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24 die in Karnataka hospital due to ‘oxygen shortage’ Shops selling non-essential items to remain shut in Chandigarh
Bengaluru: As many as 24 patients, including 23 suffering from Covid, died in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar due Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration on Monday ordered the closure of shops selling non-essential items and 50%
to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital in the last 24 hours, officials said. A pall of gloom descended on staff strength at govt offices starting May 4, as part of additional curbs amid spiralling COVID-19 infections. The additional
the Chamarajanagar district hospital as the grieving kin of the deceased gathered after hearing the news. PTI restrictions will come into effect from 5 pm on May 4 till 5 am on May 11. PTI

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NEWSFLASH
HP Cabinet to take a call on Fossils of Dickinsonia, one of Earth’s
oldest animals, discovered in India!
promoting Class X pupils Found on the roof of the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh
A
FINAL decision on

India reports 3.68L
cases, 3,417 deaths
New Delhi: The daily Covid cas-
es in India showed a slight dip
with 3,68,147 new coronavirus
infections being reported in a
day, taking the total tally of cases
to 1,99,25,604, according to the
Union Health Ministry data
updated on Monday. The death
toll increased to 2,18,959 with
3,417 daily new fatalities, the
data updated at 8 am showed.
While the country recorded
4,01,993 new cases on May 1, it
had registered 3,92,488 cases
on May 2. The active cases have
increased to 34,13,642 compris-
ing 17.13 per cent of the total
infections, while the national
Covid recovery rate stands at
81.77 per cent. PTI
Covid hits IPL, KKR-
RCB match deferred
New Delhi: The COVID-19 storm
struck IPL on Monday with
Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun
Chakravarthy and Sandeep War-
rier testing positive for the dread-
ed virus, forcing postponement of
the team's game against Royal
Challengers Bangalore in Ahmed-
abad this evening. The match
will be rescheduled some time
later during the tournament,
which will conclude on May 30.
Leg-spinner Chakravarthy and
pacer Warrier, both 30, have
Govt postpones NEET PG till Aug 31
been isolated and the rest of the
KKR contingent has returned
Final year MBBS students allowed to monitor mild Covid cases
R
promoting Class X
students enrolled in
various government
schools across Himachal
will be taken by the Cabi-
net at its meeting sched-
uled on May 5.
Though the govern-
ment has been contem-
plating cancelling the
exams and promoting the
students, the matter will
finally be placed before
the Cabinet at its meeting
scheduled for May 5.
Sources in the Education
Department revealed
that as far as the Class XII
students are concerned,
the government could
adopt a policy of wait and
watch since the CBSE too
has put on hold a decision
on Class XII exams.
It is most likely that
the Cabinet could give
nod to the proposal of
the HP Board of School
Education regarding the
cancellation of Class X
examination. Since
health experts have indi-
cated that there is likely
to be a major surge in
May, the chances of
holding the matricula-
STUDENTS IN A DILEMMA
■ Since health experts have indicated that there is likely to
be a major surge in May, the chances of holding the matric-
ulation exams seem bleak.
■ In view of the delay in decision, the students are in a
dilemma as the Covid situation going from bad to worse.
tion exams seem bleak.
In view of the delay in
decision, the students are
in a dilemma as the Covid
situation going from bad
to worse.
A major increase, both
in the daily positive cases
and fatalities, is being
witnessed daily.
A total of 1.26 lakh reg-
ular students will be tak-
ing the Class X exams if
at all they are held. As
far as Class XII is con-
cerned, there are a total
of 10,00,982 students
besides about 14,000
enrolled under open
school.
So far, only one exam
each has been held, both
for Class X and Class XII.
The exams had to be
postponed as the cases
suddenly rose. TNS
ESEARCHERS have
discovered fossils of FOSSIL 1ST FOUND IN 1947
one of the Earth's earli- ■ The specimens found in Bhim-
est known multicellular ani-
mals — the 550-million-year-
betka are around 17 inches long,
where as the ones that have been
old Dickinsonia — on the found in other parts of the world
roof of the Bhimbetka rock exceeded four feet in length, the
shelters in Madhya Pradesh. researchers from Geological Soci-
Dickinsonia is an extinct ety of India (GSI), Nagpur, Maha-
rashtra, noted.
genus of basal animal that
lived during the late Edi- ■ Palaeobiologists believe that
acaran period in a geo- these earliest living creatures
graphical area were used to live in shallow
now divided warm seas, as early as 570 mil-
into Australia, Dickinsonia is the lion years ago, and are represen-
China, India, tative of earliest complex life
earliest Ediacaran multi- form in animal kingdom.
Russia and
cellular animal life yet
Ukraine. ■ Dickinsonia fossil was first dis-
The individ- found — predating explo- File photo of Bhimbetka rock shelters in covered in 1947 in Flinders
ual Dickinso- sion of life in Cambrian Madhya Pradesh. Ranges of South Australia.
nia typically Period.
resembles a bilat- nator, GSI, said. However, it took the team years) in geological time
erally symmetrical "Bhimbetka Rock almost a year to publish the scale," Merajuddin Khan, sen-
ribbed oval. Its fossils are Shelters, a UNESCO World findings. Other teammates ior geologist and member of
known only in the form of Heritage Site for Paleolithic involved in the study were GSI, Nagpur, noted.
imprints and casts in sand- and Mesolithic cave art, near from the University of Ore- As the fossil is out of reach,
stone beds. Bhopal, is once again high- gon in the US, National multiple digital images of the
The finding, published in lighted worldwide due to the Operations Center, Bureau
the journal ‘Gondwana first discovery of oldest ani- of Land Management,
site were processed using
three- dimensional (3D) mod-
Research’, confirms close mal fossil, Dickinsonia from Geospatial Section, US, and elling, the researchers said.
proximity of Australia and India," Khangar said. the University of Witwater- The geological condition
India, according to the The new fossils were dis- srand in South Africa. and occurrences of Dickin-
researchers. covered on the last day of "Dickinsonia is the earliest sonia were compared with
"Its fossils have also been 36th International Geologi- Ediacaran multicellular ani- fossils reported from
discovered in Ukraine, Rus- cal Congress 2020 field trip mal life yet found — predating South Australia before
sia and China,” Ranjit conducted by GSI in March explosion of life in Cambrian arriving at the final con-
Khangar Director & Coordi- last year. Period (around 541 million clusion, they said. PTI
SUPER SPLASHDOWN
SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft
6-month Lands off coast of Travelled 71,242,199 statute
mission Panama City, Florida miles in 168 days

