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ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY: News,DIYs, How Tos, Activities, Explainers... inshort, we bring you the Earth Day Digesttomorrow. LOOK FORWARD TO OUR ISSUE

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The term ‘force majeure’ has beendefined in Black’s Law Dictionary, as‘an event or effect that can be nei-ther anticipated nor controlled. It isa contractual provision allocatingthe risk of loss if performancebecomes impossible or impractical,especially as a result of an eventthat the parties could not haveanticipated or controlled.’

WORD SEARCH: Developed byQuarzo Apps. This game is avail-able on Google Playstore and youcan download it for your androiddevice. It features different modeslike image search, questions, andsayings. With Bluetooth connectivi-ty, you can play it with your familyor close neighbours too!

JUST RIDDLES: Available onGoogle Playstore as well as theapple store, this game featuresmultiple riddles and brain teasersthat make it a hit with school-going children and is considered to

be family-friendly. The app is com-patible with Android and iOSdevices.

WORD CROSS: This is a crosswordgame developed by WePlay tech-nologies that are available forboth, Android as well as iOSdevices. This game features morethan 2,000 challenges, daily freebonuses, and easy gameplay.

CODYCROSS: Developed byFanatee Incorporative, the app isavailable on Google Playstore aswell as the Apple Store. It features countless puzzles, trivia and unconventional crossword experience.

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Four word gamesyou can download

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The National Council of Ed-ucational Research and

Training (NCERT) has devel-oped an alternative academ-ic calender for school studentsto engage them meaningfullyas they stay at home duringthe lockdown. The calendarprovides guidelines to teach-ers on the use of various tech-nological tools and social me-dia tools available for im-parting education.

NCERT DEVELOPS ALTERNATIVE ACADEMIC CALENDAR TO ENGAGE STUDENTS DURING LOCKDOWN

Leading by example, Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi was seen cov-

ering his face with a Manipuri gam-cha (towel), also known as MeiteiLengyan, during his address to thenation. PM Modi changed his displaypicture on his social media profiles —his mouth and nose covered with the‘gamcha’ and hands folded in namastepose. The “lengyan” that he was wear-ing is a scarf held in high esteem bythe Meiteis (Manipuris).

Author JK Rowl-ing secretly

bought her child-hood home 'ChurchCottage in Tutshill'which inspired someimportant momentsin the ‘Harry Potter’series, reports theBBC. * Rowling lived inthe house from age nine to 18. The author had also scrib-bled "Joanne Rowling slept here circa 1982” on the wall ofone of the rooms.* She bought the cottage in 2011 for roughly £400,000 fromJulian Mercer, who had bought it in 1995.

ROWLING BUYS CHILDHOOD HOME THAT INSPIRED ‘HARRYPOTTER’ SERIES

Amid lockdown, millionsof internet users are

tuning in to interactivedata-crunching projects ledby academic researchers.Citizen science helps sci-entists and researchersanalyse huge data setswhich they couldn’t man-age by themselves.

BE A CITIZEN SCIENTIST: TRACKPLASTIC WASTE OR BEAT COVID -19

MANIPURI GAMCHA IS THE #MASKINDIATREND

Four-time world championSebastian Vettel cautioned

against the temptation to shoe-horn too many Formula One races into a re-

vised calendar, describing the move as “notrealistic”. The 22-event F1 season has beendecimated by the coronavirus with nineraces either cancelled or postponed.F1

chiefs have floated the idea of stagingraces on successive weekends or even

having two races on the same week-end. However, Ferrari star Vettel

fears such a move could lead toburnout for team staff.

SEBASTIAN VETTEL SAYS F1 WILL ONLYRESUME AS 'GHOST RACES'

Spanish children have been kept indoors since March 14, un-der strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Now

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez aims to relax the rule on April27 so they can “get some fresh air”. Barcelona Mayor Ada Co-lau pleaded with the government to allow children outside. Spainhas seen more than 20,000 deaths since the start of the pandemicand almost 200,000 reported cases.Greenhouse gas

emissions aredown and air quali-ty has gone up, asgovernments react tothe COVID-19 pan-demic. However, thehead of the UN En-vironment Pro-gramme (UNEP), In-ger Andersen, hascautioned againstviewing this as aboon for the envi-ronment. In a ‘FirstPerson’ editorial, Andersen calls instead for a profound, systemicshift to a more sustainable economy that works for both peopleand the planet.

COVID-19 ISN’T SILVER LINING FOR THECLIMATE, SAYS UN ENVIRONMENT CHIEF

CORONAVIRUS: SPANISH PM PROMISESTO EASE CONFINEMENT OF CHILDREN

WHAT WORKS: Ease of useWHAT DOESN’T: Security

Within the days social dis-tancing was announced,

Zoom rose to become one ofthe most-popular video apps.Even beating WhatsApp onPlay Store for few days. How-ever, security issues soon marred the success of the app. Some or-ganisations have told their employees to avoid using Zoom.

