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BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO. LTD. | ESTABLISHED 1838 | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | NEW DELHI Newspaper in Education STUDENT EDITION WEB EDITION FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020 A fter examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet sur- faces, astronomers have de- veloped a practical model— an environmental colour ‘de- coder’ — to tease out climate clues for potentially-habitable exoplanets in galaxies far away. In their research, they combine details of a planet's surface colour, and the light from its host star to calculate a climate. For instance, a rocky, black basalt planet ab- sorbs light well and would be very hot but add sand or clouds and the planet cools. M ovie-goers in Dubai are a happy lot. They are now watching films from the comfort of their own car at a new drive- in cinema, created on the roof of Majid Al Futtaim's Mall,one of the world's largest shopping malls. How- ever, with social distancing mandatory in the UAE to curb the spread of corona, view- ers will be limited to two persons per car at the open-air venue. The venue can ac- commodate up to 75 cars at a time.Tickets cost 180 dirhams ($50) per vehicle, inclu- sive of popcorn, snacks and beverages. How- ever, children aged 3-12 and people over 60 are still barred from such venues. T he audience of the su- perhero fantasy movies has always wanted the ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘X-Men’ to join hands and be presented as in the Marvel Cinematic Uni- verse(MCU). If reports are to be believed, this wish of the fans might come true. According to reports, MCU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘X-Men’ will be primarily based on their Earth-1610 counterparts. John Krasins- ki and Giancarlo Esposito are in talks to portray the leading roles. BILL GATES' 2020 SUMMER BOOK RECOM- MENDATIONS 'THE CHOICE' by Dr Edith Eva Eger A deeply- touching and inspiring story of overcoming trauma and embracing life. In 1944, Eger (16) and her family were sent to a death camp in Auschwitz, during the Second World War. While her parents were killed, Eger somehow survived unbe- lievable horrors, and post war she moved to the US, where she became a trauma therapist. "Eger’s unique back- ground gives her amazing insight, and many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations," Gates said. iRECOMMEND DRIVE-IN CINEMAS ARE BACK T he higher summer tempera- tures in the Northern Hemi- sphere are unlikely to limit the growth of the coronavirus, according to a study. Though several statistical studies have shown a correlation between cli- mate and the coronavirus — the hotter and more humid it is, the less likely the virus is to spread, the findings re- main preliminary, claims the study. CLICK HERE: WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM NEOTERIC: Means recent in origin, modern. It's been part of English since 1596. Its roots go back even further to ancient Greek. It is derived from the Latin word, neotericus, which also means recent. The 1975: The 1975's, 22-track fourth stu- dio album, is all set to come up in a strong form with a monologue from climate change activist Greta Thunberg. What follows is music— from raging rock to dreamy pop that proves why this British band continues to reach new heights with each album release. WORD WATCH EDUCATION ALERT TUNE IN EXOPLANET CLIMATE 'DECODER' AIDS SEARCH FOR LIFE "Depending on the kind of star and the exoplanet's primary colour, the planet's colour can mitigate some of the energy given off by the star," researchers said. What makes up the surface of an exoplanet, how many clouds surround the planet, and the colour of the sun can change an exoplanet's climate, they added. SPACE While climate, particularly humidity, plays a role in the spread of other viruses and the flu, the study said a more important factor is the absence of a widespread immunity against COVID-19 The spread of the virus seen in countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Australia, indicate that warmer conditions do little to halt the pandemic. SUMMER UNLIKELY TO CURB CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC GROWTH: STUDY SCIENCE NEWS IN CLICK HERE FOR MORE A ctor Ali Fazal says it is necessary for artistes to be fluid. "Artistes should never be bound by lan- guage, format of storytelling, or genre. In the content landscape that we are in, it's necessary to be flu- id and be open to try new things," he said. ARTISTES SHOULD NOT BE BOUND BY LANGUAGE, GENRE: ALI FAZAL I ndian skipper Virat Kohli has re- vealed how a priceless advice from his father helped him in shaping up his career. During an on- line video chat session hosted by In- dian football captain Sunil Chhetri on Instagram, Kohli said, "my fa- ther was very clear. He would say that you have to study along with playing.” Dad said, only when you can say, 'I am 200 per cent confident that I will be able to make a career out of this,' then only you can focus on that one thing, Kohli added. BRIEF Ali is one of the first Bollywood actors who ventured into the digital world, back in 2015 with the web show, 'Bang Baaja Baaraat' CELEB TALK ENTERTAINMENT TRENDING IS THIS HOW X-MEN WILL JOIN MCU? The buzz has it that Marvel is indeed moving forward with the multiverse strategy. It has been a component in its previous films, and will further be explored in ‘Doctor Strange, in the Multiverse of Madness’. As far as the casting of Krasinski goes, reports have been swirling that the actor is among the top choices for Reed Richards in the reboot of ‘Fantastic Four’ WHAT IS A RECESSION: Recession is