negative reports for now. Of the
two, Warrier has not yet made
the playing XI in any of the seven
matches KKR have played. PTI
Pfizer donates
$70m drugs to India
New Delhi: Pfizer is sending its
medicines worth $70 million (over
Rs 510 crore), from its distribution
centres in the US, Europe and
Asia, that have been identified as
part of India's COVID-19 treat-
ment protocol, the company's
Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla
said. "We are deeply concerned
by the critical COVID-19
situation in India, and our hearts
go out to you, your loved ones
and all the people," he said in a
mail sent to Pfizer India employ-
ees. “We are committed to being
a partner in India's fight against
this disease and are quickly work-
ing to mobilize the largest human-
itarian relief effort in our compa-
ny's history,” he said. PTI
I
N wide-ranging decisions
to boost the availability of
medical personnel for
Covid response, the govern-
ment on Monday decided to
postpone NEET PG for four
months until August 31 to
rope in MBBS pass-outs
preparing for the exams.
It also permitted final year
MBBS students to conduct tele-
consultation and monitoring of
mild Covid cases under the
supervision of senior doctors.
The decisions were taken
after Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi reviewed the grow-
ing need for adequate
human resources for
responding to the COVID-19
pandemic in the country.
“A decision was taken to post-
pone NEET-PG for at least 4
months and the exam will not
be held before 31st August 2021.
Students will also be given at
least one month of time after
announcement of exam before
it is conducted. This will make a
large number of qualified doc-
tors available for Covid duties,”
the Health Ministry said.
It was also decided to allow
deployment of medical
interns in Covid Manage-
ment duties under the super-
vision of their faculty, as part
of the Internship rotation.
“This will reduce the work-
load on existing doctors
HIGHLIGHTS
■ Postponement of NEET-PG for
at least 4 months.
■ The State and UT Governments
are to make all efforts to reach
out to each such prospective
NEET candidates and request
them to join the Covid – 19 work-
force in this hour of need.
■ States may deploy Medical Interns
in Covid Management duties. 4 ASTRONAUTS RETURN FROM SPACE STATION ABOARD SPACEX CAPSULE
Cape Canaveral: Four astronauts returned Their return marked the end of the first
engaged in Covid duty and agement will be given pri- safely to Earth from the International Space crew rotation mission to the station by the
provide boost to efforts of ority in forthcoming regu-
Station early on Sunday in a SpaceX Crew Crew Dragon spacecraft, developed in part-
triaging,” said the Centre. lar government recruit- Dragon capsule, parachuting to splash- nership between NASA and Elon Musk's
B.Sc/General Nursing and ments after they complete down in the Gulf of Mexico, NASA said. rocket company SpaceX. REUTERS
Midwifery (GNM) qualified a minimum of 100 days of
nurses can now be utilized in Covid duty.
full-time Covid nursing The medical students and
duties under the supervision professionals who sought
of senior doctors and nurses, to be engaged in Covid
the new orders said. related work will be suit-
Further, it was decided ably vaccinated, said the
that the individuals provid- government urging stu-
ing services in Covid man- dents to come forward. TNS MIKE HOPKINS SOICHI NOGUCHI VICTOR GLOVER SHANNON WALKER

