dark side of technologyaffect the students, teachers and the socie-ty at large?

Undoubtedly, in the present day, technolo-gy has upgraded education system but itsextensive usage has made way for manysubsequent problems. According to the ed-ucators, there has been a deterioration ofstudents’ competencies in reading, writingand arithmetic which are the three basicskills that each learner should master. Thedehumanisation of education has alsotransmuted the beautiful relationship be-tween teachers and students.

Q How do teachers constantly keep up withthe challenges they face in day-to-day sce-narios in terms of digital classes and aca-demic assistance?

The seismic shift in the education systemdue to the pandemic hasn’t been easy. With-out the buzz of the classroom ambience,it’s no surprise that students feel a strongsense of isolation. However, group activi-ties like discussions, quizzes have helpedthe teachers ensure that students are en-gaged well. Hands-on-activities are organ-ised regularly so that students are not just

passive observers but active participants.Clear, measurable goals are set for themand the classes are thoughtfully designedto make sure that learning does not stop.

Q There are issues like relationship anxietyor depression etc that don’t come under thepurview of the set syllabus. How do educa-

tors still stay connected to their students andguide them around these issues?

It has become imperative for teachers toshoulder the foremost responsibility of tak-ing care of their absent learner’s mentalwell-being and facilitate them to endurethe impact of social distancing, upendedroutines during the lockdown which oftenleads them into depression or anxiety.

Amidst this, learning managementtools, video-conferencing, phone calls, andvideos on meditation and insightful webi-nars can help in boosting the morale of thelearners. Moreover, digital badges cele-brating milestones, personalised writingassignments to ignite their thoughts andqualitative positive feedback can also bequite efficacious to address their mentalpredicaments and concerns.

Q What is that one change that you want tosee in the students, society and the nationat large?Socrates said ‘The secret of change is to fo-cus all of your energy not on fighting theold, but on building the new.’ The aforesaidquote embodies the pertinence of changein our life and the necessity to equip our-self for the next step in life. The one changethat we would like to see is to enable ourstudents to be more modest, to be more ap-preciative of their environment and nature,to develop their talents in a more positiveway facilitating them to support society asa whole.In short, fostering social and emo-tional skills among students from an earlyage can contribute to transforming theminto responsible citizens benefiting the so-ciety as well as the nation as a whole.

Technology hasits pros and cons

SBDAV celebrates EnglishLanguage Appreciation Week

Life doesn't come with amanual, it comes with a mother

The finals of the All IndiaRyan Champion Compe-tition was held online onMay 2, 2021 and present-

ed a brilliant display of talent,confidence and aspirations. Thecompetition kick started with amotivational speech by Ryan Pin-to, CEO of Ryan Group, whourged students to follow theirdreams and work hard to achieve

it. He spoke of howthe competition

would help them think, chooseand prepare for their future ca-reer.

Utkarsh Marwah, creativedirector, Ryan Group introducedthe seven finalists who hadreached the finals after clearingthree levels from 75 participat-ing schools and 7000 students.

Each student was given 4 min-utes to talk about his career choicewith the help of a powerpoint pre-sentations. Students put up a tough

competition as they spoke abouttheir career choice and illustratedhow to achieve their goals throughan effective, vivid presentations.

The winner of the presti-gious competition was VdhaanGupta from Ryan InternationalSchool Vasant Kunj, New Delhiwith his bohemian career choiceof a stand-up comedian. Thecompetition provided a sourceof constructive engagement forstudents during the pandemic.

All India Ryan Championship Competition held

Far from our sight, but stillin our hearts. Though we said our good-byes, we will never be apart.

CCA School Gurugram bidits final adieu and vonvoyage to the studentsof outgoing class XII.

The day started with greatexcitement and merriment, asall class XII students dressedup to their glamourous best,their faces beaming with pleas-ure and excitement. The eventwas graced by the esteemedpresence of school chairmanCol Kr Partap Singh and direc-tor principal Nirmal Yadav.

