TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 04 AUGUST, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. President Ram Nath Kovind today celebrated Raskha Bandhan with members of the nursing community at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

2. *Bihar floods* : Situation remains critical; more rainfall forecasted. At present, 1, 069 panchayats of 113 blocks of 14 districts of the state are affected by the floods.

3. *Defence Ministry has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP-2020):* The policy aims to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme.

4. Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 has marked out clear goals and objectives to be undertaken by the Defence Ministry. First and foremost amongst all is to achieve a turnover of Rs. 1 lakh 75 thousand Crore including an export of Rs. 35 thousand Crore in the Aerospace and Defence goods and services by the year 2025.

5. *Andhra Pradesh* Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on the eve of Raksha Bandhan *launched ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’,* an online training programme *on cybersecurity* . The programme is aimed at creating awareness among the public on cybercrimes across the State,

6. Proposed by *KVIC* (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) and approved by the Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission is all set to *generate employment for the local artisans making India self-reliant in agarbatti production.*

7. The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan recently launched an *innovative initiative Vidyarthi Vigyaan Manthan 2020-21 (* VVM). This initiative under the national programme is created to *make science an interesting study among students from class 6 to 11.*

8. *Srinagar’s Aug 4-5 curfew;* Recalling the security preparations and curfew placed in Srinagar and the Valley on 4 August 2019, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Monday, commented that it had been placed 24 hours earlier this year. He added that apart from Srinagar, several other places would be presumably placed under curfew. Abdullah, who was released recently from 7-month detention, has vowed that he will not contest in Assembly polls till Kashmir remains a Union Territory.

9. *Rajasthan cabinet passes MBC reservation amendment* : In a significant move, the Ashok Gehlot cabinet on Sunday, amended the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules 2010 to include reservations for Gurjars. As per the amended rules, candidates from the most backward class (MBC), including Gurjars will get 5% reservation in Rajasthan Judicial Services instead of the earlier 1%. This move comes amid Congress’ most prominent Gurjar leader – Sachin Pilot rebelling against the party.

10. The light utility aircraft Dornier was recently inducted into the No.41 “Otters” Squadron during a ceremony at the Palam Air Force Station. the *Dornier-228 aircraft* is a multi-purpose, fuel efficient, rugged, lightweight twin turboprop aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear.

11. *Ayodhya* *gears up for Ram Mandir’s Bhoomi Pujan,* the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday, laid out the itinerary for the event on August 5. While PM Modi will lay the foundation stone at the Ram Janmabhoomi, several BJP veterans like L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi will attend via video-conference amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

12. *Rajasthan’s* Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently directed his officials to commence *Indira Rasoi Yojana from 20Th August 2020*
will run in 358 kitchens in 213 urban local bodies of the state. Under the Yojana a menu of 100 grams of pulses, 100 grams of vegetables, 250 grams of chapati and pickles will be served to 4.87 crore people every year.

13. Pursuant to Maharashtra government’s new guidelines for easing of lockdown restrictions, *shops on both sides of the road in Mumbai can remain open on all days.*

14. Mumbai removes odd-even rule for shops, allows over counter sale of liquor from 5 Aug.

15. The *death toll in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 110* with six more people reported dead after drinking spurious liquor.

16. *Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is unlikely to visit Ayodhya for the bhoomi pujan for Ram temple construction* there on August 5 owing to the serious COVID-19 situation in the Uttar Pradesh town, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut indicated .

17. The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts in *Maharashtra for Tuesday* after upgrading its earlier rain forecast from “heavy-very heavy” to ” *extremely heavy* “.

18. *The Rafale aircraft will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with China in the mountainous Tibet region* as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, destroy enemy air defence and incapacitate the surface-to-air missiles, former Chief of Air Staff *Air Chief Marshal (retd) B S Dhanoa said*

19. *Bollywood actor Amit Sadh recently had the privilege of meeting Chief of Army Staff* (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane and the actor took to Twitter to share his experience and to have got the “Privilege & Singular Honour” to meet the Army Chief, calling it a “Life Changing Moment”.
Sadh has played the lead role in ‘Avrodh: The Seige Within’, a web series based on the real-life events of Indian Army’s 2016 Surgical strike on the terror launch pads of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

20. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to keep track of hospitalized patients of COVID-19 .

21. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has tested positive for COVID-19, but advised home isolation since his infection was mild,

22. *Govt issues guidelines for reopening of gyms, yoga centres* : Ahead of the reopening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums, the health ministry on Monday issued COVID-19-appropriate protocols to be followed at such facilities like allowing only asymptomatic people, maintaining social distancing, use of Aarogya Setu mobile application and wearing of visor while exercising as far as possible.

23. Yoga institutes and gymnasiums have been asked to plan the floor area based on four metres squared per person. Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised not to use gyms in closed spaces

24. *West Bengal* CM Mamata Banerjee revises dates for complete lockdown in West Bengal to check spread of COVID-19. As per the changes *August 5, August 8, August 20-21, August 27-28 and August 31 will observe complete lockdown* . However, the lockdown on August 5, on the occasion of on Ram Temple bhoomi pujan (groundbreaking rituals) in Ayodhya, will remain imposed, despite requests by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

25 *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 1803695
ACTIVE 579357
RECOVERED 1186203
DEATHS 38135

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. India’s top drug regulatory body *DCGI* (The Drugs Controller General of India) finally *gave green signal* to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase II and III clinical trials of Astra Zeneca *vaccine developed* by the Oxford University against *coronavirus* disease.

2. A *two-day international webinar on the 100th death anniversary of the great Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak* was organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations. This international webinar on the theme of Lokmanya Tilak’s contribution to the Indian Freedom Movement, his global vision, his thoughts on swadeshi and also his attempts at India’s cultural revival. The Union Minister also talked about the slogan of ‘ *Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it* ’ given by Lokmanya Tilak, in his speech.

3. ‘ *Sahyog-Kaijin’ is an annual joint exercise between the Coast Guards of India and Japan* . The 19th edition of the exercise is scheduled to begin in Chennai, India. Recently, the Coast Guard Ship of Japan, ‘Echigo’ arrived in Chennai on a goodwill visit, for participating in the annual joint exercise.
The exercise has been organised between the Indian and the Japanese Coast Guards for 18 years since 2000.

4. *Trump bans Federal agencies from contracting H-1B visa holders* : In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order preventing Federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers — mainly those on H-1B visa — from hiring.

5. The Islamabad high court on Monday ordered the *Pakistan government to give “another chance” to India to appoint a lawyer for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav*

6. *The Indian Army has categorically conveyed to China’s People’s Liberation Army at the fifth round of military talks* it will not compromise on India’s territorial integrity, and clearly said disengagement of troops from Pangong Tso and a few other friction points in eastern Ladakh should be completed at the earliest

WORLD NEWS:

1. *The government of Bangladesh extended* the restrictions imposed in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic in the country *till August 31* . The Cabinet Division of the government issued an order restricting movement of people out of their homes between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

2. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that *President Donald Trump will take action* in the coming days *on Chinese apps, including TikTok,* citing national security risks.

3. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley two US *astronauts who were sent to the International Space Station two months ago return to the planet Earth safely* following a 21-hour overnight journey. The astronaut were sent by NASA in collaboration with Elon Musk’s company Space-X. The Crew Dragon designed and operated by Space-X which is also being used for this flight test can stay in orbit about 110 days,.

4. *Sri Lanka’s election commission* said wearing a face mask is mandatory for voters at the parliamentary election scheduled for Wednesday in wake of COVID crisis. Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that voters will however be required to remove the mask and verify their identity at the polling booth.

5. *The former pope Benedict XVI,* the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, *is seriously ill* , a German newspaper has reported.

6. *WORLD COVID CASES*
CONFIRMED 1,81,17,821
DEATHS 6,90,181

* SPORTS:

1. *Indian Premier League* Governing Council (IPL GC) met via video-conference to decide on the issues concerning the VIVO IPL *2020 edition* .the IPL GC decided to *stage the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)* and the matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi subject to necessary clearances from the Government of India.

2. *IPL 2020 will be* *played from 19th September* and the final will be played on 10th November 2020. The 53-day tournament will witness 10-afternoon matches starting at 15:30 IST while the evening matches will start at 19:30 IST.

