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

1. *Parliament yesterday passed two bills aimed at transforming agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ incomes* . The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce ( *Promotion and Facilitation) Bill* , 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of *Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020* which were passed by Lok Sabha on 17th September 2020, were passed by the Rajya Sabha also yesterday.

2. *PM Modi has wished farmers on the passage of farm bills in Parliament* and called it a watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture.

3 . *Procurement at Minimum Support Price will continue,* farmers can sell their produce at MSP rates, the MSP for Rabi season will be announced next week
Mandis will not stop functioning, trading will continue here as before. Under the new system, farmers will have the option to sell their produce at other places in addition to the mandis
The e-NAM trading system will also continue in the mandis. Trading in farm produce will increase on electronic platforms. It will result in greater transparency and time saving.

4. *Main provisions of the bill* –
The new legislation will create an ecosystem where the farmers and traders will enjoy freedom of choice of sale and purchase of agri-produce. It will also promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade and commerce outside the physical premises of markets notified under State Agricultural Produce Marketing legislations.
The farmers will not be charged any cess or levy for sale of their produce and will not have to bear transport costs.

5. President Ramnath Kovind said while addressing a Conference on implementation of National Education Policy in Jammu and Kashmir through video conference yesterday that *”It is his dream to see Jammu and Kashmir emerge as a centre of knowledge, enterprise, innovation and skill development* “.

6. *Indian Railways has generated 9,79,557 mandays of work till 18 September 2020 under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in 6 States* viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

7. PM Modi *launched a massive employment -cum- rural public works campaign named* *Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the devastating COVID-19 on 20th June 2020.* The Prime Minister announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 crores would be spent for building durable rural infrastructure under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

8. This Abhiyaan of 125 days, is being undertaken in mission mode, and involves focused implementation of 25 categories of works/ activities in 116 districts, each with a large concentration of returnee migrant workers in 6 states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha.

9. *Rajya Sabha passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020* to punish those attacking healthcare workers.

10. *Bills on occupational safety, social security and industrial relations introduced in Lok Sabha;* to allow companies with less than 300 workers to terminate employment without prior approval.

11. *PM Modi on today will lay the foundation stone for nine highway projects and also inaugurate optical fibre internet services in Bihar* .These nine highway projects will be constructed at a cost of Rs 14,258 crore and would cover a cumulative road length of about 350 kilometres.

12. *Twelve Opposition parties Sunday gave a notice for a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh* over the manner in which two farm bills were passed in the Upper House after he
overruled their pleas for an adjournment of the proceedings.

13. Two days after *Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s announcement to set up country’s “biggest and most beautiful” film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar,* the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has sent the proposal of the establishment of the film city to the state government on Sunday (September 20, 2020).

14. *The Haryana Police on Sunday used a water cannon to stop Punjab Youth Congress activists from entering the state through Ambala* during a tractor rally against the Centre’s farm-related Bills.

15. *Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled Pakistan’s major attempt to smuggle arms and narcotics into Indian territory in Arnia area of RS Pura sector of Jammu division* during the intervening night of September 19 and 20.

16. *Rajasthan govt imposes section 144 in 11 district* including Capital Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota in view of spike in Corona cases.

17. A school principal was killed and her minor daughter critically injured after two unidentified bike-borne people fired at them in Gorakhpur’s Basharatpur on Sunday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Nivedita Major (40), a principal of a primary school. Her 16-year-old daughter Delsia is undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College.

18. The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced that school and colleges in the state will not resume on Monday (September 21, 2020).

19. *ABCD actor Kishore Aman Shetty arrested in Mangaluru for peddling drugs* .He was part of Dance India Dance Season 2 and also Dance Ke Super Star. In Kannada too he had shown his talent through a reality show- Dance. Kishore was also a famous choreographer in Mumbai.

20. *COVID CASES*
CONFIRMED 54,00,619
DEATHS 86,752

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *Konkan Railway delivers two DMUC (Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit) trains to the Nepal Railway* for Jaynagar (Bihar)-Kurtha (Nepal) broad gauge line; built by Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai.