The school lawn was fes-tooned with radiant ornamenta-tion echoing the theme ‘VibrantSpring’. The coruscating kaleido-scope of cultural pageant hostedby class XI shimmered with radi-

ance of lively girls and boysdancing and singing passionatelyto the tunes of Bollywood songswhich left everyone wanting formore. Through their fantabulous,mind boggling and electrifyingperformances, they not onlyentertained their seniors, butalso wished them good luck fortheir future.

Saksham Kumar and RiyaDhody were honoured withthe titles of Mr CCA and MissCCA respectively. Shatika wasadjudged Ms Panache and the

title of Miss Elegant wasbagged by Nikita Somra.Gitika Sharma emerged as MsFashionable, Ansh Kilhor asMr Flamboyant, Ansh Wadhwaas Mr Dashing while RohanAhuja was adjudged MrFashionable.

The chairman and schooldirector principal lauded stu-dents’ efforts for organising agreat show, and congratulatedclass XII students for theirachievements, and wished thema bright and better future.

CCA SCHOOL HOLDSFAREWELL CEREMONY 2020-21

YUVANI MADAN,class VIII, Seth

Anandram JaipuriaSchool Vasundhara,

Ghaziabad

AANSHI, class X, Seth Anandram JaipuriaSchool, Vasundhara,Ghaziabad

ALKA AWASTHI, Principal, Mayoor School, Noida(In Collaboration with Mayo College, Ajmer)

M y school, Global IndianInternational School matters alot in my life in many ways.

First of all, it gives me the foundation tolearn and study. It is a place where Ilearn new sports, nurture and inculcategood qualities, get special attention inareas where I am weak, and also specialtraining in the areas where I am strong.It is my school that gives me opportuni-ties to participate in competitions andextra-curricular activities. It also pro-vides me with the learnings of both aca-demics and social values. It also has aspecial room for Mahatma Gandhi’sCentral Universal Values (MGCUV). Itspecialises in the traits of theMahatma and hisstruggles. And in thesetimes, my school pro-vides me with visualised

education, detailed and fun learning, andactivities.

The teachers here solve all mydoubts and reinforce all the con-

cepts which I’m not able tounderstand. My

school also providesme with so much funduring learning. It

has several activities, 3-d models formy better understanding. For melearning is a joy! In conclusion, with-out my school, I would be nothing.Without it, I can’t even imagine mylife as it adds all the fun to my oth-erwise normal routine.SUGNEY HARSORA, class VI, Global Indian

International School, Ahmedabad.

MY SCHOOL SPELLS MY SUCCESS

T oday, I just realised thatin 2019 on the same day Iwas enjoying the sea

beach and water sports at oneof India's finest beach theHavelock Island during a memo-rable trip to Andaman andNicobar Islands.

Landed at Port Blair, it wasas if I have entered a paradise.The cleanliness of the cityimpressed me. Then visiting the cellu-lar jail was an eye-open-er to me. Reading in ahistory book was dif-ferent but visiting itthrough the light andsound show was heart-wrenching.

We visited the Radha

Nagar beach in the evening. The nextday, our trip was to Baratang Island tovisit the live limestone caves. The jour-

ney towards the limestonecaves was a mix of car,ferry, and boat rides. The

car ride made us seesome members of

Jarwa tribe, whostill live in the primitive

form. Then we travelled in the hugeferry where along with us, thebuses and cars were also loaded inthat ship. After that, a speed boatride through the mangrove treesled us to the Limestone caves.Finally, we went to the serene,Beach of Havelock Island. There,the whole day I enjoyed the watersports. The rainbow coloured

fishes and the amazing corals mademe realise that no paintbrush canbeat Mother Nature. Andaman andNicobar Islands are an absolute must-visit for everyone, is theonly thing I would signoff with.