Green crusader shows the way forward in zero-waste lifestyle

Jalandhar architect makes bio- crusader for water conserva-
tion for the past many years.
the purpose,” says the 41-
year-old who has been on
enzymes out of household waste “I had been going door-to-
door, telling people not to use
mission "save environment"
since her school days in

A
RCHITECT Meenal
Verma organised a puja
at her place a few days
ago and chose not to dump
fresh marigold flowers.
Instead she chose to make a
bio-enzyme out of these
which she plans to use as an
insecticide.
“I put all flowers in two
disposable bottles, added
some jaggery, water and
concentrate from a previous
bio-enzyme bottle and used
it after a few weeks,” she
said, while showing the bot-
tles. “My aim is to create a
zero-waste environment. I
try not to bring any plastic
bag in my home and if I hap-
pen to use them by chance, I
make it a point not to throw
them in the dustbin.
Instead, I store them till I
am able to collect enough to
weave a smart, usable hand-
bag.”
She has been educating
people on environment
issues by way of videos, pho-
tographs, webinars etc,
which she keeps on organis-
ing through her FB page
‘Sense by Meenal Verma’
and another popular page
among residents ‘Notice-
Board – Jalandhar by Tinu
Luthra’.
Last month, she also got
picked as ‘Recyling Hero’
water unscrupulously for
washing cars or porch areas
and verandahs. I have been
telling people not to go in for
RO filters as these are not
required here and lead to a
lot of wastage of water. I keep
drums on my rooftop to har-
ness rainwater and reuse it
for watering plants, cleaning
floors and other purposes for
which we must not use
potable water. I do not let the
Eco-warrior Meenal Verma shows bio-enzyme bottles and bags water used for washing fruits
that she has made out of waste plastic wrappers in Jalandhar. and vegetables go waste and
reuse it for some other pur-
by the Swachh Bharat Mis- of the Water Hero Award by pose. I tell people who are
sion of the Ministry of Hous- the Ministry of Jal Shakti, constructing their houses to
ing and Urban Affairs. last year. get tanks of treated water
She is already the winner In fact, Verma has been a from the Pholariwal plant for
Chandigarh.
Even as an architect she
keeps advising her clients
not to indulge in designs
such as using huge glasses
for windows.
“We only end up creating
tandoors as these are not fit
for the kind of climate that
we have here in the region.
Ideally, we need to ensure
that there is proper cross-
ventilation in the house. I
also suggest my clients to
have a well-ventilated
kitchen. I tell them not to
keep the drain area in the
kitchen covered with wood-
en cabinets as it only invites
pests. TNS

