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➤ Should bouncers be banned in the U-18cricket format?

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➤ Students share their travel diaries➤ Relive your school experiences

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Remote voting, or allowing avoter to cast his/her franchisefrom any polling station in thecountry and not just the

polling station or constituency wherehe/she is registered, is among the key

future initiatives that the ElectionCommission is working on, chief elec-tion commissioner Sunil Arora hassaid.The mock trials of the projectwould begin soon, he added. If imple-mented, it will be significant, as in each

election, thousands of voters have to forego their right tovote on account of a geographical barrier. By virtue ofoccupation, education, medical treatment or other rea-sons, there have been instances of current residence ofsuch electors being different from the place of registra-tion in the electoral rolls.

You could CAST YOUR VOTEfrom any polling station, soon

Remote voting marks a departurefrom the conventional polling sta-tion, which is currently tied to ageographic location. The remotevoting project aspires to enablethe voters residing in remotelocations, away from their desig-nated polling stations to casttheir ballot in a secured fashion

ELECTORAL REFORMS

ENTERTAINMENT

Share your views at toinie175@gmail.comQ Is it a path-breaking initiative?

The EC is also looking to extend the postal ballot facilityto overseas voters, who currently need to be physically-present at their respective polling stations in the countryto be able to vote. Arora said, the EC’s proposal in thisregard was being considered by the law ministry

OTHER FUTURE INITIATIVES

'No Time to Die' pushedto October 2021

The release of Daniel Craig-starrer James Bond movie'No Time to Die' has been delayed until October 8,themakers have announced. The film, which marks

Craig's fifth and final outing as the iconic British spy, wasearlier scheduled to release on April 2. The film also fea-tures actors Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw,Ralph Fiennes, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, LashanaLynch, Billy Magnussen, Jeffrey Wright and Rami Malek,who plays the main antagonist.

GOING DIGITAL: Booker Prize winner DouglasStuart to be a part of JLF's 2021 virtual edition

American linguistNoam Chomsky, 2020Booker Prize winnerDouglas Stuart, doc-

tors Randeep Guleria, Chan-drakant Lahariya and Gagan-

deep Kang and Carnatic musicexponent T M Krishna will beamong the over 200 speakers atthe Jaipur Literature Festival'supcoming virtual edition nextmonth, the organisers said.

BOOK

1 Set to take place between February19-28, the 10-day literary event willfeature a line-up of speakers from

across the world, consisting of writers,poets, playwrights, thinkers, politicians,journalists, cultural icons and recipientsof major literary awards

2 A special session on the Covid-19pandemic will be one of the majorhighlights of the edition

3 Doctors and co-authors RandeepGuleria, Chandrakant Lahariya andGagandeep Kang will participate

in a discussion revolving around India'sfight against the virus

FM Nirmala Sitharamanlaunches 'Union Budget MobileApp' at halwa ceremony

ICC Test Championshipfinal postponed

The start of the inaugural WorldTest Championship final hasbeen pushed back by eight days

and will now begin at the Lord's on June18, keeping in mind the proximity withthe next IPL's summit showdown. Thefinal of the inaugural championshipwas tentatively scheduled to begin onJune 10 at the iconic venue in London.

T he Halwa cere-mony, markingthe final stage

of the Budget makingprocess, was held inthe North Block onSaturday afternoon inthe presence of Unionfinance and corporateaffairs minister Nir-mala Sitharaman. Onthe occasion, the finance ministry also launched the'Union Budget Mobile App' for hassle-free access to Bud-get documents by the MPs and the general public, usingthe simplest form of digital convenience.

ECONOMY

The app facilitates complete access to 14 Union Budgetdocuments, including the Annual Financial Statement(commonly known as the Budget), Demand for Grants(DG), Finance Bill etc. as prescribed by theConstitution. The Budget documents will be available onthe app after the completion of the Budget speech bythe finance minister on February 1

AMONG THENOTABLE R-DAYHONOURS...

ABE, SP BALASUBHRA-MANYAM ON THE LIST

P adma Awards, one of thehighest-civilian awards ofthe country, were

announced on Monday. As manyas 119 Padma awards — sevenPadma Vibhushan, 10 PadmaBhushan and 102 Padma Shri,were announced. Among theawardees are 29 women, onetransgender, 10 foreigners, NRIsand persons of Indian origin oroverseas citizens of India.

F ormer Japanese PMShinzo Abe and singerlate SP

Balasubrahmanyam were con-ferred the Padma Vibhushan,while former Lok SabhaSpeaker Sumitra Mahajan, dalitleader and LJP chief Ram VilasPaswan, Tarun Gogoi andKeshubhai Patel (all threeposthumously) and ex-principalsecretary to the PM, NripendraMisra, have been named for thePadma Bhushan.

T he Mahavir Chakra, India’ssecond-highest militarydecoration after the

Param Vir Chakra, was posthumous-ly awarded to Colonel BikkumallaSantosh Babu, the commandingofficer of the 16 Bihar Regiment.The 37-year-old had led soldiers toevict the Chinese soldiers from EastLadakh’s Galwan Valley last June.Another five soldiers, who laid downtheir lives fighting the numerically-superior Chinese troops at theGalwan Valley were conferred the Vir Chakra.

SHOWCASESMILITARY MIGHT,CULTURAL HERITAGE ATREPUBLIC DAY PARADEI

n a display of India's military might, Rafalefighter jets took part in the Republic Dayflypast for the first time as the ArmedForces showcased its T-90 tanks, the

Samvijay electronic warfare system andSukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets on the Rajpath onTuesday. Depicting the nation's rich culturalheritage and economic progress, 17 tableauxfrom states and union territories and nine fromdifferent Union ministries and paramilitaryforces took part in the 72nd Republic Day pa-rade. Six tableaux of the defence ministry alsoattended the event. Schoolchildren performedfolk arts and crafts displaying skills and dex-terity handed down from generations. Bajasal,a folk dance from Kalahandi in Odisha, the FitIndia Movement and Aatmanirbhar Bharat,were also displayed at the Rajpath.

SHOWCASESMILITARY MIGHT,CULTURAL HERITAGE ATREPUBLIC DAY PARADE

MANYFIRSTS

➤ In a first, the tableau of the Union Territory ofLadakh, which came into existence in 2019, was displayed in

this year's parade. The tableau highlighted the vision forLadakh to be carbon-neutral

➤ The Rafale fighter jet took to the skies and concluded the flypastby carrying out the demanding and spectacular ‘Vertical Charlie’ forma-tion, in which the aircraft flies at a low altitude, pulls up vertically, androlls multiple times before stabilising at a higher altitude

➤ Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, the first Indian woman toqualify for a combat mission in a fighter jet, became the first to

participate in the flypast. A total of 38 Air Force and fourArmy aircraft took part in the flypast

➤ A 122-member contingent of the Bangladeshi armedforces, led by Lt Colonel Mohatsim Haider

Chaudhary, also participated in theparade for the first time

➤ The tech highs and lows of 2020

➤ When life gives you veg-gies, you can make pickles!

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1You would think that an artificially intelli-gent drone that flies around your house torecord video is something out of anOrwellian sci-fi movie. But Amazon intro-

duced it as a real product, which says a lotabout its product philosophy. The tech isn’tnecessarily bad at what it does, but it lacksempathy. The drone isn’t expected to bereleased until 2021, but we can see thecreepy factor in some of Amazon’s gadgetsthis year. Most famously, Ring, the Amazon-owned company that makes surveillancecameras including internet-connected door-bells, came under fire for several scandals,including one that involved four employeeswho inappropriately watched customers’videos. More recently, Amazon releasedHalo, its fitness-tracking bracelet, whichtook creepy to a new level. It has a tinymicrophone that listens in on your conver-sations to tell you how your mood soundsto other people. Amazon has done better before. Its Kindle continues to bethe most delightful product for reading digital books. Let’s hope its newgadgets are part of a temporary experiment, not a lasting trend.

2On the one hand,delivery apps likeUber Eats,DoorDash and

Postmates are convenient touse, and we leaned on themheavily this year. On theother hand, many of the appssurprised people with hiddenservice charges in many

countries.

3This year, phone makers likeSamsung, Motorola and Huawei promoted so-called foldable smart-phones that can be folded or unfold-

ed to decrease or increase their screensize. For that benefit, you get these trade-offs: The devices cost more, the screentechnology is fragile and the hinges usedfor folding will break. Over time, foldablephones also get tedious to use.

