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G7Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations

have announced that they will aim to largely
end greenhouse gas emissions from their
VOWS NOT TO
BURN COAL
G7
include Canada,
France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom
and the United States. The
Harry-Meg to attend
Queen’s Jubilee
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are
set to attend a cathedral service
early next month as part of celebra-
tions for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee
year, their biographer said Friday.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan,
stepped down from royal duties and
moved to California early in 2021.
power sectors by 2035 European Union (EU) is a
‘non-enumerated
WHY COAL NEEDS TO
THREE PROMISES MADE member’
BE PHASED OUT:
WHAT IS INDIA’S STANCE?
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oal is a heavily polluting
Ministers from the G-7 countries fossil fuel that’s responsi- ■ The Biden administration has
meeting in Berlin also announced a hile PM Narendra Modi has vowed that half

target to have a “highly decar-
bonised road sector by 2030”,
meaning that electric vehicles would dominate
ble for a fifth of global
greenhouse gas emissions caused
by humans. While there are ways
to reduce emissions of carbon
dioxide from the burning of coal,
W
set a target of ending fossil fuel
use for electricity generation in of India’s energy needs will be met from
the United States by 2035 renewables by 2030, India isn’t ready to
swear off coal altogether as the country has large
AT LEAST, PHASE DOWN

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new car sales by the end of the decade.
They aim to largely end greenhouse
gas emissions from their power sec-
tor by 2035, vowing not to burn coal
experts say it is almost impossi-
ble to reduce it to zero, meaning
it will likely have to be the first
fossil fuel to be phased out.
COUNTRIES LEADING IN
domestic reserves of coal, which the government wants
IF NOT PHASE OUT: to exploit in order to avoid having to spend foreign
A common target would put currency on imports. Fresh coal mining has figured Don’t like Paris night
pressure on other major pol-
luters to follow suit and build
prominently in the government’s pandemic-recovery sessions: Nadal
economic package. The domestic coal industry also Rafael Nadal on Friday gave a

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for electricity beyond that date.
In a move aimed at ending the
recurring conflict between rich and
poor nations during the internation-
al climate talks, the G-7, recognised
for the first time the need to provide develop-
ing countries with additional financial aid to
cope with the loss and damage caused by
global warming.
PHASING OUT COAL:
■ G-7 members Britain, France
and Italy have already set them-
selves deadlines to stop burning
coal for electricity in the next few
years
■ Germany and Canada are aim-
ing for 2030
■ Japan wants more time
on the compromise deal reached
at last year’s UN climate sum-
mit, where nations committed
merely to “phase down” rather
than “phase out” coal – with no
fixed date. In fact, at COP26,
over 40 countries have pledged
to quit coal at COP26 but some
of the world’s biggest coal-de-
pendent countries, including In-
dia, China, US and Australia,
did not sign on.
employs many people, while majority of the country’s resounding thumbs down to night
poorest rely on coal for heating and cooking. The coal sessions at the French Open, saying,
belt in India — Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh — is
“I don’t like them”. Roland Garros
dotted by industries that need the fuel, like steel and
introduced night sessions only last
brick making. Even Indian Railways earns half its rev- year on the refurbished Court
enue by transporting coal.
Philippe Chatrier, which boasts lights
A FIRST SINCE 2015: State-run Coal India, the world’s
and a retractable roof.
largest coal miner, said it will import the fuel for use
by utilities, as shortages raise concerns about renewed power outages.

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER

Gap in mathematics CYBER WATCH: A
FACE SEARCH ENGINE
learning outcomes of THAT RISKS PRIVACY! Shree’s Ret Samadhi, a book
girls and boys grows in For $29.99 a month, a website called
PimEyes offers a POTENTIALLY DANGER- that transcends borders
higher classes: MoE OUS SUPERPOWER from the world of sci-

