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24.10.2020 #426

1. With 8,511 new infections, Covid-19 surge continues in Kerala.

2. Horticorp to sell onions for Rs 45 in Kerala as first load arrives from Maharashtra.

3. Interim protection from arrest granted to Siva Sankar will continue, says HC.

4. HC defers verdict on anticipatory bail plea filed of Bhagyalakshmi, others to Oct 30; stays arrest.

5. KEAM 2020 second phase allotment list released.

6. NEET 2020: first round of counselling from next week.

7. Amazon refuses to appear before Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill.

8.Assembly elections : Bihar needs Nitish-led NDA govt. for development: Modi 

9.New Parliament building to be ready by Oct 2022; construction to begin this Dec.

10. Hitler speeches sell for $40,000 at auction despite objections.

Headlines Vocab

1. onion 

/ˈʌnjən/

ഉള്ളി

2. defer 

/dɪˈfɜː(r)/

നീട്ടിവയ്‌ക്കുക

 delay something until a later time

(SYNONYM put off)

"The department deferred the decision for six months."

Extracted from following news portals:- 

Madhyamam, Manorama, Matrubhoomi, The Hindu, TOI, TNIE, Al Jazeera, The Telegraph

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=180437096912769&id=109209820702164

Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel

Consolidated and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem

Today is Mole Day - NEWS 23102020

New Delhi, Oct 23: Today is Mole Day and it is celebrated to commemorate Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23). Mole Day is celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. One Mole of a particular substance is equal to 6.02 x 10^23 particles of that substance. It is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.

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23.10.2020 #425

1. Kerala reports 7,482 COVID-19 cases on Thu.

2. Jose K Mani led Kerala Congress (M) becomes 11th ally in LDF.

3. Sivasankar not an accused yet, says NIA as court disposes of anticipatory bail plea.

4.Revise the number of devotees permitted at Sabarimala: Kerala HC.

5. Kummanam named in cheating case, says case is politically motivated.

6. BJP promises free COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar manifesto.

7. Govt. issues warning to Twitter over misrepresentation of Indian map.

8. Arctic threat: Alarm as sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record.

9. Thailand lifts state of emergency amid protests.

10. Pakistan resorted to 3,800 ceasefire violations along LoC this year: MEA.

Headlines Vocab

1. ally 

/ˈælaɪ/

സഖ്യകക്ഷി

partner

"A close ally and friend of the prime minister"

2. Arctic 

 /ˈɑːktɪk/

 related to  the regions around the North Pole

" Arctic explorers"

3. lift 

/lɪft/

നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

remove or end controls or limits

"The government decided to lift the ban on arms exports."

4. MEA 

Ministry of External Affairs

Extracted from following news portals:-

The Hindu, Manorama Matrubhoomi, TNIE, BBC, The Guardian

https://www.facebook.com/109209820702164/posts/180164716940007/

-Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Edathara,Pathanapuram

-Organised and Consolidated by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South

11 OCTOBER INTERNATIONAL DAY OF GIRL CHILD

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WE announce an essay competition on  this INTERNATIONAL  DAY OF GIRL CHILD :

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The Status of a Girl Child in India

WE announce an essay competition for HS / HSS students  on the topic "The status of a girl child in India."

The essay should contain minimum 150 words and should be handwritten by the participant.

There should be comments in the essay  related to the video and pics given on this post

.Send the pdf / image of your handwritten articles along with an image file of your student ID to plus2english@gmail.com on or before 5 pm,18/10/2020.

THE BEST 5 essays will be rewarded by this blog.-CKR

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A WRITE UP ON THE BAN ON JUNK FOODS BY BAVITHA T

 A WRITE UP ON THE BAN ON JUNK FOODS BY BAVITHA T

BAN OF JUNK FOODS IN KERALA

Kerala, the God's own country is famous for her

mouth watering unique recipes. Our rice soup and

curry are famous all over the world. Many tourists are

visiting our state for these unique recipes.

But it is very sad to say that, Keralites are

addicted to Junk Foods nowadays. We are trying to

emulate Europeans by following their way of eating.