1Can you hear me now?” Before the pandemic, plenty of us loathed taking meet-ings over video calls. Video and audio quality was often grainy and delayed, andplenty of people did not know to mute their microphones when they weren’tspeaking. Then in the early stages of the pandemic, Zoom made headlines, for

reasons good and bad. Hundredsof millions of us, desperate to stayin touch with friends and col-leagues, signed up for the video-conferencing service to virtualiseoffice meetings, classrooms,happy hours and yoga sessions.But as Zoom surged in popularity,we noticed many cracks in securi-ty, which allowed trolls to“Zoombomb,” or gain unautho-rised access, to people’s videosessions, among other flaws.There was a silver lining toZoom’s failures: It created theneed for stronger alternatives.Over the past year, many video-conferencing apps have significantly improved. Google made major upgrades toMeet, enabling video chats with hundreds of participants; Microsoft and Cisco arealso overhauling their video chat products, Teams and Webex.

Here were the highs and lows in 2020

Tech that was fixedVIDEO CHATS

Tech that needs FixingCREEPY AI GADGETS

DELIVERYAPPS

FITNESS TECH ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELERS

3Before 2020, electricscooters often pro-voked animosity. Techcompanies like Bird

flooded city streets with e-scooters that people could rentvia apps.

2While wearable gadgets like Fitbits and Apple Watch have been popular foryears, many of their applications are still nascent. Counting footsteps getstedious. Sleep tracking with wearables is inaccurate, and the data can add toyour anxieties and keep you up at night. It’s also unclear whether the blood-oxy-

gen-monitoring feature on the new Apple Watch will be useful. But with people still avoid-ing gyms, people were forced to find ways to stay in shape at home. Peloton, which isknown for selling expensive exercise bicycles and treadmills, got mainstream attention. Itsguided workout videos, which don’t require Peloton hardware, are so well produced that theyare a strong substitute for a real-life trainer. Apple released Fitness+, a subscription servicethat is exclusive to Apple Watch owners, with videos just as high quality as Peloton’s.

This pickle is a bomb of flavours and is wide-ly consumed in Punjab. To enhance itstaste, carrots are also added to gobhi and

shalgam achaar. To prepare this, first, the extramoisture is dried from vegetables by keeping thenunder the sun for two few days. Other ingredi-ents and spices that are needed to make this pick-le include jaggery, ginger, garlic, mustard seedpowder, red chilli powder, Punjabi garam masala,malt vinegar, mustard oil and salt. Heat the mus-tard oil in a non-stick kadhai, add coarsely groundginger and garlic and sauté till light golden. Sautethe spices for a few minutes. Add jaggery, salt andthen add veggies. Cook for another three to fourminutes. Let it cool. Stir in the vinegar and keepthis yummy pickle in a glass jar.

BEETROOT PICKLE

B eetroot is another wintervegetable that boosts ourmetabolism. It is widely

made in north Kerala. To pre-pare this, cut the beetroots inthin strips. Cut ginger and garlic in small pieces. Then meltjaggery with two tablespoons ofwater and strain it. Boil a cup ofwater with salt and vinegar and set it aside. Fry ginger-garlic piecesuntil golden brown. In the same oil, put some mustard seeds and onceit starts spluttering, add beetroot, turmeric, red chilli and asafoetida.

AMLA PICKLE

A mla or the Indian goose-berry is a great source ofvitamin C and also helps

boost immunity. The amla pick-le is very tangy and can be madespicy too. The key spices inmaking this pickle are asafoeti-da (heeng), crushed fenugreek,nigella and fennel seeds. Just

wash the amlas thoroughly, boil them in water for six minutes to softenthem, drain the water and cool. Then cut them into wedges after de-seeding. Make a coarse mixture of fenugreek seeds, nigella, fennel, redchilli powder, asafoetida, turmeric, salt and smoked and cooled.

To put it lightly, 2020 was rough. More than ever, we turned to our per-sonal tech this year to help find respite, stay healthy and remain con-nected with the people we care about. Video chat apps, like Webexand Google Meet, became crucial work tools. After gyms shut down,virtual workout apps like Peloton transformed into must-have prod-

ucts. Electric bikes and scooters, once a source of frus-tration, found their moment when people sought alternatives to public transportation and ridehailing. Still, there was plenty of tech that letus down. Some of Amazon’s gadgets, like itsRing surveillance cameras, proved more creepythan useful. Delivery apps with hiddenmarkups continued to drive up the prices oftakeout orders. A new type of smartphonewith a foldable screen was a gimmick.And, at least for now, so was 5G, thenext-generation cellular technologythat doesn’t live up to its hype ofdelivering incredibly fast speeds.