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02 Science THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 4 MAY 2021

IIIT-H develops unique charging solution for e-bikes Barney the Swiss robot bartender
R
ESEARCHERS at the
International Institute of
Information Technology,
Hyderabad (IIIT-H) have
designed a unique
charging
solution for e-scooters.
ready to shake up cocktails
Dr Aftab Hussain, who
heads the Processes, Archi-
tecture and Technologies
Research in IoT (PATRIoT)
division at IIIT-H and his
team has designed a com-
plete end-to-end charging
solution from the elec-
tronic hardware
components that
are sturdy and safe
enough for outdoor
deployments to the
In a paper titled, "Compact
Electric Vehicle Charging
Station Using Open Charge
Point Protocol for E-Scooters"
that has been presented at
the 2021 International Con-
ference on Sustainable Ener-
gy and Future Electric Trans-
portation, Dr Hussain and his
team of researchers proposed
a unique design and fabrica-
tion of charging equipment
specifically for e-scooters.
Leveraging on the core
lifespan than a mechanical cites the compact nature of
keypad. Much like the
interface at an ATM,
the user has to
swipe an RFID
the charger that makes it
possible to deploy it in
densely populated
urban centres
card that where a need for Chief Sales Officer
authenticates such chargers is Gery Colombo looks
her before she most felt. on as a robotic arm
enters the amount "Current EV charger serves a coke at the
for which charging designs are bulky, Barney Cocktail Bar
has to be done. Safety requiring land usage rights, of the Swiss F&P
features such as emergency whereas this device can be Robotics company
disconnection of AC power mounted on a street lamp," she in Zurich.
supply in case it goes beyond a said. The USP of the system

software that con-
tains an appropriate
processor to control
all input and output
devices of the system.
strength of the lab which lies
in flexible electronics, the
researchers have used a flexi-
ble, inexpensive membrane
for the keypad with a longer
minimum threshold, or in
case of hardware faults have
also been incorporated.
Deeksha Devendra, the
lead author of the paper,
REUTERS/ARND WIEGMANN
though lies in the Open
Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)
that it is based on. With this,
charging stations are no longer
vendor specific. IANS

Bots to fan out

across oceans
Real-time satellite monitoring of TECHNOLOGY AT ITS BEST
Barney can mix 16 different spirits and eight different sodas for
customers who place their orders via their mobile phones, as well
as offering beer and prosecco. The robot, who can disinfect his
to monitor
their health Himalayas could avoid disasters own robotic arm, tells them their drink is ready via a large video
display above the bar.

B
ARNEY is a bit differ- "We are getting quite a bit hours a day, can serve exact-

A T
FTER years studying
the icy waters of the
Southern Ocean with
floating robotic monitors, a
consortium of oceanogra-
phers and other researchers
is deploying them across
the planet, from the north
Pacific to the Indian Ocean.
The project known as
the Global Ocean Biogeo-
chemistry Array, or GO-
O avoid the Chamoli ent from your usual of interest," Chief Sales ly the drinks customers
mishap from recurring, ■ The glaciers in the Himalayas are melt- Swiss bartender. He Officer Gery Colombo told want while also reducing
the Ministry of Science ing at a faster rate creating new lakes is fully automated, mixes Reuters. "We think Barney human contact," he said.
and technology with IIT and expanding the existing ones. dozens of cocktails and can be a fun attraction, that The Zurich company,
Kanpur has conducted a Besides, the rising temperatures and even makes terrible jokes. can bring people to a bar which makes the robot and
study on how the satellite-
extreme precipitation events make the Developer F & P Robotics because he's constantly its operating software, has
region increasingly prone to a variety of
based real-time monitoring says it is seeing rising interest moving and is so different." so far sold robots to China
natural hazards, including devastating
of the Himalayan glacial glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). in "The Barney Bar" and Although the expected and Oman, where a mock-
catchments would improve hopes it will be a hit among clientele, restaurants and tail-making robot works in
understanding of flood risk ■ GLOFs occur when either a natural dam hotels, bars and shopping cen- hotels, were initially not in a shopping mall.
in the region and help inform containing a glacial lake bursts or when the tres looking to reduce human spending mood because of Other companies in
lake's level suddenly increases & over-
an early flood warning sys- contact during and after the the crisis, the situation is Europe and Asia are also
ISTOCK

flows its banks, leading to destruction.

