TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 07 AUGUST, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojana: Cow dung procured at Rs. 2/kg* Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the process of payment against cow dung procurement to the bank accounts of beneficiaries. under the state government’s Godhan Nyay Yojana on August 5, 2020. Cow dung is being procured by the govt. from cattle owners at Rs 2 per kg. The dung so procured is utilised for preparing vermicompost fertiliser.

2. The Union Jal Shakti Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with the Union Textiles and Women & Child Development Minister Smt. Smriti Irani launched the book ‘ *Swachh Bharat Kranti* is the Hindi translation of the book “The Swachh Bharat Revolution”.

3. The book starts with a foreword by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and is a compilation of essays written by Amitabh Kant, Amitabh Bachchan, Arun Jaitley, Akshay Kumar, Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Sadhguru, Tavleen Singh, and other eminent personalities from their respective fields.

4. *Manoj Sinha, former union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Uttar Pradesh, was on Thursday appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.* He is the first political leader to take charge as the LG of the union territory.

5. *The Reserve Bank of India launched “Innovation Hub”* for ideation and incubation of new capabilities that can be leveraged to deepen financial inclusion. The hub is being launched to promote the start ups in the country.

6. *Army Chief* General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a *visit to Tezpur-based 4 Corps* to review the security situation along the China border there

7. *The Uttarakhand State Government is to develop India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation centre of India.* The centre is to be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

8. *A Dalit family is the first to get the prasad sent by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the ‘bhumi pujan’* of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. prasad was sent to the Mahaveer’s family in Ayodhya. Mahaveer, a masion who lives at the Suthati locality of Ayodhya, was visited by Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

9. On August 5, 2020, the Union Territories of Ladakh and *Jammu and Kashmir celebrated their first anniversary of formation.*

10. A joint platform of scheme workers under programmes like *Anganwadi, ASHA, and national health mission on Thursday gave a call for a two-day nationwide strike from Friday* to press for better service conditions and benefits. The platform affiliated to ten central trade unions will also join ‘Jail Bharo Satyagraha’ call.

11. Scheme workers, who are among frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, are forced to take this step after four months of the outbreak of the pandemic and the lockdown *because none of the minimum requirements for them safety, insurance and risk allowance- is provided by the government,* the unions charged.

12. *Rajasthan politics* : The Congress on Thursday claimed to have the numbers and majority in Rajasthan and said it is eagerly waiting for the state Assembly session on August 14

13. The bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea who is imprisoned for her alleged role in her daughter Sheena Bora’s murder, was rejected by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai. In 2012, Indrani along with Peter Mukerjea and former husband Sanjeev Khanna had allegedly murdered Sheena over a financial dispute. The alleged crime was uncovered three years later in 2015.

14. *Overall flood situation improves in Assam:* The mighty river the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at only two locations in the state, one is at Jorhat district in Eastern Assam and the other is Dhubri district in Western Assam bordering Bangladesh.

15. *The Army conducted a flag march in the troubled areas of Assam* Sonitpur district, which witnessed clashes between two communities following a bike rally by Bajrang Dal activists to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya,

16. Sushma Swaraj, former external affairs minister, is being remembered on her first death anniversary yesterday.

17. *The Madras High Court has slapped Rs 10 lakh fine on Patanjali Ayurved limited* and Divya Yog Mandir Trust.They were “chasing further profits by exploiting the fear and panic among the general public by projecting a cure for coronavirus when actually their Coronil tablet is not a cure but rather an immunity booster for cold, cough and fever.

18. The Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC), a vibrant wing of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has completed the structural design of the *new variant of Light Combat Aircraft* , called *Tejas Mk1A* .The provisional set of drawings has also been released, which will finally be cleared by the certifying agencies.

19. *Maharashtra former Chief Minister and Senior Congressman Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away in Pune* He was 88 yrs old. kidney failure as the reason for his death. He had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

20. *The Assam Rifles on August 5 said for the first time in Kashmir, ‘Rifle Women’ have been deployed on duty.* In a tweet, Assam Rifles said, ‘Women soldiers of Assam Rifles deployed for the first time in Kashmir make a positive impact on the local populace in a matter of days. Smiling faces of locals is a testimony of professionalism of the Riflewomen of Assam Rifles.’