a slowdown or a massive contrac- tion in economic activities. A sig- nificant fall in spending general- ly leads to a recession ITS TENURE: A slowdown in eco- nomic activities during a reces- sion may last for some quarters, thereby com- pletely hampering the growth of an economy THE IMPACT: In a recession, economic indicators— GDP, cor- porate profits, employ- ments, etc — fall, creating a hole in the economic system HOW DO GOVERNMENTS HAN- DLE RECESSION: To tackle the menace, economies generally react by loosening their monetary poli- cies— infusing more money into the system, i.e, by increasing the money supply. This is done by reducing the interest rates. Increased spending by the government and decreased taxation are also considered as good solutions for this problem DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECESSION AND DEPRESSION: Depression is defined as a severe and prolonged reces- sion. Generally, when an economy continues to suffer recession for two or more quarters, it is called as depression. The level of productivity in an economy falls significantly during a depression. Avoid banking scams on Whatsapp 1 BASICS: Don’t share your PIN, bank- ing passwords and username. 2 OTP: Do not share your one-time pass- words on Whatsapp, no matter how small the amount might be. 3 KNOWN NUMBERS ONLY: Avoid un- known numbers. Do not download files from unknown sources; avoid interacting with sketchy looking numbers. It’s better to block and report an unknown number. 4 DATA: Make sure you erase WhatsApp data from your mobile phone, if you’re selling it. Ensure everything is erased, before handing it over to the third party. 5 PUBLIC: Avoid using WhatsApp on public wi-fi networks; use your mobile data— there’s less chances of your phone getting misused. SAFETY TIPS Economic DISTRESS and social DISCONTENT will rise due to pandemic: WEF E conomic distress and so- cial discontent will rise over the next 18 months unless there are efforts to manage the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Economic Fo- rum (WEF) has said. The report takes into account the views of near- ly 350 senior risk-professionals, who were asked to look at the next 18 months, and rank their biggest con- cerns in terms of likelihood and im- pact for the world and for business. The fall out The report took into account the near-term worries for the com- panies. They include, prolonged global recession, high unemploy- ment, another outbreak of infec- tious disease and protectionism. Need of the hour The report also calls on leaders to act now against an avalanche of future systemic shocks, such as the climate crisis, geopolitical turbulence, rising inequality, strains on people's mental health, gaps in technology governance, and health systems under con- tinued pressure. L E A R N I N G W I T H Newspaper in Education T I M E S N I E The Great Depression of 1929 is considered to be the most clas- sic example of a depression in eco- nomic history With scammers on the rise, here are some tips to avoid banking scams A ctress Deepika Padukone says the past several weeks have not only been "excep- tionally unusual", but also very difficult, with everyone facing the fear of uncertain- ty about the future. To share how she is nurturing her men- tal health amidst the pan- demic, the actress has joined hands with Instagram for an initiative titled, 'Wellness Guide’, as part of its global Mental Health Awareness month. "I am sure, we all agree that the past several weeks have not only been exception- ally unusual but also very dif- ficult; uncertainty about the future, loss of livelihoods, and the inability to be around fam- ily and loved ones, are just a few of the challenges facing us," Deepika said. Situa- tions such as these often lead to or aggravate mental illness. I look forward to sharing with all of you some of the things I''ve been doing over the past several weeks to nurture my mental health, and I hope you find them useful too, she added. The ‘Wellness Guide' keeps people inspired during these tough times, and is a new way to easily discov- er recommendations, tips and other content from your favourite creators, public figures, organisations and publishers on the social networking platform MENTAL HEALTH Deepika Padukone curates 'WELLNESS GUIDE' CBSE RESULTS BY JULY END: HRD min- ister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that efforts are being made to declare the CBSE results by July-end itself. Evaluation process has already begun for the board exams and will continue to be held simultane- ously with pending exams, he added. 'THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME' by Robert Iger "This is one of the best business books, I’ve read in sever- al years," Gates said about former Walt Disney chief. In this book, Iger explains what it is like to be the CEO of a company, as large as Walt Disney, and shares the les- sons he learnt in the process. "Whether you’re looking for busi- ness insights or just an entertaining read, anyone would enjoy his stories about overseeing Disney during one of the most transformative times in its history," Gates writes. GOOD ECONOMICS FOR HARD TIMES' by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo Banerjee and Duflo's sec- ond book, 'Good Economics for Hard Times' was released in 2019, days after they won the Nobel. The book focuses on the policy debates, especially in wealthy countries; through their expertise in economics. "The book takes on inequality and political divisions by focusing on policy debates that are at the forefront in wealthy countries like the United States," Gates wrote. Share your views at [email protected] KOHLI REVEALS CAREER- SHAPING ADVICE FROM FATHER

