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IN THE NEWS

BEIJING : Wuhan, the epicentre of the novelcoronavirus outbreak in China, reportedon Monday its first cluster of infectionssince a lockdown on the central Chinesecity was lifted a month ago, stoking con-cerns of a wider resurgence of the disease.

The new infections sounded a note ofcaution amid efforts to ease coronavirus-related restrictions across China as busi-nesses restart and individuals go back towork.

Wuhan reported five new confirmedcases, all of whom live in the same resi-dential compound. One of them was thewife of an 89-year-old male patientreported a day earlier in the first con-firmed case in the city in more than amonth.

“At present, the task of epidemic pre-vention and control in the city is still veryheavy,” said the Wuhan health authorityin a statement. “We must resolutely con-tain the risk of a rebound.” REUTERS

Fresh cases surface in Wuhan, China, sparking fears of second pandemic waveDEAR READER,

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NEW DELHI: On the National Technology Dayon Monday, Prime Minister NarendraModi hailed all those at the forefront ofresearch and innovation to defeat corona-virus and remembered the “excep-tional achievement” of the coun-try’s scientists in carrying outthe 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.

The National TechnologyDay marks the anniversary ofthe underground nuclear testsconducted in Rajasthan’s Pok-hran.

On this day in 1998, India successfullyconducted first of its five nuclear testsunder the then prime minister Atal BihariVajpayee.

“On National Technology Day, ournation salutes all those who are lever-

aging technology to bring a positivedifference in the lives of others. Weremember the exceptional achieve-ment of our scientists on this day in1998. It was a landmark moment in

India’s history,” Modi said. The testsin Pokhran in 1998 also showed

the difference a strongpolitical leadership can

make, he said. PTI

n Prime Minister

Narendra Modi ANI

National Tech Day: PM praises scientists fighting Covid-19, hails Pokhran tests

BRASILIA : The closure of schools in Brazildue to the coronavirus pandemic gave11-year-old prodigy Gui Khury plenty oftime to perfect his skateboarding skills as

he became the first personto land a 1080-degree turnon a vertical ramp.

More than two decadesafter Tony Hawk completedthe first 900-degree turn,Khury shattered a long-

11-year-old Brazilian skateboarder breaks record held by legendary Tony Hawk

standing record by flying off the top of aramp and completing three full spins inthe air before landing cleanly and skatingoff. “The isolation for the coronavirushelped because he had a life that wasabout school and he didn’t have a lot oftime to train, when he got home fromschool he was tired,” the skater’s fatherRicardo Khury Filho said.

“So now he is at home more, he eats bet-ter and he has more time to train and canfocus more on the training so that hashelped.”

He was already the youngest skate-boarder to complete the 900-degree turn,a feat he pulled off aged eight. REUTERS

n The closure of schools gave Gui Khury time to perfect his skateboarding skills

n A student checks the temperature of a classmate at a high school in Wuhan city, located in China’s Hubei province AP

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) is contemplating aseries of steps to ensure that the pendingClass 10 and 12 examinations are con-ducted smoothly with social distancingnorms firmly in place.

Students and teachers will wear masks,there will not be more than 12 students ina room and they will be allowed to bringtheir own sanitisers, while schools andparents will be expected to exercise cau-tion in ensuring there are no let-ups.

“It is a challenging task... but we feel itis doable because the previous exams inMarch were also conducted at a timewhen the onslaught of the disease wasbeing felt,” an official said.

The maximum number of candidateswho will be appearing for a test on a singleday will not exceed 400,000 he said. And inMarch, the CBSE conducted exams whereup to 1.95 million lakh sat for a test on asingle day.

“Even in that test we tried to ensurethere are not more than 12 students in oneroom. Therefore, it will not be difficult toensure there are not more than 12 stu-dents in one room to take care of the socialdistancing aspect,” said a second official.