BGC, started in March
with the launch of the first
of 500 new floating robotic
monitors containing com-
puters, hydraulics, batter-
ies and an array of sensors
scientists say will relay a
more comprehensive pic-
ture of the ocean and its
health. REUTERS
tem that could help curb dis-
aster and save human lives.
"The integration of monitor-
ing devices with satellite net-
works will not only provide
telemetry support in remote
locations that lack complete
cellular connectivity but will
also provide greater connec-
tivity in coverage in the cellu-
lar dead zones in topographies
like valleys, cliffs and steep
slopes," authors explained.
"This should be the future
strategy to reduce loss of
human lives during glacial
lake outburst floods (GLOF),"
said a study carried out by
scientists from IIT Kanpur.
The IIT Kanpur team sug-
gests that efforts to help miti-
gate GLOF events in the
future should include the cre-
ation of a network of satellite-
based monitoring stations
that could provide in situ and
coronavirus pandemic.
A barista version making
real-time data on GLOF risk. different coffees has also
"In their recent work, the been developed. Both ver-
Scientists also point out that sions can be loaded up
the surge of meltwater in with conversations, so Bar-
mountain streams is most ney can make "jokes" about
commonly caused by cloud- being offered a role in the
burst events during the mon- latest Terminator film, for
soon season time frame." IANS example.
slowly changing, Colombo
said. Each model costs
around 120,000 Swiss
francs ($130,719).
"We are getting double the
amount of enquiries com-
pared with last year. It could
definitely be an advantage
for customers who want a
barman who can work 24
working on robot bartenders,
but it's unclear whether they
will eventually replace the
human bartender.
"We can't say what the
gastronomy industry will
look like in a few years, but
we are convinced robotics
will play a part," said
Colombo. REUTERS

New anti-bacterial Hollow fiber membrane helps remove micro-plastics from sea water
material to help reuse Researchers removed 99.3% microplastics from seawater.
of face masks, PPE However, this is possible only before salt extraction.

T
HE researchers at the
Indian Institute of Tech-
nology (IIT), Guwahati
have developed a microfil-
tration process to remove
microplastics from seawater
in order to prevent the inclu-
sion of plastic residues in
edible salt extracted from it.
According to the team, plas-
tic pollution is rampant all
over the world and the seri-
ousness is not yet understood.
"Microplastics — plastic
pieces smaller than one-fifth
of an inch — are now found
ISTOCK in almost all oceans and
found to have considerable
amounts of microplastic.
"Research performed in East
Asia has shown that 90% of the
table salt brands sampled
worldwide have microplastics.
Microplastics ingested by
human beings can disrupt
hormones, leading to infertili-
ty, and cause nervous system
problems, and even cancer,"
said Kaustubha Mohanty,
Department of Chemical
Engineering, IIT Guwahati.
The researchers claimed
that while there have been
many studies to identify and
including salt, there have
been fewer attempts at find-
ing ways to remove them.
The IIT Guwahati team,
for the first time, showed
efficient removal of
microplastics from synthetic
seawater using hollow fibre
microfiltration (HF-MF)
membranes, they said.
"In our hollow fibre mem-
brane filter, hundreds of tiny
straw-like tubes are bundled
together to create a filter
matrix. The walls of these
tubes are filled with micro-
scopic pores, and when water
inside," explained Mohanty.
Hollow fibre membranes are
used in daily life applications
like RO pre-treatment, industri-
al water, juice processing and
other biotech applications,
including dialysis membranes
used for kidney ailments.
"The hollow fibres are made
of many kinds of materials and
the ones used by the IITG team
was made of polypropylene
and a silk protein called sericin.
We were able to remove 99.3%
of microplastics present in sea-
water," he said. The researchers
clarified this can only remove

