TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 31 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. Govt issues *UNLOCK 3.0 guidelines* ; schools, colleges to remain closed till August 31st.

2. The The University Grants Commission *(UGC)* justified in the Supreme Court its *decision directing all universities and institutions to hold final year/semester examinations in September* saying it was done to protect the academic future of students across the country.

3. *The Kolkata Airport announced that restrictions on flights arriving from 6 cities* : Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad has been extended till August 15, amid the prevailing coronavirus crisis.

4. *The Bihar government extended lockdown* and issued guidelines permitting as well as restricting activities in the state *till August 16.*

5. *Health Minister releases book on Standard Treatment Guidelines for SUD* (Substance Use Disorders), Behavioural Addictions

6. UPSSCWB (Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board) sets up *Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation trust to build mosque on a five-acre land in Ayodhya*

7. *Increase horse-trading”, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said* the “rates” of MLAs have risen manifold after Mishra agreed to call the House session from August 14. He also accused BSP chief Mayawati of giving statements under compulsion from the BJP.

8. *Assam Floods*: Though there have been a slight improvement in the flood situation in Assam in last few days however the incessant rainfall have again started deteriorating the situation again; According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, death toll to 108.

9. CSIR, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan-IIT Delhi and Vijnana Bharati sign a tripartite MoU aimed at adoption of CSIR technologies for rural development.

10. *Bombay Flying Club becomes country’s first* DGCA-approved *drone training school*

11. *Telangana blames Centre for river water-sharing dispute with Andhra Pradesh* : A high-level meeting, headed by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, has decided to protect the rights of the state in the Godavari, Krishna river water-sharing
With Andhra Pradesh. There was a unanimous decision at the meeting that there was no question of losing even a single drop of water. The meeting also resolved that the state govt was ready to fight for its rights to any extent.

12. Uttarakhand: *Pawan Hans launches helicopter service on the Dehradun-New Tehri-Srinagar-Gauchar route* under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).

13. Union HRD Minister, Ramesh met with Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu at Upa-Rashtrapati Niwas. The Minister also handed over a copy of the New Education Policy and also a note highlighting the salient features of NEP-2020 to the Vice President. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘ *Nishank’ launches India Report on Digital Education 2020*

15. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT) Pune develops *Medical Bed Isolation System named ‘* *Aashray’ to combat spread of COVID-19*

*COVID Cases in INDIA*

CONFIRMED 1,583,792
ACTIVE 528,242
RECOVERED 1,020,582
DEATHS 34,968

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Five Rafale fighter jets,* built by Dassault Aviation of France, arrive at Ambala airbase; *will be operated by IAF’s 17 Squadron, the Golden Arrows*

2. *A day after India welcomed* its first batch of five combat-proven *Rafale fighter jets* , *Pakistan’s nefarious design was exposed yet again.* Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aisha Farooqui accused India of disproportionate arms buildup”, adding that it “could also lead to an arms race in South Asia”.

3. *China Warns India Against “Forced Decoupling” Of Their Economies*: Central government’s recent moves to ban Chinese applications. The Chinese ambassador said China was not a strategic threat to India.

4. *The process for disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh has not yet been completed* though some progress was made, an assertion that came two days after China claimed frontline troops of the two countries have “completed” this exercise at most locations along their border.

5. New Delhi: Sembcorp Energy India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based independent power producer (IPP) Sembcorp, *Wind power projects of 800 MW capacity inaugurated by Union Minister R. K. Singh;* built by Sembcorp Industries of Singapore

6. Every Year *29 Jul* celebrated as *International tigers day.* *India’s tiger population is* *2967* ( *70% of the global tiger population* )

7. *Ministey of External Affairs* spokesperson Anurag Srivastava *reiterated India’s resolve to protect the life of Kulbhushan Jadhav.* Recalling Pakistan’s violation of the ICJ judgment and its ordinance, he elaborated on the manner in which India had been denied documents and unconditional consular access to Jadhav. According to him, this exposed the neighbouring country’s farcical approach to this issue.

8. *Finance Minister* Nirmala Sitharaman *attends 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors* of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

9. India’s *Archana Soreng named by UN Secretary-General to his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change*

10. COVID-19: Asian Development Bank *(ADB)* *to provide USD 3 million grant to India from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund*

WORLD NEWS:

1. *U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 U.S. elections,*

2. *New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong* in protest against a “deeply concerning” national security law that China imposed on the semiautonomous city. … China says the legislation is needed to restore order after months of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year.

