TOP NEWS: 14 AUGUST, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *PM Modi on Thursday became the fourth-longest serving Prime Minister of India* surpassing Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure. The feat also makes PM Modi the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister not from the Congress.

2. *Multilayered security arrangements and a mandatory adherence to social distancing norms are in place for the 74th Independence Day celebrations at the Mughal-era Red Fort this year.* : Over 300 cameras have been installed for security and their footage is being monitored round the clock, There will be around 4,000 security personnel at the Red Fort and they will stand in adherence with social distancing norms.

3. *President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on August 14 (Friday) on the eve of 74th Independence Day*
The address will be broadcast from 7 pm onwards on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and overall Doordarshan channels in Hindi, followed by the English version.

4. *Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed* that work has started on the first-of-its-kind *Katra* (Jammu and Kashmir)- *Delhi Express Road Corridor which will be ready by 2023.*

5. BJP’s national vice president and former chief minister *Vasundhara Raje* on Thursday *called on Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra.* Raje met the Governor on the eve of Rajasthan assembly session slated to begin from Friday. She also attended the BJP legislature party meeting in the party office

6. *BJP announced that it would move a no-confidence motion against the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan during the Assembly session on Friday* . This assumes significance amid the purported unease in the legislators close to Gehlot on the reconciliation of the Sachin Pilot camp MLAs with Congress.

7. *What is a No confidence motion ?*
A motion of no confidence, or a vote of no confidence, or no confidence motion, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some aspect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel detrimental. As a parliamentary motion, it demonstrates to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in (one or more members of) the appointed government. In some countries, if a no confidence motion is passed against an individual minister they have to resign along with the entire council of ministers.

8. *Heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR ;* Several areas waterlogged, traffic disrupted.

9. *The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee remains unchanged and he is deeply comatose, the Army’s Research and Referral hospital said* :
The former President was admitted to the hospital on August 10 and was operated upon for removal of a clot in the brain. He also tested positive for COVID-19.
He is deeply comatose with stable vital parameters and he continues to be on ventilatory support,’ a statement from the hospital.

10. *Case On Bengaluru Clashes Presents First-Hand Account Of Violence* : Around 145 people have been arrested for the violence, which started over a Facebook post and went on till midnight on Tuesday.

11. The violence in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening — during which three people died in police firing — started when the police had gone there in search of the man accused of making derogatory comments on Facebook. The First Information Report on the case, filed by an officer who led the police team, presents a first-hand account of the violence during which a Congress MLA’s house and two police stations were attacked.

12. The Karnataka government has promised action against the accused. State minister CT Ravi has promised that *the state would recover the costs of the assets destroyed — much like Uttar Pradesh which made a similar move this year after clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act.*
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13. *The Supreme Court allowed former Union minister Arun Shourie, veteran journalist N Ram and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan to withdraw their plea challenging the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing with criminal contempt.* The petitioners had challenged the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing with criminal contempt for “scandalizing the court”, saying it was violative of freedom of speech and right to equality.

14. *Indian Navy sets up new innovation and indigenisation unit NIIO* to boost self-reliance in defence manufacturing sector. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a *Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO)* on Thursday. The NIIO is a three-tiered organisation. *The Naval Technology Acceleration Council (N-TAC)* will bring together the twin aspects of innovation and indigenisation and provide apex level directives.

15. *Indian Air Force (IAF) chief RKS Bhadauria visited frontline airbase in Western Air Command* to review the operational preparedness amid tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in Eastern Ladakh.

16. *Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held a review meeting regarding the Coronavirus situation* in the state where he lauded the collective efforts of the people and the frontline workers in keeping the pandemic situation under control.

17. *Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi sent his good wishes to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was recently diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer.* He wrote, “Dearest Sanjay Dutt bhai, pained to know you are confronted with this health situation. But you are a fighter & have vanquished many crises over the years. Have no doubts you will come out of this with flying colors too. All our love and prayers for your speedy recovery.”

18. Pilibhit *MP Varun Gandhi said that, he would soon introduce a private members’ Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing the inclusion of all adults in the national organ donors’ registry.* India’s rate of deceased organ donation remains among the lowest in the world less than 1 per million. He added it can save several road accident victims if the country reaches satisfactory levels of organ donations.

19. A court in Kerala on Thursday framed *charges against former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese, Franco Mulakkal, in the case relating to rape of a nun* in Kerala. The rape case against the Bishop was registered by police in Kottayam district. the nun had alleged that she was subjected to sexual abuse by the bishop during the period between 2014 and 2016.