R
ESEARCHERS The new masks can kill microbes and marine animals. What's quantify microplastics in is passed through the tubes, microplastics from seawater According to the team, plastic pollution is rampant all over
at the Indian are solar light-cleanable. It can also fil- worse, sea salt has been various food products, the microplastics are trapped before salt extraction. PTI the world and the seriousness is not yet understood. ISTOCK
Institute of ter more than 96% particles that are in
Technology Mandi the size range of the Covid Virus (120
have developed a novel
virus-filtering, self-
cleaning and antibacterial
nanometres), without compromising
on the breathability of the fabric,
and could thus be a powerful
tool to prevent spread
This 5G disinfection robot VIRUAL HUMANSRobots help THE ROBOTS ENGAGE THE KIDS
WITH ROLE-PLAYING & VERBAL
INTERACTION. TWO ROBOTS
ACTING OUT SOCIAL SCENARIOS,

autistic kids boost social skills

material that can be used to
make and reuse face masks
and other PPE equipment.
of virus.
antimicrobial coating to these
removes bacteria on the go HELP KIDS SEE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN APPROPRIATE &
UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR
The researchers have devel- protective clothing/textiles,"

A
oped prototypes of a 4-layered said lead researcher Amit The robot is also Hong Kong professor small robots acting out
face mask using the molybde- Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, at equipped with an has developed an educa- social scenarios on a table
num sulphide (MoS2) modi- the varsity's School of Basic ultraviolet disinfection tional programme using top, helping the children
fied fabric. The team used a Sciences. system to remove role-playing robots to help see the difference between
material that is hundred thou- "The ananoknife'-modified bacteria and germs children with autism improve appropriate and unaccept-
sand times smaller than the fabrics demonstrated excel- around the hospital. their social skills, part of an able behaviour such as
width of the human hair to lent antibacterial activity initiative adopted by non- tantrums or screaming.
confer antimicrobial proper- even after 60 cycles of wash- profit groups and schools. Muse Wong, 41, said her 5-
ties to polycotton fabric. They ing," Jaiswal said. The programme, Robot year-old daughter has been
incorporated nanometre sized It also makes this an excel- ISTOCK for Autism Behavioral in the programme for seven

S
sheets of MoS2 at the sharp lent way to reuse masks and K TELECOM, South are wearing masks. Intervention (RABI), is months and her social and
edges and corners, which act reduce biological waste gen- Korea's largest SK Telecom said the designed for people with communicative skills have
as tiny knives that pierce bac- eration. The reusability of mobile carrier, said robot can also detect the autism between the ages of improved vastly.
terial and viral membranes, the fabric will also enable it that it has commercialised location of missing 3 and 18, and aims to help "She has started to have
thus killing them. to be integrated with home- the world's first 5G-based patients through its real- them be more social and to some degree of social life",
"Keeping the urgency of the made masks, Jaiswal said. disinfection robot in a time location system and resolve issues such as con- Wong said. After interact-
pandemic situation In addition, when move to automate anti- analysis of patient density flicts and bullying. ing with the robots, the
and cost- exposed to light infection efforts against within the hospital, Catherine So, associate children are encouraged to
effectiveness in MoS2exhibits COVID-19 in health care reports Yonhap news professor of educational psy- try out their social skills
mind, we photother- facilities. agency. chology at the Chinese Uni- with a human tutor.
have mal proper- The telecom operator The robot is based on SK versity of Hong Kong, said More than 20 non-profit
devel- ties, that said it partnered with Yon- Telecom's existing guide more than 1,200 children Autism tutor Sarah Ng uses robots to teach a 5-year-old child with groups financed by govern-
oped a is, it gin Severance Hospital to robot brand Keemi. have used the programme special needs to introduce herself, in Hong Kong, China. REUTERS ments and public schools
strategy to absorbs deploy the robot, which Last year, SK Telecom since its 2015 launch. in Hong Kong and Macau
repur- solar light uses a real-time location developed an autonomous "Individuals with autism around them," So said. "So we The robots engage the have adopted the pro-
pose and con- system using a 5G net- disinfection robot with have low motivation to inter- use the social robots to teach children with role-playing gramme. So hopes the proj-
existing verts it into work to roam around the Omron Electronics Korea, act with others, and hyper- them social skills in order to and verbal interaction. A ect will help fight against
PPEs, especial- heat, which hospital on its own and which was deployed at the sensitivity to the world reduce their anxiety." typical class involves two exclusion. REUTERS
ly face masks, by kills the microbes. monitor people's tempera- mobile carrier's headquar-
providing an IANS tures and whether they ters in central Seoul. IANS

