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TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020

WEB EDITION

American rapper Kanye West hasannounced his bid for the US pres-idential election slated to take place

in November. Interestingly, he has receivedthe backing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Taking to Twitter, West wrote: "We mustnow realise the promise of America bytrusting God, unifying our vision andbuilding our future. I am running for thepresident of the United States. #2020VI-SION." Replying to the tweet, Musk said:"You have my full support."

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THE MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

Will parliamentarians attend

As pressure mounts on theCentre to start the monsoon ses-sion of parliament, questionsare being raised on how thesupreme law-making bodywill function in the Covid-induced world...

Virtual parliament isthe need of the hour

THE CHALLENGESNot all lawmakers are tech-savvy. What ifthey share passwords inadvertently?No clarity on online voting, smoothbroadcast, translation, and other issuesOpposition will have to stick to debatesand discussions to get their points acrossProtests won't grab eyeballs, becausemembers won't be able to storm the well ofthe House to grab attention of lensmenEven a hybrid session of the Lower House— with half of the members seated in VigyanBhawan, Central Hall and the Lok Sabhachamber, following social distancing norms,and the rest connected online — will be anextraordinary technological challenge

ADVANTAGES OF AVIRTUAL SESSIONVirtual session willput an end to theunruly disruption ofproceedings It willalso give a signal for

state assemblies andcouncils across the coun-

try to go online

GOVT'S PLANSThe Centre is mulling the option of holdinga virtual session or a hybrid session, wheresome lawmakers are physically present,while others join online For a fully virtu-al parliament session, arrangements willhave to be made by the NationalInformatics Centre to connect 542 LokSabha members as well as 242 Rajya SabhaMPs through video-conferencing

for the first time ever?How are other countries goingabout it? About two dozen countries,including the US, Germany, France,Australia, Argentina, Brazil and Denmark,are holding virtual sessions. In the US,Senate panels have gone for virtualhearings. The UK’s House of Commons isusing Zoom for hybrid sittings

VIRTUALLY

In order to give a major push to DigitalIndia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasannounced the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat AppInnovation Challenge’ for techies around

India, and the startup community for creatingworld class ‘Made in India’ apps. Highlightingthe need to create an “aatmanirbhar appecosystem”, PM Modi in an official LinkedInpost said, “Today, when the entire nation isworking towards creating an AatmanirbharBharat, it is a good opportunity to give direc-tion to their efforts, momentum to their hard-work, and mentorship to their talent to evolveapps, which can satisfy our market as well ascompete with the world”

1Created by MeitY in partnership with AtalInnovation Mission–Niti Aayog, this initia-tive will identify the best Indian apps

that are already being used by citizens andhave the potential to scale, and become worldclass apps in their respective categories. Torecognise good apps, there will be “variouscash awards and incentives”

2The prize money for apps is between `2lakh and `20 lakh, depending on the cat-egory. The app will be evaluated on the

basis of ease of use, robustness, security fea-tures and scalability

3As far as the app categories are con-cerned, there are eight categories of app,which can participate in this challenge:

office productivity and work from home, socialnetworking, e-learning, entertainment, healthand wellness, business, including agritech andfintech, news and games

4All details of the challenge is availableon “innovate.mygov.in”. The last dateof submission is July 18, 2020. The

applicants need to apply online to submittheir proposals by registering and logging onto MyGov portal.

TECH BUZZ

PM LAUNCHESAatmanirbhar Bharat AppInnovation Challenge

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IN Kanye West announces bidfor the US presidential poll

It was not immediately clear whichparty the 21-time Grammy winnerwould pick, in his apparent challengeto President Donald Trump and pre-sumptive Democratic nominee JoeBiden The rapper has sparkedspeculation over the years thathe would potentially enter thepresidential race one day, mostrecently in Nov 2019, whenhe said he planned to runin 2024.

While there is noofficial deadline toenter the presidentialrace, candidates mustmeet certain filingrequirements under theBallot Access Laws ofthe US that vary fromstate to state

PADMA LAKSHMI HOPES FOR INCLUSIVE FOOD INDUSTRY

India-born supermodelPadma Lakshmi says the“male-dominated” food

industry needs to be moreinclusive. “The pro-fessional food in-

dustry is one of themost male-dominatedsectors of our society.

Probably the onlyplace that's more

male-dominated isthe military, and so I wouldlike to see that change,”the ‘Top Chef ’ host toldthe Us Weekly. "Most of

the food in this world is ac-tually made by women andyet, the professional foodworld is taken over by men,so I would like to see that dis-parity decrease consider-ably," she added.