22. *Karnataka: Janata Dal (Secular) MLA B. Satyanarayana* dies at 69 from Sira constituency in Tumkur *passed away* in Bengaluru.

23. *Girish Chandra Murmu, the former Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India* (CAG). Murmu will be replacing Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre

24. *Retired bureaucrat Ajay Tyagi given an 18-month extension as the Chairman of markets regulator SEBI* with effect from September 1 2020 up to February 28, 2022.

25. *Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke actor Samir Sharma was found dead* at his Mumbai residence on Wednesday night. The 44-year-old actor allegedly died by suicide and was found hanging at his home located at Ahinsa Marg in Malad West.

26. *BJP leader and sarpanch Sajad Ahmad Khanday shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam in south Kashmir.* He was shot outside his residence in Vessu, Kulgam

27. Supreme Court has given 3 days’ time to the Maharashtra govt and police to place on record details of their investigation in actor Sushant Singh’s death probe

28. Total recoveries from Covid-19 in the country surpassed the 13 lakh mark on Thursday. COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 67.61 % in India.

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1 . *On August 5, 2020, India contributed 15.46 million USD to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund.:* India has contributed the funds to the United Nations Office for South-south Cooperation (UNOSSC) as a permanent representative of the UN. Of this, 9.

2. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday advised nations, including those in India’s neighbourhood, to refrain from commenting on its internal matters and asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was taken in the larger interest to protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country.

3. *Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India, was on Thursday further remanded in custody until August 27* after he appeared via videolink at a regular remand hearing before a UK court on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

4. Security Agencies Seek Four To Six Dedicated *Satellites For Keeping Close Eye On Chinese Military Activities*

5. *India on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the launch of construction of the Ram temple* in Ayodhya and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from “communal incitement”.

6. *India has made a strong remark on China* regarding China’s attempt to initiate a discussion in the United Nations Security Council *regarding Jammu and Kashmir.*

7. 8 dead after fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad

8. Ministry of External Affairs in a statement has said that ‘ We firmly reject China’s interference in our internal affairs and urge it to draw proper conclusions from such infructuous attempts.

9. In fact, China acting furthering its close ally Pakistan’s malicious agenda attempted to initiate a discussion in UNSC on Kashmir issue.

10. The Ministry of External Affairs rejected Pakistan’s claim that it had reached out to India for appointing a lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav. This development comes even as the Islamabad High Court ordered on August 3 that the Indian authorities had a right to select Jadhav’s legal representative. Revealing that no communication had been received from the neighbouring country,.

11. *India’s Supreme Court is set to hear the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s plea on August 20.* The economic fugitive has sought a review of the apex court’s order in 2017 which held him in contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his children.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. In Sri Lanka, the party led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is heading for a comfortable majority in parliament at the general elections held on Wednesday.

2. On August 6, 2020, Japan marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima. In 1945, the United States warplane Enola Gay dropped an atom bomb named “Little Boy” in the city of Hiroshima killing 140,000 people.

3. *Lebanon: 130 killed in a blast in port warehouses in capital Beirut*: A huge blast in port warehouses storing highly explosive material in Lebanon’s capital Beirut killed 100 people on August 4, 2020

* SPORTS:*

1. *The heads of BCCI and Cricket Australia will be connecting virtually to discuss the hosting of two T20 World Cups in the next two years* when the ICC’s all-powerful board meets on Friday. The decision will also be impacted by the stand of the two boards on the next ICC chairman, the nomination process of which is yet to be announced formally.

2. To further promote and strengthen sports coaching both at the grassroot and elite level, the 27th Academic Council of the Sports Authority of India has taken some key decisions in its recent council meeting.

3. In keeping with the evolving structure of the global sports ecosystem and to ensure that Indian coaches are equipped to train athletes as per global standards, the syllabus structure and contents of the premiere course at NSNIS Patiala, Diploma course in Sports Coaching, have been revised after wide consultations with all relevant stakeholders, including the National Sporting Federations of the sporting disciplines.