20. *The Bihar Police on Thursday filed a written submission in the Supreme Court on actress Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking to transfer an FIR lodged against her* in Patna to Mumbai in connection with Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.

21. *In Telangana private hospitals have been warned that if they continue to over-charge patients, action will be taken against them by the state government.* All rates must be displayed on the notice board near the billing desk.

22. *The head of the Ram temple trust, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, 80, tested positive for COVID-19* on Thursday and was rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon

23. India touched another peak of highest ever COVID *single day recoveries of 56,383 in a single day* . With increasing number of recoveries, while the *Recovery Rate has crossed 70%*

24. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 2396637
ACTIVE 653622
RECOVERED 1695982
TOTAL DEATHS 47033

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *Continuing with the Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate stranded citizens from abroad* , an Air India flight left the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at Dhaka for Delhi with 167 Indian nationals on Thursday. This was the seventh evacuation flight from Dhaka to Delhi.

2. The first evacuation of Indians stranded in Bangladesh due to COVID 19 pandemic, through land route took place on May 28 when 230 Indian nationals left for India from three checkpoints on the border of Bangladesh and India for Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur.

3. *India and Maldives have agreed to create an “air travel bubble” to facilitate the movement of people between the two countries.* The Maldives is the first neighbouring country with which India has operationalized the air bubble. The step will help in the movement of people from both sides for employment, tourism, medical emergencies etc.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *Russia, Brazil agree to* cooperate in *production* & *marketing* of world’s first registered *coronavirus vaccine* Sputnik V.

2. *Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached an agreement to work toward fully normalized relations,* a potentially historic breakthrough that US president Donald Trump said will facilitate peace in the Mideast. Ties between Israel and Gulf Arab states have warmed in recent years, in large part due to a shared distrust of Iran. But they haven’t ripened into open relations.

3. *World COVID CASES*
CONFIRMED 2,06,92,320
DEATHS 7,50,744

* SPORTS:*

1. Union Sports Ministry is set to organise the largest country-wide run, the *Fit India Freedom Run from August 15 to October 2* , which boasts of a unique concept. Sports minister Kiren Running said.

2. In view of the ensuing 2021 Olympics, The Sports Authority of India has sanctioned the *National Archery Camp for Olympic-bound athletes from August 25, 2020 at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.*

3. *Shuttler N Sikki Reddy* and physiotherapist Kiran C, who arrived at the National badminton camp at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, have *tested COVID postive.*

4. It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic 119 not out on a fifth day track to save the game for India against Pakistan. Sachin Tendulkar carved out one such innings exactly 30 years ago, the seeds of which were sown during one afternoon in Sialkot, eight months prior to that gloomy Manchester day.

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* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

The partition of India split British India into the countries of India and Pakistan in 1947. … The partition was caused in part by the two-nation theory presented by Choudhary Rehmat Ali, due to presented religious issues. Pakistan became a Muslim country, and India remained a secular country. The conflict started after the partition of India in 1947 as both India and Pakistan claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan recognizing Chinese sovereignty over the Trans-Karakoram Tract and Aksai Chin since 1963.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Ego and love are the branches of same tree just the difference is love always want to say sorry and ego always want to hear sorry.

JOKE OF THE DAY

कुदरत का नियम है…
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जब आप सुधर जाते हो…
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तभी आपके पुराने कांड बाहर आते हैं…!!!

teacher: what is the first month?
student: january
teacher: what is the second month?
student: february
teacher: what is the tenth month?
student: delivery

Sunil Dutt: Success is when signature turns
into
autograph.
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Sanju: no dad,
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success is when signature
turns into
black label or chivas regal…

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In a House the Landline phone bill was exceptionally high. man called a family meeting to discuss.

dad: this is unacceptable. i don’t use home phone, i use my work phone.

mum: me too. i hardly use home phone. i use my companies phone.

son: i use my office mobile, i never use the home phone.

all of them shocked and together looked at the maid who’s patiently listening to them.

maid: what? Aap sabhi Apne kaam Ka phone istamal karte toh mai bhi Apne kaam kaach phone istamal ki  (so we all use our work phones. what’s the big deal?)

*TELL ME WHY❓❓❓

*What is the Science behind consuming of cow urine practice in Indian culture for thousands of years.*

Cow urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in cows. Cow urine is used as a medicine in Ayurveda, and also as a pesticide and fertilizer in organic farming.