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I would like to seemale chefs in our

industry make a concertedeffort to mentor and speakout for women — to mentorthem, give them the samerichness of experience andprivilege that they have had.That would go a long wayPadma Lakshmi

CELEB TALK

'CHAPTER ON CORONA SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM'

Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharmahas said that a chapter on coronavirusshould be introduced in school curricu-

lum to help the coming generations become awareof the challenges society faced together in fight-ing Covid-19. “Students should bemade aware of the times we wentthrough during the lockdown. Thiswas the first pandemic outbreak reported in theworld in over 100 years, and hence, its docu-mentation should be done for the coming gen-erations to remain prepared for future challenges,which we wish should never come,” Sharma said.

"Had the Spanish flu reported in 1920been documented, and a book avail-able on it, we could have learned the

tricks to fight the health chal-lenge. Now, we need to havebooks for the newer generation

to know how we fought the Covid-19epidemic, and how society combatedthe challenge unitedly, and stayed ina lockdown for months," he said

EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT

Arare orchid plant variety, categorisedas an 'endangered species', has beenfound in the Dudhwa National Park

in Uttar Pradesh. Popularly known asGround Orchid (eulophia obtusa), the va-riety is categorised as an 'endangeredspecies' under the Convention on Interna-tional Trade in Endangered Species of WildFauna and Flora (CITES).

RARE ORCHID PLANTFOUND IN DUDHWA

NATIONAL PARK

What makes the discovery significant isthat never in the history of Dudhwa, or anyother forest area in the state, has thisorchid been seen Kew Herbarium of England had document-ed the orchid, 118 years back

This US company wants to flypeople to the edge of spaceIf space tourism is in

your bucket list, herecomes some news that

will excite you. A Florida-based startup is workingtowards sending people tothe edge of space, beneatha football stadium-sizedhigh-performance balloon,and pressurised capsule.This human space flightcompany, Space Perspec-tive, recently announcedplans to launch from theShuttle Landing Facility at

NASA's Kennedy SpaceCenter (KSC) in Florida,with the first un-crewed

test flight scheduled in ear-ly 2021 that will include asuite of research payloads.

Called the SpaceshipNeptune, it will be flown bya pilot, who can take up toeight passengers called"Explorers" on a six-hourjourney to the edge of thespace and safely backItwill carry people andresearch payloads on a two-hour gentle ascent, above

99% of the Earth's atmos-phere to 100,000 feet,where it cruises above theEarth for up to two hours,allowing passengers toshare their experience viasocial media, and with theirfellow Explorers Neptunewill then make a two-hourdescent under the balloon

and splash down, where aship will retrieve the pas-sengers, the capsule andthe balloonTo book a tick-et for the six-hour journey,passengers may have tocough up an estimated$125,000 Bookings areopen on the SpacePerspective website

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WorldCHOCOLATEDay

JULY 7

T he World Chocolate Day,which is also referred toas the International

Chocolate Day, is an annual obser-vance that occurs globally on July7. The celebration of the dayincludes the consumption ofchocolate. Chocolate was intro-duced to Europe on July 7, 1550

WHAT’S IN A DATE Since everyone loveschocolates, the day alsoexists in different monthsin different countries. TheUS National ConfectionersAssociation, for example,lists September 13 as theInternational Chocolate Day The West African coun-try, Ghana, the second-largest producer of Cocoa,celebrates chocolate day onFebruary 14 In Latvia, WorldChocolate Day is celebratedon July 11

CHOCO-LATTYOther than the WorldChocolate Day, people alsocelebrate BittersweetChocolate Day(January 10),Milk Chocolate Day(July 28),White Chocolate Day( Sept22)and Chocolate CoveredAnything Day(December 16)

Chocolatecomes from afruit tree; it’smade from aseed. Theobroma Cacaois the tree that pro-duces cocoa beans, andit means, “food of thegods.” Carolus Linnaeus,the father of plant tax-onomy, named it

1Whichcountry in

Europe wasthe first to

introduce chocolate?a) Germany b)Italy

c) Spain

2 ----- civilisation usedcocoa beans as a cur-

rencya) Indus Valley b) Maya c) Greek

3Which kind of choco-late is the healthiest?

a) Dark b) White c) Milk

4Centuries ago, doctorsused chocolate to

treat------a) Fever b) Headache c) Sore throat

ANSWERS:I (C) 2 (B) 3 (A) 4(B)

1 The Opposition has asked theCentre to stick to the usual calen-der, and hold the monsoon session

in the last week of July, as the country isfacing challenges on multiple fronts: thepandemic, which has created an unprece-dented twinning of health and financialcrises; the confrontation with China in theGalwan Valley, among others.