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* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

On this day (07 May 1861-07 Aug 1941)Nobel prize winner, poet, Freedom fighter *Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore* was passed away. He was a Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, and painter. He introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, helped introduce Indian culture to the West and vice versa,

Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. It was originally composed as Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

When you know better, you do better

JOKES OF THE DAY:

*Pappu’s girfriend* : Meri maa aapko bahut pasand karti hai.
*Pappu* , after a deep thought: Kuchh bhi ho jaye, shaadi to main tujhse hi karunga!

इसलिए मैंने आपके मरीजों के जूते चप्पल मिक्स
करदिए

अब बाहर जाओ और उन्हें देख
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*❓❓❓*TELL ME WHY:

There is a scientific reason behind the ‘ *Namaskar* ’ in Indian culture. Joining both hands ensures touching the tips of all the fingers together, which are linked to pressure points in the eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate these, helping us remember that person for a long time.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*आशङ्का* : Worry

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How does Matchbox work*

When the matchstick is rubbed against the side of the match box, some of the red phosphorus is converted into white phosphorus; this immediately reacts with potassium chlorate in the matchstick head to produce enough heat to ignite antimony trisulphide and starts the combustion of matchstick.

In 1826 John Walker of England invented the first friction matches. Walker’s matches were ignited by drawing the heads through a folded piece of paper coated with ground glass. He began selling them in 1827, but they were difficult to light and were not a success. Again In 1831, Charles Sauria of France developed a match that used white phosphorus.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

*Vatican City* is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles. With an area of 49 hectares (121 acres) and a population of about 805.

All citizens of Vatican City are Roman Catholic. The only people allowed to live in the Vatican City are clergy (religious people) and the Swiss Guards who are the Police force of the country. Over 2,400 other people work in the country but they travel in each day from Italy.

VEDIK GYAN:

*Ardhanarishvara*

*Maharishi Bhrigu* was one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, one of the many Prajapatis created by Brahma, he was a great devotee of Shiva, all the rishis paid homage to both Shiva and Parvati, consort of Shiva, but Bhringi would not worship Parvati and dedicated himself solely to Shiva .

The story goes that Bhringi one day, came to Mount Kailash, the abode of Shiva, and expressed his desire to go around Shiva . As he was going around, Shiva ‘s consort, Shakti, said, “You cannot just go around him. You have to go around me too. We are two halves of the same truth.”

Bhringi, however, was so focussed on Shiva that he had no desire to go around Shakti. Seeing this, Shakti sat on Shiva’s lap making it difficult for Bhringi to go around Shiva alone. Bhringi, determined to go around Shiva took the form of a Bhring (Black Bee) and tried to slip in between the two. Amused by this, Shiva made Shakti one half of his body – the famous *Ardhanarishvara* form of Shiva . This was God whose one half is the Goddess. But Bhringi was adamant. He would go around Shiva alone. So he took the form of a rat and tried to gnaw his way between the two. This annoyed the Goddess so much that she said, “May Bhringi lose all parts of the body that come from the mother.” it is believed that the tough and rigid parts of the body such as nerves and bones come from the father while the soft and fluid parts of the body such as flesh and blood come from the mother. Instantly, Bhringi lost all flesh and blood and he became a bag of bones. He collapsed on the floor, unable to get up. Bhringi realized his folly. Shiva and Shakti make up the whole. They are not independent entities. One cannot exist without the other. Without either there is neither. He apologized.

Bhringi was denied flesh and blood forever. To enable him to stand upright he was given a third leg, so that his legs served as a tripod.

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

*Fenugreek seeds / Methi*

A. Swallow a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds (without chewing) with water for immediate relief of *loose motions*

B. Soaked fenugreek seeds help keep acidity away, which in turn also promotes *good digestion.*

C. The most commonly claimed fenugreek benefits are milk production in new mothers, blood sugar levels, testosterone and male libido, and treating inflammation.

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