The maximum number of students — atleast 350,000 — will appear for the busi-ness studies exam for class 12. The Hindiexam will see around 300,000 candidatestaking the test, Geography has over100,000, home science around 60,000 andsociology some 50,000 candidates. HTC

CBSE prepares for pending Class 10, 12 board exams in July

TRAVEL THE WORLD AND THE FIVE SEASEverybody’s looking for something... you can try and find your lockdown escape among the websites offering virtual travel experiences online. Take a walk around the Colosseum, a trip to Rio, dive into a reef system, or journey to the International Space Station

Google Arts & Culture has a travel section that lets you scroll through nooks and crannies around the world – the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the stone steps of thousand-year-old temples in India and

fort ruins out in the middle of the Indian Ocean are among the options. Videos give you 360-degree views and, while they don’t take you far, they do let you get a really good look at where you’re

virtually standing.

There’s even an eight-part immersive documentary tour of Rio’s favelas or slums. Beyond The Map lets viewer experience the sights and sounds, meet some of the people who live here, and learn about the social architecture of the place. Best experienced through a VR or virtual reality headset, or the mobile app.

Try a GPS treasure hunt The Geoguessr game is another way of exploring the world. You will be dropped anywhere on earth, virtually, or in a general area of your choosing. You can walk around the place with a 360-degree Street View of your surroundings, and you have to guess where you are on the map. The language on the signboards, statues, the types of trees and other landmarks

Explore.org runs a large network of 24-hour live cam and cam trap feeds from sanctuaries, nation- al parks, aquariums and zoos around the world. These include a reef aquarium in California, a reserve in Kenya, as well as a camera trained on the Northern Lights in Manitoba, Canada. You can see lions, tigers, manatees, jellyfish and great whites, among others, as they go about their business. Each feed also tells you about the place, and when to visit for a good sighting.

Make your own VR headset If you’re trying out virtual travel during this lockdown, crafting a VR headset from scraps around the house could be time well spent. Don’t expect Oculus-level output, but the DIY section on YouTube has a number of videos with recipes of varying levels of difficulty, including how to make the lens out of pet bottles and water. If nothing else, it’s a fun craft project to do with the kids.

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serve as clues. The game lets you explore how much you actually know about the world, and you won’t even notice how much you’re learning.

Go on safaris and treks via live cam

Head to Rio de Janeiro’s favelas

Go on field trips around the worldIf you have a VR headset, Google’s free Expeditions app will take you around the world and into space. The app has over 800 destinations. It was originally built for students, as a virtual substitute for field trips, but has since been opened up to the public. You can explore saved tours, go on solo adventures or take a group trip with others hooked up to the same wifi network.

Athens, Greece: View from hill facing the Acropolis

Shanghai, China: Disneyland reopens with focus on hygiene & social distancing

New Delhi: Bikers out for an early morning ride

PESKY VIRUS TESTS WORLD’S RESOLVE As the world battles Covid-19, all of us are eager for an early return to life as it was before the pandemic. But how soon that will happen is anyone’s guess.Catch up with how schools in our city have reached out to students during these tough times. >P2

New York, US: Enjoying a break at the Central Park

Eminonu, Turkey: Ancient bazaar near Istanbul

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SEE WHAT I HAVE MADE FOR YOU!

n Eva Linn holds up a card made for her great-grandmother Chun Liu and her brother Landen holds flowers as they visit the Life Care Center, a care facility in Washington, US, on Sunday REUTERS

The subject of migration of birds, animals and insects has fasci-nated children and adults alike. The book an-swers the ques-tions that arise in the minds of children about why they travel thousands of miles away from home, and then travel back again a few months later. Why do they take this journey? How do they know where to go? How do they find their way back home? The book is packed with interesting information. Illustrated by Sarasija Subramanian, this book is part of Katha’s Earth and Environment Library series.

THE MYSTERIES OF MIGRATION

Author: Geeta Dharmarajan

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BOOKS THAT INFORM, INSPIRE, GUIDE USSome of the books recommended in this section focus on how to take care of your body and to overcome gender barriers, others tell us about the life of astronaut Sunita Williams, the migration of birds and man’s love for dogs.