GAININGGROUND ON VIRTUALSPACE

FOLDABLE PHONES

Photo: THINKSTOCK

VIRTUALCLASSES

THE TECH THAT

WAS FIXED...

Athree-decade long static education sectorin India received a jolt, and a subsequentshift to the virtual medium owing to the

pandemic took place. Teachers, education boardsand tech firms were quick to offer solutions.According to Dr Hrushikesh Senapaty, formerdirector, NCERT, it was time to shift from contentmastery to competent mastery. NCERT, therefore,designed an alternative academic calendar in2020. “Students shifted to the online platform for

their academic learning, and the NCERT supportedthis shift,” said Dr Senapaty.

Asked on how tech firms are gearing up toreinvent the classrooms, Ketan Patel, MD, HP-India, said: “Teachers work relentlessly to nourishand nurture the young talents and shape them.Therefore, it is critical that teachers and educa-tors are equipped with modern tools and teachingmethodology to ensure continuity of education inthe new normal.”

On challenges faced in integrating the smoothoperation of virtual schools, Patel said, ”We arefocusing on engaging students meaningfully for abetter learning outcome in the current online format or hybrid format in future.

“Other focus areas are comprehensive student assessment and assignment completion,and enabling student behaviour management thatwould aid teachers in socio-emotional assessmentof the student.”

BOOKS THAT ARE GETTING A SERIES ADAPTATIONS IN 2021With a new year comes a lot of new releases, across all platforms ofentertainment. A lot a TV shows and web series this year are releasing thatare based on books. Many readers prefer books adapted into series ratherthan movies for the long format can do better justice to some books,particularly book series. Here are some to look forward to this year:

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February1, 2021

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October21, 2021

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally RooneyThis is the second Sally Rooney book to be adapted.While ‘Normal People’ was a romance, this book is moreof love quadrangle...

SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh BardugoSet in the same magical world as Leigh Bardugo’s manybooks, ‘Shadow and Bone’ is about Alina Starkov, a soldier in the kingdom of Ravka with magical powers.

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FIREFLY LANE by Kristin HannahStarting in the 70s, we follow two teenagers who arefriends throughout the ups and downs of life. This book willbe a show, not a movie, and will star Katherine Heigl...

DUNE by Frank HerbertThe sci fi classic was first published in 1965 and won manyawards. The protagonist is Paul Atreides, whose family getscontrol of the planet that can produce a rare material.

NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane MoriartyWith Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, andSamara Weaving, the production for this film seems tobe a star studded affair.

Turn them into pickles!

Here are some easy ways to pickle your winter veggies that have bothnutritional value and great taste. Read on…

Hate veggies?

CARROT PICKLE

T he sweet andtangy carrotpickle is really

popular in north India.To make this, take fourcups of carrots cut intolong pieces, three table-spoons of brown mus-tard powder, two table-spoons of turmericpowder, two tablespoons red chilli pow-der, two tablespoonsmustard oil and salt totaste. Wash the carrotsand dry them in the sunfor minimum eighthours up to two days.Mix all the spices thor-oughly with the car-rots, put them in a glassjar with a lid and coverit. Next day, addsmoked and cooledmustard oil and keepthe jar in the sun forseven to 10 days.

CAULIFLOWERAND TURNIPPICKLE

02 “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.”

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET

READ. PLAY. LEARNWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021

This is an excerpt of a NYT story titled: ‘Tech That Was Fixed in 2020 AndThe Tech That Still Needs Fixing’ by Brian X Chen

03SCHOOL IS COOLWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 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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Suraj Bhan DAV Pub-lic School, Vasant Vi-har, earmarked theyear 2020 with the

theme “The Brilliant Year ofLearning and Expansion”.Taking a quantum leap, SB-DAV organised an virtualevent focusing on the en-hancement of life skills andmarking a fresh start to thecoming year.

The Guest of Honour JKKapur (Sec DAV CMC andManager SBDAV) and theChief Guest Charu Maini(L.M.C Member and Princi-pal D.A.V Gurugram) alongwith the members from AryaSamaj and the stakeholdersof SBDAV were welcomed.The school alumni PrashantSagar and Avanti Sopory whohave penned successful fic-tion books under their namealso attended the event.

