TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 03 SEPTEMBER, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:
1. *The Union Cabinet approved Mission Karamyogi* which aims at building future-ready civil service with the right attitude, skills & knowledge, aligned to the vision of New India.

2. *Centre approves 27 new integrated cold chain projects under PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana*
These projects were approved by Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee chaired by the Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Worth Rs.743 crore, these projects will help increase efficiency and sustainability of India’s food supply chain.

3. *Coal India to invest over 1.22 Lakh Crores on 500 Projects by 2023-24:* said Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi while addressing a Stakeholders meet organized by CIL through video conferencing.

4. *Centre allows airlines to fly 60% of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights* : The ministry had restarted domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. However, the airlines were allowed to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights.

5. *The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill,* 2020 will be introduced in Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session. It is a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

6. *Government issues around 12.5 lakh domicile certificates in J&K so far* : Around 12.5 lakh Domicile Certificates have been issued in Jammu and Kashmir so far, with over 99 per cent being erstwhile Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders or Kashmiri Pandit migrants.

7. *Ladakh and Lakshadweep were integrated in the One Nation One Ration card scheme.* With this a total of 26 states and union territories are now connected with each other under the scheme.

8. Delhi Metro to resume services on Yellow Line on September 7, add more lines within a week

9. *Andhra Pradesh to set up crop insurance firm*
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority provided the approval for the state government to establish AP General Insurance Commany. This is to run the state’s crop insurance scheme.

10. *The PM CARES Fund, set up in March to deal with emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, received Rs 3,076.62 crore in just five days of its formation,* as per an account statement made public by the fund on Wednesday.

11. *Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi announced that his Hindustani Awam Morcha has joined the National Democratic Alliance* in Bihar where assembly elections are due in October-November.

12. The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to reserve 600-acre Aarey land near the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in suburban Mumbai as a forest and conserve the same.

13. *India bolsters presence in Pangong lake area; military talks inconclusive* : The Indian Army has further bolstered its presence in at least three strategic heights in the southern bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, days after foiling China’s “provocative” actions to change the status quo in the area,

14. *The Central Government and the Indian Air Force on Wednesday have moved to the Delhi High Court against the Netflix movie Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl.* alleging that it depicts the IAF in a bad light. The Delhi High Court has refused to grant injunction at this stage, stating that the petition should have been filed earlier. The court has asked for Gunjan Saxena to be made a party to the case. For now, there will not be a stay on the movie because it has been released for weeks, the court said, adding it will hear the matter on September 18. A notice has been issued to both Dharma Productions and Netflix India.

15. *The NGO, Justice For Rights Foundation, alleged that some scenes and dialogues in the movie are factually incorrect, misleading and portray an inappropriate work culture to glorify the screen character of the former Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena.* The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, one of the first Indian female air-force pilots in combat,

16. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 3691166
TOTAL ACTIVE 785996
RECOVERED 2839882
TOTAL DEATHS 65288

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *India and Russia are to hold bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2020 in Andaman Sea,* close to strategic Strait of Malacca. The exercise is being conducted while the Indian Navy is on high operational alert due to the standoff with China in Ladakh.

2. *Three Russian Naval ships are to take part in the exercise on September 4 and 5.* The exercise comes just after India withdrew from Kavkaz-2020 multinational exercise that is to be held in Russia. Also, it coincides with Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh’s visit to Russia for Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

3. *Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Moscow from 3rd to 5th September to attend combined meeting of defence ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation* , Collective Security Treaty Organisation and Commonwealth of Independent States member states to commemorate 75th anniversary of World War II victory.

4. Defence Minister Rajnath *Singh is not likely to meet his Chinese counterpart* during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting scheduled to be held in Russia

5. *PUBG Mobile Chinese Apps Banned in India:* The government of India has banned a total of 224 Chinese apps in the country

6. *India and Nigeria agreed to deepen their cooperation to counter terrorism, piracy and insurgency to boost trade exchanges* .India is the largest trading partner of Nigeria. The bilateral trade between India and Nigeria was 13.9 billion USD in 2019-20.Nigeria is rich in oil. Recently, Nigeria stated that India has replaced the United States as its largest oil importer. Currently, India purchases 30% of Nigeria’s every day crude oil production.

7. *The government also approved for signing of a pact between India and Japan* aimed at improving the quality and testing of Indian textiles and clothing for the Japanese market.

8. *India in its statement in the Report of the Security Council for 2019 has demanded Kashmir’s permanent removal from UNSC* the United Nations Security Council’s agenda, something Pakistan keeps on raking.

9. *Five countries on Wednesday blocked the move of Pakistan to list Indians as terrorists at the United Nations (UN)* . Pakistan has failed to list two Indians as United Nations listed international terrorist under the 1267 committee of the UNSC. Pakistan was keen to list Indian nationals Gobinda Patnaik, and Angara Appaji as UN terrorists.

