SPACE second de-orbiting 2 manoeuver successfully: Isro

[Pages:1]COMMANDMENTS OF APJ KALAM

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First and foremost, I will love teaching. Teaching will be my soul. Teaching will be my life's mission.

For playing healers... Insecurities, doubts, confusion, inner demons -- all of these hound us in our teenage years. Teachers play best counsellors and help us in the healing process. Thank you for connecting with us whenever we need you and working on us like an artist moulding clay. RITHIKA MR, class X A, Gitanjali Devashray, Secunderabad

For hand-holding... Thank you teachers for holding our hands till the time we are ready to open the gate to the

real world... Dear teachers, you had faith in us even when we were losing faith in ourselves. We will remember your motivating words forever and work towards it. ANUPAMA SHARMA, class XII, Indus Valley Public School, Noida

For brightening our days... Thank you teachers for making us stronger. You brighten our days. Your passion is inspiring. We salute you for your patience, and for being gentle with us. Our heartfelt gratitude for understanding and helping us from time to time without even thinking twice. KOVELA KARTHIKEYA, class VIII, Canary the School, Hyderabad

For spreading happiness... It is not about being a perfect teacher but about being a happy per-

son. We are fortunate to have teachers who walk into the classroom with a smile and a treasure trove of life stories. There is no better lesson to learn than real life examples. RAKSHIT DUBEY, class VIII, Zebar School for Children, Ahmedabad

For making learning fun for us... You have one of the toughest jobs, of making learning fun for us, and you give it your 100 per cent to ensure that even the weakest students succeed in life. Thank you for helping us grow and treating each of us as special and grooming us for future roles. PRAKRITI SHAH, class X, Podar International School, Mumbai

For being character builders... Be it any subject or matters that cloud your judgement in teenage years,

teachers often are saviours. We salute you teachers for identifying our weaknesses and at the same time, not making us feel silly about it. Thank you for identifying our strengths. SHIVIKA SINGH, class VI, CMS Gomtinagar, Lucknow

For being our protectors... Teachers invest time in creating an environment of safety and security. We salute them for giving us a gentle and secured learning environment. ANANYA KAMBOJ, class X, Vivek High School, Mohali

SPACE

Chandrayaan-2 completes second de-orbiting manoeuver successfully: Isro

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T he second deorbiting manoeuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully in the wee hours of Wednesday, informed Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The duration of the manoeuver was 9 seconds. With this manoeuver, the required orbit for the Vikram Lander to commence its descent towards the surface of the Moon is achieved.

The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will be the first Indian expedition to carry out a soft landing (a soft landing is any type of aircraft, rocket or spacecraft-lander landing that does not result in damage to the destruction of the vehicle or anything on board) on the lunar surface. This mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to conduct a soft landing on the Moon

3 Rohit Sharma to launch `Rohit4Rhinos' campaign

C ricketer Rohit Sharma is launching the Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with the WWF India and Animal Planet, to help build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino. In a campaign launching on Animal Planet to commemorate World Rhino Day on September 22, Rohit has pledged to do his bit to save the "vulnerable" species from extinction.

FOR A CAUSE

Of the estimated 3,500 Indian rhinos left in the world, 82 per cent are found in India. Once found abundantly across the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins, the animal is now found only in select pockets in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

"It is our duty as co-inhabitants of this planet to try and protect other species that walk this planet, alongside us. The future is in our hands and we should do whatever we can to ensure that our children are able to enjoy the rich bio-diversity this world has to offer"

Rohit Sharma

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BOOK

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Salman Rushdie's `Quichotte'

on Booker Prize 2019 shortlist

S alman Rushdie's tragicomic novel `Quichotte' is among six titles from around the world to be named on the shortlist of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction, released in London on Tuesday. The 72-year-old former Booker Prize winning British Indian novelist has also won the Booker of Bookers for `Midnight's Children' during anniversary celebrations of the prestigious literary award.

