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

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Indore in Madhya Pradesh has van CG CG cv been awarded as the cleanest city in the country* in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards. The city bagged the position for the fourth consecutive time.

2. All serving and retired soldiers in Maharashtra exempted from panchayat property tax

3. *Sikkim became the first state to become fully organic* and other states including Tripura and Uttarakhand have set similar targets. North East India has been traditionally following organic farming and the usage of chemicals in the region is reported to be far less than the rest of the country. The tribal and island territories are also being nurtured to continue their organic cultivation.

4. *The Rajasthan government unveiled the Indira Rashoi scheme,* which will provide the needy in urban areas with nutritious and quality food at affordable rate. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated this scheme virtually during Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

5. *The Union Cabinet approved redevelopment of three airports* in Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati. The projects are to be developed by Adani Enterprises Limited.

6. *The government’s decision to ban the import of communication satellites throws up huge opportunity for private sector,* said K. Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space. Recently the government had banned the import of 101 defence items to make the Indian defence industry self-reliant and boost indigenisation.

7. *In Gujarat, the five big cities* Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Gandhinagar *can now have tall buildings with a height of 70 storey* or more.

8. Indian Railways procures Ninja drones for security surveillance and passenger safety

9. *Flight tickets to increase slightly from September 1 :* The Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to charge higher aviation security fee (ASF) from domestic as well as international passengers from September 1.

10. *All parties barring for BJP oppose privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport:* Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan revealed that the overwhelming view in Thursday’s all-party meeting was that the management and operation of the Thiruvananthapuram airport should vest with the state government. Barring for BJP, all political parties agreed that the Centre should not have ignored the rightful claim of the Kerala government. Vijayan reiterated that his government had expressed willingness to match the offer of the highest bidder. The leaders contended that the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport should have been retained in the public sector.

11. The Ministry of Skill Development and Ministry of Shipping signed a MoU for skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling workforce in port and maritime industry and also to develop coastal community. This is to underpin commitment of Coastal Community under Sagar Mala programme.

12. Parliamentary Standing committee on Information Technology is set to meet on Sep 2 and listen to Facebook executives on prevention of misuse of social media.

13. *Karnataka Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation JC Madhuswamy has announced that the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council Sessions will be held between September 21 and 30.* Madhuswamy has stated that the government will answer all the queries raised by the Opposition parties in the assembly.

14. *After the AIADMK-led Tamil Nadu Government banned all public celebrations for Vinayaka Chathurthi, the BJP has now hit out at the state threatening them of ‘defying’ their orders ahead of the festival on August 22.* The Tamil Nadu BJP has alleged that the state government was blocking celebrations of Hindu festivals while other states which were worse-hit from the Coronavirus pandemic like Maharashtra, Karnataka had allowed the festival celebrations.

15. *Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram alleged that the Centre is desperately trying to shield the PM CARES Fund from any kind of scrutiny.* Taking on the argument that it is a public charitable trust, the Rajya Sabha MP questioned the rationale for PM Modi and three Ministers to be appointed as trustees. He decried the fact that donations to PM CARES are counted against Corporate Social Responsibility, despite being a privately established fund.

16. *National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, holds a party meeting* to ascertain if NC leaders could move freely inspite of being locked up in their homes. Abdullah said that the condition of the people in the Valley was miserable as business and tourism had slumped. The previous NC meeting called by Abdullah on August 5 was cancelled amid state-wide restrictions.

17. Centre orders immediate *withdrawal of 10,000 CAPF troops from* Jammu & Kashmir

18. *CBSE has adopted the VIOS(Virtual Inspection Of Schools) mode for school inspection to be eligible for upgradation* from middle to secondary school or secondary to senior secondary school. This move will most likely mitigate the anxiety and on ground problems of schools. CBSE has decided to conduct ‘’Virtual Inspection of Schools (VIOS)’’ for approximately 1000 cases registered for upgradation in session 2019-20 and 2020-21 instantly.

19. *At least 27 per cent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes* , while 28 per cent students and parents believe intermittent or lack of electricity is one of the major concerns hindering teaching-learning, according to a survey by the NCERT.

