TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 19 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Assam Floods* , the situation is yet to return to normal as nearly 35 lakh people have been affected due to floods in 25 districts. The government is carrying out rescue and relief measures

2. *Weekend lockdown imposed across UP, Uttarakhand in wake of spurt in COVID -19 cases* : In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed people not to venture out without any proper reason during restriction period.

3. Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has said that all capitals of *North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by 2023.* Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya is in progress. Jammu and Kashmir railway are underway at full speed, and the Katra-Banihal rail link project is likely to be completed by December 2022.

4. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Saturday reminded tax payers that the new tax credit statement— *form 26AS—will contain more details about various transactions* made by tax payers which should not be ignored while filing tax returns. Form 26AS earlier used to give details of taxes deducted and collected at source (TDS and TCS) and some other details including other taxes paid and TDS defaults but the more comprehensive statement of financial transactions to be shown in the revised form will “help the taxpayers recall all their major financial transactions so that they have a ready reckoner to enable them while filing the income tax returns.”

5.. *Rajasthan Govt Crisis* : BJP dares Gehlot to hold floor test; Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) supports CM Ashok Gehlot.

6. A day after the Special Operation Group (SOG) of *Rajasthan* Police registered criminal cases over purported audio clips of BJP leaders plotting to topple the Ashok Gehlot government, the *BJP on* Saturday sought a *CBI probe into the “phone tapping”* of all the political leaders in the state.

7. *Defense Minister* Rajnath Singh *visited* the *Amarnath shrine* on Saturday to review the security arrangements ahead of the commencement of the Yatra

8. The *West Bengal* government on Saturday said there was *no need to panic* as the *COVID-19* situation in the state was *under control* .There are 676 containment zones in the state at present, and a total lockdown has been clamped in those areas to stem the spread of coronavirus

9. *Kerala* CM Pinarayi Vijayan said *community transmission of Covid-19* has been *detected* in two coastal hamlets in Thiruvananthapuram. More than 150 cases have been reported each in Poonthura and Pulluvila.

10. *Manipur`s* Additional Director General of Police *ADGP* (Law and Order) Arvind Kumar allegedly *shot himself* with his service gun at his official quarter at 2nd Manipur Rifles Complex in Imphal, he was rushed to hospital.

11. The Shri *Ram Janmabhoomi* Teertha Kshetra *Trust* has *invited* Prime Minister Narendra *Modi* to lay the foundation stone of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya either on *August 3 or 5* , both auspicious dates

12. *Three militants* were *killed* in a gunfight at Amshipora *in Shopian* district on Saturday

13. *Punjab* to hold civic body *elections* in the second week of *October* ,

14. The *Shiv Sena’s* Aaditya Thackeray-led *youth wing* Yuva Sena on moved the supreme court *seeking* *cancellation of the final year exams of universities* across states in view of the COVID-19 crisis.

15. Largest human *trial* of the *coronavirus vaccine* being developed by the Indian agencies will *begin* *from Monday* *at* Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences *(AIIMS)* . According to reports, Delhi AIIMS has obtained the required permission from the Centre for conducting the human trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine.

16. *India’s Covid* tally to *10.38 lakh* Death toll rises to 26,273

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. *ITBP* *works out advance course* on Mandarin for troops to better *deal with Chinese forces* . Every officer, jawan has to complete the course, which will include basic learning

2. India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to *Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of* a recent *global hacking* incident targeting high-profile users

3. *China and Iran* are on the brink of *signing* a major economic and *security partnership* is a transformative moment that presents a *serious challenge to Indian foreign policy.* The immediate impact has already been the end of the road for the important Chahbahar rail project, which was aimed to open up Indian connectivity to Afghanistan.

WORLD NEWS:

1. The *Bangladesh* Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has issued orders for the telecom companies to *stop free internet* services to its subscribers for *accessing social media* .

2. US breaks record with 77,000 *COVID-19* cases in one day. *United States surpassed 3.63 million* on Friday

3. *Nelson Mandela Day* is celebrated in honour of Nelson Mandela and is held on *18 July* . that is Nelson Mandela’s birthday.

4. US President Donald *Trump* has *nominated* an *Indian American lawyer* Sue Ghosh Stricklett who has been active in the Republican Party and with the Hindu American Coalition *to head* the Asian operations of the US Agency for International Development *(USAID)* .

5. *Nepal* planning to *resume* domestic, international *flights* services from *August 5*

*Sports:*

1. International Olympic Committee *(IOC)* president Thomas Bach said that he hopes next year’s Tokyo Games will be seen as a marker for a post-coronavirus time.
The *Tokyo Olympics* next year will *use* the *same venues* and follow an almost identical competition schedule.

2. Board of Cricket Council of India. The Indian Premier League *(IPL)* franchises have started doing their homework and are *planning to hire* chartered *planes* to *ferry their players to UAE.* They want players to undergo isolation period in India.