2. *PM Modi is to inaugurate VAIBHAV Summit on October 2, 2020.* VAIBHAV is Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik Summit.

3. The summit is an initiative by Science and technology experts spread all over the world and working in academic organisations of India. Its theme: *To bring Indian luminaries all over the world* it to discuss and debate about collaboration mechanism with their counterparts in India.
*To bring together diverse academic cultures.*
To *strengthen aatma nirbhar Bharat initiative.*

4. *Nepal introduces new text books with revised map incorporating Indian territory* of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

5. *India’s total external debt increased by 2.8% to USD 558.5 billion* at the end of March 2020 according to financial reports.

6. *50th meeting of India’s BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh concludes* in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

7. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that *8 Indian beaches have been recommended for the Blue Flag International Eco label.*

8. The eight beaches that were recommended are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Kasarkod and padubidri in Karnataka, Golden Beach in Odisha, Radha Nagar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goghla in Daman and Diu, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh. This is the first time the beaches are being recommended for the blue flag International ecolabel.

9. Denmark based International agency called the foundation for environment education gives *The blue flag tag*. It is provided to beaches that adopt eco-tourism model. It is provided to those beaches that provide clean and hygienic bathing facilities to the tourist or the beach goers and also to beaches that provide safe and healthy environment, clean facilities and hygienic amenities and promote sustainable development of the area.

10. *The India, China Corps Commander meeting will take place on Monday (September 21, 2020) morning at 9 am IST at Moldo,* Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *The Meteorological Department of Bangladesh has asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal number 3 as low pressure forms over Bay of Bengal.* It predicted that squally weather may affect the maritime ports, North-bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh.

2. *Russia has started a military buildup in the far-East of its province near the Chinese border* by citing tensions in the eastern strategic direction,

3. *US offically bans Chinese apps* TikTok and WeChat citing threat to national security

4. *Cargo plane crashes at Aden Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu* There was no immediate confirmation of any casualty.

5. *United States President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,* (Ginsburg, a history-making jurist, feminist icon and a champion of women’s rights and social justice, died of cancer on Friday. She was 87.) escalating a political row with the Democrats over her successor weeks before the presidential election.

6. *China encroaches Nepal territory, illegally erects 9 building in Humla’s Lapcha-Limi region.* China has secretly built the structures in the Humla district in Nepal, and has also stopped the Nepali population from entering in this area. This is not the first time that China has occupied Nepali territory without their knowledge. Two months ago it was reported that China had merged Nepal’s Gorkha district’s Rui village with its territories.

7. *WORLD COVID CASES*

CONFRD : 30,977,571
RECVRD: 22,357,906
Deaths: 960 871

* SPORTS:*

1. *Indian Premier League 2020 Match 2, Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab:*

DC: 157/8. 3/0
KXIP: 157/8 2/2

*DC Won in super over* 4 balls left.
Mayank Agarwal’s 89 goes in vain

2. *Bangalore vs Hyderabad*,
Match 3 of IPL 2020
Sep 21 2020,
Mon – 07:30 PM (IST)

3. *Sports activities resume at Sports Authority of India training centres under “Khelo India-Firr Se” drive* : Union sorts minister Kiren Rijiju said

4. *Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open* with a stunning 6-2 7-5 defeat by Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from *Mundak Upanishad*

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY*

Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.

*JOKES OF THE DAY*:

1) *Pappu* ke bete ka accident ho gaya

*Dr* .- apke bete ke dono leg katne padenge

*Pappu* ne apna sar pakad liya‍♂️‍♂️

*Dr* .- kya hua?

*Pappu* -kal hi nalayak ko nayi Shoes dilayi thi….. abh uska kya hoga….⁉️

2) At  a church meeting, a very wealthy man rose to tell the rest of those present about his Christian faith.