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Newspaper inEducation

STUDENT EDITION

WEB EDITION

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020

After examining a dozentypes of suns and aroster of planet sur-

faces, astronomers have de-veloped a practical model—an environmental colour ‘de-coder’ — to tease out climateclues for potentially-habitableexoplanets in galaxies faraway. In their research, theycombine details of a planet'ssurface colour, and the lightfrom its host star to calculatea climate. For instance, arocky, black basalt planet ab-sorbs light well and would bevery hot but add sand orclouds and the planet cools.

M ovie-goers inDubai are ahappy lot.

They are now watchingfilms from the comfort of

their own car at a new drive-in cinema, created on the roof

of Majid Al Futtaim's Mall,one

of the world's largest shopping malls. How-ever, with social distancing mandatory inthe UAE to curb the spread of corona, view-ers will be limited to two persons per carat the open-air venue. The venue can ac-commodate up to 75 cars at a time.Ticketscost 180 dirhams ($50) per vehicle, inclu-sive of popcorn, snacks and beverages. How-ever, children aged 3-12 and people over 60are still barred from such venues.

The audience of the su-perhero fantasymovies has always

wanted the ‘Fantastic Four’and ‘X-Men’ to join handsand be presented as in theMarvel Cinematic Uni-verse(MCU). If reports areto be believed, this wish ofthe fans might come true.

According to reports,MCU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ and‘X-Men’ will be primarilybased on their Earth-1610counterparts. John Krasins-ki and Giancarlo Espositoare in talks to portray theleading roles.

BILL GATES'2020 SUMMERBOOK RECOM-MENDATIONS

'THE CHOICE' by Dr Edith Eva EgerA deeply-touching andinspiring storyof overcomingtrauma andembracing life.In 1944, Eger(16) and herfamily weresent to a deathcamp in Auschwitz, during the SecondWorld War. While her parents werekilled, Eger somehow survived unbe-lievable horrors, and post war shemoved to the US, where she became atrauma therapist. "Eger’s unique back-ground gives her amazing insight, andmany people will find comfort rightnow from her suggestions on how tohandle difficult situations," Gates said.

iRECOMMEND

DRIVE-IN CINEMAS ARE BACK

T he higher summer tempera-tures in the Northern Hemi-sphere are unlikely to limit the

growth of the coronavirus, according toa study. Though several statistical studieshave shown a correlation between cli-mate and the coronavirus — the hotterand more humid it is, the less likely the

virus is to spread, the findings re-main preliminary, claims the study.