SHUBHAY GOKHRU,

class X, Udgam School For

Children, Ahmedabad

JOY OF BEING AMIDST NATURE

Q1:Which female cricket player

won the April 2021 ICC

Women’s Player of the Month?

a) Ashleigh Gardner ❑ b) Ellyse Perry ❑

c) Alyssa Healy ❑ d) Meg Lanning ❑

Q2:Who among the following

tennis players claimed the

2021 Madrid Open Men’s Singles

tennis title?

a) Dominic Thiem ❑ b) Novak Djokovic ❑

c) Stefanos Tsitsipas ❑ d) Alexander Zverev ❑

Q3:Which player has been

named the April 2021 ICC

Men’s Player of the Month?

a) Kane Williamson ❑ b) Rohit Sharma ❑

c) Joe Root ❑ d) Babar Azam ❑

Q4:Who clinched the gold

medal in the 45kg

category at the Asian

Weightlifting Championship in

Tashkent, Uzbekistan?

a) Jhilli Dalabehera ❑ b) Vikas Singh ❑

c) Sukhna Dey ❑ d) Ganesh Mali ❑

Q5:Cricket player Nuwan

Zoysa has been banned for

violating ICC anti-corruption code.

Which country did he play for?

a) West Indies ❑ b) Sri Lanka ❑

c) Bangladesh ❑ d) Zimbabwe ❑

Q6:Mark Selby has become

the world champion for

the fourth time. With which sport

is he associated?

a) Snooker ❑ b) Tennis ❑

c) Badminton ❑ d) Chess ❑

Q7:Which cricketer has

announced his retirement

from international cricket after the

World Test Championship?

a) Virat Kohli ❑ b) Ravichandran Ashwin ❑

c) B J Watling ❑ d) Trent Boult ❑

Q8:Which tennis player

clinched the 2021 Madrid

Open women’s singles title?

a) Aryna Sabalenka ❑ b) Simona Halep ❑

c) Mari Osaka ❑ d) Ashleigh Barty ❑

Q9:Ravi Kumar Dahiya has

won gold for India in which

sports event?

a) Weightlifting ❑ b) Shooting ❑

c) Boxing ❑ d) Wrestling ❑

Q10:Jurgen Klopp began his

managerial career at

which German club?

a) Borussia Dortmund ❑ b) FSV Mainz 05 ❑

c) Bundesliga ❑ d) FC Köln ❑

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ANSWERS: 1 c) Alyssa Healy

2 d) Alexander Zverev 3 d) Babar Azam

4 a) Jhilli Dalabehera 5 b) Sri Lanka

6 a) Snooker 7 c) BJ Watling

8 a) Aryna Sabalenka 9 d) Wrestling

10 b) FSV Mainz 05

QUIZ TIME!

Mark Selby

Photo: REUTERS Photo: REUTERS

Defender Gurinder

Singh has attributed

the Indian men’s

hockey team’s success on re-

cent tours to good coordination

among the players.

India remained unbeat-

en during their tour of Eu-

rope in March where they

played the likes of Germany

and Belgium and then registered

only one loss in Argentina in April.

Gurinder said coordination

is one aspect the team has always

worked on, and it paid dividends

against the top sides. “One of the

things that we have always focused

on is good coordination on the field.

If there is no coordination between

players then the skill of players will

not be utilized properly,” Gurinder

said. The 26-year-old, who has 58

matches for India, said the side is now

focussed on fine-tuning a few tech-

niques ahead of the all-important

Tokyo Olympics. PTI

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GOOD COORDINATIONKEY TO SUCCESS: GURINDER

SAYS HE HAS CLASS AND REALLYCHANGED THE GAME

SAYS IT IS EXCITING TO BE IN FINAL OF INAUGURAL WTC

Kane Williamson

04“I don't see myself as the best player in the world, I don't have the

complete game in any way; that's how I keep my motivation up.”

Meg Lanning, Australian Cricketer SIMPLY SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021

We’re not going to treat

these two Test matches

against England just as

warm-ups for the WTC final.

I know for a fact we’re going

to get out there and pride

ourselves the way we’ve

been playing Test cricket and

we want to win Test matches

for New Zealand. The way

we’ve been training for the

last while is something we

didn’t always have in the

past, having the facilities and

having a marquee up and

getting a number of trainings

in before going to England.

