TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 24 SEPTEMBER, 2020 (GPN)

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2020* ; The Bill amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA 2010) to make several new provisions; The FCRA Bill has already been passed by Lok Sabha on Monday and will now be sent to President Ram Nath Kovind for his assent.

2. *The FCRA regulates the acceptance and utilization of foreign funds by individuals* , *associations and companies* among other provisions, the bill proposes to enable the Centre to allow an NGO or association to surrender its FCRA certificate. It also proposes that not more than 20 per cent of the total foreign funds received can be spent on administrative expenses. Presently, the limit is 50 per cent.

3. *The Congress has decided to launch a nationwide protest from Thursday against the two agricultural reform bills* passed by Parliament recently. The two bills – the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 – were passed by the Rajya Sabha despite uproar and strong protest by the Opposition parties in the house.

4. *PM Modi chaired a high-level virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of seven COVID-19 high burden states and UT* to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management.

5. The meeting was attended by Home Minister, Defence Minister, Health Minister, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh along with respective Home Ministers, Health Ministers, Chief Secretaries, Health Secretaries, Home Secretaries and DGPs.

6. *Parliament passes bill to declare five new IIITs in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur* as institutes of national importance, enabling them to award degrees.

7. *Parliament also passes bills :*
(a) To set up the *Rashtriya Raksha University* in Gujarat.
(b) *Homoeopathy* Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
(c) *Indian Medicine Central Council* (Amendment) Bill, 2020
(d) *Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill;* cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes removed from list of essential commodities.
(e) *The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020* ; cooperative banks brought under the supervision of RBI

8. *Minister of State Railways Suresh Angadi passed away due to COVID-19.* The 65-year-old politician hailing from Karnataka had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on September 11.

9. *FAU-G game download APK is fake, as it will not launch till October:* Just a few days after the ban was imposed on PUBG Mobile, Akshay Kumar announced a new game named FAU-G (Fearless and United — Guards) as a desi replacement. This multiplayer title is being developed by the Bengaluru-based game developers and publishers, nCore Games.

10. *Former Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) IPS officer Gupteshwar Pandey, who stepped down as Bihar police chief on September 22, on Wednesday announced his entry into politics* . He added that the final decision of his political future remains with the people of Buxar.

11. *The Golden Girl* : *Rafale squadron’s 1st woman pilot is Varanasi’s Flt Lt Shivangi Singh:* Commissioned into the IAF in 2017 as part of the second batch of women fighter pilots, Varanasi native Flt Lt Shivangi Singh is currently undergoing conversion training and will shortly become a formal part of the 17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’ in Ambala.

12. *Air Marshal MM Singh,* *one of the highly decorated veterans of the Indian Air Force (IAF)* *passed away* on Tuesday in Chandigarh. He was 89 years old.

13. *Defence Research Development Organisation test fired an indigenously developed LASER guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from Ahmednagar,* Maharashtra. The missile was fired from MBT Arjun tank.

14. *Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is in Goa for a shoot, is currently seeking legal advice through video conferencing with a 12-member team in Mumbai after the Narcotics Control Bureau summoned her in the ongoing Bollywood-drug probe* , as per sources Meanwhile, Shraddha Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Shruti Modi, Karishma Prakash, and Simone Khambata, have also been summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Wednesday in the ongoing Bollywood-drug probe. While Rakul and Simone have been summoned for September 24, Deepika (who is currently in Goa for a shoot) will join the probe on September 25.

15. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 5646010
TOTAL ACTIVE 968377
RECOVERED 4587613
TOTAL DEATHS 90020

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *PM Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a virtual bilateral summit on September 26*: The two leaders are expected to deliberate on a host of issues like ways to further deepen anti-terror cooperation, boost overall defence and trade ties as well as implementation of India’s development projects in Sri Lanka.

2. *75th session of the United Nations General Assembly* , the Foreign Ministers of India Germany, Brazil and Japan known as G4 countries, called for reforms of three of the principal organs of the United Nations.

3. *Every year, September 23 is marked as the International Day of Sign Languages by the United Nations* . The day is being celebrated since 2018. World Federation of the Deaf was formed on this day.

4. *India and Australia held a mega Naval Exercise, PASSEX in the Indian Ocean Region.* It involved complex naval maneuvers, helicopter operations and aircraft drills.

5. *Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended air travel* to and from India, Brazil and Argentina, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

6. *Indian Americans raised $3.3 million on a single night for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden* , a possible record, and pressed his campaign to moderate its positions on Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, as also to add an agenda for the Hindu community on its web platform.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *The Community based organisations in Myanmar have blamed the Chinese gas and oil pipeline project of environmental destruction and human rights violation in the execution of the Shwe Gas Project and Trans-Burma pipeline.* The Rakhine based Community Based Organisation (CBO) Shwe Gas Movement (SGM) told the Irrawaddy newspaper that people in Rakhine were losing their livelihood and suffering serious human rights abuses due to these projects.