We are addicted to Burgers,Pizza,Shawarma which are

famous in Europe. We are actually ignoring our

unique culture and running behind those Americians.

Earlier, we were very interested in eating

indigenous foods like Dosa,Idili,Sambar....But, now

the situation changes. Even our small children are

addicted to Junk foods. So our immunity is reducing

and we are becoming more and more vulnerable to

diseases.

Recently, the government was in a continuous

effort to prevent this addiction. Now they have come

forward with a mission to ban Junk Foods near our

school premises, so that our children will be safe from

these Junk Foods. But according to me banning junk

foods will only cause more and more troubles. We

have seen many drugs like marijuana,pan masala

which are banned in our nation , being secretly used

by some people. Some are considering it as a job and

earning millions of rupees. So banning will not put a

full stop to this issue.

Creating awareness is the most effective

solution. Awareness can do wonders ! We must

approach them psychologically and try to illustrate the

disadvantages of these junk foods. We know that the

main reason for consuming Junk foods is the lack of

time. Most of our families are nuclear families. We

don't have grandmas who are well educated of Kerala

style mouth watering recipes. Most of our parents are

employed and don't have enough time to prepare

meals for us. So they are giving money to buy what

we need. But these habits that we practise just to save

few hours can make us spare many years. It causes

many deadly diseases like cancer. These Junk food

items contain many preservatives.

Just think of our cheapest and favourite junk

food 'LAYS' which is very popular among our kids.

The manufacturers of this product are claiming that

they are real potato chips which contains lot of

nutrition. But its taste is entirely different from real

potato chips. It contains ajinomoto which is an

extremely dangerous chemical.

So let's stop this habit. It is high time to go back

to our old style of living by consuming our indigenous

food items.- BAVITHA .T

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 NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE GOES TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME PART OF UN

The UN’s World Food Programme, which won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, delivers food assistance in emergencies, from wars to civil conflicts, natural disasters and famines.

Here are five facts about the Rome-based organisation:

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Beginnings

Created in 1962 on the request of US President Dwight Eisenhower as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system, WFP had only existed a few months when an earthquake struck northern Iran.

Over 12,000 people died. WFP sent survivors 1,500 metric tons of wheat, 270 tonnes of sugar and 27 tonnes of tea.

Others soon needed its help: a typhoon made landfall in Thailand; war refugees needed feeding in Algeria. CREDITS TO THE HINDU.

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Nobel Prize for Literature-LOUISE GLUCK

FOR "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal"  More details from NDTV 

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Dawn

BY LOUISE GLÜCK

1

Child waking up in a dark room

screaming I want my duck back, I want my duck back

in a language nobody understands in the least —

There is no duck.

But the dog, all upholstered in white plush —

the dog is right there in the crib next to him.

Years and years — that’s how much time passes.

All in a dream. But the duck —

no one knows what happened to that.

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They’ve  just met, now

they’re sleeping near an open window.

Partly to wake them, to assure them

that what they remember of  the night is correct,

now light needs to enter the room,

also to show them the context in which this occurred:

socks half  hidden under a dirty mat,

quilt decorated with green leaves —

the sunlight specifying

these but not other objects,

setting boundaries, sure of  itself, not arbitrary,

then lingering, describing

each thing in detail,

fastidious, like a composition in English,

even a little blood on the sheets —

                                  3

Afterward, they separate for the day.

Even later, at a desk, in the market,

the manager not satisfied with the figures he’s given,

the berries moldy under the topmost layer —

so that one withdraws from the world

even as one continues to take action in it —

You get home, that’s when you notice the mold.

Too late, in other words.

As though the sun blinded you for a moment.

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Aboriginal Landscape

BY LOUISE GLÜCK

You’re stepping on your father, my mother said,

and indeed I was standing exactly in the center

of a bed of grass, mown so neatly it could have been

my father’s grave, although there was no stone saying so.

You’re stepping on your father, she repeated,

louder this time, which began to be strange to me,

since she was dead herself; even the doctor had admitted it.