ence fiction: the ability to search for a
face, finding obscure
photos that would
otherwise have been
as safe as the prover-
bial needle in the vast
digital haystack of the
internet.
A search takes mere seconds. You upload
a photo of a face, check a box agreeing to
the terms of service and then get a grid
of photos of faces deemed similar, with
links to where they appear on the inter-
net. The New York Times used PimEyes on
here is a widening difference in mathematics
N
ot only has Delhi-based author Gee-
tanjali Shree’s ‘Ret Samadhi’, trans-
lated into English by American
writer-translator Daisy Rockwell into ‘Tomb
of Sand’ achieved a new milestone by being
the first Hindi literary work to win the pres-
tigious International Booker Prize, it has
also asserted no matter what language, hu-
man emotions are connected by metaphors.
Speaking to IANS when the book was
shortlisted for the coveted prize, she had
stressed, “Of course, this is something I
have always known.Otherwise all these cen-
turies, we would not be loving and relating
to art and literature from vastly different
countries of the world.”
Reacting to the Booker, she said: “This
is a bolt from the blue, but what a nice one.
Sen wins Cannes for best
docu ‘All That Breathes’
Information and Broadcasting
Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday
congratulated filmmaker Shaunak Sen
for winning the 2022 L’Oeil d’Or
(Golden Eye) for the best documen-
tary at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
“Congratulations to Indian filmmaker
Shaunak Sen... I am sure, this will
then, resurfaces to gain a new lease of life. inspire other Indian documentary
Her determination to fight conventions,
makers to make it big on the world
which includes bonding with a transgender
person, confuses her bohemian daughter, stage,” he tweeted. “All That
Breathes” is about two Delhi brothers

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I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought who is used to thinking of herself as the
the faces of a dozen journalists to test its I could. What a huge recognition, I’m more ‘modern’ of the two. To her family’s
learning outcomes among girls and boys as they Nadeem and Saud, who amid the
powers. PimEyes found photos of every amazed, delighted, honoured and humbled.” consternation, she insists on travelling to
reach higher classes, the National Achievement city’s worsening air and deteriorating
person, even when they were wearing The plot of Ret Samadhi Pakistan, simultaneously confronting the
Survey (NAS) has found.The survey has also indicated that unresolved trauma of her teenage experi- social fabric, devote their lives to
sunglasses or a mask, or their face was
the worst hit by academic disruptions during the pandemic ‘Ret Samadhi’ centres around a north ences of Partition, and re-evaluating what saving migratory black kites that are
turned away from the camera, in the Indian 80-year-old woman who slips into de- it means to be a mother, a daughter, a
are those studying in state government-run schools. at the mercy of mankind’s ways.
image used to conduct the search. pression after the death of her husband, and woman, and a feminist.