10. *The Supreme Court on directed fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to be present in person before it on October 5 at 2 pm,* directing the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure his presence in the courtroom on that day. The top court also dismissed his plea seeking review of the 2017 verdict which held him guilty of contempt for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violations of court orders.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to bring the flood warning services to the country* . Announcing this on its official blog on Tuesday Google said that it currently covers more than 40 million people in Bangladesh and it is working to expand its coverage to the whole of the country.

2. *Afghanistan has freed nearly 200 Taliban prisoners* to spur long-delayed peace talks, as a team of negotiators readies to fly this week to Qatar`s capital.

3. *The entire world is beginning to unite against China’s unfair practices* and countries like India, Australia, Japan and South Korea are going to partner with the US to push back Beijing on every front, *US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.*

4. *Pakistan’s telecom watchdog on Tuesday blocked five online dating and live streaming applications* , including Tinder, for allegedly showing “immoral” content.

5. Eighty-one American *winners of Nobel prizes* in the fields of chemistry, medicine and physics have *endorsed Joe Biden for president,* based on the candidates support for science.

6. *WORLD COVID CASES*
CONFIRMED 2,32,60,775
DEATHS 8,05,765

* SPORTS:*

1. *Men’s National Rowing Camp set to commence in Pune from Oct 1st till Jan 31st next year* : With an eye on the Tokyo Olympics scheduled in 2021, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned the national rowing camp for the men’s team.

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_In Chennai _(TN)
*Gold ₹53,265@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
*Silver ₹68,710@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 85.04*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 78.86*

* FACTS ABOUT  INDIA*

India’s longest Dhola-Sadiya bridge, 9.15 KM situated in Assam

*THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty within and everywhere!

JOKES OF THE DAY:

1) Teacher* : Porus kaun tha?
*Pappu* : pata nahi sir.
*Teacher* : padaai ke taraf dyaan do, pataa chalegaa
*Pappu* : Aap battayiye. Rohan kaun hai?
*Teacher* : pata nahi.
*Pappu* : apni beti ki taraf dyaan dijiye, pata chalega.

2) Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers.

The first boy says, “My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $50.”

The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, and they give him $100.”

The third boy says, “Ducks! I got you both beat”. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, calls it a sermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!”

3) ब्रैड और माइक दो पुराने सेवानिवृत्त विधुर हैं जो एक दूसरे के करीब रहते हैं और एक दूसरे पर निरंतर कल्याण जांच करते हैं। उनका अधिकांश रिश्ता वास्तविक मित्रता या व्यक्तिगत स्नेह के बजाय व्यावहारिकता पर आधारित होता है।एक दिन, जैसे ही वह अपनी सुबह की कॉफी पीता है, माइक सुबह का पेपर खोल देता है और शोक सन्देश (देहांत) कापृष्ठ 31 page देखता है। उसे अपने जीवन का सदमा तब लगता है जब वह कॉलम में अपनी खुद की आपबीती शोक सन्देश (देहांत) विज्ञापन देखता है। उन्हें पता चलता है कि स्थानीय समाचार पत्र द्वारा उनके बारे में जानकारी के लिए कई महीने पहले ही इस घटना की तैयारी की गई थी। वह सही ढंग से बताता है कि यह उनके डेटाबेस से एक गलत प्रविष्टि है।

यह अभी भी उसे उत्तेजित करता है, 
इसलिए वह ब्रैड को बुलाता है।

"ब्रैड, क्या आप अभी जाग रहे हैं?"
 माइक से पूछता है।

ब्रैड नींद से उत्तर देता है, "हाँ, 
लेकिन मैं अब केवल अपनी कॉफी शुरू क
रहा हूं।" "ब्रैड, पृष्ठ 31 के लिए अखबार खोलें।" 
"क्यों, कागज में क्या है?"
"ब्रैड, पेपर प्राप्त करें
और इसे अभी पृष्ठ 31 पर खोलें!"
"ठीक है, ठीक है, मुझे यहाँ पेपर मिल गया है,
 तो पृष्ठ 31 में क्या है?" 
"ब्रैड, पहले पृष्ठ 31 के लिए पेपर खोलें!"

"ठीक है, सुबह इतनी जल्दी दर्द नहीं देना।
इसलिए, पेज 31 पर ऐसा क्या है जो इ
महत्वपूर्ण है?"

"ब्रैड, स्तंभ 4 के नीचे देखें।"

"क्यों? क्या कहानी है?"

"ब्रैड, पहले से ही कॉलम के नीचे की कहानी
 पढ़ें!"

"ठीक है, ठीक है, अगर आप मेरे कान 
में चिल्लाना बंद कर देंगे तो मैं कॉलम पढ़ना
शुरू कर दूंगा!"

कुछ सेकंड के लिए कागज़ की सरसराहट,
 फिर एक लंबा मौन विराम ...