2. Ang Rita Sherpa, 1st man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, dies at 72 in Kathmandu.

3. NASA announces Artemis Plan to land first woman, next man on moon in 2024.

4. Now *China triggers a border row with Nepal* with construction of 11 structures: constructed 11 buildings in a part of the remote border district of Humla.

5. *US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned US politician* at the state and local level *to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats* who he said could be trying to woo them as part of Beijing`s propaganda and espionage campaign.

6. *UK to host ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines:*
Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates.

7. *An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday morning.* The newly discovered asteroid will come within 13,000 miles (22,000 kilometers) of Earth, well below many of the communications satellites orbiting the planet.

8. *Coronavirus Cases:*
32,082,945
Deaths: 981,217
Recovered: 23,657,313

* SPORTS:*

1. *IPL 2020, KKR vs MI*

MI 195/5 (20 overs)
KKR 146/9 (20 overs)
MI Won by 49 runs

2. *The first Indian to win two individual gold medals at the Summer Paralympics, Devendra Jhajharia* got a chance to speak at Fit India Dialogue. He narrated his inspiring life story. Belonging to a farming family from Churu, Rajasthan, Jhajharia’s left arm had to be amputated as a child after he accidentally touched a live wire. Later how he self motivated to get success in sports, he told and inspired all.

3. Wesley So (US) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway) declared joint winners of St. Louis rapid and blitz online chess in US.

4. *Match Punjab vs Bangalore*
Sep 24 2020,
Thu – 07:30 PM
Venue Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

5. *Japan will consider asking foreign athletes participating in the delayed Olympic Games next year to submit plans laying out their base camp locations* , training sites and host towns as part of COVID-19 countermeasures,

*USD 73.78 GBP 93.88*
_In Mumbai _(MH)
*Gold ₹52,030@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
*Silver ₹59,000@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 87.74*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 77.73*

* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

*Nanded* is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the eighth largest urban agglomeration of the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada subdivision. Nanded is the centre of governance of Nanded district. Nanded is a major destination for Sikh pilgrims, because the 10th Sikh Guru (Guru Gobind Singh) made Nanded his permanent abode and passed his guruship to the Guru Granth Sahib before his death in 1708.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

JOKES OF THE DAY:

1) एक लड़की अपने होने वाले मंगेतर को अपने मम्मी पापा से मिलाने के लिए घर लेकर आयी, खाना खाने के बाद लड़की की माँ ने अपने पति से कहा,”कुछ लड़के के बारे में पता करो।”

लड़की के पिता ने लड़के को अकेले में बुलाया और उससे बातचीत करने लगे।

लड़की के पिता ने पूछा, “तो तुम्हारा प्लान क्या है?”

लड़का: मैं रिसर्च स्कॉलर हूँ!!

“रिसर्च स्कॉलर बहुत अच्छे तो तुम मेरी बेटी को एक सुन्दर सा घर कैसे दे पाओगे जिसकी उसे आदत है?”, लड़की के पिता ने पूछा।

लड़का: मैं पढ़ाई करूँगा और भगवान हमारी मदद करेंगे।

लड़की का पिता: और तुम किस तरह उसके लिए सगाई कि अंगूठी खरीदोगे जिसके योग्य वो है?

“मैं और ज्यादा ध्यान से पढ़ाई करूँगा बाकि भगवान हमारी मदद करेंगे”, लड़के ने कहा।

“और बच्चे उन्हें कैसे पालोगे?”, लड़की के पिता ने कहा।

लड़का:चिंता मत कीजिये सर भगवान कोई न कोई रास्ता निकाल ही लेगा।

और हर बार जितनी बार लड़की के पिता ने कुछ भी पूछा, तो लड़के ने कहा कि कोई न कोई रास्ता भगवान निकाल ही लेगा।

बाद में लड़की की माँ ने लड़की के पिता से कहा, ” ये सब कैसे होगा जी?”