“I’m a millionaire,” he said, “and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I remember that turning point in my faith. I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night. The speaker was a missionary who told about his work. I knew that I only had a dollar bill and I had to either give it all to God’s work or give nothing at all. So at that moment, I decided to give my whole dollar to God. I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today.”

When he finished and moved toward his seat, there was an awed silence.

As he sat down, a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said to him, “I dare you to do it again.”

3) Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company’s Christmas Party. Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn’t taste like alcohol at all. He didn’t even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong.

Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house.

He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick: “Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian.”

He stumbles into the kitchen and sure enough, there is a hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee, and the morning newspaper all waiting for him. His son is also at the table, eating. Jack asks, “Son… what happened last night?”

“Well, you came home after 3 in the morning, drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.”

Confused, he asked his son, “So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?”

His son replies, “Oh THAT! Well, Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed,’Leave me alone, I’m married!'”

4) Sitting on the edge of the highway waiting to catch speeders, a state police officer saw a car driving along at 22 M.P.H. He thinks to himself, that car is just as dangerous as a speeder. So, he turns his lights on and pulls the car over. Approaching the car, he notices there are 5 old ladies, two at the front and 3 at the back, wide eyed and looking like ghosts.
The driver, obviously confused, said, “Officer, I don’t understand, I wasn’t doing over the speed limit! What did you pull me over for?”

“Ma’am,” the officer said, “You should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be dangerous.”
“Slower than the speed limit? No sir! I was doing exactly 22 miles an hour,” the old woman said proudly.

The officer, trying not to laugh, explains that 22 is the route number, not the speed limit. A little embarrassed, the woman smiled and thanked the officer for pointing out her error.

“Before I go Ma’am, I have to ask, is everyone ok? These women seem badly shaken and haven’t said a word since I pulled you over.”

“Oh! they’ll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 110”

5) Newly married Alan goes to meet Father George.

He greets the priest and says, “Father, I need to talk to you.”

The Priest asks, “Is it a confession, my son ?”

Alan replies, “No, Father! I need to clarify something.”

The Priest takes Alan to his private chamber and says, “Tell me, Alan. What is it ?”

Alan asks, “Father, why do the kindest of girls begin their quest to change men after marriage ?”

The Priest smiles and replied, “Alan, my son, as the bride walks down the long aisle, her brain registers three stimulii. The altar, the choir and the sound of the hymn being sung.
Aisle, altar, and hymn.
She becomes mesmerized.
Aisle, altar, hymn.
Aisle, altar, hymn.
Aisle, altar, hymn.

And finally, as she stops beside the groom, she is already saying to herself – I’LL ALTER HIM.”

6) A blonde woman visits her husband Charles Shobraj in prison.

Before leaving, she tells an officer, “You shouldn’t make my husband work like that. He’s exhausted !”

Officer laughs, saying, “Are you kidding ? He just eats and sleeps and stays in his cell!”

7) man was in the habit of carrying an umbrella wherever he went. Unfortunately, he broke his last good one. Looking at the six useless umbrellas in his umbrella stand, he decided to take them all in and have them repaired.

On the bus on the way home, he picked up the umbrella that belonged to the woman sitting next to him, purely out of habit.

She immediately cried, “Stop, thief!” and he surrendered the umbrella.

Very embarrassed, he quickly got off the bus. The next week he picked up his repaired umbrellas. When he got on the bus with the six umbrellas under his arm, he just so happened to sit next to the very same woman.

She gave him an icy stare and said, “Had a good day, huh?”

“Bullshit ! He just told me he’s been digging a tunnel for months !”