SURVEY FINDINGS
 Girls and boys begin at an
almost level playing field in
mathematics but it becomes
wider by Class 2, when boys
HOW PRAGG BALANCES STUDIES & PLAY
significantly outperform Pragg, as he is known fondly in the circuit, recalls his semi-final match against Giri, which went
girls in the subject. By the on till 2am. A few hours later, he had to be at his school to take his Class XI exam. Read on...
time they reach high school, aving got the better of studies during day time and playing
there is a big gap in learning
outcomes
 For example in Class 3, the national average
score for girls in maths is 301, which is not sig-
H the likes of World No 1
and World Champion
Magnus Carlsen, top
Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri, and
World No 22 Wei Yi of China to
I didn’t expect that
managing both would
be tougher, I wanted to play
at night and study in the
chess in evening, but ultimately
realised it’s too draining on his body.
“I didn’t expect that managing both
would be tough, I wanted to play at
night and study in the morning. But I
nificantly different from that of boys (300) secure a runners-up place in the morning. But I realised realised studying also makes you
 It is comparable in Class 5 when girls scored Chessable Masters, wonder boy of studying also makes you tired. You just get double tired,” he
280 and boys 281. In Class 8, the national aver- Indian chess R Praggnanandhaa, on tired. You just get said, adding, the whole week he did-
age score for both boys and girls are equal, but Friday, said he would like to emulate double tired n’t get enough sleep.
his recent success in rapid chess into Asked about exam prep, he said
already in some states, girls’ performance few hours later, he had to be at
the classical format – the longer ver- that he started studying for his exam
appears to be declining sion of the game and one day beat school to take his Class XI examina- only 10 days before the papers. “I
 In Class 10, this gap is most stark and the them in that also. tion. He returned after the examina- was focusing on chess. I did not get
national scores reflect that girls are at 216 and Pragg, as he is known fondly in tion on the same day to face the much time to study. I didn’t think I’d
boys at 219 the circuit, said his semi-final match Chinese player Liren. The teenager go to the final. I’ve written pretty
against Giri went up to 2am and a initially thought managing both – okay. I think I’ve managed well.”
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GAMAN
MEANING: DIGNITY DURING DURESS
‘Gaman’ literally translates to “patience,
perseverance and tolerance” and refers to
enduring difficult situations with self-con-
trol and dignity. It is part of Zen Buddhist
teaching, and a strategy for remaining re-
silient and patient during hard times, and
is characteristic of emotional maturity.
SHIKATA GA NAI
MEANING: ACCEPTANCE AND LETTING GO
Also can be used as ‘Sho ga nai’, this Japan-
ese phrase means “it cannot be helped” or
“it is what it is” and nothing can be done
about it. It’s not a way to give up or feel hope-
less, instead it’s about acceptance. The term
refers to the concept of accepting that which
we cannot change and moving on.
YUUGEN
MEANING: BEHOLDING BEAUTY IN THE UNSEEN
Translated literally as “mysterious pro-
fundity” it refers to profound awareness of
the beauty of the universe that surpasses
explanation with words. It refers to the in-
ner beauty we can feel towards an object,
person or a place, even though it may not
be beautiful in the literal sense of the word.
It’s all about the emotions something evokes
in you.
MONO NO AWARE
MEANING: THE PATHOS OF THINGS
An ephemeral feeling, ‘mono no aware’ lit-
erally translates to “the pathos of things”.
It is feeling an empathy toward things and
the general space around you but in a fleet-
ing manner. It is about having an aware-
ness of impermanence and feeling senti-
ments such as wistfulness at what has been.
Again, it is not a negative term but a deep-
er feeling than nostalgia that makes you
appreciate ever-constant change and the
reality of life. Some refer to it as the “the
‘ahh-ness’ of things”.
KANSO
MEANING: ELIMINATE CLUTTER AND EXPRESS
THINGS SIMPLY
The Japanese are pioneers of minimalism.
‘Kanso’ is the art of paring down and get-
ting rid of clutter. It’s all about organisa-
tion and cutting out the chaff so that your
4 LANGUAGE FAST!
WAYS TO LEARN A
It might sound like an
impossible task,
but according to
language
experts, you can
learn basic
communication
skills in weeks and
master the basics of
a foreign language
in a few months.
Here are some
sure shot ways:
M
ake language learning a daily habit:
For language learning, simply setting
daily reminders in your online calen-
dar works wonders. The routine is
the actual behaviour that you per-
form in response to the cue. When you start,
make the routines easy – things like opening
your language app, or revising 5 words from
your last lesson. These routines may sound
insufficient, but because they are so easy, it
almost impossible to fail.
Immerse yourself with free resources: It has
never been easier to learn a language fast
without actually travelling to a country where
it is spoken. Now, there are tons of free read-
ing and listening resources that you can access
online. Use them to immerse yourself in the
language every day. In terms of format, radio
and podcasts are great when you have at least
an intermediate level, but TV and films are
“"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
— Nelson Mandela
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transcending the conventional. This
principle describes the feeling of
surprise and a bit of amazement
when one realises they can have free-
dom from the conventional. This is
for you to not become a slave to rou-
tines or if routines bore you. Being
spontaneous helps with creativity
and inspiration.
SEIJAKU
MEANING: ACHIEVING A STATE OF
10 JAPANESE WORDS
TRANQUILITY AND ENERGISED CALM
Imagine being in a garden with no
sound and distractions – that is the
feeling of ‘seijaku’. It is a state of ac-
tive calm and stillness – basically
meaning that you are calm but not
sleepy. It can be achieved through med-
THAT CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT LIFE
itation and being mindful and con-