2The budget session of parliamentended on March 23. According torules, there should not be a gap

of more than six months between twoparliament sessions, which means thenext session can be convened onSeptember 23.

3However, according to experts, pro-longed absence of the House pro-ceedings does away with the legisla-

ture’s power of checks and balances on theexecutive

4 Therefore, they say, a virtual ses-sion may be necessary, as all MPswill not want to come to Delhi,

where Covid cases are rising

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET WELLNESS AND MORE 02

Yoga is known for its several short andlong-term health benefits. It is goodfor boosting your immunity, loweringyour blood pressure, managing your

blood sugar levels and reducing stress, whichhelps to manage your overall physical and mental well-being. However, just like any formof workout, there are numerousmisconceptions associated withyoga. Let’s debunk some common misconceptions asso-ciated with yoga.

You need to be flexibleto perform yogaYou do not need to be flexibleto start practising yoga. Onthe contrary, yoga helps you toget flexible. In the beginning,you may find it a little difficultto touch your toes while standing or bendingyour torso, but this is what yoga helps you toachieve. With time, your range of motionwill increase and you will perfect the asanas.

It is only for womenIt is incorrect to link a specific form of

physical activity to any gender. Thislogic applies to yoga too. Anybody

can add yoga to their daily routine.As per history, some of the great-

est yoga teachers have beenmen. Moreover, if we look intothe health benefits that yogaoffers, it offers sound physi-cal and mental health toanyone who practises it.

It’s only for slenderpeople

Again, this is nothing morethan a myth. Yoga is not only

for slender people, but foreveryone – irrespective of

their physique and body type.

It is a religion Yoga originated in India and derives its

spiritual element from Indian culture, butyoga is not a religion. The mantras andchants associated with yoga have Indianroots. However, the purpose of this yogicscience is to bring focus and good health. Itis not necessary to chant the mantras. Youcan perform yoga even without any

mantra chanting.

It’s too easyIt is a combination ofboth easy as well asdifficult asanas. Youcan master some injust 2-3 days, whileothers may takemonths to fine-tune. However, theimportant thing is

to practise it every dayand challenge your body, without

losing your focus and consistency.

It is all about stretchingYoga is way more than that. It has numer-ous asanas for every body part. In fact,some of the yogic kriyas are meant toreduce specific health problems too.

MMaakkiinngg MMaatthhss FFuunn:: In this series, we will be sharing fun facts, puzzles and games that will help you practise your Maths! HHEERREE AARREE AA FFEEWW GGAAMMEESS TTOO GGEETT YYOOUU SSTTAARRTTEEDD.. AA FFuunn MMaatthhss FFaacctt:: Dice can be used in somany different ways when it comes to math. Whether you’re practicing multiplication facts or fractions, try creating you own math problems with the roll of the dice. You can create fractions, simple multiplicationproblems or even word problems using dice. This can also be a fun way to put together a homework assignment...

FUN WITH MATHS

This board game is built around theconcept of a bunny walking througha dangerous path on which it mightencounter predators, in the currentcase– vultures.A vulture might catch the bunny if itlands on its territory. SSoo,, aavvooiidd vvuullttuurreess aanndd iiff ppoossssiibbllee aaiimm ffoorr tthheellaaddddeerrss,, wwhhiicchh eennaabblleess yyoouu ttoorreedduuccee tthhee rriisskk ooff mmeeeettiinngg aa vvuullttuurreeaanndd ggeettttiinngg hhoommee ffaasstteerr..OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME: The mainobjective of this game is to helpteachers and parents teach childrenany subject in a fun way. As stu-dents play this game, they seam-lessly review any particular skill.

THE VULTUREBOARD GAMERULES 1. Two players

2. A dice

3. Two round chips

4. A game board (print it out on hard A3 paper andlaminate)

5. A deck of cards on any topic of your choice(addition/ subtraction/ multiplication etc)).

1. Players place their chips on the start position.

2. Toss a coin to determine who will start first.

3. Shuffle a deck of at least 25 or more cards on aparticular topic. Place the cards face down to con-ceal the questions on them.