20. *India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 completed one year in orbit around the moon on Thursday* and all instruments are currently performing well and there is adequate onboard fuel to keep it operational for about seven more years, space agency ISRO said.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 and inserted into the lunar orbit on August 20, exactly one year ago.

21. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a series of emergency measures from today (August 21) amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state. The measures include *the extension of weekend lockdown and imposition of daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in all the 167 cities and towns of Punjab*.
The Punjab government also ordered a *total ban on all gatherings except weddings and funerals till August 31* . All the government and private offices will work at 50 percent capacity till the end of this month.

22. *The health condition of playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who is suffering from Covid-19, remains critical,* said a medical bulletin issued by MGM Healthcare in Chennai.

23. *Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on Thursday cremated with state honours* in the presence of his family members and close friends in Mumbai.

24. *The recovery of COVID-19 patients continues its upwaraterd streak and has reached around 74* % on Thursday. With sustained, pre-emptive and timely interventions by the government nearly 21 lakh people in the country have successfully recovered from COVID-19.

25. A 9 member CBI team lead by IPS Manoj Shashidhar that arrived on Thursday in Mumbai has started probing in the Sushant Singh Rajput controversial suicide case so far 6 persons have been probed, earlier the Mumbai police had Quarantine the Bihar police official who had come for enquiries but as per Supreme Court order CBI was not quarantine. Ammusingly the Mumbai police will parallely investigate the case as per para 34 of the SC Order and handing the case completely to CBI is ruled out. So far Mumbai police had called to it’s HQ 56 persons in this case which the Bihar IPS deemed unfavourable and manipulative as it made the witnesses alert and prepared for facing the CBI.

26. *COVID CASES IN INDIA*
CONFIRMED 28,36,925
DEATHS 53,866

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *Indian markets open for Bangladesh with Duty Free Quota Free Access* for 100 % tariff lines except Alcohol and Tobacco: High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das.

2. *After Saudi rebuff, Pak Foreign Ministee Qureshi heads to China for Kashmir support* :
Pakistan foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi went to Beijing for ‘strategic level’ discussions with his Chinese counterparts, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan underscored that Pakistan’s future is connected with that of its long-time ally China.

3. *India, Japan and Australia to launch “Supply Chain Resilience Initiative” to counter China* : The initiative aims to reduce the dependency in China. Japan is to be joined by India and Australia. It is a direct response to companies that are concerned about Chinese political behaviour and disruption to supply chain.

4. *The main aim of the initiative is to attract foreign direct investment* in the Indo-Pacific region. It also aims to turn the region to an economic powerhouse. Also, it aims to build partner relationship between the countries in the region

5. *The External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar attended ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT).* It was the sixth-round table conference between India and AINTT.

6. *The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla attended the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament* . The conference was organized by Parliament of Austria and Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva with the support of United Nations.The Union was established in 1889. The national parliaments of 178 countries are its members. It has a permanent observer status in United Nations.

7. *American Airlines plans to launch passenger flight service to Bengaluru*
American Airlines plans to start its maiden passenger flight service to Bengaluru from Seattle from the winter of 2021.

8. *Pakistan has warned of nuclear war with India,* claiming that its weapons will target all regions in India. In an interview with Pakistani media channel Samaa TV on August 19 (Wednesday), Pakistan Minister Sheikh Rashid claimed that Pakistan has very calculated weapons which are small and perfect to attack on particular area of India.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that the 19th amendment to the constitution will be abolished to pave way for a new constitution* as people have given mandate for it during recently held Parliamentary elections.

2. The Rajapaksa family had alleged that the amendment was brought specifically to target the family. The new cabinet in its first meeting held on Wednesday had granted approval to abolish the 19th amendment and replace it with the 20th amendment.

3. *US Senator Kamala Harris has accepted her nomination for the US Vice Presidential candidate* for Democratic Party. In her acceptance speech she said that she was honoured to accept the nomination for Vice President of the United States.