nected to your emotions.
YOHAKU-NO-BI
Lexicographers are delving deep into languages other than English to find new world, ever wondered why we are more
drawn towards people who seem authen- MEANING: BEAUTY OF EMPTY SPACE
tic. It’s probably ‘shizen’. You don’t The beauty of space left empty in
words and phrases to describe indescribable feelings, emotions and ways of life have to be perfect, and there’s no The works of art, is called ‘yohaku
need to pretend to be some- Japanese are no bi’. This is a concept bor-
thing you’re not. rowed from Chinese land-
mind is free to focus on the needful. try is a central tenet of the Zen aesthet- spiritual way – as nature by its very na-
pioneers of
minimalism. Kanso is the scape ink paintings, where
ic. The enso (“Zen circle”) in brush paint- ture is uneven. clouds, mist, sky, and water
FUKINSEI ing, for example, is often drawn as an in-
DATSUZOKU art of paring down and
getting rid of clutter. It’s all would often be left un-
MEANING: USING ASYMMETRY TO ACHIEVE complete circle, symbolising the imper-
SHIZEN MEANING: FREEDOM FROM about cutting out the chaff painted. The empty space
BALANCE fection that is part of existence. Balanced MEANING: NATURALNESS HABIT OR FORMULA so that you mind is free sparks the imagination of
The idea of controlling balance in a com- asymmetry is a big concept in design. It This is living with the absence of pre- It’s escape from daily routine to focus on the the viewer, challenging them
position via irregularity and asymme- helps you connect with nature in a more tense or artificiality. In the social media or the ordinary and is all about needful to imagine the unseen.
GRAMMAR GYAN
CHOOSE RIGHT
could defeat his opponent anytime.
Anyone or Any one
One is an indefinite pronoun and the other
an adjective phrase.
The space between two words can make a big difference. Know when to use the
HOW TO USE
right word and when to put in the space  The indefinite pronoun “anyone” refers
Everyday or Every Day everyday chores seem challenging. wrote, they always used the two-word to any person at all, but not to any
particular individual. “Any one” is an
Every day: We have to make our bed version. There was no “anytime”.
One is strictly an adjective and the other is every day. adjective phrase that refers to any single
an adverbial phrase
HOW TO USE
member of a group of either people or
things and is commonly followed by the
HOW TO USE Sometime, some time or  Written as two words, “any time” is a preposition “of”
noun phrase that means “at no particular
 The adjective “everyday” means routine, sometimes time” or “any amount of time”. It indicates
 A similar distinction applies to
“anybody” vs. “any body” as well as
ordinary, or commonplace. It’s frequently The words are related in meaning, but
paired with the word “occurrence” to they’re used in different ways.
that something will probably happen soon,
but an exact time can’t be stated.
“nobody” and “no body”.
describe something mundane. It is used
before nouns, like “everyday activity” or
 The word “anytime” is a contraction Tip: When trying to distinguish
an “everyday habit.” HOW TO USE known as a casualism, which is the result between “anyone” and “any one”,
 “Sometime” is an adverb meaning at an of the informal usage of a grammatically simply swap with “anybody” vs.
 “Every day” is an adverbial phrase — a
group of words that indefinite or unstated time in the future; as incorrect word becoming widely accepted. “any body” or even antonyms,
“Anytime” is an adverb meaning
Tip: functions as an adverb an adjective, it means occasional or
former. The expression “some time” “whenever” or
such as “nobody” vs. “no
body”. The difference between
When using
“every day”, the
— that means each
day or daily. It’s used means “a period of time.” The adverb
“without a doubt”. these words is the same
EXAMPLES:
trick is to replace it to refer to repeated “sometimes” means “occasionally, now
and then”. Any time: The
grammatically as the
distinction between
with the phrase actions or
“each day”. If it fits, occurrences. It  To use “sometime” as an package is due
to arrive at any
“anyone” and “any
you are doing it follows the verb it Tip: adverb, employ the term one”
time.
right modifies, such as Remember when you mean occasional,
preferable at the start. This is because the we “exercise every the meanings as in: Anytime: The
boxer said that he EXAMPLES:
images provide you with context that helps day” or “brush teeth to use the  In “some time”, “some” is
word right an adjective describing the Anyone: “Did anyone of
you understand the language. every day”.
EXAMPLES: noun, “time”. Tip: you see a lost dog?” the
Speak from day one: This is understandable as it  “Sometimes” is actually a Anytime is frantic woman asked.
Everyday: When you’re feeling low, even
takes confidence to try to speak a new language. compound word but holds a always informal and Any one: Choose any one of
But if your goal is to be able to speak at a con- different meaning. to determine if it is right, the books to read.
EXAMPLES: see if it can be replaced
versational level, you should start practising Sometime: “He’s a full-time
— Sources: thought.co,
with the word grammarly.com,
from day one. The more mistakes you make, the bartender and sometime actor.” “whenever” without Merriam-
faster you will gain feedback and improve. The Some time: “I fear that it will be changing the webster.com
free option is to find native speakers to converse some time before he is able to meaning of the
deal with his memories of the war.” sentence
with. Another option is to go to group classes. Sometimes: “Sometimes, Dan likes to
Test yourself: Knowing that you plan to take a sleep with his boots on.”
test is a great way to motivate yourself to learn
faster. Try to regularly test yourself in little ways. Anytime and Any
If you’re learning from a textbook, take practice
tests or complete the exercises at the end of An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun
Time
If you’re trying to choose between
that refers to an unspecified or
each chapter. You can also play online games or unidentified person or thing. It's
the words “any time” and “anytime”,
take online tests. Online practice tests can be vague rather than specific, and it
it’s interesting to note that just a
