TODAY’S TOP NEWS:10 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS

1. The Indian Army is running a free school for children of Kasmir valley’s Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir amid the coronavirus lockdown by maintaining social distance.

2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has e-Inaugurated 6 strategic bridges in sensitive border areas of Jammu & Kashmir. 2 bridges out of the 6 are on the Tarnah Nallah of the Kathua district In Jammu district’s Akhnoor-Pallanwala road, 4 bridges are located.

3. All these 6 bridges were constructed by Borders Roads Organisation under Project Sampark The length of the 6 bridges ranges from a minimum of 30 metres to a maximum of 300 metres. Total cost for the construction of the 6 bridges was Rs 43 crore

4. 11-year-old volunteer teacher Samika Gupta wins prestigious ‘Diana Award’; She is amongst the 15 Indians who have been given this honour. Young Samika who is a student herself works with an NGO for their Child-to-Child programme and teaches needy children’s by providing basic essentials.

5. BJP activist Sheikh Waseem Bari, hid father and brother killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora. The attack took place on the fourth death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

6. The CBI has taken over investigations into the gruesome killing of a father-son duo after alleged torture by police personnel at Sathankulam Police Station in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu,

7. The kingpin of Kanpur encounter gangster Vikas Dubey was on Thursday arrested by police from Ujjain temple and handed over to UP STF. Ujjain’s Home Guard platoon commander Ruby Yadav – who headed the team which nabbed gangster Vikas Dubey – on Thursday, Earlier, two aides of Dubey were gunned down in a separate encounter in Uttar Pradesh.

8. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for allocation of additional foodgrain extended for 5 months till November

9. Rice/wheat at the scale of 5 kg per person per month is provided being to beneficiaries covered under NFSA (National Food Security Act), 2013 Free distribution of whole Chana @ 1kg per month will also be done.

10. General and health insurers can offer cover for more than ₹5 lakh under Arogya Sanjeevani: IRDAI

11. Govt. extends time limit for availing of free gas refill by Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries by 3 months from July 1

12. Odisha becomes First State in India to Use Space Technology & Artificial Intelligence for Safeguarding and protecting Government Lands. web and mobile-based solution named ‘BLUIS’- Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System.

13. Government today rejected a note circulating in media which claims that CBSE has released result dates for board examinations and also lists three websites to view the results

14. In Chhattisgarh, 25 Maoists today surrendered in Dantewada district of Bastar division

15. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested two Class 1 officers Lokhande and Sethi for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh to approve payment of salaries as per the Seventh Pay Commission to employees of the Department of Cooperative Societies Akola in Maharashtra

16. Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 6,603 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 2,23,724

17. 16 fresh COVID-19 cases in Nagaland, total tally rises to 673

18. 500-bedded COVID care centre opens at Delhi’s Common Wealth Games village

19. The Uttar Pradesh government announced a lockdown in the entire state from 10 pm on July 10 to 5 am on July 13.

20. COVID-19 IN INDIA

TOTAL CASES 767296
ACTIVE 269789
RECOVERED 476378
DEATHS 21129

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. Except for the Indian State-owned Doordarshan’s new channel DD News, Nepal based Multi-System Operators have issued a broadcasting ban on all other Indian New Channels in Nepal.

2. Navy’s Operation Samudra Setu to bring back Indians stranded abroad concluded amid of COVID 19.

3. PM to deliver inaugural address virtual conference ‘India Global Week 2020’ in UK; theme: ‘Be The Revival: India and a Better New World’

4 . NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) launches NASSCOM Launchpad to trade between India and US

5. Under National Mission for Manuscripts, the Union Ministry of Culture will be reprinting all the 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur Manuscripts. Till March 2022 reprint will be get completed.

6. The first earth observation satellite to be entirely developed by Brazil will be launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The satellite is known by the name ‘Amazonia-1’. The exact launch date of Amazonia-1 hasn’t been confirmed yet.

7. On 25th January 2004, an agreement was signed for cooperation in the field of outer space between India and Brazil. As a part of the framework agreement, ISRO will be launching a micro-satellite of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB).

8. Kanjur is a word by Lord Buddha that means ‘Concise Orders’ (in the Mongolian language). 108 volumes of Buddhist canonical texts – Mongolian Kanjur has been translated from the Tibetan language and is one of the most important religious texts in Mongolia.

WORLD NEWS:

1. U.S. Govt. announces visa restrictions for Chinese officials under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act

2. China reportedly had 46 nuclear reactors active. These 46 nuclear reactors provided a power capacity of 42.8 GW. At the end of May 2020, the Nuclear Capacity of China was at 48.8 GW. By 2035, China Nuclear Energy Association has set a target to achieve about 200 GW.

3. Persecution of Minorities in Pakistan continues as this time the Islamic activists have blocked the construction of Shree Krishna Mandir- the first first Hindu Temple in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Since the formation of Pakistan back in 1947, no Hindu Temple had been constructed in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.

4. Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has announced on 8th July 2020 that Sri Lanka and the Maldives have eliminated Rubella Virus.