4. Roll the dice in turns, pull out a card, answerthe question and move forward the number ofplaces indicated by the face of the dice.

5. If you cannot answer the question correctly (or atall), keep the card aside and stay on your position.

6. At the end of a round, the cards can be shuffledagain and used for a new game. In case you run outof cards before the game comes to an end, you canshuffle all cards that were answered (or used duringthe game) and keep on playing.

7. The objective is to reach the finish position.

PS The end of the game could be tricky. It is up toyou to be flexible about how you wish to end thegame. If the participant rolls the dice and gets anumber that makes them move more spaces pastthe finish line, it is fine to end the game. But youcould also make it harder by insisting on partic-pants to have the exact number (after rolling thedice) to allow them go to the end of the game.Feel free to make your own rules here.

This game has been tested in classroomsaround the world and feedback has been over-whelmingly positive. Have fun and also reviewyour maths skills.

ITEMS YOU NEED TOPLAY THIS GAME

RULES OF THE GAME

BREATHING RIGHT IN CORONAVIRUSSince the novel coronavirus is a respiratory virus, the condition of your lungs decide how vulnerable youare. Start strengthening your respiratory health before you decide to step out...

BREATHE IN THROUGH THE NOSE Breathing through the nose helps clean incomingair, via cilia (small hairs) and mucous membranes,thus creating a shield against disease. Nasal breath-ing also warms and moistens incoming air. Says nutritionist & certified diabetes educator, Avni Kaul,“Breathing exercises can help because they relaxyour body. Deep breathing is one of the finest waysto reduce stress. This is because when one breathesdeeply, it sends a signal to your brain to calm downand relax. The way one breathes affects his whole

body. Deep breathing exercises can have a greateffect on your state of mind, as well as improvethe quality of your meditation.”

AVOID VIRAL REBREATHING Among the ways to reduce rebreathing andother forms of exposure are the usual rec-ommendations to breathe fresh air, fre-quently wash hands, clean surfaces and washlaundry. Good quality air filters can also be

helpful both during the day and at night. Atargeted approach is to regularly breathe out

in one direction and breath in inanother, especially in the out-doors or through an open win-dow. Also make sure you are notrebreathing the virus throughyour masks. Design require-ments for a non-rebreathingmask include: Flows of air, filters and other means to reducethe likelihood that viral particlesexhaled, coughed or sneezed byan individual are subsequentlyrebreathed.

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Now that countries are softeninglockdown restrictions and peo-ple are venturing out, it becomesimportant to focus on our res-piratory health. Air pollution,

dust and allergens can all combine to exposeyou to greater risk of catching coronavirus.There are things you can do to improve breath-ing, just by changing a few lifestyle factors.Enhancing your respiratory health doesn'tprevent you from getting infected, but it doeshave benefits that may reduce the severity ofthe illness if you are infected, and thereforeyour exposure to the virus.

CONTROL AIR POLLUTION:A study of air qual-ity in Italy’s northernprovinces of Lom-bardy and Emilia Ro-magna found a cor-relation betweenCovid-19 mortalityrates and high levelsof pollution. Air pol-lution particles maybe acting as vehiclesfor viral transmis-sion. Scientists saythat improving air

quality could play an important role in over-coming the pandemic. Air pollution is alsoknown to weaken the immune system, com-promising people’s ability to fight off infec-tion. So, reduce car trips, avoid burning leavesor trash, turn off the lights when you leave aroom, and recycle paper, plastic, metals andorganic materials.

VENTILATE YOUR SURROUNDINGS: It is best forairflows to be outward. Circulating stale in-door air is harmful in this scenario. Open-ing windows of the house allows any viralparticles present in the air to exit the room,rather than you (or someone else) breathing

them back in; and two, it bringsmore oxygen into the room –helpful for the lungs and all-around health.

SPEND TIME OUTDOORSWHILE MAINTAINING SO-CIAL DISTANCE: Get outand inhale fresh air. Bal-conies, backyards or pa-tios, are good locations to be,as well as walks while avoid-ing proximity to others.This has the same benefits

as keeping windows open – ensuring

exhaled viral particles don’t get re-inhaled.

DEEP BREATHING: A regular practice of 10-15minutes of breathing exercises in the

morning, followed by alight 10-minute walk isknown to show phe-nomenal improve-

ment in health and im-munity, alongwith an overall

healthy lifestyle.Says holistic lifestyle

coach Luke Coutinho, “Allof us breathe, but how manyof us breathe the right way?Breathing ex-

ercises or pranayama is important not just for thatone hour, but those teach-ings must slip into our daily lives.”