This year, he is shortlisted alongside another former winner, Margaret Atwood, besides Lucy Ellmann, Bernardine Evaristo, Chigozie Obioma, and Elif Shafak. The shortlist was selected from 151 submitted books published in the UK or Ireland between October 2018 and September 2019

1 Each of the shortlisted authors will receive ?2,500 and a specially-bound edition of the book. The 2019 Booker Prize winner will be announced on October 14 at an awards ceremony at London's Guildhall, with

a winning prize of ?50,000

2 Last year's winner was Northern Irish writer Anna Burns for `Milkman', which has sold around 546,500 copies in all formats since the award

3 The Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland

4 Facebook rolls out face

recognition, kills tagging option TECHNOLOGY

I n a relief for 2.41 billion users, Facebook is rolling out Face recognition feature to all. It will replace the earlier "Tag Suggestions" settings that notified you, if someone uploaded a photo and automatically tagged you in it. People who are new to Facebook or who previously had the "Tag Suggestions" setting will have the face recognition setting by default and will receive information about how it works.

If you have face recognition turned on, FB will notify you if someone uploads a photo of you, even if you aren't tagged. In December 2017, Facebook introduced a new setting for some people called face recognition. People who still have the tag suggestions setting will begin to see a notice in their News Feed. The notice will include information about the new features and options to learn more about how Facebook uses face recognition

Qatar 2022 World Cup

logo unveiled

F ifa on Tuesday unveiled the official emblem of the 22nd edition of the Fifa

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World Cup, which is sched-

uled to be hosted in Qatar.

Flashed on big screens

and projected onto

landmarks worldwide, the

2022 Qatar World Cup logo

was revealed with a

design that reflects both

the tournament's compact

infrastructure and winter

schedule. Fifa said the design also draws "inspiration from a traditional woollen shawl,'' a

SPORTS

winter garment reflecting the World Cup being played in

November and December 2022 to avoid the fierce summer heat

in June and July, when the tournament is usually played.

Using the colours of the Qatari flag, the white emblem is set against a maroon background. The swooping curves of the emblem represent the undulations of desert dunes and the unbroken loop depicts both the number eight and the infinity symbol. The eight represents the number of stadiums that will host the football tournament while the infinity symbol reflects the interconnected nature of the event

crowned `most liveable city' for second year

T he Austrian capital Vienna has retained its ranking as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist. Vienna once again came ahead of Melbourne -- which had held the top ranking for seven years until losing it to Vienna in 2018 -- according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The top two were followed by Sydney, Osaka and Calgary. Vienna -- known for its convenient public transport, refreshing Alpine tap water and varied cultural life -- scored 99.1 points out of 100, as it did last year.

Each year, the EIU gives 140 cities scores out of 100 on a range of factors such as living standards, crime, culture, transport infrastructure, access to education and healthcare, as well as political and economic stability

The national capital has dropped by six places to rank 118th on the list. Mumbai also fell two places since last year to rank 119th. The EIU said decline in Mumbai's rank was mainly due to a downgrade in its culture score. New Delhi has fallen in the index because of downgrades to its culture and environment score (read pollution) as well as fall in the stability score owing to rising crime rates

E-commerce firms go green, promise to eliminate single-use plastic

E-commerce firm Amazon India said it aims to eliminate single-use plastic from its packaging by June 2020 as part of its sustainability efforts in the country. Flipkart too promises to honour the green move, which comes after PM Modi urged all to shun single-use plastic in the country

Amazon India will introduce `paper cushions' that will replace plastic dunnage like air pillows and bubble wraps across its fulfilment centres (FC) in India. This environment-friendly and fully-recyclable packaging solution has already been launched in select warehouses and will be extended

across all Amazon FCs in the country by year-end Flipkart had last week said it has reduced its usage of single-use plastic by 25 per cent across its packaging value chain, as it aims to move towards 100 per cent recycled plastic consumption in its supply chain by March 2021

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At 490 Kmph, Bugatti Chiron is now the

fastest car in the World

B ugatti, known for its exotic hypercar lineup, just broke the top speed record of being the fastest hypercar. This record was previously held by Koenigsegg Agera RS, which, ironically, it had snatched from Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, some time back. The modified Chiron clocked a mind boggling speed of 490.48 kmph, trumping the Agera RS' record by more than 40 kmph.

CARS

The modification on the car included a long-tail aero concept that made this car 25 cm longer than the current Chiron Sport. It even removed the passenger seat to make it a dedicated one-seater. Backed by a quad-turbo W16 8.0-litre engine, the fastest car produced a whopping 1,578 PS of power during the run. The vehicle was built in cooperation with Ballarat and Michelin

The Hypercar is a design concept car developed by energy analyst Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute, USA. This vehicle would have ultra-light construction with an aerodynamic body using advanced composite materials, among other designs

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