3. *The Government of Bangladesh is set to release its first list of verified news portals* on Thursday night. Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that the registration of online news portals will be a continuous and ongoing process.

4. *Nepal has opened Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks* from Thursday after a a nearly 5-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. *WORLD COVID Cases*

CONFIRMED 17,177,778
ACTIVE 6,024,537
RECOVERED 10,483,675
DEATHS 676,759

SPORTS:*

1. *England vs Ireland 1st ODI:* England faced Ireland in the first ODI at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Friday,

SCORE
1st ODI – COMPLETED
ENG 174/4
IRE 172
England won by 6 wickets

2. England will face Ireland in three ODIs and all the matches will be played at Southampton. The series will be played behind closed doors and as per the new norm set by the ICC saliva will not be used to shine the ball.

3. England’s Stuart Broad becomes 7th bowler in the history of Test cricket to scalp 500 wickets in his 140th test.

4. The Board of Control for Cricket In India ( *BCCI) is reportedly mulling to shift the IPL 2020 final date from November 8 to November 10.* The IPL chairman Brijesh Patel had earlier this month, announced that the IPL 2020 will be held in the UAE starts on September 19 and concludes with the final on 8 Nov.

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FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

*Patna* also known as Pataliputra is the capital of Bihar. Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan, Sunga, Gupta and Pala. Pataliputra was a seat of learning and fine arts. Its population during the Maurya period.

The Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain pilgrim centres of Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Gaya, Bodhgaya, and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna is also a sacred city for Sikhs as the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, was born here.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:*

A great thinker was asked, “What is the meaning of life?” He replied “Life itself has no meaning, it is an opportunity to creat a meaning.”

JOKES OF THE DAY:

Alia Bhatt :-Agar tu bata de ki meri Tokri me kya hai. toh tokri k aadhe Ande tere.
Aur ye bhi batade ki Ande Kitne hai to 10 k 10 Tere.
Aur agar ye Bhi bata de ki Ande Kiske hai to ande dene wali Murgi bhi teri.
Rahul Gandhi :- Arey yaar … Lekin koi HINT TO De De ????

Arnab Goswami: I now invite Mr. Rahul Gandhi to give his Address to the Nation.  Rahul Gandhi: 12, Janpat Tughlak Lane New Delhi ????????????????????

पप्पू की नए ऑफिस में नौकरी लग गई…

मां ने पूछा – बेटा कैसा चल रहा है तेरे ऑफिस का काम?

*पप्पू* – मां मैं बहुत जिम्मेदार हूं!

*मां* – अच्छा, वो कैसे?

*पप्पू* – ऑफिस में जब भी कोई काम बिगड़ता है तो
सारे लोग कहते हैं कि इसके लिए मैं ही जिम्मेदार हूं…!!!

RAHUL: Mummy our teacher had told us students to write an essay on a cricket match. All were busy writing for 10 mins but I completed essay in 1 min.

SONIA: I am so Proud of you at Least you are faster than others, What did you write.

RAHUL: “DUE TO RAIN, NO MATCH!” …….AS MATCH GOT WET IT DID NOT LIGHT.

SONIA IN COMMA!!

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Obama are standing at Gods throne in heaven. God asks Hillary and Obama what they believe in. They believe in peace happiness and hard work. God asks Donald trump what he believes in.
Trump: “I believe you’re in my seat.”

RAHUL: It’s my Mom’s birthday tomorrow. Last week, I asked her what she wanted as a present. “Oh, I don’t know,” she said. “Just give me something with diamonds.”

KEJRIWAL:  Give her a pack of playing cards, I promised my party workers that I will give everyone diamonds if they vote me and I kept my promise.

An Indian cab driver picked up a Japanese man from a hotel. Along the way, they saw a Honda motorcycle overtake the taxicab and the Japanese guy said, “Motorcycle very fast, made in Japan.” Then a Toyota car overtook the taxicab and the Japanese guy said, “Car very fast, made in Japan.” When they reached the destination the fare was 1500 rupees. The Japanese man thought the ride was would only cost 500 rupees. He asked the driver why the ride was so expensive. The driver said, “Meter very fast, made in India.”