3. Veteran Indian cricketer *Harbhajan* Singh *asks* Punjab govt to *withdraw his Khel Ratna nomination*

4. *THE WISDEN TROPHY, 2020, 2ND TEST*
ENG Vs West Indies

ENG 469/9
DEC (162.0 OV)
WI trail by 437 runs
WI 32/1 (14.0 OV)

*USD 74.93 GBP 94.16*
_In Vadodara_(Guj)
*Gold ₹49,340@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
*Silver ₹52,900@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 77.56*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 78.11*

FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

*Telangana* is a state in southern India. Its capital is Hyderabad. The name “Telangana” refers to the word *Trilinga Desa* , earned due to the presence of its territory between three ancient Shiva Temples at Kaleshwaram, Srisailam, and Draksharamam. A more historical reasoning is that during the reign of Nizams, the region was known as *Telugu Angana* to differentiate it from the areas where Marathi was spoken. Days passed and people started calling Telangana with Bhagyanagar(Now Hyderabad) has its capital.

After India’s independence in 1947, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, refused to join the Indian Union despite repeated requests from Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel. The Indian army annexed Hyderabad and the Nizam surrendered to Sardar Patel on 17th September, 1948 under Madras Presidency. Government of India agreed for creation of a separate Telangana state in July, 2013 and Telangana came into effect on June 2, 2014 as ‘Telangana state’, the 29th state of Indian Union.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY*:

Life is not qualified by speaking fluent english, branded clothes or a lifestyle. It measures by the number of faces who smile and respect with pure heart when they here your name.

JOKES OF THE DAY:*

*पप्पू* : यार मेरे बाल बहुत झड़ रहे हैं।
*Frnd* : क्यों?
*पप्पू* : चिंता से यार☹️
*Frnd* : किस बात की चिंता है यार तुझे?
*पप्पू* : बाल झड़ने की।

❓❓❓*TELL ME WHY:

*Why Horse Does Not Get Tired?*

They are very efficient. don’t have any muscles in the bottom half of their legs, just tendons and ligaments to help them move. This makes them very efficient at running longer distances at a steady quick speed (around 30 miles an hour). The stamina of horses is influenced by genetics and physical fitness. Horses generally are considered an athletic species with large hearts and lungs for their size, but some breeds have greater stamina than others. Thin skin and flat muscles, to allow rapid cooling during prolonged exercise.

*Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?*

That’s because horses actually doze while on their feet and lie down for Rapid Eye Movement sleep. … To protect themselves, horses instead doze while standing. They’re able to do this through the stay apparatus, a special system of tendons and ligaments that enables a horse to lock the major joints in its legs.

LEARN SANSKRIT*:

*द्वन्द युद्ध* {dvand yuddh} = SINGLE COMBAT/One to One combat

HOW IT WORKS⁉:

*How pearls are formed*
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A natural pearl begins its life inside an oyster’s shell when an intruder, such as a grain of sand or bit of floating food, slips in between one of the two shells of the oyster, a type of mollusk, and the protective layer that covers the mollusk’s organs, called the mantle. … Cultured pearls are made in the same way

Typically, an Akoya pearl will grow between 10 to 14 months before reaching a size of up to 9mm in diameter, a Tahitian pearl may grow for 18 to 24 months to reach a size of 10mm and a South Sea pearl will grow between 2 and 3 years to reach diameters of up to 15mm.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

Important rivers of India : The Ganges, Yamuna (a tributary of Ganges), Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Sindhu, and Kaveri. Parts of the Indus River also flow over Indian soil.

VEDIK GYAN:

*Why do we do 108 rounds(pradakshana) in temples?* or *Japa Mala has 108 or Ashtotra 108 etc…*

Astronomically, there are 27 constellations of stars in our galaxy, and each one them has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers the whole galaxy.

*Numerical scale:* The addition of digits of number 108 is 9, Indian Vedas, treats the Sun as God, and Sun has 12 signs (Zodiac signs). In Yajurved, Sun is related with Lord Brahma (the number 9), remember – 12 * 9 = 108.

According to Indian mythology, there are 4 Yugs
Satyug – consists of 172,800 years (1+7+2+8 = 18 == (1+8 = 9)
TretaYug consists of 1296000 years (1+2+9+6 = 18 = (1+8 = 9)
DwaparYug consists of 864000 years (8+4+6) = 18 = (1+8 = 9)
Kaliyug consists of 432000 years (4+3+2) = 9

The Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र) is a spinning, disk-like weapon, literally meaning “disk of auspicious vision,” having 108 serrated edges used by Shri Vishnu Bhagwan.

First thing i want clear here Santana Dharma is not a religion, here *dharma* means “cosmic law and order”, as applied to the teachings for mankind to leave in systematic way.

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

*Benefits of Jaggery* *गुड़*

Jaggery (or gur) is made from unrefined sugar, and is obtained by boiling raw, concentrated sugar cane juice till it solidifies. Although jaggery is also made from the sap of coconut and date palm, the one made from sugar cane is the one that’s used most widely.

It prevents constipation by aiding digestion. It activates the digestive enzymes in our body, thus helps in proper digestion of food. That’s why many people prefer eating jaggery after a meal.

Eating a piece of jaggery daily can help women combat PMS symptoms including mood swings, menstrual cramps and abdominal pain.

It acts as a detox, as it helps cleanse the liver by flushing out nasty toxins from the body. Jaggery is loaded with antioxidants and minerals like zinc and selenium, which help prevent free-radicals (responsible for early ageing). It helps boost resistance against infections, hence building stronger immunity.

_People who are diabetic or are following a weight loss diet should monitor their consumption of jaggery, as it can lead to weight gain and fluctuations in blood-sugar levels_

*Instead of candy/Chocolate, jaggery is very good for children’s health.*

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