अंत में, ब्रैड चुपचाप लाइन पर आता
है और डरते हुए पूछता है, 
"तो माइक, तुम मुझे अभी कहां
 से बुला रहे हो?"
(Same Joke in English: -

Brad and Mike are two old retired widowers who reside close to each other and do constant welfare checks on each other. Much of their relationship is based on pragmatism rather than real friendship or personal affection. One day, as he drinks his morning coffee, Mike opens the morning paper and turns to the obituaries page. He gets the shock of his life when he sees his own obituary in the column. He realizes that the query for info on him by the local newspaper several months earlier, was in preparation for this event. He correctly surmises that it is a mistaken entry from their database. It still excites and rankles him, so he calls Brad up. “Brad, are you up yet?” asks Mike. Brad sleepily answers, “Yeah, but I’m only now starting my coffee.” “Brad, open the newspaper to page 31.” “Why, what’s in the paper?” “Brad, get the paper and open it to page 31 NOW!” “Ok, Ok, I’ve got the paper here, so what’s in page 31?” “Brad, open the paper to page 31 already!” “All right, don’t be such a pain so early in the morning already. So, what’s on page 31 that’s so important?” “Brad, look at the bottom of column 4.” “Why? What’s that story on?” “Brad, read the story on the bottom of the column already!” “OK, OK, I’ll start reading the column if you stop yelling in my ear!” The paper rustles for a few seconds, then a long silent pause ensues… Finally, Brad comes on the line quietly and fearfully asks, “So Mike, where are you calling me from right now?”

4) Once Sashi Tharoor made a 
project
In his project he urged people t
sign a petition demanding strict
control or total elimination of
the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."

And for plenty of good reasons,
since it can:

1. cause excessive sweating 
and vomiting.
2. it is a major component
 in acid rain.
3. it can cause severe 
burns in its gaseous state.
4. accidental inhalation c
kill you.
5. it contributes to erosion.
6. it decreases effectiveness
 of automobile brakes,
7. it has been found in t
of terminal cancer patients.

He asked 150 people if they 
supported a ban of the chemical.

One hundred forty-three said yes.
Six were undecided. Only one (he 
himself) knew that the chemical
was... Water!

The title of his prize winning 
project was,"How Gullible Are We?"

He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to the alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment.

*TELL ME WHY❓❓*

*Why did bats evolve to hang upside down?*

Unlike birds, bats cannot launch their bodies into the air from the ground, because their wings don’t produce enough lift to take off like a helicopter. … Hanging upside-down is a great way for bats to hide from predators and danger, too.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*निरीक्षण* : Inspection

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How does a ball point pen work?*

The ball point pen has a little metal ball rotating freely in a socket at the end of a cartridge filled with ink. The first such pen was invented in 1888 , and a US patent was taken out, but the pen was not marketed. It would be 50 years before a workable ball point pen would be commercially available. The most reliable bp of its day was introduced by Parker in 1954. It used a textured tungsten-carbide ball, and tended to grip the paper better. With earlier designs, unless the paper was quite rough, the smooth ball would tend to slip and not deliver ink. One advantage a bp had over fountain pens was that you could bear down and make several carbon copies at one time. Parker came up with a workaround in 1939, though, with the model 51. This fountain pen featured a very stiff nib of a completely revolutionary design.

A sticky ink goes down a tube obstructed at the bottom end by a tiny little ball. There is a narrow clearance between the tube and the ball so that when the ball is rolled across a piece of paper it entrains a thin film of sticky ink from the other side and deposits it onto the paper. Because the ink is sticky, it feels like the ink is instantaneously dry. Another advantage is consistent deposition (function of the clearance between tube and ball) regardless of how much pressure is applied by the writing hand. Under normal circumstances also, it does not leak in your pocket.

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

*Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav* (1926-1984) won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in wrestling and was one of the first athletes from India to win a medal in the Olympics.

Every year *World Coconut Day* is celebrated on *September 2.*

*VEDIK GYAN*

*Actual name of Pariksha was Vishnurata, but how he got that name..?*

Parikshit was born to Uttara and Abhimanyu. He was the grandson of Arjuna and he was saved by Lord Krishna in the womb of his mother, when Ashwaththama directed Brahmastra on him.

Since the baby had been protected by Vishnu in his form of Krishna, the brahmanas proposed that he should be named Vishnurata, that is, protected by Vishnu. But the baby had met Krishna inside Uttara’s womb and had become devoted to Krishna. Whenever the child met someone, he tested to see if the person he had just met was indeed the person whom he had met inside the womb. The word for a test is pariksha. Thus it was that Vishnurata came to be popularly known as Parikshit.

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

*What is the reason for foul smell from mouth?*

The most common cause of halitosis is bad oral hygiene. If particles of food are left in the mouth, their breakdown by bacteria produces sulfur compounds. Keeping the mouth hydrated can reduce mouth odor. The best treatment for bad breath is regular brushing, flossing, and hydration.

Bad breath can be a warning sign that other diseases or illnesses are present. Postnasal drip, respiratory and tonsil infections, sinus problems, diabetes, liver and kidney issues, as well as certain blood disorders can all cause bad breath.

*Ways to stop bad breath*

Brush teeth twice a day. Brush your teeth two to three minutes at least twice a day to remove plaque and food debris. …
Floss daily. …
Brush or scrape your tongue. …
Use a mouth rinse.

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