CLICK HERE: WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM

NEOTERIC: Means rreecceenntt iinn oorriiggiinn,,mmooddeerrnn. It's been part

of English since 1596. Its roots go back even furtherto ancient Greek. It is derived from the Latin word,neotericus, which also means recent.

The 1975: The 1975's, 22-track fourth stu-dio album, is all set to come up in a strongform with a monologue from climate changeactivist Greta Thunberg. What follows is music—from raging rock to dreamy pop that proveswhy this British band continues to reach newheights with each album release.

WORD WATCHEDUCATION ALERT TUNE IN

EXOPLANET CLIMATE 'DECODER'AIDS SEARCH FOR LIFE

"Depending on the kind ofstar and the exoplanet'sprimary colour, the planet'scolour can mitigate some ofthe energy given off by thestar," researchers said.What makes up the surfaceof an exoplanet, how manyclouds surround the planet,and the colour of the suncan change an exoplanet'sclimate, they added.

SPACE

➤While climate, particularly humidity, plays arole in the spread of other viruses and the flu, the

study said a more important factor is the absence of awidespread immunity against COVID-19 ➤The spread of thevirus seen in countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Australia,indicate that warmer conditions do little to halt the pandemic.

SUMMER UNLIKELY TO CURB CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC GROWTH: STUDY

SCIENCE

NEWSIN

CLICKHERE FOR

MORE

A ctor Ali Fazal says it is necessary forartistes to be fluid. "Artistesshould never be bound by lan-

guage, format of storytelling, orgenre. In the content landscape thatwe are in, it's necessary to be flu-id and be open to try new things,"he said.

ARTISTES SHOULD NOT BE BOUNDBY LANGUAGE, GENRE: ALI FAZAL

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has re-vealed how a priceless advicefrom his father helped him in

shaping up his career. During an on-line video chat session hosted by In-

dian football captain Sunil Chhetrion Instagram, Kohli said, "my fa-ther was very clear. He would saythat you have to study along withplaying.” Dad said, only whenyou can say, 'I am 200 per centconfident that I will be ableto make a career out ofthis,' then only you canfocus on that onething, Kohli added.

BRIEF

Ali is one of the first Bollywoodactors who ventured into thedigital world, back in 2015 withthe web show, 'Bang BaajaBaaraat'

CELEB TALK

ENTERTAINMENT

TRENDING

IS THIS HOW X-MEN WILL JOIN MCU?

➤The buzz has it that Marvel is indeed moving forward withthe multiverse strategy. It has been a component in its previousfilms, and will further be explored in ‘Doctor Strange, in theMultiverse of Madness’. ➤As far as the casting of Krasinskigoes, reports have been swirling that the actor is among thetop choices for Reed Richards in the reboot of ‘Fantastic Four’

WHAT IS ARECESSION:Recession is aslowdown or amassive contrac-tion in economicactivities. A sig-nificant fall inspending general-ly leads to a recession

ITS TENURE: A slowdown in eco-nomic activities during a reces-sion may last for somequarters, thereby com-pletely hamperingthe growth of aneconomy

THE IMPACT: In arecession, economicindicators— GDP, cor-porate profits, employ-ments, etc — fall, creating a holein the economic system

HOW DO GOVERNMENTS HAN-DLE RECESSION: To tackle themenace, economies generally

react by looseningtheir monetary poli-cies— infusing moremoney into the system, i.e, byincreasing themoney supply. Thisis done by reducingthe interest rates.

Increased spending by the government and decreased taxation are also considered asgood solutions for this problem

DIFFERENCE BETWEENRECESSION ANDDEPRESSION:Depression isdefined as a severeand prolonged reces-

sion. Generally, whenan economy continues

to suffer recession for twoor more quarters, it is called asdepression. The level ofproductivity in an economy falls significantly during a depression.

Avoid banking scams on Whatsapp

1 BASICS: Don’t share your PIN, bank-ing passwords and username.

2 OTP: Do not share your one-time pass-words on Whatsapp, no matter how small

the amount might be.