Mostly in many Puja’s and temple’s *Panchagavya Ghrita* , it is one of the important ingredients. Panchgavya, a term used to describe a formulation constituted with five major substances like cow urine, milk, ghee, curd, and dung obtained from cow. All the five products possess medicinal properties and are used singly or in combination with some other herbs against many diseases.

Cow eats various herbs, the metabolite of which can be present in urine. Many useful elements have been found in cow urine. The metabolite found in urine might have antihyperglycemic action. Further in our study we found GoA has an antioxidant effect. Cow urine contains volatile fatty acids which act as antioxidant, The antioxidant potential might be contributing for the antihyperglycemic effect, by preventing formation of the free radicals which cause damage to the beta cells of pancreas.

Cow urine has been granted US Patents (No. 6,896,907 and 6,410,059) for its medicinal properties, particularly as a bioenhancer and as an antibiotic, antifungal, and anticancer agent. With regard to the latter, it has been observed to increase the potency of “Taxol” (paclitaxel) against MCF-7, a human breast cancer cell line, in in vitroassays (US Patent No. 6,410,059).

Pregnant women consume them to ensure normal delivery .

Cow urine has anti aging properties.

Pasting Cow dung to the human body can protect against harmful radiation and skin diseases.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*पीतः, हरिद्राभः* Yellow colour

HOW IT WORKS ⁉

*How a Binocular works*

Binoculars are simply two telescopes side by side, one for each eye. binoculars are used to get a clearer view of distant objects or living things. And to make that possible, two convex lenses are used by placing one after the other. When light rays from a distant object pass through a convex lens, they cross over thereby creating an upside down an image. That is why objects from far appear inverted.

To correct the upside-down image problem, A prism(a large piece of glass) is required to make an image appear upright. Otherwise, without the prism, the image would be upside down or side up. There are two popular types of prisms; namely roof prism and Porro prism.

The numbers that identify binoculars, like “8 x 42”, are magnification specifications. The 8 x is the magnification means the object will appear eight times closer to you than it actually is. The small this number, the larger your field of view. If the magnification is high, images less steady because everything including your handshake is magnified.

The second number is the objective lens diameter size. This is in mm “42″. which also tells you how much lights the objective lens can gather. The bigger this number the heavier the binoculars but the higher its ability to gather lights from far enabling you to see clear images far away than if the objective lens size is small.

‍♂️ GK TODAY

Pakistan’s Independence Day, which is annually held on August 14, celebrates the country’s independence from the British rule on that date in 1947

VEDIK GYAN:

What is Garuda Purana?*

The Garuda Purana is one of eighteen Mahāpurāṇas. It is one of those Ashtaadasa Maha-Puranas. It is called Garuda Purana because it is in the form of a dialogue between Garuda the Divine King of Birds and Lord Vishnu. Later, Garuda recited the same to Sage Kashyapa that percolated down the line. It contains about 19000 slokas and is classified as Saattvika Purana. It is difficult to date Garuda Purana; as several revisions would have taken place and latest revision must have taken place during Sri Krishnaavathara when; Sage Vedavyaasa edited and revised all Puranas.

It contains details of life after death, funeral rites and reincarnation, and therefore is recited as a part funeral rites in Hindu culture. Garuda puranam is about.

*Garuda purana is said about what happen after death and how you take punishment basis on Karma ??*

What is death ?
Is there life after death ?
Is death painful?
What happens after death ?
How does rebirth happen ?
Where do we go after death ?
These kind of questions related to the most feared event that ends our life always fill our mind, especially when any of our near or dear ones die.

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

*Dry Ginger Powder Benefits:*

Ginger contains gingerol, a substance with powerful medicinal properties. Dry ginger powder is widely used in the kitchen to add flavor and aroma
Ginger powder is also known as Sonth in Hindi

Boil two teaspoons of dry ginger powder in 4 cups of water. Reduce this till it becomes half. Strain and cool; now add few drops of lavender or rosemary oil. Mix all these ingredients well and store it in a glass bottle. Refrigerate this toner and apply with cotton on the face. This protects the skin, removes impurities, hydrates it, reduces dryness and tones it

Dry ginger powder together with sugar cane juice is used to cure *stomach irritation*

One of the best benefits of ginger powder is relieving *headache* . The most common problem of headaches can be cured by applying the powder paste on the forehead.

*Chest pain* can be cured by using dry ginger powder. Mix dry ginger powder and sugar in tender coconut water. Drink it to cure chest pain

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