century ago, you wouldn’t have even had
found in almost any language, including French, doesn't have an antecedent
a choice. Back then, any time people
Spanish, Japanese and German.
FUN LEARNING
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SCHOOL IS COOL
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022
Preserving and Nurturing I
Environment
T
o sensitize the students
towards environmental
protection and conser-
vation and preserva-
tion, Ramjas School,
Pusa planned and conducted var-
ious activities which motivated
them to engage in environmen-
tally-conscious practices on the oc-
casion of Earth Day.
An array of activities, including
the ones suggested by the Depart-
ment of Environment, and GNCT of
Delhi under their campaign for "Phas-
ing out Single-Use Plastic" from Del-
hi were conducted to commemorate
the day. To mark the day, a pledge to
save the environment and keep it plas-
tic-free was taken by all the students
during the school assembly.
A poster-making activity on the
theme ‘Eco-friendly Alternatives to
Plastic’ was conducted for students
of Class VI. Poem writing and recita-
Rejuvenating Rendezvous:
India goes International
T
he Cambridge Wing of
Maharaja Agarsain
Public School, Ashok Vi-
har conducted a series of
international collaborations in
the month of April with various
countries including the US, Viet-
nam, South Korea, Russia, and the
Philippines. The Indo-foreign vir-
tual handshakes took place via
virtual meeting platforms. The
purpose of the collaborations was
to interact with learners across
the seas- creating a shared space
SAAVYA KHANNA, class VII-D, Manav
Sthali School, Rajendra Nagar
APS’s patent pioneers
A
rmy Public
S c h o o l ,
Shankar Vihar
is consistently
involved in nurturing neo-
teric innovators and in
promoting a culture of en-
trepreneurship. Under the
guidance of Malini
Narayanan, the principal,
Tanu Priya, ATL mentor,
and with the unflinching support
of Major General RK Raina, SM,
Ph.D. (Retd), Managing Director,
Army Welfare Education Society,
the school has filed for a patent for
two novel Innovative Ideas- a de-
vice for Exploring Human body
with Holography by Prince Yadav
of XI and a device for Braille Script
Debating aspects of social media
T
oday social media
has become an
important part of
our life. Children
are engaging with social
media from a young
age. Children's knowl-
edge is also increasing
through social media.
Now children can get
any type of information through this. While some
children are misusing it, due to which they are
going in the wrong direction. In this regard, for
tion on ‘My Earth My future’ was
held for students of Class VII. Spe-
cial videos and informative lectures
were arranged for students of Class
VIII to create awareness regarding
the important issues such as ‘Prob-
lems in the elimination of single-
use plastic and solutions’ and ‘How
of learning, and conducive space
to explore cross-border identities
and cultures.
As Cambridge Agarsainians
took off their virtual flights, the lines
between the 'virtual' and the 'real'
blurred as learners from different
countries became immersed in the
joy of elucidating and perceiving.
From exchanging their everyday
routines to curating one for Earth,
to swaddle it against the climate cri-
sis, students relished the cognitive
treats the sessions yielded.
Reader by Joy Chaudhary of XII.
Prince Yadav’s project was se-
lected in the top 50 ideas in the Chil-
dren Innovation Festival. His proj-
ect is eligible to avail incubation sup-
port and funding through govern-
ment grants, GUSEC (Gujarat Uni-
versity Startup and Entrepreneur-
ship Council), Gujarat University,
sented their views in favor or against it. Very
beautifully done. The beautiful thoughts and pres-
entation of the students are commendable.
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It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
to eliminate plastic from schools,
homes, and nearby areas.
A slogan writing competition
was held for Class IX ‘Phasing out
Single-Use Plastic (POSUP)’. A quiz
on ‘Plastic Waste Management Act
2016’ was held for Class X and an es-
say was written on the topic ‘Strat-
egy of 6 R's. -Reduce, Reuse, Recy-
cle, Recover, Redesign & Remanu-
facture’ was held for Class XII.
Theme-related posters were
also displayed around the school
which served as a reminder and
The themes of the sessions var-
ied according to the grades of the
learners. Students of Cambridge
5 shared their everyday routines
and favorite novels, while the stu-
dents of Cambridge 9 brain-
KASHVI
KAPUR,
class IPC-
IV, Manav
Sthali
School,
Rajendra
Nagar
and UNICEF to convert the
prototype into reality. Also, his
innovative idea bagged the
third position in the 4th Tech-
novation Hackathon & Inno-
vation Budge at Sharda Uni-
versity 2022 and received a
cash prize of Rs 5,000.
Joy Chaudhary’s project
on ‘Braille Script Reader’ was
selected among the top 50 in-
novative projects at the Youth
Ideathon 2021-22. His innovation also
bagged the third position in the fi-
nals of YSI 2022 and received a cash
prize of Rs 10,000.
The two trailblazers’ projects
were selected as the finalist in Young
Scientist India 2021-22 conducted by
Spacekidz India.
the right guidance of
the girl students, a
debate activity was
organized for the girls
of St. Marks World
School, Meera Bagh on
the topic 'Social media
is the school of the
young generation', in
which all the girls pre-
03
Alumnus of Goodley shines at Cannes
t is indeed an il-
lustrious moment
for Goodley Pub-
in the class who fired
up his imagination
which led him to
helped create awareness about the lic School, Shali- write stories for TV
importance of phasing out single- mar Bagh as Shankar and cinema.
use plastic. Students were also tak- Srikumar an alumnus Shankar was an
en on a nature walk on the back of 2004 batch made it engineering gradu-
lawns of the school, where they to “Cannes Film Fes- ate but his interest in
were apprised of the different va- tival”. Shankar Sriku- cinematography took
rieties of trees, fruits, and vegeta- mar, since his child- him to Film and Tele-
bles grown on the school campus. hood had always vision Institute of In-
A hands-on activity to be able to shown a keen interest dia. He has formerly
identify plants was conducted. An in listening to tales worked with NDTV