* TELL ME WHY:❓❓❓*

*Why do people vomit while travelling in hills?*

Vomiting is caused by repeated movements when travelling, like going over bumps in a car or moving up and down in a boat. The inner ear sends different signals to our brain from those your eyes are seeing. These confusing messages cause us to feel unwell and began to vomit..Usually due to ‘motion sickness” where the inner ear is giving one set of sensations to the brain and the eyes are giving another

following tips to avoid vomting

Close the eyes and breathe slowly

The smell of Ginger, lemon, Orange can minimise the sense of vomting

Look straight ahead at a fixed point

Distract thoughts by talking, listening to music or singing songs

*LEARN SANSKRIT*:

*पुरषार्थ* : Efforts, Hard work, Daring, courage

HOW IT WORKS: ⁉

*How does a dog can detect various smells.*

Dogs are born to sniff. The area of the canine brain that is devoted to analysing scent is 40 times greater than that of the human and dogs can identify smells at least 1,000 times better than we can. When a dog sniffs, air is taken in and passes through the olfactory epithelium (nasal skin cells). These calls are also found in a special organ that dogs (and cats) possess, called the Jacobsen’s or vomeronasal organ. This organ is thought to be important in the detection of pheromones (body scents), perhaps giving the dog its tremendous ability to identify and recognise animals and people.

Each dog nose is unique, with its own distinct nostril shape and pattern of ridges and dimples. A canine nose print is as unique as a human fingerprint. Dogs can distinguish the scent of individuals, both dogs and people. They can tell the difference between individual family members, even identical twins, purely by smell.
Dogs can tell from sniffing a tree or lamppost when a dog has passed, who it is and what status they have – male/female, top dog or not.,

When dogs sniff people they are gaining all sorts of information about us. They know if we are familiar or a stranger. They know which scents we have attracted while we’ve been away. They know if we are experiencing changes in hormones, such as those that occur during pregnancy. They may even know if we are experiencing illness or simply are in a bad mood.

Detection dogs are able to recognize and discern a scent, even when that scent has been masked by another odor. This is because dogs smell in layers, allowing them to detect individual ingredients. A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, currency, blood, and contraband electronics such as illicit mobile phones.[1] The sense most used by detection dogs is smell. Hunting dogs that search for game, and search dogs that work to find missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs. There is some overlap, as in the case of cadaver dogs, trained to search for human remains.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

Modern civil Aviation in India traces back to 18 February 1911, when the first commercial civil aviation flight took off from Allahabad for Naini over a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km).

The airline was founded by J. R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines in 1932; Tata himself flew its first single-engine de Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi to Bombay’s Juhu aerodrome and later continuing to Madras (currently Chennai). After World War II, it became a public limited company and was renamed as Air India.

VEDIK GYAN:

*Valmiki* was born as *Agni Sharma* to a Brahmin named Pracheta (also known as Sumali) of Bhrigu gotra. According to legend he once met the great sage Narada and had a discourse with him on his duties. Moved by Narada’s words, Agni Sharma began to perform penance and chanted the word “Mara” which meant “die”. As he performed his penance for several years, the word became “Rama”, the name of Lord Vishnu. Huge anthills formed around Agni Sharma and this earned him the name of Valmiki. Agni Sharma, rechristened as Valmiki, learnt the scriptures from Narada and became the foremost of ascetics, revered by everyone.

There also exist some legends about *Valmiki having been a thief before turning into a rishi.* The Nagara Khanda of the *Skanda Purana* in its section on the creation of Mukhara Tirtha mentions that Valmiki was born a Brahmin, with the name of Lohajangha and was a devoted son to his parents. He had a beautiful wife and both of them were faithful to each other. Once, when there was no rain in the region of Anarta, for twelve long years, Lohajangha, for the sake of his hungry family, started robbing people that he found in the forest. In the course of this life he met the seven sages or the Saptarishi and tried to rob them as well. But the learned sages felt pity on him and showed him the folly of his ways. One of them, Pulaha gave him a Mantra to meditate upon and the Brahmin turned thief got so engrossed in its recitation that ant-hills came up around his body. When the sages returned and heard the sound of the mantra coming from the ant-hill, they blessed him and said, “Since you achieved great Siddhi seated within a *Valmīka (an anthill),* you will become well-known in the world as Vālmīki.

He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem. Ramayana, originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas) Ramayana is composed of about 480,002 words. 

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

*Curry leaves* are loaded with this vitamin and thus eating these leaves in your daily diet may help in keeping your eyes in a healthy state.

These leaves work in two ways in making you look slender. Firstly, these leaves help the body get rid of toxins and secondly, help in burning the stubborn body fat.

Consumption of curry leaves on a regular basis help in stimulating the insulin-producing cells. These cells help in keeping the blood sugar levels under check.

The digestive enzymes present in curry leaves are helpful in keeping the digestive health on track, and the laxative properties prove to be effective in regulating the bowels.

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