8) लिपिका जी डाक्टर साहब के क्लिनिक पर भागी भागी गईं, थोड़ी घबराई हुई थोड़ी सहमी हुई उनके चेहरे पर कुछ बुरा होने के आसार दिखाई दे रहे थे।

डाक्टर साहब की उनपर नज़र पड़ी तो डाक्टर को लगा कि इस औरत को इंतज़ार में लगे बाक़ी पेशंट से पहले इलाज होना चाहिये, अपने नियम को भूलकर डाक्टर साहब ने उन्हें पहले बुलवा लिया।

“जी, क्या प्राब्लम है आपकी?” डाक्टर साहब ने निहायत संजीदगी से पूछा जो संजीदगी वह अपने खास पेशंट को ही दिखाते थे।

“डाक्टर साहब, मुझे कोई प्राब्लम नहीं है! प्राब्लम मेरे हसबैंड में हैं मुझे लगता है कि वो मानसिक रोगी होते जा रहे हैं।” लिपिका जी ने इत्मीनान से जवाब दिया।

“अच्छा, क्या करते हैं? आप पर हाथ उठाते हैं या आपके साथ मिसबिहेव करते हैं?” डाक्टर साहब ने पूछा।

“नहीं नहीं, हाथ तो अभी तक नहीं उठाया है और न ही कभी ऐसी हिम्मत हुई पर धमकियां देते हैं और साथ ये भी कहते हैं कि “मेरा हिसाब कर दो”.. “मेरा हिसाब कर दो।” ..ये कहते ही लिपिका जी ख़ामोश हो गईं।

“आप परेशान न हों, कहां हैं आपके हसबैंड साथ नहीं लाए आप उनको?” डाक्टर साहब ने कहा।

“डाक्टर साहब, मैं उनको साथ नहीं ला सकती वो भी यहां आपके क्लिनिक पर।” लिपिका जी ने मायूसी से कहा।

“जी जी, मैं समझ सकता हूँ।” डाक्टर साहब ने जवाब दिया..इतनी गुफ्तगू के बाद डाक्टर साहब और लिपिका जी के दरमियान एक गहरा अंजाना सा रिश्ता बन चुका था, इसलिए नहीं कि वह खूबसूरत थीं बल्कि ये डाक्टर साहब हर खूबसूरत औरत के साथ गहरा रिश्ता बना लेते थे।

“डाक्टर साहब, अगर आप अपनी गाड़ी और ड्राइवर मेरे साथ भिजवा दें तो मैं अपने हसबैंड के आसानी से यहां ले आऊंगी।” लिपिका जी ने डाक्टर साहब से कहा।

डाक्टर जो पहले से ही ऐसा करना चाह रहे थे उन्होंने अपने ड्राइवर को आदेश दिया कि मैडम के साथ जाओ.. अब लिपिका जी क्लिनिक से निकलकर गाड़ी में बैठ गईं और ड्राइवर से कहा कि फलां ज्वैलरी शाॅप ले चलो।

कुछ ही देर में गाड़ी उसी ज्वैलरी शाप पर पहुंच गई.. लिपिका जी काफी नाज़ व अंदाज़ से उतरीं और ज्वैलरी शाॅप में चली गईं.. एक बहुत ही महंगा सा सेट पसंद किया पैक करवाया और जब पेमेंट की बारी आई तो बोलींः
“मैं फलां डाक्टर की वाइफ हूँ अभी मुझे ये सेट लेना बहुत जरूरी था इसलिये जल्दी में आ गई अब मेरे पास पूरे पैसे भी नहीं हैं और न ही कार्ड है.. आप मेरे साथ अपने शाॅप के किसी आदमी को भेज दीजिये ड्राइवर उन्हें वहां तक ले जाएगा और डाक्टर साहब पेमेंट दे देंगे।”

ज्वैलरी शाप के मालिक अजीत जी ने सोचा कि बड़ा अमाउंट है मुझे ही जाना चाहिए इस बहाने घूम भी लूंगा और जा कर गाड़ी में बैठ गये..पर लिपिका जी गाड़ी में नहीं बैठीं और ड्राइवर से कहा कि इनको डाक्टर साहब के पास ले जाओ.. ड्राइवर अजीत जी को लेकर क्लिनिक पहुंचा और डाक्टर साहब से बोला कि “मैडम नहीं आईं मगर उन्होंने इन साहब को भेजा है।”

डाक्टर साहब ने धीरज रखते हुए अजित जी को देखा और इंतज़ार करने को… जब उनकी बारी आई तो डाक्टर साहब बड़े नरम लहजे में बोलेः “हां तो सुनाइये जनाब, क्या हाल हैं आपके?