The programme was in-augurated with the GayatriMantra, followed by D.A.V

Gaan. Short films based onthe thematic content wereideated, acted, compiled andclubbed into movies by theboisterous talented studentsof middle class ( VI-VIII) sec-tion. Students showcasedtheir learnings throughoutthe lockdown in the form ofLife-Skills they learnt or pol-ished. From Dances, paint-ings, cooking and acting;young talents of S.B.D.A.Vshowcased their interestsand experiments they tried

during this time. Shortvideos from all the classeswere shared with the audi-ence.

Acknowledging the ef-forts of the students and thesupport Staff for the virtu-al show, JK.Kapur and CharuMaini poured words of ap-preciation in their address.Principal Dr Ahuja present-ed a vote of thanks and con-gratulated the staff and thestudents for their endeav-ours.

The Futurz Club of AirForce Golden JubileeInstitute hosted its an-nual interschool event

– Z3NITH’20. For the very firsttime, all the Z3NITH eventswere held on a virtual plat-form. The following onlinecompetitions tested the tech-nical expertise and creativeskills of the participants:2 MINUTES OF FRAME : explored

the movie making and AV ed-iting skills of the participants

VORTEX: showcased the cre-ativity of the participantsthrough app and web devel-opment

ARENA OF VALOR: Tested thegamers on Valorant

Students from more than20 schools participated en-

thusiastically for the prelim-inary and final rounds heldon 11th and 12th Novemberrespectively. The closing cer-emony was held on 13th No-vember 2020 where in the re-sults of all the events weredeclared. Having been thewinners in two out of threeevents, the prestigiousZ3NITH CUP was won by TheIndian School.

REVERENCE AND PRIDE

CHOOSINGHAPPINESS

Aspecial e-assemblywas conducted by thestudents of class III ofASN Sr Sec School on

the theme, ‘Think Happy, BeHappy’ rejoicing the UniversalChildren’s Day. The students pre-sented a skit emphasizing thattrue happiness lies in being con-tent with things one possessesand cherishing small joys of life.The assembly concluded with aheart stirring video presenta-tion which was a compilation ofthe blessings and good wishesshared by the teachers of UpperPrimary Wing on the occasionof Children’s Day with theirbeloved students.

Blend of Tech and paperbacks

ACKNOWLEDGING BRILLIANCEHrithik Khanna (X) and

Anmol Upadhyay (VIII)of DAV School Sreshtha

Vihar were awarded InspireAward - MANAK , by Ministry ofScience and Technology and bothwill be awarded Rs 10,000 each fortheir unique and creative ideas.

To fight with the problemsof anxiety and stress, Hrithikcame up with the idea of NidraPillow. It is a unique combina-tion of various automatic de-vices. It has a device which can

form binaural beats to relax thebrain and a special sprayer whichgives instant and relaxing sleepto the person. It can also be usedby elderly people who are dealing

with the problem of sleepless-ness. Understanding the impor-tance of water in our lives andpreventing its misuse Anmolcame up with an idea of propermanagement of gallons of wa-ter wasted in washing machines.He developed a device to be in-stalled in a washing machine

which can not only filter and pu-rify the released water but canalso store it. School teacher In-charge Suhasini K Nath con-gratulated the students.

LEARNING NEW SKILLS IN NEW NORMAL

The magic of new beginnings

MMRG School,Rohini iscommitted toprovide value

based education of The ShriRam School, an internationalschool chain across Delhi &NCR in collaboration with ShriEducare Ltd.The curriculum preparedwith the support of ShriEducare is enriched withactivity based learning. Itensures that a full range

of Emotional intelligencefrom self awareness tosocial problem -solving seam-lessly fits in ways thatenhance other topics with-out stealing away time fromthem. An emphasis on thedevelopment of emotionalintelligence is has been thefocus of MRG school princi-pal Priyanka Barara, shestrongly believes that whenchildren gain abilities inmanaging emotions, empathy

and relationship skills, it actsas an inoculation against arange of perils.The modern teaching methodsat MRG School include proj-ect-based learning, full tech-nology integration, focus on21st century skills,MRG School, Rohini is fullyaligned with New EducationPolicy and follows 100% rec-ommended protocols for asafe and secure environmentfor its students and staff.