interactive session was also held to which eventually led good times and has
satisfy the queries of the students. him to become a profound Shankar says that his written for several TV
A plantation drive was also car- filmmaker debuting to school has played an emi- shows and movies.
ried out in the school as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2022 nent role in moulding him The school feels proud
activities. The motive was to incul- with his feature film 'Al- to what he is today. He still and elated of his journey.
cate students with values of conser- pha Beta Gamma' as a remembers his English We wish him all the best
vation, respecting nature, being mind- writer and director. Teacher narrating stories for his future endeavours.
ful of disposing of waste, and en-
couraging them to reduce, reuse and
recycle. The celebrations proved to
be a way for students to appreciate
what nature does for us. In her ad-
Prize distribution
dress to the students, the Principal,
Surabhi Dua, emphasized the im-
portance of preserving the environ-
ceremony held at Apeejay
ment urging the young to save, love,
I
and respect their planet. She advised n an exuberant display of aca- In her address to the students,
the students to plant trees and nur- demic rigor, sporting acumen, Ritu Mehta urged the students to fol-
ture them, and spend time in the lap creative talent, the school stu- low the path of honesty and integri-
of nature whenever possible. dents from primary to senior ty and success will follow. She reit-
wing received prizes in various cat- erated the fact that one should be con-
egories in a grand Prize Distribution sistent in their action and not worry
stormed on SDGs, inside their col-
lective thinking chambers! PPTs
and videos for landscapes and ge-
Ceremony held on May 4 in the au-
ditorium of Apeejay School,
Panchsheel Park.
for the result.
ographies were prepared by Cam- School principal Sandeep
bridge 9 while Cambridge 7 pre- Singh Kathuria, and Ritu
pared placards and posters to meet Mehta, director, Apeejay Edu-
and greet their counterparts. On cation Society, graced the occa-
the occasion of Earth day, rhyth- sion and distributed prizes to
mic beats were exchanged with the astounding achievers of the
Vietnamese and everyone twirled session 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
to the beats of bongos. And yes, The prestigious pride of
what could be a more beautiful ges- Apeejay, Dr. Jagannath’s gold
ture than Vietnamese attempting and silver medal was given to
to converse in Hindi and Indians commerce stream topper, trophies for School principal, Sandeep Singh
responding to them in Vietnamese? subject toppers were given out to mer- Khaturia appreciated the efforts of
What a confluence of 'Namaste' and itorious students. Students who have the teachers and students in bracing
'Xin Chao'! shown exemplary performance in the up for the challenging times through
Smiling faces, inquisitive eyes, field of sports, fine arts, music, dance, online teaching learning and achiev-
dancing feet, and waving hands- public speaking also received accolades ing such milestones even during un-
this April was a capsule of fun, en- in the form of trophies and medals. precedented times of the pandemic.
richment, and insight.
EMPATHY CAN BE
IMBIBED WITH PRACTICE
T
olerance can be defined as a fair and objec- ple show strength in how they deal with different
tive attitude towards those whose lifestyle opinions and perspectives.
differs from yours. The level of tolerance in ‘Tolerance is the mindful capacity to love, respect,
one’s life can be attributed to one’s levels of hap- and accept the differences that make people unique.’
piness and contentment. Tolerance does not just make peace-
In our daily lives, we can learn ful coexistence possible, it also helps
to put ourselves in the other in personal development. When
person's shoes by imagining you know more about different
ourself in their situation. Em- thinking and ideas from around
pathy helps us to understand the world, it will help you un-
how the other person feels, and derstand the world better.
be more tolerant of the way of Teaching children about
thinking that is different from our tolerance is the best gift that you can
own. While some people tend to be give them. Children shouldn't grow up
empathetic by nature, others have with feelings of hate and suspicion.
a hard time being empathetic. But Children who grow up with hate
with practice and conscious effort, and jealousy of others turn into un-
it is possible. happy adults. And children who are
‘Tolerance isn't about not hav- forced to believe certain opinions
ing beliefs. It's about how your be- will develop into people who aren't
liefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.’ free or independent thinkers.
Tolerance is an important concept that helps If children experience love and tolerance,
people to live together peacefully. To be tolerant they will be able to grow up and lead a happy and
means that you accept other people's opinions and peaceful life.
preferences, even when they live in a way that you
don't agree with. Tolerance also means that you HEMA, English TGT, Akshara Vagdevi International
don't put your opinions above those of others, even
when you are sure that you are right. Tolerant peo- School, Hyderabad
CO U C H P OTATO
Changing postures on the couch,
Staring at walls all day long,
Always as discontented as a grouch,
Someone please ask me ‘what’s
wrong?’
The heat is at its peak,
Yet mangoes don’t taste sweet.
I thought of playing hide and seek,
But I was stopped from stepping out in
the heat.
The mountains and the desert.
How about I watch a movie? Or how about I explore my very home?
And grab some popcorn, Especially the bed and the pillows?
But if mom finds out it’ll be spooky I can do nothing and still be a hero,
And I’ll curse the day I was born! All in my innovative dreams, I can
Helping mom would be a better chore, even reach Rome!
But that’ll require a lot of effort, FASHIONISTA: MINAKSHI NANDURI,
HIBA IFTEKHAR, class IX-A, Meridian class VII-B, Gitanjali Devakul,
I’d rather go out on a trip to explore School, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad Kukatpally, Hyderabad
 You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022