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The Lengyan is asymbol of unity of allindigenous communi-ties in Manipur and ishighly regarded by itspeople. Mostly wornby men in the state, itis a cultural symboltoo. It is mostly wornduring a Manipuriwedding ceremony

ZOOM AND OTHER VIDEO-CALLING APPS:WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU

Bleaching occurswhen healthy coralsbecome stressed bychanges in oceantemperatures - caus-ing them to expelalgae, which drainsthem of their vibrantcolours. It was thethird mass bleachingevent in the past fiveyears, raising fearsthat much of thereef’s coral could bepermanently damaged

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What: An ambitious“cloud brighten-

ing” experiment has been car-ried out over Australia’sGreat Barrier Reef in an ear-ly-stage trial that scientistshope could become a futuris-tic way to protect coral fromglobal warming.

How:Researchers used aboat-mounted fan

similar to a snow cannon toshoot salt crystals into the airto cool waters around the reefby making clouds reflectmore sunlight.

Why:Warmer seascaused by climate

change have damaged thehealth of the Great BarrierReef, the world’s largest coralsystem.

CLOUD BRIGHTENING Should you be orderingfood from outside?What do the doctors say?Some feel it is best to avoid all kinds of

deliveries and outside food until thecrisis settles down. Dr AmbrishMithal, from Max Health care, says

that people should stick to eatinghomemade meals and not compromiseon their immunity.

Sanitising the parcelDr Laxman Jessani, from Mumbai, said:“Packages go through a rigorous processbefore being delivered hence virus does-

n’t stay alive on a surface. Impor-tant thing is, that after touchingthe package, one should cleantheir hands which will ensure

proper prevention.”

➤ Ask your delivery person tokeep the package at a distanceand not directly hand it over toyou. ➤ Before going out or after com-ing in, wash your hands for aminimum of 20 seconds.➤ Wipe and clean the packageswith an alcohol-based wipe. ➤ Transfer the contents intoyour home utensils immediately.

If you are expecting a delivery,follow these basic tips:

HEALTHY 5-MINUTESNACKSWhen you have theurge to reach forthat packet ofinstant noodles,think again andchoose somethinghealthy and fillingover processedfoods. Here aresome healthysnacking ideas thatare flavourful as well.

EGG SANDWICHINGREDIENTS: Two eggs, two slices ofmultigrain bread, olive oil, salt, pep-per, oregano,chilli flakes

METHOD: Heat up a medium-sized panand add a teaspoon of olive oil. Cracktwo eggs directly into the pan and cookthem on low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.Add a pinch of salt, freshly groundblack pepper, oregano and chilli flakes.Toast two slices of multigrain bread

to go with the scrambled eggsand you are good to go!

CHICKPEA SALADINGREDIENTS: 1 cup (150

grams) of cooked chickpeas,2 bell peppers, 1 medium-sized tomato, 1 medium-sized onion, 1/3rd cucum-ber and a handful ofalmonds.

METHOD: Cut the veggiescoarsely andmix everything

in a big bowl. Toassemble the

dressing, mix roast-ed mashed garlic,lemon juice, bal-samic vinegar(optional) and salt

and pepper. Mix the dressingwith the salad and enjoy thehealthy munchy.

PEANUT BUTTERSANDWICHINGREDIENTS: Peanut butter,two slices of multigrain bread.

METHOD: Toasttwo multi-grainbread slices.Apply a gener-ous amount ofpeanut butterand enjoy theclassic sand-wich.

Did youknow that an eggis considered to be a perfect protein because it contains all the amino acidsrequired by the human body

AIIMS docs take to painting, poetryto de-stress after COVID ICU shiftWith the surge in the

number of COVID -19cases, doctors across

the country are also faced withimmense stress. However, resi-dent doctors (RDs) in AIIMShave found their own ways to de-stress. They are engaging them-selves in painting, poetry andtraining health care workers tokeep their spirits high.

Dr Shayan, who is posted atthe ICU, Trauma Centre, AIIMS,says how difficult their life is atpresent. “Stress is unimagin-able. Working in the PPE suitfor six to seven hours is a verydifficult task. You cannotbreathe properly and start feel-ing breathless. You cannot com-municate with other doctors.

You have to literally shout toconvey a message,” he adds.

How does he unwind? He

plays musical instruments andpaints—a lot. “Certain activitiescan reduce stress. This is not aprivilege, but a necessity now,”he says. “I made a sketch whenmany health care workers diedfrom corona around the world.The image of a health care work-er covered in PPE suit carryingthe body of his co-worker haunt-ed me,” he said.

ONE WORLD, ONE HOPE

“I paint a lot. I have been doing it sincechildhood,” Dr Shayan says, adding, the firstpainting he drew amid this crisis was aboutthe “fear of corona”

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