T he lockdown due to the covid-19scenario has taught us manythings, but the most important

thing which each student has realizedis that despite all our whining, we allenjoyed going to school tremendously.Be it talking with our friends or dis-cussing doubts with the teacher, thereis one facet of school which we are allmissing. Sure, we have online classesnow, but those few months of havingabsolutely nothing to do, made us real-ize what a vital role our schools play inour lives.

Schools are a reassuring con-stant in every student’s life,a haven of sorts,which provide com-fort, friendship, andabove all knowledgeto us. Being able to

go to school each day, is somethingthat none of us will ever be able totake for granted again. Schools arewondrous places, where we get to

study, play, meet new peopleand learn about the

world around us. Yes, we were all a

bit scared when wewent to school for the

first time, but time went by and now itis a home away from home for us.Schools are indispensable – the knowl-edge, experiences, and values whichare cultivated in us at school areinvaluable.

But schools are not all work, noplay. Meeting up with friends, chatting,playing, joking around – help makefond memories to reminisce about,even after decades. The strong friend-ships, the unbreakable bonds cannot bemade anywhere but atschool. I believe,certainly, thatschools are fun!

CHAAHAT VERMA,Class X, Udgam

School For Children,Ahmedabad

Icould not control my enthusi-asm the day we visited DisneyLand! It had been my dreamsince childhood to go there

and have fun. Firstly, we went toAdventure Land. We saw elephant,giraffe, hippopotamus, bear, rhino,and balls of fire and then entered

the Tarzan house. The most attrac-tive of all was the Lion King show.Post lunch, we went to Tomorrow land, fol-lowed by the afternoon parade. There

were two rides of Antman and Ironmanwhere we sat in the car and

shot the enemies.Next, we went to

Fantasy land. We sat in amini boat where we

saw little puppetsdancing and per-forming their dailychores. Then, we

went to

Disney park, where we saw all theDisney princesses and princes. We proceed-ed towards Grizzly Gunch and sat in aspaceship to see the whole universe. Later,we went to the mystic point where we sawa museum of ancient pots. Later we wentto Storyland. There were a lot of rollercoasters. The most dangerous was the onewhich went round and round and round andround. My head started to feel dizzy aftergetting out of the roller coaster.

That’s all about my trip. Due to theCorona pandemic, I am just reading thesetravel diaries and giving pleasure to my

heart. Let us hope for thebest and stay safe until thispandemic comes to an end.

CHAHANA SHAH, Class VII, Udgam

School ForChildren, Ahmedabad

TRIP TO DISNEYLAND!

Students of Tulips Interna-tional School took pride inglorifying and celebratingthe spirit of unity.The chief

guest for the day was MP Hans RajHans.

A welcome was given to theManagement members by the Prin-cipal. The management and prin-cipal presided at the flag hoistingceremony with ChairpersonPradeep Grover, hoisted the Na-tional flag, the students saluted theNational flag and pledged to up holdthe honour and integrity. The stu-dents brought the stage alive withtheir passion and love for the moth-

erland through their performance.A speech by Principal ZaharaRomish Rizvi was cheered by theaudience. The chairperson ad-dressed the students and urgedthem to do their best and feel proudto be Indian

The school ground reverberat-ed with patriotic fervour and en-thusiasm by our school choir song,followed by the release of schoolmagazine 'Communique 2020'. Prizedistribution ceremony for variousacademic and inter school compe-tition winners was held. The cele-bration came to an end with thedance performance by the students.

AVNI NEGI, class VII East PointSchool, Vasundhara Enclave

ASMI ARORA, XI Manav Sthali SchoolRajendra Nagar

ANVITABANERJEE, classVII East PointSchool,VasundharaEnclave

ANUSHKA ARORA, XI, Manav Sthali School,Rajendra Nagar

SCHOOL IS A REASSURING CONSTANT

04 “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inchuntil the final buzzer sounds.”Larry Bird, former basketball player

SIMPLY SPORTSWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021

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‘AVOID CONCUSSING THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN WHILE

IT’S STILL EVOLVING’

‘HELMETS CAN ONLY PREVENT SKULL FRACTURE’

‘CONSENT FROM PARENTS’

Cheteshwar Pujara getshit by a bouncer

➨ Turner suggested that players below 18 competing in tournamentswith senior cricketers should get informed consent from their par-ents. “Under the age of 18 an adult has to take responsibility for thewelfare of the people taking part,” Turner said. “Once you have had aconcussion, the long-term outcome cannot be assessed or reversed.Your fate is sealed as soon as the concussion occurs. “Once individu-als reach 18 and become adults, they are free to make their owndecisions and assess the risks they are prepared to take,” he added.

