TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 08 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. The Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus for classes 9 to 12 has been reduced by 30% this year due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Paytm to acquire general insurance company Raheja QBE for Rs 568 crore

3. Lieutenant General Basant Kumar Repswal, the new Commandant of the ASC Centre and College visited ASC Centre (North) and paid homage at the Animal War Memorial – the only one of its kind in Asia in Bengaluru

4. The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a month more to the Centre to implement its February verdict on giving all serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers permanent commission in the Indian Army

5. The World Bank and the Government of India on Tuesday signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river. The Second National Ganga River Basin Project will help stem pollution in the iconic river

6. Full-service carrier Vistara said the airline will now allow it’s passengers to book two seats to and flying with one seat empty, to maintain social distancing in a aircraft.

7. West Bengal state government will enforce a total lockdown in containment zones of the state from 5 pm on July 9 to stem COVID-19 spread

8. A man, accused in a series of murders and sexual assaults on women, was sentenced to death by a court for the rape and killing of a schoolgirl in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district.

9. TikTok ban in India is having a drastic effect on many people, especially youngsters. An 18-year-old a student at Delhi University TikTok creator committed suicide. The girl reportedly had a lot of followers on TikTok and the ban on the popular Chinese app might have caused depression and led her to take the drastic step.‍♂️

10 .The Supreme Court Tuesday extended till July 15 the protection granted to senior journalist Vinod Dua from any coercive action in a sedition case filed against him by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show.

11. The main aide of gangster Vikas Dubey involved in the attack in which eight police personnel were killed was arrested in a pre-dawn encounter in Kanpur,

12. Wanted Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey, responsible for the murder of eight policemen, was allegedly hiding in a hotel in Faridabad. However, he escaped before the local police could conduct a raid.

13. marketsOne of India’s leading bicycle makers – Hero Cycles, has cancelled an upcoming Rs 900 crore deal with China as part of its commitment to boycott Chinese products

14. A five-day lockdown has been imposed in all urban areas and five block headquarters of Odisha’s Ganjam amid the coronavirus crisis. The restrictions will be in place from July 9 till July 13. Essential services will, however, continue to function.

15. HyderabadThe process of conducting clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, began on Tuesday at the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad

16. COVID CASES CONFIRMED 7,19,665
DEATHS 20,160

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. China starts withdrawing troops from Galwan Valley, Gogra Hot Spring and Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh

2. Kuwait to limit number of Indians to 15% of its total population; 8 lakh may be required to leave the Gulf country

3. American authorities are planning to ban all Chinese apps.

4. Road construction on no man’s land along India-Nepal border halted. Uttar Pradesh shares a 599.3 km long open border with Nepal touching seven districts — Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Sravasti, Balrampur, Sidhharthnagar and Maharajganj

5. Nepal’s ruling and opposition political parties voted in unison to amend the Constitution to update the national emblem by incorporating the controversial map incorporating Lipulekh, to Kalapani and Limpiyadhura in India’s Uttrakhand, a move described by New Delhi as “untenable.”

WORLD NEWS:

1. The United Kingdom has announced sanctions against the Commander in Chief of Myanmar Army General Min Aung Hlaing and his Deputy Soe Win for their alleged involvement in human rights violations against the Rohingyas and other ethnic communities

2. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the country is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok,

3. The government of Bangladesh has launched a ‘Digital Haat’ for online sale and purchase of sacrificial animals ahead of the festival of Eid-Ul-Azha.

4.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic provides new opportunities for terror groups.

5. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

6. Bhutan, the Bhutan Embassy on Tuesday asserted that the boundary between the two nations is under negotiation and has not been demarcated. In June, China had claimed that the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Bhutan is a “disputed” territory.

7. 21 dead, 15 injured as bus falls into lake in China’s Guizhou Province,

8. WORLD COVID CASES CONFIRMED 1,16,62,574
DEATHS 5,39,058

SPORTS:

1. Chess: G. Akash becomes India’s 66th Grandmaster

2. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland wins season-opening Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg

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FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

The origin of the word *Punjab* can probably be traced to the Sanskrit “panca-nada” [pɐntʃɐnɐd̪ɐ], which literally means “five rivers”, and is used as the name of a region in Mahabharata. …
*Panj* (five) and *āb* (waters). Thus Panjāb roughly means “the land of five rivers” Or “The Land of Five Waters”, referring to the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

Every phase in our life is bound to teach us something valuable. But it depends on us whether we analyse lessons or just turn the pages.