4. *WORLD COVID CASES*
CONFIRMED 2,19,43,183
DEATHS 7,75,439

* SPORTS:*

1. *Sumit Nagal advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the Prague Open* in Prague with a hard-fought victory over Kiri Lehecka. India’s top singles player Nagal prevailed 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 21 minutes in the second round contest of the 137,560 euro clay court event.

2. *The IPL Governing Council has announced Dream11 as the new Title Sponsor of the 2020 edition* of the Indian Premier League. Dream11 (Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd) is an Indian company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

3. *Indian Hockey player Surender Kumar* , who along with five other hockey players had tested positive for COVID 19 earlier this month was *readmitted to hospital Thursday evening due to Venous Thrombosis* (VT). Due to VT he has formed a blood clot in the right upper limb and has thus been admitted to hospital for the period of two to three days during which treatment and medication would be given for recovery from VT.

4. *Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have confirmed that their players will arrive in Dubai on Friday to begin their preparations for the upcoming 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL),* which is slated to take place from September 19 to November 10 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

*Meerut* is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The name Meerut , properly spelled Merath or Mirath, is variously derived. According to one account it was originally known as Mahi Rashtra, the name given to it by one Mahi, a distinguished architect, who built a palace at Indraprashta or Dehli, in exchange for which he received the land on which Meerut now stands from the king Yudhishthira. This Mahi is said to have built the Andar Kot, a high brick fortress , the remains of which are still (1904 ) traceable . The Jats on the other hand, allege that Meerut was founded as Mayarashtra (lit. Maya’s country) by Maya, who was the father of Mandodari, Ravana’s wife in the Ramayana. Meerut was the capital of Maya. Thus the city is also known as ‘Ravan Ka Sasural’ literally meaning “Ravana’s wife’s home”.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY*

The care attention that you are getting from others is a gift of your own character.

JOKES OF THE DAY:

1)Pappu says to his friend*

*कोरोना* के बारे में कोई जानकारी चाहिए तो मुझसे पूछो।
पूरी की पूरी, कॉलर ट्यून, caller tune रट ली है मैंने..!!

2)संता शराब पीकर नंबर dial करता है , तभी लड़की की आवाज़ आती है ” Call करने के लिए आपके पास पर्याप्त Balance नहीं है , कृपया recharge करवाएँ
संता : बस जानेमन तुमसे बात हो जाती है ये ही काफी है मेरे लिए

TELL ME WHY❓❓❓*

*Why Muslim wear Prayer Caps?* ☪️

Prayer caps wear by muslims is known as The taqiyah or araqchin a short, rounded skullcap.
Taqiyah is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap which is derived from Persian taq means a ” *dome* “.

In the Quran, all companions of Muhammad wore head coverings at all times, which is one of the reasons Muslims adopted this practice. It is also believed that this was one of Muhammad’s rules, so Muslims wear prayer caps to obey and follow Muhammad’s tradition.

However, particularly in Arab countries, when worn under the keffiyeh headscarf, they are kept in a traditional white. Some Muslims wrap a turban around the cap, called an ʿimamah in Arabic, which is often done by Shia and Sunni Muslims. In the United States and Britain, taqiyas are usually referred to as “kufis”

Muslims believe that the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to keep his head covered, therefore making it mustahabb (i.e., it is commendable to cover the head in order to emulate him).

As you can see in the past muslims have came from arab countries and everyone know that the arab countries are made of desert lot of deserts so the cap is needed for main reasons:-

1. Protection of hairs from sand.
2. Protection from sun heat
3. To follow prophet mohammad

In fact they adopted many things:-

A. Praying 5 times a day. B. Pre Prayer *washing rituals.* Which makes proper sanitisation for good health.
C. *Wearing cap* .it Avoids hair fall in living area and keeps area neat.
D. Manners of sitting or *kneeling* : Which benefits for stomach and nerverous system.
E. *Hand sign* shows Concept of one god- Joining the palms and concentrating on any particular wish/aim, it will get stored in sub conscious mind and triggers every time to fulfill our wish.

( *Note* : This information/knowledge is taken from internet, if anyone know other reason, can share it please)

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*कङ्कालतन्त्रम्.* Skeleton
kankaalatantram

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉️

*How does an electric motor get rotated*

An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor’s magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of torque applied on the motor’s shaft.