3 AMAZING BENEFITS OF TAKING AN

AFTERNOON NAPA

fternoon naps are great. Yes, they are. A mere15-minutes power nap can turn into a full-blown two-hour siesta, especially after ahearty lunch. And there are many who would-

n’t mind it either. And the pandemic threw these chancesat us often in these last three months, didn’t it?

So let’s take a look at some benefits oftaking an afternoon nap.

1 IMPROVES MEMO-RY: A recentstudy has shown

that participants whotook a regular 20-30minutes afternoon

nap showed im-proved cognitive

skills, bettermemory, and

more alert-ness. How-ever, thosewho took

a nap formore than 20-30 min-

utes suffered from grogginess and did not showany significant improvement in alertness.

2 INCREASES YOUR CREATIVITY: Many have repeat-edly said that a sound nap not just helps them tohandle stress better but also helps them to concen-

trate, boosts memory as well as increases their creativity.

3 INCREASES WILL POWER: Your mind refuses topush itself when it is extremely tired. It is a knownfact that when it comes to matters of will power,

it is often highest in the morning, when the brain isfresh. When you are sleep deprived, your brain has ahard time in concentrating and ignoring distractions. Power naps taken during the mid-day can help reducestress and restore your focus.

Common

that you must

related to myths

Yoga stop believing

MindteasersMATHS QUIZ

Q.1) One-third of Rahul’s savings in NationalSavings Certificate is equal to one-half of

his savings in Public Provident Fund. If hehas `1,50,000 as total savings, how muchhas he saved in Public Provident Fund?

A. `50,000 B. `80,000

C. `60,000 D. `32,000

Q.2) A fires 5 shots to B’s 3 but A kills onlyonce in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots.When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:A. 30 birds B. 20 birds C. 40 birds D. 44 birds

Q.3) A car travels 20 miles in the same timeas another car, travelling 20 miles per hour

faster, cover 30 miles. How long does the journey take?A. 60 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 15 minutes D. 45 minutes.

Q.4) In a regular week, there are 5 workingdays and for each day, the working hours are8. A man gets `2.40 per hour for regular workand `3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns`432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does hework for?A. 122 B. 175 C. 165 D. 123

Quiz time

1. C) Maha 2. B) Tokyo 3. A) WhatsApp

Q.1) What is the name of thecyclone which struckLakshadweep and KeralaCoast? It is the fourthcyclone in the Arabian Seathis year.A. Fani B. Kayr

C. Maha D. Nargis

Q.2) Which city hosted theOlympic (2020) test Event?A. Thimphu B. Tokyo

C. New Delhi D. Jakarta

Q.3) Which social platformhas been questioned by theIndian government aboutIndians coming under sur-

veillance after testing anIsraeli Spyware? A. WhatsApp B. Facebook

C. Mike D. Hike

CURRENT AFFAIRS

A N S W E R S

KNOWLEDGE BANKQuark This cross between yoghurtand cottage cheese is a traditional, creamy, vegetari-an, unripened cheese. It orig-

inated in German-speaking and eastern Europeancountries. The fresh, soft, snowy white cheese is prepared from pasteurisedcow’s milk, with a small amount of rennet added to achieve a good, firm curd.However, traditional quark does not make use of rennet. The taste is subtleand its fat content ranges from low to medium. It’s a great base for recipessuch as cheesecake, pasta, sauces, sandwiches, salad and desserts.

FOOD

IDIOM OFTHE DAY

The central government said it hadasked WhatsApp to explain howthe Israeli spyware‘Pegasus’ had beenused to infect thephones of manyIndian humanrights activists,lawyers andjournalists, to spyon them and howthe company wouldprotect the privacyof Indians.

ANSWER: (1) C) `60,000 (2) A) 30 birds (3) B) 30 minutes (4) B) 175

➤A RISINGTIDE LIFTSALL BOATSMMeeaanniinngg:: Whenan economy isperforming well,all the peopleinvolved willbenefit from it.

TRY THIS... This art is called Zentangle Art. Itwas discovered in 2003 when RickRoberts and Maria Thomas com-bined two words into one art form.This art is about learning differentdesigns and relaxing while doingso. It is dervied from Zen – aJapanese meditation form and tan-gle – because the designs are geometric and fractal patterns.

By Ananya Sud, Class 4 D, DPS,

Vasant Vihar, Delhi