JOKE OF THE DAY:

*सेनेटाइजर और साबुन से हाथ धोते-धोते*
*”पैसे वाली लकीर” भी*
*मिटती दिख रही है…*

*और…*
*ना धोंये तो साला*
*”उम्र वाली लकीर” मिटती दिखती है*..

*भरे बाजार देखता हूँ तो लगता है*
*कोरोना दुनिया में आया ही नहीं।*

*और…*
*न्यूज़ चैनल देखूं तो लगता है अब कोई जिन्दा बचेगा ही नहीं* !!

*चक्कर क्या है*

TELL ME WHY❓❓❓:

*Why windsock is used in Airports and helipads* ⁉

A windsock is a conical textile tube that resembles a giant sock. Windsocks can be used as a basic guide to wind direction and speed.

Alternating stripes of high visibility orange and white were initially used to help to estimate the speed of wind. Each stripe adds up 3 knots to the estimated wind speed. A fully extended windsock suggests a wind speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) or greater.

Windsocks are used to tell wind speed and the direction of the wind speed itself. Windsocks typically are used at airports to indicate the direction and strength of the wind to pilots and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage.

Whether taking off or landing, the rudder of a plane will be used to maintain runway alignment, and will be applied opposite to the direction of the crosswind component which will be shown by windsocks. The aileron will be applied into the wind direction which makes safe landing/take off

LEARN SANSKRIT:

*विद्रोह* : REBELLION

HOW IT WORKS❗❗❓:

A remote control* or clicker is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly.

Early television remote controls (1956–1977) used ultrasonic tones. Present-day remote controls are commonly consumer infrared devices which send digitally-coded pulses of infrared radiation to control functions. An IR remote (also called a transmitter) uses light to carry signals from the remote to the device it controls. It emits pulses of invisible infrared light that correspond to specific binary codes. These codes represent commands, such as power on, volume up, or channel down.

Remote control in the 2000s includes Bluetooth connectivity, motion sensor-enabled capabilities and voice control

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

*Satya Narayana Nadella* is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chief executive officer of *Microsoft* .

*VEDIK GNAN*

Barbarika alias Khatushyamji Baliyadev alias Shyam was a grandson of Bhima (second of the Pandava brothers), and the son of Ghatotkacha. Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhima and Hidimba. Even in his childhood, Barbarika was a very brave warrior. He learnt the art of warfare from his mother.

Barbareek was extremely powerful, good enough to kill everyone with just three arrows. Before the Mahabharata war, Lord Krishna asked all the warriors how many days they would take to end the war. All of them answered at an average of 20-15 days. When asked, Barbarika answered that he will end the war in just a minute.

Barbarik told that he had three arrows.

With one arrow he would mark the enemies and by the second arrow he would bind them as making a group and with the third arrow he would kill all those who had been marked and bound and also those who were not marked and could not be grouped but were enemies.

Shri Krishna asked how could he know about Mahabharata, then Barbarik revealed that he got news from his father and mother and requested his mother’s permission so as to participate in the war. His mother allowed that the *weaker* and *helpless* be helped by him and he agreed to the words of his mother.Here comes the point that Barbarik was born to help the *helpless* and the *weaker* side.

The conclusion was made by Lord Krishna that for Barbarik the side to war is not important but the weak psition and the helplessness was prominent so He could even fight for the Kauravas if Zaathey became weak. The respect to Barbarik was offered by Lord Krishna by seeking his head because helping the helpless and the weaker people was the divine attribute and not the human warfare attitude to kill the opponents whether he is weak or the helpless but in the battlefield.

Krishna too was impressed by his bravery and after cutting his head, he placed it in the town of Khatu. Kept on a hill top, this severed head saw the entire war of Mahabharat so that Mahabharata be commenced as per Dharma.

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

*Backache* is the most common problem and here are few home remedies to cure it.

1. Mix camphor in coconut oil and boil it for 5 minutes. Cool it and store it in a bottle. Massage it twice in a week before going to sleep to get rid of backache.

2. While you’re spending some time watching TV, put a hot-water bag on back supported by a cushion. The heat based treatment will help you recover backache.

3. Massage your back with mustard oil an hour prior to going for a shower. Make sure you take a hot water shower.

4. In a warm glass of milk, add a pinch of turmeric and few drops of honey. Make it a habit to have this regularly to get rid of backache, body pain as well as cough and cold too.

5. Add ginger while brewing your tea, it will help you lower the chances of backache.

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