The book would interest children who love animals, particularly dogs. Wet noses, wagging tails, gentle licks, warm nuzzles – life can never be the same without our canine companions. This book celebrates dogs and gives us one more reason to be thankful to them. Most children instantly develop a bond with dogs and enjoying feeding them and playing with them. This book would give children more information about dogs and also entertain them. It would enable them to take better care of their pets. It is a part of the Katha Earth-Carer Library.

This picture book narrates the story of Suni Pandya, better known as Sunita Williams, who wanted to fly. Despite obstacles, she was keen to pursue her passion and made steady efforts. With her grit and determination, she became an astronaut and achieved her dream. The story would inspire and motivate thousands of girls to dream big and work hard to achieve it. This book is part of Katha’s I Love Reading Series that encourages first-generation readers to read for fun and meaning. It is also available as a Kindle ebook.

FLYING HIGH

Author: Geeta Dharmarajan

Many girls cannot pursue their dreams because society expects them to take up only certain kinds of careers. In the story, Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot do so because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu, the wise apsara of the forest, casts a spell to remedy the situation! But what happens when the spell breaks? The story would motivate many young girls to develop their talents and pursue their dreams despite obstacles. Sujasha Das Gupta and Priyanka Pachpande have made the illustrations for the book which is part of Katha’s Gender Series.

CHOO...MANTAR

Author: Geeta Dharmarajan

MY BIG BOOK OF DOGS!

Edited: Geeta Dharmarajan

(This list was compiled by Katha Books)

This book introdu-ces young readers to the whys and hows of taking care of their bodies. As they read, they learn about water, sanitation and hygiene. The book is part of Katha’s special WaSH series that promotes hygienic behaviour and clean environment. It helps children stay healthy and happy. It would supple-ment what children learn from their parents and older siblings. It has been illustrated by Sonal Gupta Vaswani and is also available in Hindi and Telugu. Children can try out the Kindle ebook if the printed version is not available during the lockdown.

SUPERGIRLS PLAY A TRICK

Edited: Geeta Dharmarajan

ADVERSITY BRINGS OUT THEIR BESTHard times also have a positive side. Schools in Delhi-NCR have taken up the challenge posed by Covid-19 to conduct virtual classes as well as online activities in fields as diverse as yoga, painting, cookery, dance and aerobics.

SC DAVCPS combines learning, activities Covid-19 forced people across thecountry to stay indoors but it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the teachers and students of Sarla Chopra DAV Centenary Public School, Sector-56, Noida.

Learners were engaged usingonline video-conferencing por-tals. Principal IP Bhatia said, “It is imperative to keep children occupied and creative in these testing times. Online classes were started in March. I appreci-ate the effort by teachers and stu-dents who came out of their com-fort zones and embraced the new teaching-learning method.”

Lessons are imparted and dis-cussions held using the school online portal. The school con-ducts and assesses assignments and quizzes. The students posted queries and assignments.

Students also took part in an online competition organised on World Earth Day by Veda Vyas DAV Public School. Rohan Kumar Sahu of Class 10 bagged the second prize for a presenta-tion using Microsoft Sway on Sustainable Cities and Commu-nities.

Srijoyee Chatterjee of Class 9won the second prize for his views on climate action using Flipgrid app. Shishant Dhoundi-yal of Class 11 and Navdha of Class 12 expressed their thoughts on the current crisis through paintings.

DAV Public School, NTPC Fari-dabad began online classes in the new academic session in the wake of the lockdown.

The school shared a conve-nient weekly timetable and the staff endeavoured to constantly reach out to students. They con-nected with students over video-enabled virtual classrooms, audio-video tutorials, WhatsApp groups and emails. Links to the CBSE’s Diksha platform and NCERT were shared with stu-dents. Teachers were in constant touch with students and parents through interactive online ses-sions.