I moved slightly to the side, to where

my father ended and my mother began.

The cemetery was silent. Wind blew through the trees;

I could hear, very faintly, sounds of  weeping several rows away,

and beyond that, a dog wailing.

At length these sounds abated. It crossed my mind

I had no memory of   being driven here,

to what now seemed a cemetery, though it could have been

a cemetery in my mind only; perhaps it was a park, or if not a park,

a garden or bower, perfumed, I now realized, with the scent of roses —

douceur de vivre filling the air, the sweetness of  living,

as the saying goes. At some point,

it occurred to me I was alone.

Where had the others gone,

my cousins and sister, Caitlin and Abigail?

By now the light was fading. Where was the car

waiting to take us home?

I then began seeking for some alternative. I felt

an impatience growing in me, approaching, I would say, anxiety.

Finally, in the distance, I made out a small train,

stopped, it seemed, behind some foliage, the conductor

lingering against a doorframe, smoking a cigarette.

Do not forget me, I cried, running now

over many plots, many mothers and fathers —

Do not forget me, I cried, when at last I reached him.

Madam, he said, pointing to the tracks,

surely you realize this is the end, the tracks do not go further.

His words were harsh, and yet his eyes were kind;

this encouraged me to press my case harder.

But they go back, I said, and I remarked

their sturdiness, as though they had many such returns ahead of them.

You know, he said, our work is difficult: we confront

much sorrow and disappointment.

He gazed at me with increasing frankness.

I was like you once, he added, in love with turbulence.

Now I spoke as to an old friend:

What of  you, I said, since he was free to leave,

have you no wish to go home,

to see the city again?

This is my home, he said.

The city — the city is where I disappear.

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Cousins - Louise Glück

My son’s very graceful; he has perfect balance.

He’s not competitive, like my sister’s daughter.

Day and night, she’s always practicing.

Today, it’s hitting softballs into the copper beech,

retrieving them, hitting them again.

After a while, no one even watches her.

If she were any stronger, the tree would be bald.

My son won’t play with her; he won’t even ride bicycles with her.

She accepts that; she’s used to playing by herself.

The way she sees it, it isn’t personal:

whoever won’t play doesn’t like losing.

It’s not that my son’s inept, that he doesn’t do things well.

I’ve watched him race: he’s natural, effortless—

right from the first, he takes the lead.

And then he stops. It’s as though he was born rejecting

the solitude of the victor.

My sister’s daughter doesn’t have that problem.

She may as well be first; she’s already alone.

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NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN OTHER SUBJECTS

Because Glück writes so effectively about disappointment, rejection, loss, and isolation, reviewers frequently refer to her poetry as “bleak” or “dark.” The Nation’s Don Bogen felt that Glück’s “basic concerns” were “betrayal, mortality, love and the sense of loss that accompanies it… She is at heart the poet of a fallen world.” Stephen Burt, reviewing her collection Averno (2006), noted that “few poets save [Sylvia] Plath have sounded so alienated, so depressed, so often, and rendered that alienation aesthetically interesting.” Readers and reviewers have also marveled at Glück’s gift for creating poetry with a dreamlike quality that at the same time deals with the realities of passionate and emotional subjects. Holly Prado declared in a Los Angeles Times Book Review piece on The Triumph of Achilles (1985) that Glück’s poetry works “because she has an unmistakable voice that resonates and brings into our contemporary world the old notion that poetry and the visionary are intertwined.” Glück’s Pulitzer prize-winning collection, The Wild Iris (1992), clearly demonstrates her visionary poetics. The book, written in three segments, is set in a garden and imagines three voices: flowers speaking to the gardener-poet, the gardener-poet, and an omniscient god figure. In the New Republic, Helen Vendler described how “Glück’s language revived the possibilities of high assertion, assertion as from the Delphic tripod. The words of the assertions, though, were often humble, plain, usual; it was their hierarchic and unearthly tone that distinguished them. It was not a voice of social prophecy but of spiritual prophecy—a tone that not many women had the courage to claim....................................