SHOULD BOUNCERS BE BANNED FORU-18 PLAYERS?

‘RATHER THAN BANNINGBOUNCERS, YOUNG PLAYERS

MUST LEARN TO PLAY THEM BETTER’

➨ Interestingly, the introduction of helmets might be a contributing fac-tor in the increasing number of head hits. In pre-helmet days, those whocould not overcome their fear of fast, short balls, did not progress pastlower grades or social cricket. Those who reached elite levels, learnt todeal with their fear and developed a reliable technique to stay safe eitherby evasion or counter-attack. We can never sterilise environments tomake them entirely risk free, so we have to educate coaches and playerson how to develop skills that will keep them as safe as practicable.

➨ The time is ripe for a worldwide review into on-field safety, includingbatsmen, bowlers and umpires, with batting technique a top priority. Inconducting this review it would be appropriate to strengthen any lawregarding the protection of tailenders in facing short-pitched bowling.

➨ There were rumblings in the ‘80s about banning the bouncer, when theWest Indies were dominating. This wouldn’t have slowed the West Indies’superiority, but it would have resulted in regular batting exhibitions thatwere boring to watch and comment on. Such a change would also createproblems for umpires in adjudicating on a no-bouncer law.

IAN CHAPPEL, former Australia captain

Q1: Which of the followingplayers have made most

runs in the Big Bash League?a) Shaun Marsh ❑ b) Glenn Maxwell ❑c) Aaron Finch ❑ d) Chris Lynn ❑

Q2: Which of the followingplayers is the Top Assist of

the English Premier League 2020-21?a) Harry Kane ❑ b) Kevin De Bruyne ❑c) Bruno Fernandes ❑ d) Jack Grealish ❑

Q3: The most women’s singlesmedals won at the BWF

World Championships is five,achieved by Zhang Ning and ________?

a) Saina Nehwal ❑ b) Carolina Marín ❑c) PV Sindhu ❑ d) Ratchanok Intanon ❑

Q4: Who is the lowest seed everto win Women’s tennis title

at the Australian Open?a) Steffi Graf ❑ b) Jennifer Capriati ❑c) Monica Seles ❑ d) Martina Hingis ❑

Q5: In December 2020, whowas named The Best FIFA

Women’s coach for the secondtime in her career following her2017 success?a) Jillian Ellis ❑ b) Becky Burleigh ❑c) April Heinrichs ❑ d) Sarina Wiegman ❑

Q6: Against which country didAB de Villiers made

history by becoming the first

South African to score a double-century with his undefeated 217?a) Pakistan ❑ b) England ❑c) India ❑ d) Bangladesh ❑

Q7:Which of the following playershold the record of fastest

14000 runs in One Day Internationals?a) Ricky Ponting ❑ b) Virat Kohli ❑c) Sachin Tendulkar ❑ d) Kumar Sangakkara ❑

Q8:Which of the followingplayers was named The Best

FIFA Men's Player for the first time inhis career in December 2020?a) Thomas Muller ❑ b) Robert Lewandowski ❑c) André Silva ❑ d) Lucas Alario ❑

Q9: The most goals scored byan individual in an

Olympic men’s hockey final isfive, and it was achieved by whichof the following players?a) Dhanraj Pillay ❑ b) Dhyan Chand ❑c) Ajit Pal Singh ❑ d) Balbir Singh Sr. ❑

Q10: Which of the followingIndian bowlers is the

quickest bowler to take 300wickets in Test history?a) R Ashwin ❑ b) Harbhajan Singh ❑c) Kapil Dev ❑ d) Anil Kumble ❑

Q11: Who claimed The BestFIFA Men’s Coach Award

for the second consecutive yearin December 2020?a) Mauricio Pochettino ❑ b) Pep Guardiola ❑c) Jurgen Klopp ❑ d) Jose Mourinho ❑

QUIZ TIME!

AB de Villiers

Photo:GETTYIMAGES ANSWERS: 1- d) Chris Lynn 2- a) Harry Kane

3- c) PV Sindhu 4- b) Jennifer Capriati

5- d) Sarina Wiegman 6- c) India

7- c) Sachin Tendulkar

8- b) Robert Lewandowski 9- d) Balbir Singh Sr.