Marcelo of Real
Madrid lifts the UEFA
Champions League
Trophy after their
side’s victory in the
UEFA Champions
League final match
between Liverpool FC
and Real Madrid at
Stade de France

CLAIM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE FOR RECORD 14TH TIME

inicius Junior scored the they fell short of a trophy treble. Winners of Jurgen Klopp as Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first coach to his right-hand post. Klopp’s side, with Fabinho

V
only goal of the game as Real
Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in
Saturday’s Champions
League final in Paris to be-
come kings of Europe for a
record-extending 14th time
after a night marred by problems outside the
ground that led to the kick-off being delayed
by over half an hour. Brazilian winger Vinicius
turned in Fede Valverde’s low cross in the 59th
minute at the Stade de France.
TROPHY TREBLE
Liverpool will wonder what might have been
had the outstanding Thibaut Courtois not
pushed Sadio Mane’s shot onto the inside of a
post when they were on top in the first half, as
the English League Cup and FA Cup this sea- win European club football’s greatest prize for
son, they just missed out to Manchester City a fourth time. Ancelotti was also in charge of
for the Premier League title and were denied a Real when they won the 2014 final having tri-
victory here which would have put them level umphed with AC Milan in 2003 and in 2007, the
with AC Milan on seven European Cups. latter victory coming against Liverpool. The
Instead, Real have a fifth Champions League match kicked off 35 minutes later than the
in nine seasons to go with their Spanish title, planned 9:00 pm start after chaos at entrances
to the stadium led to thousands of Liverpool
fans being unable to get to their seats.
These boys played an outstand-
ing season. The two competi- FACE OF GOAL
Liverpool were seen as favourites to avenge their
tions we couldn’t win, we didn’t win loss to the Spanish giants in the 2018 final in
for the smallest possible margin. Kyiv and they began to take control of the game.
Mane came close in the 21st minute as he skipped
JURGEN KLOPP his way into a shooting position inside the box
only for Courtois to tip his net-bound shot onto
Photo: AFP
and Thiago Alcantara starting in midfield af-
ter overcoming fitness worries, were in control
but could not turn their superiority into a lead.
Real, meanwhile, created almost nothing in the
first half with Karim Benzema quiet, but their
captain briefly thought he had got the break-
through two minutes before the interval.
The Frenchman prodded home after the ball
broke back to him inside the area but the off-
side flag was raised. The decision to disallow
the goal was upheld after a lengthy VAR check,
despite Fabinho deflecting Valverde’s touch
through to Benzema. Yet Ancelotti’s side kept
their nerve and were rewarded with the goal.
Valverde drove forward down the right before
firing a low ball across the face of goal for Vini-
cius to turn it in at the far post past his Brazil-
ian national team colleague Alisson. AGENCIES