The nice thing is that the

nerves and the unknowns are

away, I’ve played at Lord’s

couple of times now. I’ve

played one Test there in 2013

and a couple of county

games too, so it’s nice to get

there when things feel

familiar. Sometimes you can

get there and get a little but

starstruck with the whole

experience and everything

because you grow up as a kid

wanting to be there and

all those sort of things.

Neil Wagner,

New Zealand pacer

New Zealand captain KaneWilliamson is excited toface India in the WorldTest Championships(WTC) final next month as

he considers showdowns against ViratKohli’s men to be a “fantastic chal-lenge”. India and New Zealand square-off in the final of the inaugural WorldTest Championships in Southamptonfrom June 18. “When we play againstIndia, it has always been a fantastic chal-lenge and so it is really exciting to beplaying against them,” Williamson saidin a video posted by the ICC on its Twit-ter handle.

Exciting to be in the final

■ “It’s really, really exciting to be in-volved in the final, obviously to win itwould be that much better,” said the 30-year-old, considered one of the best cur-rent batsmen in the world. Talking aboutthe championship and how it progressed,Willimson said, “We saw the contests inthe WTC has brought real excitement“... the games were really tight such asin the India-Australia series and our se-ries against Pakistan as well where youhad to really fight hard to get the results,which is really great.”

India batsman Hanuma Vihari, whois in England for a county stint withWarwickshire, said it would be a greatfeeling to play for his country in theWTC final. “I am excited but I wouldwant to be in that moment and not toget too much carried away by the im-portance of the situation,” he said. “Butas a sportsman, to play for India in thefinal of the inaugural World Test Cham-pionships is always a great feeling,”said the 27-year-old batsman.

The majority of the Kiwi playershave reached the UK as they play a two-match series against England startingJune 2 before the WTC final. The Indi-ans are expected to reach here in thefirst week of June after a hard quar-antine in Mumbai. PTI

While fans and pundits continue to debate whoshould be considered the greatest men’s tennisplayer of all time, 23-times Grand Slam winnerSerena Williams says Roger Federer gets her vote.

Rafa Nadal picked up a record-extending 13th French Opentitle in October to join Federer at the top of the list of men’sGrand Slam winners with 20 titles, while world No. 1 NovakDjokovic, the youngest of the ‘Big Three’ at 33, is on 18. The39-year-old Federer is this week playing only his second tour-nament since returning to the Tour in March after spendingmore than a year on the sidelines due to two knee operations.

“I think two words sum it up: Roger Federer,” Williams,who turns 40 in September, told reporters, adding she was a“superfan”. “He’s just a synopsis of greatness and class andamazing and really changed the game. You see players playinglike him, moving like him, doing his techniques. The guy is (a)genius. I just feel like he is really the greatest player,” Williamssaid. “You can’t not like the guy, that’s how I feel. His game isso fantastic. If I could only play like him. “

Williams won the last of her majors at the 2017 AustralianOpen before becoming a mother and has since been chasinga 24th major title to equal Margaret Court’s record. On Mon-day, the American won her first match since losing in the Mel-bourne semi-finals in February. REUTERS

A struggling Venus Williams got more than she bar-gained for in the form of divine intervention whenheavy winds resulted in a controversial time vio-lation in her 5-7 6-2 6-2 loss to Anna Schmiedlova atthe Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma on Monday.

After taking the first set 7-5 despite being 5-2down, 40-year-old Williams was losing her grip onthe match when heavy winds forced her to takeher time on serve, resulting in the time violationand a confrontation with the chair umpire.

“I can’t control God,” Williams told the chairumpire after going 4-1 down in the second set. “I’mjust saying that wind blows and there is nothing Ican do about that. “I can’t control God, talk to him,”the former world number one added, pointing a fin-ger upwards before walking back to the baseline.Schmiedlova sealed her fourth consecutive vic-tory over the American after two hours and 39 min-utes.

Meanwhile, top seed Serena advanced afterbeating teenage qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3 6-2. “Herfuture is super-bright, I look forward to cheeringfor her in the future,” Serena said of Lisa. REUTERS

VENUS FUMES AFTER HEAVY WINDS FORCE TIME VIOLATION

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