3 Comments

• Hannah Mentor says :
  Hello Pranav, this is your mentor Hannah. Sorry for the late comment.
  
  I know that India has severe air pollution, well written article of Delhi locking down due to the pollution.
  Have you solved the citation problem?
  Mentor Joon seems to have given great comment, and I use both of the citation methods that he mentioned.
  Thank you for your great article and please keep up with your wonderful work :)
  
  Sincerly,
  Hannah
  
  Posted 07-12-2021 01:36

• Joon Mentor says :
  Hello Pranav, this is your mentor Joon.
  
  Sadly, we are not allowed to have personal meetings according to policy.
  
  However, I can teach you how by this comment and e-mail.
  
  If you still have doubts after my following explanations, please send a mail to joon.mentor@gmail.com
  
  Let's assume your have directly quoted from a source. For instance :
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59383324
  
  on above article, assume you have used the quote
  
  Ornamental palm trees - some of them planted soon after independence from British colonial rule in the 1960s - have not been spared either.
  
  directly. Then, on your report, you should write such as:
  
  (content before)
  according to BBC News "Ornamental palm trees - some of them planted soon after independence from British colonial rule in the 1960s - have not been spared either."1
  (content after)
  
  Though there are different styles of citing it, I recommend you to put a number after the end
  
  and on the most below, write
  
  References
  1. Onyango, By Emmanuel. “Kenya Tree Felling Sparks Anger over Nairobi??s New Highway.” BBC News, 27 Nov. 2021, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59383324.
  
  This can be done by using
  https://www.scribbr.com/mla-citation-generator/
  this site, which automatically produces different citation styles such as MLA, Chicago, and so on. I prefer MLA, but different way does not really matter.
  
  If it is indirect citation, which you just read the article and made it into your own word, you do not need to put any number. Just generate a citation and put to to reference list.
  
  so if you used https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/france-burgundy-wine-disaster-cmd/index.html this source which was not directly quoted, just add to reference list like following:
  
  References
  1. Onyango, By Emmanuel. “Kenya Tree Felling Sparks Anger over Nairobi??s New Highway.” BBC News, 27 Nov. 2021, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59383324.
  2. Bell, By Cnn Melissa. “France Has Suffered a Wine ‘disaster.?? But There Could Be a Silver Lining.” CNN, 26 Nov. 2021, edition.cnn.com/travel/article/france-burgundy-wine-disaster-cmd/index.html.
  
  After if you want to make another direct citation on https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ngt-panel-recommends-rs-2cr-environment-compensation/articleshow/87938557.cms,
  
  (before content)
  According to the times of India, "The case is in connection with the change in scope of the flood flow canal and Gouravelli reservoir in Telangana. NGT South bench has constituted a joint committee comprising the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) and Central Water Commission." 3
  (after content)
  
  The number is 3, as it is on the third of the reference list. So your list will be
  
  References
  1. Onyango, By Emmanuel. “Kenya Tree Felling Sparks Anger over Nairobi??s New Highway.” BBC News, 27 Nov. 2021, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59383324.
  2. Bell, By Cnn Melissa. “France Has Suffered a Wine ‘disaster.?? But There Could Be a Silver Lining.” CNN, 26 Nov. 2021, edition.cnn.com/travel/article/france-burgundy-wine-disaster-cmd/index.html.
  3. Reddy, Sudhakar. “Telangana: NGT Panel Recommends Rs 2 Crore Environment Compensation.” The Times of India, 27 Nov. 2021, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ngt-panel-recommends-rs-2cr-environment-compensation/articleshow/87938557.cms.
  
  Though the following ambassador did not use direct citation, Just use it as an example:
  
  https://tunza.eco-generation.org/ambassadorReportView.jsp?viewID=56734
  
  If you have further doubts, please mail me!
  
  Thanks,
  
  Joon
  
  Posted 27-11-2021 15:23

• Pranav Gaba says :
  Dear mentor Joon and Hannah,
  Greetings. Hope you both are keeping well with yourself.
  
  Today, i have a small request to make. If it's okay with you, can we please schedule a short zoom meeting where you can teach me how to give references in an article? I have posted all my reports each month but I am not very confident if that's the right way to write a report. I would be really grateful if you can take the time to teach me how to write great reports.
  
  Let me know.
  
  Best,
  
  Pranav
  Posted 27-11-2021 12:13