10- a) R Ashwin 11- c) Jurgen Klopp

A concussion specialist has urged cricket authorities to considerbanning the use of bouncers against players below the age of 18in order to limit long-term complications. Let’s debate...

➨ Turner emphasised that helmets can only protect against frac-tures and not concussions. “Helmets are designed to prevent skullfracture but do not stop concussion. The way forward is to preventconcussion taking place — by changing the rules if necessary.” Hewarned that blows on the head to underage cricketers could causelong-term complications.

➨ ”The outcome is likely to be more severe in younger brains.The evidence is that the younger you are when you get a concus-sion, the more likely you are to have long-term problems with it. "Your brain is still developing up until your early 20s. And so con-cussion in the developing brain tends to have a worse outcomethan one in an adult brain."

➨ There has been a raging debate regarding the short-pitched ballwith the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodians of the game’slaws, starting a consultation process to discuss if bowlers should con-tinue to be allowed to use bouncers. “You want to avoid concussingthe adolescent brain while it’s still evolving. You want to avoid concus-sions at any stage, but it’s particularly bad for youngsters,” MichaelTurner, the media director of the International Concussion and HeadInjury Research Foundation, told ‘The Telegraph’.

➨ ”You want to avoid concussing the adolescent brain while it’sstill evolving. You want to avoid concussions at any stage, but it’sparticularly bad for youngsters,” Michael Turner, the media direc-tor of the International Concussion and Head Injury ResearchFoundation, told ‘The Telegraph’.

➨ ”If stopping concussion in this age group means changing the rulesto ensure that there are no short deliveries in junior cricket, thisshould be a serious consideration by those in authority,” he added.

Race to World Test Championship heats up

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Virat Kohli

Joe Root

Qualification scenariosfor reaching WTC final:INDIA: 71.7% pointsREMAINING MATCHES: Four-Testhome series against England

To cement their place in the final, In-dia will need to win their upcomingfour-match home series against Eng-land by at least a two-match margin.If they lose one Test, they will needto win three games (4-0, 3-0, 3-1 or 2-0), whereas a 0-3 or 0-4 loss againstEngland will wipe away theirchances of making the final re-gardless of other results.

NEW ZEALAND: 70.0% pointsREMAINING MATCHES: NoneThe equation for New Zealand is sim-ple; as they may not have more en-gagements (their home series againstBangladesh is not confirmed). NewZealand will remain on 70.0%, hav-ing claimed 420 points from a possi-ble 600. Therefore, they need no more

than one other team to finish withmore than 70.0% of points earned.For example, a combination of Eng-land winning all their remainingmatches and South Africa winningby a 3-0 or 2-0 margin against Aus-tralia would end New Zealand’schances of making the final.

AUSTRALIA: 69.2% pointsREMAINING MATCHES: Three Testsin South AfricaTo secure a place in the final, Aus-tralia will have to win at least twoTests of the yet to be confirmedthree-match series against SouthAfrica and avoid any losses. On theother hand, a home series win bySouth Africa will end Australia'schances of making the final. Anyother results require a favourablecombination of series results notfeaturing Australia.

ENGLAND: 68.7% pointsREMAINING MATCHES: Four Testsin India

Fourth-placed England's bestchance of reaching the final is towin the four-match series againstIndia by a 3-0 or 4-0 margin. Anyother resultsrequire a favou-rable combina-tion of series re-sults not featuringEngland.

SOUTH AFRICA:40.0% pointsREMAINING MATCHES:Two Tests in Pakistan,Three-Test home seriesagainst AustraliaAfter England's series winin Sri Lanka, South Africa'shopes of making the final haveended.

The remaining teams — Pak-istan, Sri Lanka, the West In-dies and Bangladesh — cannotreach the WTC Final even if theywin all their remaining fixtures.

IANS

Which countriesare in the runningfor Lord’s finalWTC rankings after England-SriLanka series:

1. India (71.7 percentagepoints)

2. New Zealand (70.0)

3. Australia (69.2)

4. England (68.7)

5. South Africa (40.0)

6. Pakistan (30.7)

7. Sri Lanka (16.7)

8. West Indies (11.1)

9. Bangladesh (00.0)