लड़की के पिता ने कहा, “पता नहीं, उसके पास न कोई नौकरी है न कोई प्लान पर अच्छी खबर ये है कि वो मुझे भगवान समझ रहा है।”

2) एक समय की बात है, करंटपुरा नामक कस्बे में दो दोस्त रहा करते थे। पहला जबर्दस्त पियक्कड़ और दूसरा भला इंसान। दूसरा हमेशा पहले को समझाता रहता था।

कुछ समय बाद दूसरा दोस्त कामकाज के सिलसिले में कस्बे से शहर जा पहुंचा। कुछ समय कमाई-धमाई की, फिर वापस गांव लौटा। अपनी नई साइकिल के पैडल मारते हुए सीधे अपने दोस्त के घर पहुँचा। पहला हमेशा की तरह धुत्त मिला।

दूसरे ने पूछा, “और क्या चल रहा है?”

पहला बोला, “कुछ नहीं बस, पी रहे हैं.. जी रहे हैं… तुम सुनाओ।”

दूसरा बोला, “बस, बढ़िया, शहर में कामकाज चल निकला है। साइकिल खरीद ली है, तुम साले सुधर जाओ।”

और पैडल मारते हुए वापस शहर की तरफ निकल लिया।

कुछ दिनों बाद फिर शहर से कस्बे में पहुंचा। इस बार स्कूटर पर था। सीधे दोस्त के घर का रास्ता लिया। वहां फिर वही क्या चल रहा है? वही पी रहे हैं, जी रहे हैं… सुधर जाओ टाइप बातें हुईं। फिर दूसरे ने स्कूटर को किक लगाई और फिर शहर की दिशा में वापस हो लिए।

इस बार दूसरा कुछ महीनों बाद कस्बे में पहुंचा। इस बार कार में था। सीधे दोस्त के घर का रास्ता लिया। पता चला कि वो घर पर नहीं हैं, खेत गया हुआ है। तो दूसरे ने कार सीधे खेत की दिशा मे दौड़ा दी। वहां पहुंचा तो देखता क्या है कि पहला खेत के बीचों-बीच खाट पर बैठ पी रहा है। पास में ही एक हेलिकॉप्टर खड़ा है। दूसरा सीधे अपने दोस्त के पास जा पहुँचा और वही पुरानी बातचीत शुरू हो गई, “और क्या चल रहा है?”

पहला दोस्त एक राजनेता था जिसने कभी कर
नहीं चुकाया

पहला बोला, “बस, कुछ नहीं यार, वही पी रहे हैं, जी रहे हैं… पीते-पीते बोतलें ज्यादा इकट्ठी हो गईं तो बेचकर हेलिकॉप्टर खरीद लिया और पार्किंग के लिए खेत भी खरीद लिया है, और तुम सुनाओ।”

दूसरा वहीं बेहोश हो गया।

3) एक बार एक लड़का, लड़की से बोला, “तुम मुझसे शादी कर लो।”

लड़की: तुम्‍हारे पास फ्लैट है?

लड़का: नहीं।

लड़की: क्‍या तुम्‍हारे पास बीएमडब्‍ल्‍यू कार है?

लड़का: नहीं।

लड़की: तुम्‍हारी तनख्वाह कितनी है?

लड़का: कुछ भी नहीं।

लड़की: जब तुम्‍हारे पास कुछ भी नहीं है, तो क्या मेरा दिमाग खराब है जो मैं तुमसे शादी करूं?

लड़का: मेरे पास एक बड़ा बंगला है, दो फेरारी और दो पोर्श कारें हैं तो मैं बीएमडब्‍ल्‍यू क्‍यों खरीदूं और मैं खुद पांच फैक्टरियों का मालिक हूँ तो मुझे तनख्वाह की क्‍या जरूरत है।

लड़की: जानू तो फिर मैं अभी अपने घर जाऊं या तुम्हारे साथ ही चलूँ।

4) कुछ हिंदी फ़िल्मी गीत जो कुछ बीमारियों का वर्णन करते हैं:

गीत – जिया जले, जान जले, रात भर धुआं चले
बीमारी – बुखार

गीत – तड़प-तड़प के इस दिल से आह निकलती रही
बीमारी – हार्ट अटैक

गीत – सुहानी रात ढल चुकी है, न जाने तुम कब आओगे
बीमारी – कब्ज़

गीत – बीड़ी जलाई ले जिगर से पिया, जिगर म बड़ी आग है
बीमारी – एसिडिटी

गीत – तुझमे रब दिखता है, यारा मैं क्या करूँ
बीमारी – मोतियाबिंद

गीत – तुझे याद न मेरी आई किसी से अब क्या कहना
बीमारी – यादाश्त कमज़ोर

गीत – मन डोले मेरा तन डोले
बीमारी – चक्कर आना

गीत – टिप-टिप बरसा पानी, पानी ने आग लगाई
बीमारी – यूरिन इन्फेक्शन

गीत – जिया धड़क-धड़क जाये
बीमारी – उच्च रक्तचाप

गीत – हाय रे हाय नींद नहीं आये
बीमारी – अनिद्रा

गीत – बताना भी नहीं आता, छुपाना भी नहीं आता
बीमारी – बवासीर

और अंत में

गीत – लगी आज सावन की फिर वो झड़ी है
बीमारी – दस्त

5)Judge* : Y U’ve stolen money 4m dis man?