Photo: GETTY IMAGES

MEDVEDEV PUSH FOR TOP RANKING RUSSIAN WINS AGAINST KECMANOVIC TO REACH FOURTH ROUND
HAMILTON HOPING
FOR MONACO RAIN,
CHANGE OF LUCK
D
aniil Medvedev, determined not to players who had spent the shortest time at
be remembered for his short-lived number one and realised he was in fine com- SWIATEK FINDS FOCUS
L
ewis Hamilton said he
stay at world number one, said that pany. “I went on the Internet and looked, is hoping for rain and
he is targeting a return to the top
with a stellar showing at the
just like this on Google, who were the short-
est like No. 1 players in the world, and the
AMID 31-MATCH WIN a change of luck in
Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix
French Open. first I saw Pat Rafter being there for one ■ It’s been so long since No. 1-ranked Iga after qualifying eighth for
week, and he’s an absolute Mercedes.
Swiatek lost - 31 matches now - and even
legend, and Carlos Moya The seven-time champi-
REALLY HAPPY was somewhere since she ceded so much as a set - that on admitted he had little hope
Medvedev, ranked second, claimed top spot in there,” Medvedev last happened more than a month ago - of claiming pole or winning
late February but was overtaken by Novak said. “It’s some- that she could be forgiven if she could- after seeing local hero Charles
Djokovic just two weeks later. The Russian thing nobody can n’t recall how to react when in trouble Leclerc take pole position
can ascend the summit once again if he reach- take away from ahead of his Ferrari team-
es the final at Roland Garros. “I for sure want me. Not that
on a tennis court. mate Carlos Sainz.
to be there for more than two weeks. I want to many players ■ Which is why it was worth watch- “Yes, I do want it to rain,”
Photo: GETTY IMAGES

try to do it,” Medvedev said after his straight- could take it while ing as the 2020 French Open champi- he said, as dark clouds gath-
sets win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Satur- they play tennis. ered in the Mediterranean
on navigated a couple of tricky spots
day to reach the fourth round in Paris. “It’s It’s a great motiva- principality where the micro-
not something that pressures me, because I’m tion to try to come in the third round at Roland Garros on climate can be as capricious
really happy I managed to do it. I remember back there.” Saturday. as his new era Mercedes car. Lewis Hamilton
Indian Wells. I lost, and didn’t like my match Medvedev, who faces “If it rains, it will make the weather plays up and cre-
Iga Swiatek ■ Turns out Swiatek didn’t panic and didn’t
Photo: AP

against Gael (Monfils). That’s when I knew I Marin Cilic on Monday, it a little better than if I was ates opportunities.
was going to lose the No. 1 spot.” will miss Wimbledon after allow thoughts about this dominant run driving around in the dry in “Many people do differ-
Russian and Belarusian players were coming to an end distract her in what would just eighth place. ent strategies, and it will be
GREAT MOTIVATION banned from the grasscourt major over become a 6-3 7-5 victory against hard-hit- “I was seventh here last nice to have some luck for
Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, for which ting Danka Kovinic of Montenegro. year and I just drove around once.” His Mercedes team-
The 26-year-old joked that he looked up the Belarus has been a key staging area. AP in seventh. It’s so hard to over- mate George Russell quali-
take here so I’m hoping that fied sixth. AFP
Daniil Medvedev Photo: AFP