अजीत जी ने जवाब दियाः “जी मेरा हिसाब कर दीजिये मैं ठीक हूँ।”

डाक्टर साहबः “तो क्या परेशानी और तकलीफ है आपको मुझे बताइये?”

अजीत जीः “डाक्टर साहब “मेरा हिसाब कर दीजिये।”

*TELL ME WHY❓❓❓*

*Why do people walk in their sleep?*

Parasomnias are a group of sleep behaviors common in in children, teens, and occasionally adults. Sleep occurs in two broad categories:-

REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM (NREM) sleep cycles.

*Environmental factors*
Sleep deprivation, chaotic sleep schedules, fever, stress, magnesium deficiency, and alcohol intoxication can trigger sleepwalking. Drugs, for example, sedative/hypnotics (drugs that promote sleep), neuroleptics (drugs used to treat psychosis), minor tranquilizers (drugs that produce a calming effect), stimulants (drugs that increase activity), and antihistamines (drugs used to treat symptoms of allergies) associated with an increased likelihood of sleepwalking. Conditions such as pregnancy and menstruation are known to increase the frequency of sleepwalking in women.

*Sleepwalking Home Remedies*
A person who has a sleepwalking disorder can take the following measures:

get adequate sleep;
meditate or do relaxation exercises;

avoid any kind of stimuli (auditory or visual) prior to bedtime;

keep a safe sleeping environment, free of harmful or sharp objects;

sleep in a bedroom on the ground floor if possible to prevent falls and avoid bunk beds;

*LEARN SANSKRIT*
*श्मश्रु* : mustache

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How detergent powder is made* ?

The main raw materials required for the manufacturing of detergent powder & cake are acid slurry, soda ash, soda bicarb, sodium tripolyphosphate, soap stone, sodium silicate, sodium sulphate, synthetic dye etc.

In the blender method of making powder laundry detergent, the ingredients—surfactant, builders, antiredeposition agents, and perfumes—are simply blended together in a mixer, released onto a conveyor belt, and packaged accordingly.

The hydrocarbons used in soap generally come from plants or animals, those used in detergent can be derived from crude oil. Adding sulfuric acid to the processed hydrocarbon produces a molecule similar to the fatty acids in soap. The addition of an alkali to the mixture creates a surfactant molecule.

*Note* If you have no detergent at all, use one cup of borax or baking soda for a normal load. The clothing will be cleaner than you imagine

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

*The Bharat Ratna* is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954,

Till now total awarded: 48
First awarded: 1954: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; C. Rajagopalachari; C. V. Raman
Last awarded: 2019: Nanaji Deshmukh (Posthumous); Bhupen Hazarika (Posthumo…
Country: India

*VEDIK GNAN*

*Ashtalakshmi are a group of eight manifestations of Devi Lakshmi .*

1 Maha Lakshmi.
2 Dhana Lakshmi.
3 Dhanya Lakshmi.
4 Gaja Lakshmi.
5 Santana Lakshmi.
6 Veera/Dhairya Lakshmi.
7 Jaya/Vijaya Lakshmi.
8 Vidya Lakshmi.

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

*Clove has been used to treat toothaches throughout history,* because the oil can effectively numb pain and reduce inflammationTrusted Source. It contains eugenol, which is a natural antiseptic.

For thousands of years, garlic has been recognized and used for its medicinal properties. Not only can it kill harmful bacteriaTrusted Source that cause dental plaque, but it can also act as a pain reliever.

To use this, crush a garlic clove to create a paste and apply it to the affected area. You may wish to add a tiny bit of salt. Alternatively, you can slowly chew a clove of fresh garlic.

 

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