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CREATE SURVEYS TOASK ABOUT YOUR SUB-JECT MATTERIt is likely that you would want tocarry out a survey among yourfriends for a school project. Take alook at what you want to do andinclude those questions in the sur-vey. Learning objectives includeresearch design, data collection,data analysis and reporting out-comes (often these appear in thedata management, statistics, and/or probability sec-tion). This will help you to makequick decisions.

CREATE FORMS USINGTHEMESGoogle forms helps you create a form.Themes are available allowing you toselect from over 20 pre-set designs.In addition, a custom option promotescreativity. The header, text, formbackground and page background canall be customised. It is fun to explorethe library of header images (someare animated!).

MULTIPLE WAYS TOADMINISTER FORMSGoogle forms also lets you collectdata, using multiple methods. A formcan be included in the body of anemail allowing a respondent to submittheir responses from their inbox. Alink can be generated allowingrespondents to answer the questionsusing a web-based form. Code can begenerated and then embedded into ablog or web page as another optionfor data collection. If a paper/pencilmethod is preferred, the form can beconverted into a PDF file using GoogleChrome.

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JOINING THE G7: DOES ITMAKE SENSE FOR INDIA?

US President Donald Trump’s pitch forinclusion of India, along with Russia,Australia and South Korea into G7 may notbe in India’s best interests. Here's why....

G7 REPRESENTSRICH ECONOMIESG7 has been a grouping ofthe richest, most industrialisednations, with the per capita in-come ranging from a little over$34,000 (for Italy) to almost$63,000 (for the US). India’s percapita income at a little over$2,000, places it in the ranks oflower middle income nations.

TRUMP’S TRAP? Becoming a G7 membercould also bolster Trump’s oft-repeated grouse that Indiadoesn’t deserve the developingcountry tag. In fact, earlier thisyear, the US, just ahead ofTrump’s visit to India, removedit from the list of developingcountries, citing its G20 mem-

bership and a share of morethan 0.5% of the global trade.The removal of developing na-tion tag by the US has also im-peded the negotiation of atrade deal between the twocountries. As a developingcountry, India got duty con-cessions worth $240 mn in 2018.

MORE POLITICS The G7’s focus is more onpolitical issues — case in point,Trump’s pitch for G7’s expan-sion does not include China,the world’s second largest econ-omy, which isn’t a surprise, giv-en his frosty relationship withBeijing. A G7 membershipcould open the doors to com-mentary on India’s domesticpolitics and bilateral relations,such as Jammu & Kashmir.

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Amphibians are movingtowards higher latitudes at arate of around 39.7 feet ayear, while reptiles are mov-ing their habitats at the slow-er rate of around 21.3 feet on an annual basis.Insects, meanwhile — which can serve as a vector for manydiseases — were found to be headed poleward at a rate ofaround 18.5 kilometres per year. Experts warn that thesemigrations could see species riding an ‘escalator to extinction’ as their viable habitat ranges get limited.

Veteran directorJames Cameronand producer

Jon Landau, along with50 other crew members,reached Wellington,New Zealand, to resume the shooting ofthe upcoming sequelsin the ‘Avatar’ fran-chise.The production

on the project had come to a halt in mid-March after theNew Zealand government announced a lockdown to stemthe spread of the coronavirus in the country.

ENTERTAINMENT

Cameron had planned to complete the long-delayedsequels of the film by the end of the 2020 by simultane-ously working on four films, with ‘Avatar 2’ slated for arelease on December 17, 2021, and follow-ups to bereleased in December 2023, December 2025 andDecember 2027, respectively

Lockdown affects mental health of kids forlonger periods: Study

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Children and adolescentsare likely to experiencedepression and anxiety

for longer periods of time afterthe current lockdown and socialisolation ends, say researchers.Clinical services need to be pre-pared for a future spike indemand, they added. Theresearch, which draws on over 60 pre-existing, peer-reviewed studies into topics spanning isolation, loneliness and mental healthin young people aged, 4 to 21, states that young people who arelonely might be as much as three times more likely to developdepression in the future, and that the impact of loneliness on mentalhealth could last for at least 9 years.

Kerala on Monday started the academic year for pre-school and schools students through an online educa-tion project dubbed the ‘First Bell’. Students who do

not have access to the internet could attend the classesthrough a government-run education channel, called KiteVicters. The state education department said it would collectdetails of students who didn’t attend the virtual classes onMonday, and would provide them with the necessary facilitiesthrough the Kudumbashree mission — a rural livelihood andwomen empowerment programme at anganwadis and schools

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According to researchers, the easing of lockdown restric-tions should be done in a way that provides all children withthe time and opportunity to play with peers, in and outsideof school, even while social distancing measures remain inplace. The social and emotional benefits of play and interac-tion with peers must be clearly communicated, alongsideguidance on the objective risks to children

HEALTH The astronauts launched bySpaceX declared victory inNASA's cosmic capture—

the-flag game as they claimed theprize left behind at the Interna-tional Space Station(ISS), nearlya decade ago by the last crew tolaunch from the US. “Congratu-lations SpaceX, you got the flag,”NASA astronaut Doug Hurleysaid on Monday, a day after ar-riving at ISS. Hurley showed offthe small US flag during a newsconference and again in a linkupwith SpaceX headquarters inHawthorne, California.