SPORTS:

1. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly announces cancellation of Asia Cup scheduled for September

2. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri, who had tendered his resignation in February has been now officially asked by senior BCCI officials to quit with immediate effect for “leaking confidential Board information.”

3. China will not hold most international sporting events for the rest of 2020 as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus

4. Thailand could become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex civil partnerships

5. A prominent Iraqi expert on jihadi groups in the Middle East, including ISIS, Hisham al-Hashimi, 47 was shot dead by unknown gunmen in front of his home in central Baghdad,

6. The mayor of Seoul — considered the second-most powerful official in South Korea — has been found dead on a mountainside within the capital city.

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FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

*Jharkhand* is a state in eastern India.Its capital is *Ranchi* , It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000.

*झार* ‘ या ‘झाड़’ यानी trees/Bushes/forest *खण्ड* -. अनुभाग/टुकड़े
*LAND OF FORESTS*
Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, and West Bengal to the east.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

Every problem has two solutions:-

1 *भाग लो* (Participate)
2. *भाग लो* (Run away….)

Choice is yours….‍♂️

JOKE OF THE DAY

सुबह-सुबह पत्नी नींद से उठते ही बोली, “अजी सुनते हो?”

*पति* – “बोलो! क्या हुआ ?”

*पत्नी* – “मुझे सपना आया कि आप मेरे लिए हीरों का हार लेकर आए हो।”

*पति* – ठीक है, तो वापिस सो जा और पहन ले।”

TELL ME WHY❓❓❓

‍♂️ *What is the history behind the Sikh turban?*

The word Sikh means Student or Discipline.

Although Indians have been wearing turbans since very old times.
*Turban assumed an important symbol of defiance to the Mughal invaders.*
During Mughal period (1526AD-1750AD). India was conquered and orders were passed by them that “only ruling classes can wear Turban since it is a sign of royalty”.

Hindus and others were not allowed to wear Turbans. Thus the weak minded population removed their Turbans as an act of submission to the foreign rulers, to earn their pleasure. But, strong-minded Hindus especially the warrior classes of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab etc. did not obey the orders of their foreign rulers and kept their heads covered with Turban to maintain their heritage and honour. Thus they revolted against the orders of the foreign rulers to maintain and preserve the old Indian heritage and honour despite having to lay down their lives and sacrifice lots of blood.

The turban thus became an article of a Sikh’s religion, creed, politics, race and nation. Because of their ideal behaviour, a turban wearer Sikh began to be respectfully addressed as *Sardar* (Chief or leader) in India.

For the Sikhs their turban is an integral part of the dress, their identity and a constant reminder of their obligation to the Gurus. It expects the wearer to live up to a certain standard behaviour. It is also considered a symbol of courage and honour.

It is said that when Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred in Chandni Chowk Delhi, people of Delhi dared not come forward to claim his body. The next *Guru Gobind Singh* is reported to have said, “ *I will make the Sikhs distinguishable among millions so that they demonstrate their religion openly* ”. He therefore ordained in 1699 AD that all Sikhs would wear turbans, carry swords and beat drums, forbidden to the common people.

LEARN SANSKRIT:

*भवति* : bhavati : (bhu + a) becomes *; to be; exists*

HOW IT WORKS: ⁉

*How does a lizard walk/stay on vertical and horizontal walls?*

Lizards have pads on their feet. These pads consist of wide plates or scales and are present below their fingers and toes. The outer layer of each plate or scale is composed of innumerable tiny hooks for-med by free, bent tips of cells. These minute hooks create the conditions like a suction pump and thus, enable lizards to run up on apparently smooth walls and even upside down on plaster ceilings. Because these hook-like cells are bent downward and to the rear, the lizard curls its toes upwards to disengage them. Thus while walking or running on horizontal or vertical walls, a lizard curls and uncurls its toes thus creating a suction pressure which enables it to cling on to the walls

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

The *G20* is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union.

Founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. *Chairman*
Saudi Arabia King: *Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud* Next G20 summit will be held on 21–22 November 2020 in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia

VEDIK GYAN:

*Adi Shankaracharya*
(788 CE- 820 CE) (disputed)
His works in Sanskrit discuss the unity of the Ātman and Nirguna Brahman “brahman without attributes”.
His works elaborate on ideas found in the Upanishads. He travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra.

Shankaracharya (शङ्कराचार्य) is a commonly used title of heads of monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, teachers from the successive line of teachers dating back to him are known as Shankaracharyas.

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

Saliva is a glorious thing.
It found to have properties that help speed up the healing process. Have you noticed? Our Oral mucosa heals faster than skin, Saliva contains cell-derived tissue factor, and many compounds that are antibacterial or promote healing.

When you suck on a cut finger, white blood cells in your spit release an arsenal of weapons to defeat bacterial invaders.

Wound licking is an instinctive response in many animals to lick an injury. Dogs, cats, small rodents, horses, and primates all lick wounds. Saliva contains tissue factor which promotes the blood clotting mechanism. The enzyme lysozyme is found in many tissues and is known to attack the cell walls of many gram-positive bacteria, aiding in defense against infection.

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