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Nobel science prize goes to a women-only team

 

credits to The Hindu

This is the first time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team

Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the U.S. on October 7 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors", the first time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team.

"Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision," the Nobel jury said.

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Mike Pompeo slams China for pandemic, Indo-Pacific tensions at Quad meeting

Directly criticising China for the coronavirus crisis as well as for its actions in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the Quadrilateral dialogue, or “Quad”, to “collaborate” in countering China.

Vaccine supplies likely from early 2021: Health Secretary

The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that it was expecting COVID-19 vaccine supplies to be available from early next year.

Nadal passes Sinner test to storm into French Open semi-finals

Claycourt master Rafael Nadal passed his first real test of this year's French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 victory against Italian rising star Jannik Sinner as his quest for a record-breaking 13th title gathered momentum on Tuesday.

Panel suggests limiting pilgrims during Sabarimala season

Allowing pilgrims only through Pampa, limiting the number of pilgrims to 1,000 on weekdays and 2,000 on weekends, and making COVID-19-negative certificate mandatory are among the recommendations made by the high-level committee for the Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple that begins on November 16.

Edappadi K. Palaniswami ahead in CM candidate race

On the eve of Wednesday’s scheduled announcement of the AIADMK’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2021 Assembly election, there were indications that the incumbent CM and the ruling party’s co-coordinator, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, would be nominated for the top job.

Trump stirs controversy by pulling out of talks with Democrats on aid package

President Donald Trump stirred controversy on Tuesday, his first full day as a COVID-19 outpatient, by pulling out of talks with Democrats on an economic aid package for the country and drawing rebukes from Facebook and Twitter for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.

Shaheen Bagh protests case | Supreme Court verdict today

The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment on Wednesday on balancing the right to protest against the right to public movement, in the background of the marathon Shaheen Bagh protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.

High Court appointments: No stand-off between Executive and Judiciary, says Law Minister

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there is no stand-off between the Executive and the Judiciary over appointment of High Court judges and whenever a difference of opinion arises, it is mutually reconciled to ensure only a suitable person is appointed as a High Court judge.

A child has to learn his mother tongue to gain a foundation, says Supreme Court

A child has to learn his mother tongue to gain a foundation, the Supreme Court accosted Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra government’s logic that children, without learning English, get ‘isolated’.

Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer aged 65

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups, fueled the unmistakable fiery solo in Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat It” and became elevated to the status of rock god, has died. He was 65.

IMF chief says global economy less dire but long climb ahead

The global economy is looking ‘less dire’ than it did in June and the International Monetary Fund will make a ‘small’ upward revision to its 2020 global output forecast, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday.

Indian Premier League 2020 | Suryakumar, Bumrah fire Mumbai Indians to third straight win

In addition to having a battery of reliable all-rounders, one of the features of Mumbai Indians’ consistent success in the Indian Premier League over the years has been its all-round performance on the field. This was on full display at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, as a well-oiled MI machine reversed its adverse recent head-to-head record against Rajasthan Royals with a stylish 57-run win.

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1. The STOMACH is injured when you do not have breakfast in the morning.

2. The KIDNEYS are injured when you do not even drink 10 glasses of water in 24 hours.

3. The GALLBLADDER is injured when you do not even sleep until 11 o'clock and do not wake up to the sunrise.

4. The SMALL INTESTINE is injured when you eat cold and stale food.

5. The LARGE INTESTINES are injured when you eat more fried and spicy food.

6. The LUNGS are injured when you breathe in smoke and stay in polluted environment of cigarettes.

7. The LIVER is injured when you eat heavy fried food, junk, and fast food.

8. The HEART is injured when you eat your meal with more salt and cholesterol.

9. The PANCREAS is injured when you eat sweet things because they are tasty and freely available.

10.  The Eyes are injured when you work in the light of mobile phone and computer screen in the dark.

11. The Brain is injured when you start thinking negative thoughts.

12. The SOUL gets injured when you don't have family and friends to care and share with you in life their love, affection, happiness, sorrow and joy. 

All these parts are NOT available in the market. So take good care and keep your body parts healthy.