3 KNOWN NUMBERSONLY: Avoid un-

known numbers. Do not download files from unknown sources; avoid interacting with sketchylooking numbers. It’s better to block and reportan unknown number.

4 DATA: Make sure you erase WhatsApp datafrom your mobile phone, if you’re selling it.

Ensure everything is erased, before handing itover to the third party.

5 PUBLIC: Avoid using WhatsApp on public wi-finetworks; use your mobile data— there’s less

chances of your phone getting misused.

SAFETY TIPS

Economic DISTRESS andsocial DISCONTENT willrise due to pandemic: WEF

Economic distress and so-cial discontent will riseover the next 18 monthsunless there are efforts to

manage the fallout of the Covid-19pandemic, the World Economic Fo-rum (WEF) has said. The reporttakes into account the views of near-ly 350 senior risk-professionals, whowere asked to look at the next 18months, and rank their biggest con-cerns in terms of likelihood and im-pact for the world and for business.

The fall outThe report took into account thenear-term worries for the com-panies. They include, prolongedglobal recession, high unemploy-ment, another outbreak of infec-tious disease and protectionism.

Need of the hourThe report also calls on leadersto act now against an avalancheof future systemic shocks, suchas the climate crisis, geopoliticalturbulence, rising inequality,strains on people's mental health,gaps in technology governance,and health systems under con-tinued pressure.

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Newspaper inEducation

TIM E S NI E

The GreatDepressionof 1929 is consideredto be the most clas-sic example of adepression in eco-nomic history

With scammers on the rise, here are some tips to avoidbanking scams

Actress DeepikaPadukone says thepast several weeks

have not only been "excep-tionally unusual", but alsovery difficult, with everyonefacing the fear of uncertain-ty about the future. To sharehow she is nurturing her men-tal health amidst the pan-demic, the actress has joinedhands with Instagram for aninitiative titled, 'WellnessGuide’, as part of its globalMental Health Awareness

month. "I am sure, we all agreethat the past several weekshave not only been exception-ally unusual but also very dif-

ficult; uncertainty about thefuture, loss of livelihoods, andthe inability to be around fam-ily and loved ones, are just a

few of the challenges facingus," Deepika said. Situa-tions such as these oftenlead to or aggravatemental illness. I lookforward to sharingwith all of you someof the things I''vebeen doing over thepast several weeksto nurture mymental health,and I hope youfind them usefultoo, she added.

The ‘Wellness Guide' keeps people inspired duringthese tough times, and is a new way to easily discov-er recommendations, tips and other content fromyour favourite creators, public figures, organisationsand publishers on the social networking platform

MENTAL HEALTH

Deepika Padukone curates'WELLNESS GUIDE'

CBSE RESULTS BY JULY END: HRD min-ister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that efforts arebeing made to declare the CBSE results by July-enditself. Evaluation process has already begun for theboard exams and will continue to be held simultane-ously with pending exams, he added.

'THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME'by Robert Iger"This is oneof the bestbusinessbooks, I’veread in sever-al years,"Gates saidabout formerWalt Disneychief. In thisbook, Iger explains what it is like tobe the CEO of a company, as largeas Walt Disney, and shares the les-sons he learnt in the process."Whether you’re looking for busi-ness insights or just an entertainingread, anyone would enjoy his storiesabout overseeing Disney during oneof the most transformative times inits history," Gates writes.

GOOD ECONOMICS FORHARD TIMES' by Abhijit V.Banerjee and Esther DufloBanerjee andDuflo's sec-ond book,'GoodEconomics forHard Times'was releasedin 2019, daysafter theywon theNobel. The book focuses on thepolicy debates, especially inwealthy countries; through theirexpertise in economics. "The booktakes on inequality and politicaldivisions by focusing on policydebates that are at the forefrontin wealthy countries like theUnited States," Gates wrote.

Share your views [email protected]

KOHLI REVEALS CAREER-SHAPING ADVICE FROMFATHER