3. *Indian hockey teams for Tokyo Olympics to join national camp* : Members of the Indian women’s and men’s hockey teams bound for Tokyo Olympics will join the national camp at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Bengaluru from today.

4. The government’s flagship program *Fit India is launching* a series of interactive sessions with some of the top sports persons of the country intended to *inspire the school children.*

5. *Fit India was premiered yesterday in the presence of Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju* along with badminton star PV Sindhu and Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri. A host of leading sports celebrities will be sharing their experiences of childhood, stories on how they got inspired, their failures, struggles and their success. This will give the audience a very inspirational yet interesting account of their journeys – from common school students to world-class champions.

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FACTS ABOUT INDIA

Udham Singh (26 December 1899 – 31 July 1940), was a revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar Party best known for his assassination in London of Michael O’ Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. While in custody, he used the name Ram Mohammad Singh Azad.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:*

Your attitude determines your direction.

JOKES OF THE DAY:

औरत की सहेली – अरे देख ना वहाँ,

वो लड़की  कब से तेरे पति को देख रही है ।

औरत – मुझे पता है,  पर मैं तो यह

देखना चाहती हुँ कि,

मेरा पति कितनी देर तक अपनी तोंद ‍♂️ को

अंदर खींचे खड़ा रह सकता है ।

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लड़की वाले – आपने क्या पढ़ाई कि है ?

लड़का – MF IAS

लड़की वालों ने इस Degree के बारे में यह सोचकर नहीं पूछा कि,

कहीं लड़के वालें उनको अशिक्षित न समझे…

बाद में शादी हो जाती है…

शादी के बाद लड़की ने लड़के से पूछा कि –

“ये MF IAS Degree क्या होती है”

…

..लड़का – मेटरिक फेल इन ऑल सबजेक्टस

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*पप्पू* का सर फट गया….

*डॉक्टर* :- ये कैसे हुआ?
*पप्पू* :-मैं ईंट से पत्थर तोड़ रहा था।
एक आदमी ने मुझसे कहा, “कभी खोपड़ी का इस्तेमाल भी कर लिया कर।”

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विश्व योग दिवस : 21 जून
जरूरी सूचना :
जिन्हें अपान वायु (गैस) की समस्या है ।
कृपया वे योगा न करें…

पीछे बैठने वालों के प्रति दया भाव
रखना भी एक प्रकार से योगा ही माना जायेगा…
सूचना जनहित में जारी…

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सास अपने तीन दामादों का प्यार  देखने के लिये नदी में कूद गयी…

एक दामाद ने उसे बचा लिया,

सास ने उसे मारूती कार  दी…

दूसरे दिन सास ने फिर नदी में छलांग लगाई

दूसरे दामाद ने बचा लिया, उसे सासने बाईक दी…

तीसरे दीन सास ने नदी में फिर डूबकी लगाई

तीसरे दामाद ने सोचा, अब तो साईकिल  ही रह गयी, छोड़ो क्या बचाना

सास डूबकर मर गयी…

पर चौथे दिन दामाद को BMW  मिली…

पूछो – कैसे ?.

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ससुर ने दी…

 

* TELL ME WHY:❓❓❓*

*Scientific reason why non-vegetarian food not eat during Shravan month?*

Shravana is very devine month because this is when Dakshinayanam (Sun travels towards south), when Adiyogi started walking towards south and became Dakshinamurthy and also he enlightened Saptarshis with fundamentals of yogic science.

But scientifically this is the when Sun rises towards south-east, from this months *Sun rays are not strong means bacteria & virus thrive more than in Uttarayana* where sun is strong. *Our digestion strength slows down and the weather gets cooler & wet which might cause lot of health problems.* Non-veg takes 3 times more to digest than vegeterian food so it is stated to avoid non-veg or reduce significantly to avoid any health issues because from animals we get many viral fevers, allergies and other kind of health issues

*LEARN SANSKRIT:*
*वैषम्य* : Distress

HOW IT WORKS: ⁉

*How Antacids such as *ENO works to neutralize acidity.*

Acidity is a set of symptoms caused by excess production of acid by the gastric glands of the stomach. Your stomach naturally produces gastric or hydrochloric acid (HCl) to help digest and break down food. Acidity issues arise when there is excess production of this acid due to triggers such as acidic foods, alcohol, dehydration and stress.