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My corner 03

RHYME TIME... A breathtaking glacier

MY TRAVELS km long, covers an area of 6
“Jobs fill your pockets, sq km, and is between 400
There was He was cruel,
When he was high. The India of my dreams! adventures fill your soul”.
I am a passionate trav-
to 1000 ft thick.
Due to the warming, the
a King After seeing their pain,
He only gave a sigh. In the India of my dreams, In the India of my dreams,
eller and have visited many
countries. In June 2019, I
glacier loses depth at a rate
of about 5m per year and
visited Canada with my has receded more than 1.5
Once there was a king, Pollution would be the Everyone would be healthy,
While he was enjoying family. We visited one of the km and lost over half of its
Who was trapped in his lying on his comfortable least. most beautiful provinces of volume in the past 125
There would be unity and
own jail. bed, Every place would be equality. Canada — Alberta. It was 4 years. After spending
Because he had slaved his His people were dying, clean and green. hour flight to Calgary from around 5 hours on the gla-
There would be jobs for
people, starving to death. Toronto. Soon after we cier, we headed to Colum-
Technology would be everybody
Now was experiencing sor- enhanced. landed in Calgary we head- bia Icefield sky walk.
And then, his pride turned In the India of my
row and pain. back on him, ed for Banff region in the This is a cliff-edge walk-
In the India of my dreams. midst of Canadian Rockies. way where giant glaciers
For his pride, people had He realised his mistakes. dreams, The landscape was km from Banff. It is a sightseeing on the glacier. perch above and the spec-
to pay. Education would be breathtaking. This region massive ice field which is Tourist centre and restau- tacular Sunwapta Valley
But it was to late,
In his ginormous kingdom, given to everybody, is also known for beautiful one of the six principal rant facilities are also on the spreads out below. The
He surrendered to his fate.
Only rich could have a say. Discrimination Lovepreet Singh lakes like Moraine lake, ‘toes’ of the Columbia site. Standard buses trans- Columbia Icefield Sky-
He experienced their pain, would not be there Class IX, Minnewanka lake, lake Icefield, located in the port tourists to the glacier walk experience features
People said that, by any means, Ashiana Public School louise etc. The small town Canadian Rockies. edge, where they board spe- waterfalls, wildlife, fossils
He was torched into flame.
He was not in of Banff itself is very beauti- Easily accessible, the lead- cially designed snow coach- and more on an exciting 1-
He begged for mercy, Crime would be no more.
his right ful and is a famous tourist ing edge of the glacier is es for transport over the km walkway that leads to a
mind, But had only himself to In the India of my dreams, destination. Beautiful within walking distance; steep grades, snow and ice platform where glass is all
But the truth blame. There would be no corrup- hotels, multicousine restau- however, travel onto the gla- part way up the glacier. that separates you from a
was that, Tanvir Singh tion in the country, rants, souvenir shops are sit- cier is not recommended These are 300 horsepow- 918-ft drop. The walk is
Sandhu uated everywhere in the unless one is properly er buses especially meant presented in an interpre-
The power No one would die from star-
Class IX vation due to poverty, town. The public transporta- equipped. Hidden crevass- for driving over snow or ice. tive storytelling format
had made
him blind. Ryan Int’l tion is free in the town. es have led to deaths of sev- These are massive busses that will connect you to the
IMPRESSIONS