E-competitions including poetry recitation, poster-mak-ing, slogan writing, art, craft and creative videos were organised. The students were also encour-aged to take up recreational

activities. Earth Day was cele-brated through virtual activities and created awareness about protecting the planet. Principal Alka Arora was involved in the virtual classes to ensure smooth functioning. Parents appreci-ated the school’s efforts.

DAVPS, NTPC, F’bad launches online classes

Kamal Public goes all out for e-learning Kamal Public Sr Sec School, Vikaspuri, has taken steps to ensure e-learning in the new academic session during the Covid-19 lockdown. A timetable for online learning and assess-ment for the classes primary to 12th was created. Teaching was done using Internet classrooms, Zoom sessions, Google Class-rooms and Hangouts Meet. Assignments were given and students’ work assessed. Yoga, dance, music and art sessions were also held online.

LHS, Pitampura keeps spirits high Children are not used to staying indoors all day. So Laurel High School, Pitampura, has found innovative ways to prevent boredom among them during the Covid-19 lockdown. Some students are helping their moth-ers in household chores and tak-ing cooking classes. Others are honing their artistic talents by painting, making crafts and singing. The inquisitive ones are creating working models and sharpening their minds by reading while fitness enthusi-asts are performing yoga and aerobics and dancing. Laure-lites are utilising time to the best of their abilities and show-ing to the world that even the worst of times can have a posi-tive aspect.

Though the Covid-19 pandemic has caused concern the world over and forced people to stay at home, it has given them a chance to pursue their interests and develop their talents. Green-fields Public School (GPS), Dil-shad Garden, has made every effort to ensure that the educa-tional needs of students are met during this time.

The school has started onlinelessons and virtual classes. Men-tors prepare lesson plans and share study material in the form of presentations, notes, assign-ments and YouTube links with students Founder principal Dr Manik Barsaley and principal Dr SK Sharma are involved in the initiative. The students who

miss classes due to technical problems are provided study material. Teachers record attendance daily and conduct assessments through Google Forms. The success shows that schools like GPS are equipped to meet the current challenges with the help of technology.

GPS, Dilshad Garden, hones Gen-Y’s talents

At DLFPS, birthdays celebrated virtually DLF Public School, Sahibabad, has found ways to bring smiles to students’ faces during the pandemic by many initiatives. The school is celebrating birth-days of children virtually. Stu-dents, parents, and teachers see the faces on little squares on their computer screens. They shout “happy birthday” and rel-ish home-baked cakes. The school has also organised aca-demic, physical and co-scholas-tic activities online for the holis-tic development of children. Virtual learning has become a “new normal”. Till the pan-demic ends, online birthday cel-ebrations would continue.

GTB 3rd Centenary promotes traditionsThe students of Guru Tegh Bahadur 3rd Centenary Public School, Mansarover Garden, explored ways to face the pan-demic under their mentors’ gui-dance. The students have real-ised the positive side of our tra-ditions such as greeting one another with folded hands, using Ayurveda for healing, encouraging vegetarian diet, taking care of plants and ani-mals and performing yoga. They made a collage using pic-tures of activities they had undertaken. They are motivat-ing one another to follow our traditions to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic.

Army Public School, Noida, cele-brated the 37th Raising Day of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) that has endeav-oured to provide the best possi-ble education to the wards of Army per-sonnel.

Since its estab-lishment in 1983, the AWES has set up over 137 Army Public Schools and 249 Army Pre-Pri-mary Schools across India. It has 12 professional institutions of higher education catering to engineering, medical, dental, management and law streams. It has played a commendable role in providing quality education at affordable cost for the wards of Army personnel across the

nation. To celebrate the special occasion amid the Covid-19 lock-down, APS, Noida organised online competitions such as video making, poster making,

slogan, poetry andarticle writing andencouraged maxi-mum participationof students.

The studentsshared their workon virtual plat-forms. The bestentries wereawarded certifi-

cates of merit. Principal Jyoti Rana congrat-

ulated the entire team and moti-vated all to follow the directions given by AWES to put in their best. AWES has carved a niche for itself in the world of educa-tion, she said.

Army Public School, Noida, marks AWES Day