An international teamof scientists hasanalysed all known

coronaviruses in Chinesebats and used genetic analy-sis to trace the likely originof the novel coronavirus tohorseshoe bats. In its report,the team also points to thegreat variety of these virus-es in southern and south-western China, and urge clos-er monitoring of bat virusesin the area. Greater efforts tochange human behaviour asways of decreasing thechances of future pandemicsis required, the report said.

The flag flew on thefirst space shuttle flightin 1981 and the final onein 2011 The flag was an addedincentive for ElonMusk’s SpaceX companyand Boeing, competingto be the first privatecompany to launch acrew to the space station

SPACE

The genetic evidence thatthe virus originated inbats was already over-whelming. Horseshoe bats,in particular, were consid-ered likely hosts becauseother spillover diseases,like the SARS outbreak in2003, came from virusesthat originated in thesebats, members of thegenus Rhinolophus

BREAKTHROUGH

In a latest study, scientists have revealed that marinespecies are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an averagepace of 3.7 miles per year, with climate change causing

global ocean temperatures to rise. Since last few years, glob-al warming has been forcing animals to leave their normalhabitats behind as their environmental conditions change.

ENVIRONMENT

Marine species are edging closerto Earth’s poles

Cameron, Landau in New Zealand torestart production of ‘Avatar’ sequels

SpaceX captures the flag, beatingBoeing in cosmic contest

US and Chinese scientists trace evolution of coronaviruses

Wanna develop reading habit? These fiction book sets are ideal..Plenty of fiction book sets are available these days with beautifulillustrations to attract young minds towards reading

Harry Potter Box SetHarry Potter is one of the most popularnames that doesn’t need an introduction.The Harry Potter box set contains the sev-en novels in the Harry Potter series withhardcovers and beautiful illustrations tomake your reading experience fun. If you

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Secret Seven CompleteBoxset by Pamela Butchartand Enid Blyton Enid Blyton is a popularwriter among early teenagers.She is known for offering a va-riety of interesting stories tothe young audience. This bookset has 17 stories in the Secret

Seven collection. With ampleof mystery element, secretbadges, passwords, investi-gation and more, the authoreffectively make readers cu-rious in every story. Thelanguage is easy to under-stand and the plots are grip-ping to make the youngreaders glued to the books.

The 100 Complete Boxed Setby Kass Morgan Young adults and teenagerswho enjoy reading science fictionand related genres would love toown this box set of The 100. The

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The Maze Runner Series Boxed Set byJames Dashner

This set of books is suitable for readersabove the age of 12, making it apt for allthe teenagers. This box set was first re-leased in 2015, and has been popular sincethen, winning multiple awards around theworld. If you love reading science fictionstories, this is a good set to buy.

The Mortal Instruments Slipcase andS/wrap by Cassandra Clare

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Online classes cannot inspireyoung minds: Prof C N R Rao

E minent scientist Prof C N R Rao hasexpressed his reser-

vation on introducing onlineclasses for children in viewof the Covid-19-inducedclose-down of schools,underlining the importanceof human interface for goodcommunication and inspiringyoung minds.

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Online classes foryoung children,such as KG, firstand second grade,should be termi-nated. We needhuman interfacewith students for their personalitydevelopment, he said

The Central Board of Sec-ondary Education (CBSE) hasreleased an important notice

regarding the scheme of conduct of

exam, nodal exam centre, eligibili-ty on change of centre for the re-maining class X and XII examina-tion on its official website

According to the latest update, CBSE examinations would be conductedin respective schools of the candidates, instead of the examination centrealready allotted. CBSE will allow a change of examination centre for candi-dates who have shifted and are residing in some other district in the coun-try, other than the place of their school. In each district, where CBSE ishaving affiliated schools, one school will be fixed as a nodal examinationcentre for the candidates, who have shifted from their earlier districtexamination centre to another district in India.

CBSE RELEASES IMPORTANT NOTICE ONEXAM CENTRE CHANGE

(For details, please check CBSE's official website, www.cbse.nic.in

REDUNDANT OFFER? India, along with the US, is already a member of G20, which is afar more representative club of global economy — with the 20nations representing “85% of global economic output, twothirds of the world's population, and 75% of internationaltrade”, according to an article carried by the WEF. That makesjoining G7 obsolete — a view expressed even by Trump, wholabelled the grouping as “outdated”. India may also need toremind itself that the G7 at the current juncture is a house divided, with the US pitted against the remaining six countries —UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, France and Japan — and which maynot serve India’s own interests well.