When acidity occurs, the excess acid may move up from your stomach to your esophagus. The lining of your stomach with a pH of 1 to 3 is designed as such to withstand a high acidic environment. Your esophagus on the other hand with a pH close to 7 is not, and you may experience symptoms such as a burning sensation in the chest when this pH drops below 4. Other uncomfortable symptoms may include sour taste in the mouth, heaviness and burning sensation in the stomach or throat. Antacids such as *ENO* work to bring up the pH in your Esophagus to above 3.5 relieving you from acidity.

ENO is made with sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and citric acid. Its ingredients dissolve quickly to create an effervescent solution which neutralizes stomach acid on contact. And it’s also gentle on the stomach.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

*ICMR*: The Indian Council of Medical Research, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. Formed in
1911 (as IRFA)
1949 Renamed as ICMR

VEDIK GYAN:

*Gajendra Moksha* : According to the *Bhāgavata Purāṇa*

It is one of the famous exploits of the god Vishnu. In this episode, Vishnu came down to earth to protect Gajendra, the elephant, from the clutches of a Crocodile, alternatively known as Makara or Huhu, and with Vishnu’s help, Gajendra achieved moksha, or liberation from cycle of birth and death.

There was once an elephant named Gajendra who lived in a garden called Ṛtumat which was created by Varuna. This garden was located on Mount Trikuta, the “Three-Peaked Mountain.” Gajendra ruled over all the other elephants in the herd. One day as usual he went to the lake near by to pick lotus flowers to offer prayer to Lord Vishnu. Suddenly, a crocodile living in the lake attacked Gajendra and caught him by the leg. Gajendra tried for a long time to escape from the crocodile’s clutches. All his family members, relatives and friends gathered around to help him, but in vain. The crocodile simply would not let go. When they realised that ‘death’ had come close to Gajendra, they left him alone. He trumpeted in pain and helplessness until he was hoarse. As the struggle was seemingly endless and when he had spent his last drop of energy, Gajendra called to the god Vishnu to save him, holding a lotus up in the air as an offering.

Hearing his devotee’s call and prayer, Vishnu rushed to the scene. As Gajendra sighted the god coming, he lifted a lotus with his trunk. Seeing this, Vishnu was pleased and with his Sudharshana Chakra, he decapitated the crocodile. Gajendra prostrated himself before the god. Vishnu informed Gajendra that he, in one of his previous births, had been the celebrated King Indradyumna, a devotee of Vishnu, but due to his disrespect to the great Sage Agastya, he had been cursed to be reborn as an elephant. The prayer made by Gajendra on this occasion became a famous hymn in praise of Vishnu called the Gajendra Stuti .

*शुक्लांबरधरं विष्णुं शशि वर्णं चतुर्भुजं ।*
*प्रसन्न वदनं ध्यायेत सर्व विघ्नोपशान्तये॥*

This story was narrated by Shuka to King Parikshit

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

*Mint* Pudhina health benefits.

It facilitates smoother digestion.: menthol, which is the active oil in the mint, has antiseptic and antibacterial properties that help relieve indigestion and also soothe an upset stomach.

Consumption of mint has also been linked with bringing in soothing effect for asthmatic patients. Mint is loaded with anti-inflammatory properties. It is a good relaxant and relieves congestion.

The strong and refreshing aroma of mint could help ease headaches. Balms with a mint base or basic mint oil, when rubbed on the forehead and nose, are effective in curing headaches and nausea

Breastfeeding mothers commonly experience sore and cracked nipples, applied various forms of mint to the area around the nipple after each feeding,

You can easily add mint to green salads, desserts, smoothies and even water. Peppermint tea is another popular way to incorporate it into your diet.

Mint’s anti-inflammatory properties soothe the swelling and keep the mucous at bay.
Mint has umpteen antiviral and antibacterial properties that can keep mild flu and cold.
Mint may help cure headaches too.

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