ZOOMING A CAT!
Cats roaming in the streets,
Their voice sounding sweet.
Soft is your fur as a piece of
mink,
How greedy you are to drink
some milk.
But they are not the same every-
where,
Some of them are larger than a
School, Patiala
they stand.
Spending eighteen hours in sleep,
Surely lazy and dreaming deep.
Largest of them are the tigers,
Long nails making the solitary
strikers.
Living in the reserves of India
and Sumatra,
Women would be able to go Next day we decided to eral unprepared tourists. with 6 monster tyres and natural world in a deep and
out freely, head the most visited The ice field information the tyre pressure is meaningful way.
Without any fear, places in the north — centre stands across from reduced to half so that they Samarjeet Singh
In the India of
my dreams.
Athabasca Glacier which
is situated at about 187
the glacier. It is used as a
lodge and for ticket sales for
do not slip on ice/snow. The
glacier is approximately 6
Dhillon,
Class VI, YPS, Mohali
LET’S FEED BIRDS Changing times &
S
UMMER is here and
what affects me the
most during this
time is a callousness
changing generation

I
Eating deer, buffaloes and wild shown to poor, helpless S it true that youngsters remain indoors and missed
bear.
pigs is their mantra. birds by human beings. nowadays are lacking interacting with their
Lions are so majestic, With cities becoming con- feelings and emotions friends. Thus, it became a
Stripes on the background like gold,
Short dash and pounce on crete jungles there is very and are becoming like habit to live alone without
For skin and teeth they are sold. little natural ambience in everything. Like robots? They are only their teachers friends and
the prey, very quick.
Jaskirat Singh Bansal left for these poor crea- ''What will I get?" So, the thinking about themselves they started spending lot of
Roaring in the African
Class X, tures and the situation answer to your question and are used to taking time with mobile phones
grasslands,
gets worse in Summers is happiness and you’d wrong decisions because and laptops. During online
So tall and horrifying do Ashiana Public School, Chd are birds do not get get some organic pest they no longer consult their classes, too, students hardly
enough water or food in control for your back- elders. During the earlier interact with teachers and
highly populated cities. yard. times people used to share some even misbehave. But,

A HAPPY SCHOOL! So, it is our responsibili-

A group of happy children'
with hearts open and cool
A faculty of impressive
ty to take care of the
needy birds and provide
them with water to
If you take initiative to
feed the hungry birds
they will visit your back-
yard everyday and would
their experiences with each
other, but now due to chang-
ing lifestyle and habits
things are changing. All this
I would like to say that this
changing scenario of online
generation should be used
positively and our moral
teachers the clock goes tick-tick, tick- planning to play games quench the thirst. We can take away all your stress seems to be true, especially values and human nature
Together build a
tick, tick
checking their score.. feed them simply with and bring positivity to if one takes into considera- should not suffer. We should
happy school how much to wait more, water and grains by keep- your life. You’ll even get tion the trying times in take up only advantages of
All these things ing these items in our the to see different kinds of which we all are living dur- online scenario and its
Sitting tired in the for our school picnic backyard of our homes or birds and learn more ing Covid time. All the fun harmful effects should be
are a part of our childhood
class in the balcony or terrace about the flora -fauna of and cheer seems to have ignored.
Hiding under the bench,
or in simple language we can
when someone so that they don’t have to your locality. vanished. Most
with cards and bouquets say
comes to say, fly far in search of food. So, I hope that everyone of the Garima Mishra,
the moment the teacher they are the reason for a But conveying this will bring little bit of young- Class IX,
"friend will you
enters, happy school message is not as easy as change in and take some sters were CLDAV Senior
play with me
Boom! Happy teachers day I used to think. Because time off to feed beautiful forced to Public School,
till the teacher comes our
Shivasi Raj Vashisht, we humans are always chirpy birds. Panchkula
way? The teacher is teaching
Class VI, ready to take but never
Planning for a day, full of fun, Some are listening, some Carmel Convent School, give easily. We always Sakshi, Class IX, AKSIPS
getting bored Chandigarh want to find our benefit 123, Smart School , Mohali
waiting......waiting....

ARTIST’S GALLERY
Now that the
summer
holidays have
begun, students
have taken to
various hobbies,
especially
painting.
Bringing out
their creative
side is now one
of their favourite
pastimes. Here’s
a peep into the
creations of
some of our
student artists:
NAVYA SAINI, CLASS IX, ASHIANA PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHD ABHISHEK KUMAR, CLASS X, AKSIPS-41, CHANDIGARH SHANAYA TREHAN, BHAVAN VIDYALAYA, PANCHKULA

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