TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 03 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL:

1. 28 new ministers inducted in Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet

2. Madhya Pradesh (MP) chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a major Cabinet expansion on Thursday around three months after unseating the Congress’s Kamal Nath government, as 28 ministers were sworn in.

3. Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains

4. All Archaeological Survey of India protected monuments will be reopened for the public from July 6 with entry only through e-tickets, a cap on the number of visitors and mandatory wearing of masks

5. Karnataka reported 1,272 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 8,194. Karnataka has reported 16,514 cases of coronavirus till date.

6. Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes

7. With 2,373 fresh coronavirus cases, Delhi’s COVID-19 tally reaches 92,175; death toll climbs to 2,864

8. In an important decision ahead of the Bihar Assembly election, the Election Commission announced that people above 65 years of age and coronavirus COVID-19 patients will now be eligible to vote through postal ballot. This decision will be applied in the Bihar election.

9. Transgenders can soon aspire to lead combat troops in central paramilitary forces as the government is mulling allowing them take the annual Union Public Service Commission exam for recruitment as officers in these forces deployed across the country for various internal security duties

10. The Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) arrested Inspector Sridhar in connection with the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo at a Tamil Nadu police station on Thursday.

11. The government on Wednesday asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate the bungalow allotted to her in Lutyens’ Delhi within a month, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her Special Protection Group protection.

12. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Ladakh on Friday to take stock of India’s military preparedness in the wake of a bitter border standoff with the Chinese troops in the region

14. The Indian Railways on Thursday (July 2, 2020) broke another record by operating ‘SheshNaag’, a 2.8 km-long train amalgamating four empty BOXN rakes, powered by four sets of electric locomotives.

15. COVID-19: AIIMS partners IIT-Delhi to launch app ‘COPAL-19’ for patients needing plasma therapy

16. Home Ministry extends Armed Forces (Special power Act) (AFSPA) 1958 in Nagaland for six months from June 30

17. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya takes charge as the new Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

18. In the wake of the custodial death of Jayaraj and Bennicks, DMK Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi urged the Centre to promulgate an ordinance to curb custodial violence and police brutality. In an email addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, she argued that it was necessary to have a legal framework for victims to access justice

19. CONFIRMED COVID CASES : INDIA

TOTAL. 604,641
ACTIVE. 226,947 RECOVERED. 359,860
DEATHS. 17,834

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. Former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, hailed India’s action to ban 59 apps linked to Chinese firms including Tik Tok and said New Delhi is continuing to show it will not back down from China’s aggression.

2. Amid the ongoing tensions on the border with China, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday approved deals worth ₹38,900 crore. This includes procurement of 21 MiG-29 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), upgrade of 59 of them and acquirement of 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft.

3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the coronavirus crisis on Thursday and resolved to strengthen the Indo-Russia ties for jointly addressing the challenges of the post-Covid world.

4. Diplomat Indra Mani Pandey appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations

5. “Dream Kerala project” announced for rehabilitation of Keralites returning from abroad

WORLD NEWS:

1. G4 virus found in pigs in China: Scientists warn of another pandemic potential

2. Fire breaks out at Iranian nuclear facility, no casualties reported

3. The US Department of Defence in its report on Afghanistan has said the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region remains a sanctuary for various terror groups. These groups include al-Qaeda Core (AQ), al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K).

4. WORLD COVID CASES

CONFIRMED 10,795,162
ACTIVE 4,547,959
RECOVERED 5,729,145
DEATHS 518,058

*Sports:*

1. Everton Weekes, West Indies cricket legend and the last surviving member of the famous three ‘Ws’ formed by him, Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Worrell had breathed his last in 1967 and Walcott in 2006. All three of them, born a few kilometres apart in Barbados, had made their Test debuts for West Indies in 1948.

2. India’s Kritika Pandey wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’

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Facts about India :

Sri Krishna Devaraya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty and is considered to be its greatest ruler. He possessed the largest empire in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. Tenali Ramakrishna was an Indian poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of Sri Krishna Devaraya.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

All the problems are stuck between Mind h Matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

WHY❓❓❓:

*Why Do We Get Chills With a Fever?*

When the brain increases the body’s temperature set point, the body strives to meet that higher temperature. You feel cold because technically you are colder than your body’s new set point. In turn, the body works to generate heat to warm itself by contracting and relaxing muscles — hence the shivering, or chills.

A fever is when your body increases its internal thermostat, found in the hypothalamus. If you exercise hard or it’s a hot day, your body temperature might increase, but the thermostat remains at around 36.8°C. When you feel hot the hypothalamus tries to correct this with sweating and increased blood flow to the skin.

LEARN SANSKRIT*:

*दिव्य* : Heavenly, Brilliant

HOW IT WORKS! ?:

*How an Thermometer works* ?️

A thermometer has a glass tube sealed at both ends and is partly filled with a liquid like mercury or alcohol. As the temperature around the thermometer’s bulb heats up, the liquid rises in the glass tube. … When it is hot, the liquid inside the thermometer will expand and rise in the tube.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

C. Rajagopalachari

(First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award). Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 1950.

VEDIK GNAN:

Shri Krishna did not marry Radha. Instead, he married Rukmini and Satyabhama. Therefore, devotees wonder why Krishna never married Radha, whom he loved so much. Radha and Krishna were never two entities. In fact, they were one. Therefore, when Krishna and Radha were one, how could they marry?

Another theory suggests that Krishna is associated with Radha to narrate the importance and power of love. The world would not exist if there is no love, and hence, Radha and Krishna’s bond showcases the strength of this emotion.

Krishna didn’t married Radha because Lord Vishnu curse of separation from his love every time which he got from Sage Bhrigu for killing his wife. His wife was hiding Asurs but sage was unaware of it. So Sage Bhrigu cursed Lord Vishnu to be separated from his love in every birth and have to feel the pain of separation.

*HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not)

*FEVER*

A viral fever is any fever that happens as a result of a viral infection. Viruses are tiny germs that spread easily from person to person.

Most people’s usual body temperature is around 98.6°F (37°C). Anything 1 degree or more above this is considered a fever.

1. Drink more fluids. This causes your body to sweat in an effort to cool down

2. You can help cool down your body by surrounding it with cooler temperatures, sponge bath.

3. Try to avoid using too many extra blankets when you have chills.

4. Use a fan to keep air circulating.

5. Keeping a wet cotton cloth on forehead and sponge frequently.

See a doctor immediately if you have a child:
Younger than three months with a 100.4°F (38°C) or higher fever

Three to six months old with 102°F (38.9°C) or higher fever

Six to 24 months old with a 102°F (38.9°C) or higher fever that lasts more than a day

Two years old or older with fever who is listless, irritable or vomiting repeatedly

if you’re an adult with a 103°F (39.4°C) or higher fever

*PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINT SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFE*