TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 21 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Punjab* PSEB board class *12 result* 2020 to be released *on July 21* on pseb.ac.in.@ 11.00 AM

2. *Private trains to begin* plying by March *2023* : Railways Ministry said.

3. *Union Health* & Family Welfare *Minister* Dr. Harsh Vardhan *launches* ‘ *Plasma Donation Campaign* ’ in association with Delhi Police at AIIMS

4. *Minister of food* Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal *e-inaugurated* the first Mega *Food Park* The Zoram Food Park (non-governmental) in Mizoram. Government of India will provide financial assistance of Rs 50,000 crores per mega food park project.

5. The *Tamil Nadu* State *Government* *signed* eight new Memorandum of Understanding of Rs *10,399 crores* . The *MoUs* will bring investments in the areas of bring investments of solar cells, agrotech, iron foundry and module manufacturing.

6. *Lashkar-e-Toiba’s terror funding* module *busted* in Jammu, one arrested

7. *Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force.* The act will empower consumers, help them to protect their rights through its provisions such as Consumer Protection Council and Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. The act replaces Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

8. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister *YS Jagan Mohan Reddy* on Monday (July 20) held a *review meeting* with officials on the eve of signing the MoU with cooperative giant *AMUL for the development of dairy* and dairy products in the state.

9. Amid *political chaos in Rajasthan,* Congress has sacked Deputy CM *Sachin Pilot* and has sent *disqualification* *notice to* all 19 MLAs. Sachin Pilot has decided to *move the court* challenging the notice

I0. *AIIMS to conduct human clinical trial of COVID-19* vaccine in three phases, on 1125 people out of the 1800+ volunteers, who registered on the AIIMS website.

11. The State Government of *Assam announced* that so far *108 animals* of Kaziranga National Park *died in* the recent *floods* in the state.

12. *Sikkim to impose* *week-long lockdown* from July 21 amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases

13. *No extension of lockdown in Bengaluru* after July 22, says BBMP Commissioner of the city civic body N Manjunatha Prasad.

14. The *Delhi government* will be *providing financial* assistance of Rs 10 lakh *to the family of a* 56-year-old *man* who *drowned* while trying to manoeuvre his mini-truck through a waterlogged underpass following *heavy rains in the city* . Kundan Singh, survived by his wife and two daughters, was driving a Tata Ace from the New Delhi Railway Station to Connaught Place when he got stuck under the waterlogged Minto Bridge.

15. *PM Modi talks to CM KCR about COVID19* containment *in Telangana.* K Chandrashekar Rao explained about the strategies and preventive measures that are adopted by the state to combat the corona crisis

16. The beleaguered Ashok *Gehlot government in Rajasthan might call a brief Assembly session in the coming week* to prove its majority if the Rajasthan high court gives a favourable verdict to former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and his supporting MLAs who have challenged their disqualification by Speaker C.P. Joshi.

17.INDIA *COVID* CASES
CONFIRMED 11,18,043
DEATHS 27,497

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. *The Directorate General of Trade Remedies announced* that the *safeguard duty on solar cells imported from China,* Vietnam and Thailand will continue for another one year starting from July 31, 2020. However, the countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia have been exempted

2. The *Ministry of Commerce released data on exports.* According to the data, the export of spices has increased 23%.

3. *Indian Navy conducts passing exercise with US* Navy’s USS Nimitz nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

4. *India now militarily prepared to prevail over China attacks’* : In the backdrop of the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese forces at Galwan Valley, experts think that in case a war takes place between the two countries, India has an advantage and the war would be fought on the Tibetan plateau.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. Bangladesh bans free internet services for Social media

2.The *United Arab Emirates launched* its *first mission to Mars* , the ‘Hope Probe,’ from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center for a seven-month journey to the planet to get info about atmosphere.

3. *China’s Ambassador to the United States* , Cui Tiankai, *said* *America must make a* “fundamental *choice* ” about whether it *can live* *peacefully* *with* a “modernized, strong, prosperous” *China* .

4. *Mars Mission*: China and the United States also plan to launch their own missions this month: *China intends to send a Martian orbiter, lander, and rover on the 23 July* .

5. World COVID CASES
CONFIRMED 1,43,35,705
DEATHS 6,03,285

SPORTS:

*ICC Men’s T20 World Cup* 2020 in Australia *postponed* due to coronavirus scheduled to take place from October 18 to November 15 in Australia,

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FACTS ABOUT  INDIA:

The city’s former name, *Calcutta* , is an Anglicized version of the Bengali name Kalikata. According to some, Kalikata is derived from the Bengali word Kalikshetra, meaning “Ground of (the goddess) Kali.” Some say The name comes from the location of the original settlement beside a khal (“canal” in Bengali) The place was known for its manufacture of shell-lime, the name deriving from kali (“lime”) and kata (“burnt shell”) The name is derived from the Bengali kilkila (“flat area”), which is mentioned in the old literature.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

Lotus is a symbol of purity with roots in the mud, the flower remains in the dirty water. Live like the lotus, be in the world but unaffected by the negetivity.

When “I” is replaced with “We” even Illness becomes Wellness.. Let Go Your Ego

JOKES OF THE DAY:

*पति* (करवा चौथ की रात पत्नी से) – पूरा साल लड़ती रहती हो… जब मैं इतना ही खराब हूं तो
भगवान से अगले जन्म के लिए क्यों मांग रही हो?

*पत्नी* (तुनक कर) – अच्छा बड़े सयाने हो… इतना सुधारने के बाद किसी और को दे दूं…!!!

संता :- तुम ऑपरेशन कराए बिना ही हॉस्पिटल से क्यों भाग गए ?
बंता :- नर्स बार बार कह रही थी कि डरो मत, हिम्मत रखो, कुछ नहीं होगा.. ये तो बस एक छोटा सा ऑपरेशन है!
संता :- तो इसमें डरने वाली कौन सी बात है ? सही तो कह रही थी नर्स !
बंता :- साले, वो मुझसे नहीं डॉक्टर से कह रही थी !!!

Santa Apni Marriage Anniversary Wale Din Apne Ghar Ke Bahar Udaas Sa Baitha Tha, Banta Ne Ye Dekha Aur Uske Paas Aakar Puchha.
Banta: Oye Bahar Kyu Baitha Hai?
Santa: Yaar Aaj Marriage Anniversary Thi To Mene Wife Ko Gift Mein Chain Di Aur Usne Mujhe Ghar Se Bahar Nikal Diya.
Banta: Kyu? Chain Chandi Ki Laya Tha Kya Ya Phir Sone Ki ?

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Santa: Nahi, Cycle Ki.

एक नीग्रो बस में अपने बच्चे के साथ जा रहा था….
कंडक्टर ने उसका बच्चा देखकर कहा- “इतना काला बच्चा मैंने आज तक नहीं देखा”……
नीग्रो को गुस्सा आया, लेकिन वो कुछ नहीं बोला और सीट पर आकर मुह फुलाकर बैठ गया।
संता ने उससे पूछा: “क्या हुआ भाई साहब”?
नीग्रो ने संता से कहा: अरे यार, उस कंडक्टर ने बेइज्जती कर दी। . . . .
संता : अरे मार साले को जाकर . . . ला ये चिम्पांजी का बच्चा मुझे पकड़ा दे… साला काटेगा तो नहीं

Santa(संता): हम पति-पत्नी तमिल सीखना चाहते हैं!
Banta(बंता): वो क्यों?
Santa(संता): हमने एक तमिल बच्चा गोद लिया है!हम सोचते हैं जब वो बोलने लगे तो उससे पहले पहले हम तमिल सीख लें!

TELL ME WHY❓❓❓:

*Why can’t animals talk?*
The Broca’s area in the cerebrum of our brain is closely associated with speech comprehension. This part of the brain is less developed, or absent, in other animals. Therefore, it is said to confer upon us the ability to talk. There is also the presence of certain pathways found only in some animals, humans among them. These pathways are supposed to be instrumental in our vocal abilities. The other groups of animals who are said to possess these pathways are birds, like hummingbirds, songbirds and parrots, as well as mammals like bats and cetaceans.

Parrots can mimic the sound made by humans.
these do not understand the meaning of these words.

LEARN SANSKRIT:

*प्रचलित* : Popular

HOW IT WORKS ⁉:

*How do animals see in the dark?*

Nocturnal hunters like owls and cats eyes are tubular, rather than spherical, with a very large lens positioned close to the retina. This structure allows a lot of light to register on the retina.

Many nocturnal animals have a mirror-like layer, called the tapetum, behind the retina, which helps them make the most of small amounts of light. Light that passes through the retina is reflected off the tapetum, giving the retinal cells a second chance to sense it. This makes some animals’ eyes shine in the glare of car headlights. The color you see is the pigment on the inner layer of the retina.

At the heart of all vision is the retina, which contains two types of light-sensing cells: rods and cones. Cones account for color vision but require bright, focused light, whereas rods can sense very dim, scattered light, but don’t produce a color image.

_One should not get the impression that an animal’s night vision is perfect – even nocturnal animals aren’t active in the darkest hours of a moonless night._

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

*Dhola Sadiya Bridge on Lohit river is the longest road bridge in India,* located on the Brahmaputra river in Assam connect the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The 9.15 kilometres long

VEDIK GYAN:

*Why Lord Shiva Is Worshipped In Sawan Month*

Sawan month is considered to be quite auspicious. It is also considered to be the favourite month of Lord Shiva. Devotees of Lord Shiva, Many mythological stories associated with it. One such story is of Samundra Manthan (the churning of the ocean). When Gods and demons were churning the ocean to gain the divine Amrit (nectar), the first thing that came out was Halahal, a deadly poison. Moreover, if this Halahal wasn’t consumed then it could destroy the whole universe. So everyone pleaded Lord Shiva to suggest something. , Lord Shiva kept that poison in his throat only. He didn’t let it reach his stomach as his stomach represents the Universe. This turned his neck blue and since then Lord Shiva is known as ‘Neelkanth’.

Moreover, after this, the next month that came was Sawan and during this month, Earth receives plenty of rainfall which ensures that the temperature is cool and pleasant. Thus people started worshipping Lord Shiva during this month for not only saving the universe from Poison (Halahal) but also to offer Him things that would provide Him the necessary cold and comfort.
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HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES:
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not)

*Turmeric* and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits.

1. It helps your body fight foreign invaders and also has a role in repairing damage.

2. Turmeric Dramatically Increases the Antioxidant Capacity of the Body

3. Turmeric Aids In Digestion
When consumed raw while suffering from a digestive problem, turmeric can help manage the condition. The major components of the spice stimulate the gallbladder to produce bile, instantly making the digestive system more efficient. It is also known to reduce symptoms of bloating and gas.

4. Lipopolysaccharide – a substance in turmeric with anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal agents helps stimulate the human immune system. Take a teaspoon of the spice powder in a glass of warm milk daily and you’ll see it work wonders as it reduces your chances of catching a flu.

Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer.

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