TODAY'S HEADLINES BY SPEP TEAM

1. Kerala reports 7,871 new coronavirus cases on Tue.

2. Two main conspirators in Kerala gold smuggling case arrested in UAE.

3. Sister Abhaya case: Kerala HC declines plea of accused to defer trial due to pandemic.

4. Government to consult Sabarimala 'tantri' on online darshan.

5. Main accused in CPI (M) branch secretary murder case in Thrissur arrested.

6. Bihar Assembly elections : NDA backs Nitish Kumar, snubs Chirag Paswan

7. Cinemas to open on October 15; staggered shows, 50% seating among protocols.

8.Malayalam journalist among 4 men held near Hathras for carrying "suspicious literature".

9.Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.

10. Hathras incident horrible, says SC; directs UP govt to inform on steps to protect witnesses.

11.Facebook removes Trump post saying flu more lethal than Covid.

12. 14M metric tons of microplastics on seafloor, study.

13. Bangladesh rocked by fresh protests over sexual assaults.

Headlines Vocab

1. defer /dɪˈfɜː/നീട്ടിവയ്ക്കുക  delay something until a later time(SYNONYM put off)

"The department deferred the decision for six months."

2. snub /snʌb/അവഗണിക്കുക

 show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by ignoring them when you meet

"I tried to be friendly, but she snubbed me completely."

3. stagger /ˈstæɡə(r)/വ്യത്യസ്ത സമയങ്ങളിൽനടത്തുക

to arrange for events that would normally happen at the same time to start or happen at different times

4. lethal /ˈliːθl/മാരകമായcausing or able to cause death(SYNONYM deadly, fatal)

"She had been given a lethal dose of poison.

Headlines extracted from:-Madhyamam, Manorama, Matrubhoomi , PTI, CNN

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Headlines Vocab by Lalji Daniel,MGHSS Edathara,Pathanapuram

Headlines picked and organised by Nishad Abdulkareem,GHSS 

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 Pope Francis says the pandemic has opened up another wound: The social gap caused by a sick economy.

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The pope explains that selfishness transforms the “homo sapiens” into a “homo economicus,” in other words, an individualistic, calculating, dominating person. He invites people to ask themselves if they want to continue living that way.

The pandemic is a crisis, and a crisis does not leave people the same. We come out better or worse. We have to do better to fix social injustices and environmental destruction. Today, we have an opportunity to build something different. For example, we can create an economy of integral development for the poor and not of welfare.

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HeadLines06.10.2020#408, Tuesday

1. Kerala reports 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Monday

2. Justice KK Usha, first Malayali woman to become Kerala Chief Justice, dies at 81.

3. CPM man stabbed to death allegedly by BJP-Bajrang Dal workers in Thrissur, three others hospitalised.

4. IIT Madras zone has five among top 22 toppers in JEE Advanced.

5. JEE Advanced topper Chirag Falor to skip studying at IIT s, will head to MIT .

6.Hathras gang rape: Left-affiliated bodies, citizens burn UP CM's effigy , demand his resignation.

7. GST Council fails to reach consensus on compensating States.

8. Education Ministry issues guidelines for reopening of schools.

9. Three share Medicine Nobel for discovery of Hepatitis C virus.

10. London transport regulator refuses licence to Ola, citing passenger safety.

11. California fires set bleak record as 4m acres destroyed.

Headlines Vocab

1. IIT -Indian Institute of Technology

2. JEE -Joint Entrance Exam

3. MIT -Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

4. effigy -/ˈefɪdʒi/കോലംa model of a person 

"The demonstrators burned a crude effigy of the president."

5. bleak/bliːk/പ്രതീക്ഷയില്ലാത്ത

 not giving any reason to have hope or expect anything good

"Even though the present situation is bleak ,we will overcome it."

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Hepatitis – a global threat to human health

This year’s Medicine Prize is awarded to three scientists who have made a decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer in people around the world. The Nobel Laureates’ discovery of Hepatitis C virus is a landmark achievement in the ongoing battle against viral diseases.

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Scientific background: The discovery of Hepatitis C virus