*Pappu* : My lord I’ve nt stolen money. He jst gave it 2 me
*Judge* : Whn He gave U money ?
*Pappu* : Whn I showd him gun

6) एक सिंधी दुकानदार की बाजार में छोटी सी मगर बहुत पुरानी दुकान थी।

ऊसकी दुकान के बगल में एक बिल्ली बैठी एक पुराने गंदे कटोरे में दूध पी रही थी।

एक बहुत बड़ा कला पारखी दुकान के सामने से गुजरा।

कला पारखी होने के कारण जान गया कि कटोरा एक एंटीक आइटम है और कला के बाजार में बढ़िया कीमत में बिकेगा।

लेकिन वह ये चाहता था कि सिंधी को इस बात का पता नहीं लगे कि उनके पास मौजूद वह गंदा सा पुराना कटोरा इतना कीमती है।

उसने दिमाग लगाया और सिंधी से बोला, “लाला जी, नमस्ते, आप की बिल्ली बहुत प्यारी है, मुझे पसंद आ गई है। क्या आप बिल्ली मुझे देंगे? चाहे जो कीमत ले लीजिए।”

सिंधी ने पहले तो इनकार किया मगर जब कलापारखी कीमत बढ़ाते-बढ़ाते दस हजार रुपयों तक पहुंच गया तो वो बिल्ली बेचने को राजी हो गया और दाम चुकाकर कला पारखी बिल्ली लेकर जाने लगा।

अचानक वह रुका और पलटकर उस से बोला, “लाला जी बिल्ली तो आपने बेच दी। अब इस पुराने कटोरे का आप क्या करोगे? इसे भी मुझे ही दे दीजिए। बिल्ली को दूध पिलाने के काम आएगा। चाहे तो इसके भी 100-50 रुपए ले लीजिए।”

कहानी में Twist:

सिंधी ने जवाब दिया, “नहीं साहब, कटोरा तो मैं किसी कीमत पर नहीं बेचूंगा, क्योंकि इसी कटोरे की वजह से आज तक मैं 50 बिल्लियां बेच चुका हूं।”

TELL ME WHY..* ⁉️

*THE SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT: WHY INSECTS CREATE A NOCTURNAL CHORUS*

These singing insects are cicadas, crickets, grasshoppers and katydids, the males of which produce loud calls in their search for a female mate, according to the University of Florida. The sounds produced by these insects may just sound like a loud din to you, but each is unique to its species. The Orthoptera insects — the katydids, crickets and grasshoppers — typically produce sounds by rubbing one body part against another, which is called stridulation.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*कूर्द्* : Leap, jump

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How a Food Preservative works*

Food preservation prevents the growth of microorganisms (such as yeasts), or other microorganisms (although some methods work by introducing benign bacteria or fungi to the food), and slowing the oxidation of fats that cause rancidity.

Food preservation is the maintenance of safe and nutritious food for an extended period of time. Examples of preserved foods include properly packaged refrigerated, frozen, canned, and dried products.

Sugar, salt, nitrites, butylated hydroxy anisol (BHA), butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT), tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), vinegar, citric acid, and calcium propionate are all chemicals that preserve foods. Salt, sodium nitrite, spices, vinegar, and alcohol have been used to preserve foods for centuries.

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

*Prakash Padukone,* came in 1980 when he became the first Indian to win the All England Championships, the world’s most prestigious annual badminton competition. The All England win catapulted Padukone to the number one world badminton ranking, making him the first Indian to ach ieve that status.He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is his daughter.

*VEDIK GYAN*

*Revati (रेवती* ) was daughter of King Kakudmi and consort of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. Her account is given within a number of Puranic texts such as Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana. Vishnu Purana narrates the tale of Revati.

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

*Home remedies for knee pain:*

*The Cold Treatment* : In case of any injury (sports or trauma), experts suggest cold compresses for the first 48 hours at least thrice a day. Applying ice to the affected area will help reduce the swelling.

*The Heat Effect* : In case it is an old injury that seems to have resurfaced or any kind of muscle pain (due to exertion) you can try applying warm sesame oil or mustard oil with a pinch of turmeric onto the joint.

*Turmeric* is antiseptic and has healing properties. When teamed with warm milk, it acts on treating joint pains as well as facilities the healing process.

 

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