A current-carrying conductor will experience a force when placed within a magnetic field. The principle of the electric motor is that it converts electrical energy into kinetic energy (mechanical energy) through the interaction of the two magnetic fields.

They operate using principles of electromagnetism, which shows that a force is applied when an electric current is present in a magnetic field.

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

Many people believe that Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to invent and build the telescope; however, the first telescope was made by Hans Lippershey in the early 1600s. Lipperhey was a German-Dutch glass maker, and he managed to reduce the amount of light in his telescope while focusing it..Galileo was the first one who used the telescope for astronomy, making wonderful discoveries about our Moon, the moons of Jupiter, and other things.

*VEDIK GYAN*

*Story about Vaishnodevi*

According to Hindu religion, in the Treta Yuga, when the earth was overburdened by the wicked and tyrannical rule of the demons, the Goddess Vaishnavi was created when Gauri, Lakshmi and Saraswati decided to combine their energies to rid the earth of impending doom. From the collective energy of the three Goddesses, appeared an eight armed Goddess, who was riding upon a lion (or tiger). After destroying the demons that were burdening Mother Earth, Goddess Vaishnavi was requested to reside on Earth, so that she may forever keep all evil at bay. She chose to incarnate as a human, named Vaishnavi.

As a child, Vaishnavi was immersed in the devotional service of Lord Vishnu, a habit she carried well into her adulthood. When she was of a marriageable age, she left home to perform intense austerities to please and win Lord Vishnu as her husband. Years passed, and as an answer to her prayers, Lord Vishnu appeared to her in the form of Lord Rama. She learned from him that he was already married and was searching for his wife, Sita, who was abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.

Seeing his devotee distraught, Rama promised her that he would return to her one day, and if she recognized him, she could marry him. Rama went on to rescue Sita and become the king of Ayodhya, all while Vaishnavi waited for his return. One such day, she was approached by an old man who asked the beautiful Vaishnavi to be his wife. She however, refused his proposal, thinking of him as undesirable for his age and looks. She had failed to recognize the old man who was none other than Lord Rama, who had come to keep his end of the promise. However, the harsh penance of the goddess can’t go unfulfilled, so Lord Rama granted her the boon that in his 10th incarnation of Lord Kalki during Kaliyuga, he would marry her and asked her to wait for him till his 10th incarnation on the Trikuta mountain. He even gave her a Bow and two quivers of arrows and a troop of his monkey army for her protection.

Rama left, and Vaishnavi continued to spend years in meditation, moving from place to place, solving the troubles of all who asked, with her Siddhis. This threatened the popularity of a local Tantrik who sent his disciple Bhairav Nath to find out more about her. But Bhairav Nath was stupefied by her beauty and lustfully stalked her wherever she went.

In order to escape his unwanted attention, Vaishnavi entered a cave and continued her meditation there, for nine months, as a child rests in its mother’s womb. When Bhairon Nath discovered her hiding spot and attempted to hunt her down again, with an intention of forcing himself upon her, Vaishnavi appeared as Goddess Mahakali, and severed off Bhairav Nath’s head with her sword. After she cut his head off, Bhairav Nath realized his mistake and begged her for forgiveness. His head had fallen far from his body, but the merciful Goddess Vaishno Devi promised him that he would forever be enshrined there and that he would be her guardian form then on. Vaishno Devi abandoned her rage and returned to the form of Vaishnavi, and reentered her cave, where she assumed the form of three rocks and resides there to date. Each rock is representative of MahaSaraswati, Mahalakshmi and Mahakali. This shrine is lovingly called “Vaishno Devi”,

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

*Benefits from Lemon Water*

1. It promotes hydration
2. It’s a good source of vitamin C
3. It supports weight loss
4. It improves skin quality
5. Drinking warm or hot lemon water when you wake up may help get your digestive system moving.
6. The citric acid in lemons may help prevent kidney stones. Citrate, a component of citric acid, paradoxically makes urine less acidic and may even break up small stones.

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