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

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of the first multi modal Logistic Park of India in Assam. The park is being developed under the ambitious bharatmala pariyojana. The park is to be constructed at Rs 690 3.97 crores. It will provide direct connectivity through rail, road, air and water ways to the people.
2. WB CM Mamata Banerjee has informed that the number of seats in the MBBS course has increased to 4,000 in the state with the addition of 250 seats in 2 medical colleges- NEET counselling dates would be announced soon.
3. Two coaches of the 05048 Gorakhpur Kolkata Purvanchal Express train derailed on Tuesday near the Silaut station in Bihar. The two coaches–an AC coach and a sleeper derailed near Muzzafarpur. However, no casualties have been reported yet, due to the slow train speed.
4. National Green Tribunal granted environmental clearance to the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project of Telangana . The Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forest to form a 7-member expert committee to suggest rehabilitation and relief measures.
5. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday (October 20) directed officials to distribute ration kits to flood-hit families and financial aid of Rs 500 each to those in relief camps. He also announced Ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs to families of the deceased.
6. Karnataka`s Transport Department has made helmets mandatory for all people riding on the two-wheelers and imposed a three-month suspension of driving license for non-compliance.
7. Major reshuffle the Himachal Pradesh government on Monday transferred 22 Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and HP Administrative Service officers,
8. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (October 20) filed 14000 pages charge sheet against ten (10) people in NIA Special Court at Mohali, Punjab, in connection with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Narco-terror case.

The case pertains to the arrest of one Hilal Ahmed Shergojri and recovery of Rs 29 Lakh from his possession by Punjab Police on April 25 this year. The NIA took up the investigation of the case on May 8 this year.

9. Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma on Tuesday met Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Mumbai and discussed issues related to women in the state, including ‘rising cases of Love Jihad’. : The term ‘Love Jihad’ is used by some right-wing commentators to allege that there is a conspiracy to lure Hindu women and convert them through inter-faith marriage.
10. Farmers of the remote Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh have started taking up cultivation of asafoetida (heeng), mainly due to the efforts of the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, using the vast wasteland in the cold desert conditions of the region,
    Asafoetida is one of the top condiments and is a high-value spice crop. India imports about 1,200 tonnes of raw asafoetida annually from Afghanistan, Iran and Uzbekistan and spends approximately USD 100 million per year for it.
11. The Election Commission has barred parties, candidates and others from publishing political advertisements on polling day and a day prior to it the three phases of the Bihar polls unless their contents are pre-certified by screening committees.
12. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was on Tuesday attacked with slippers while campaigning for Congress candidate from Kutumba assembly seat in Bihar’s Aurangabad district.
13. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR into alleged manipulation of Television Rating Points (TRP) on the basis of a reference from the Uttar Pradesh Police . The case, which was earlier registered at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on a complaint of an advertising company promoter, was handed over to the CBI by the Uttar Pradesh Government.
14. PM Modi appeals people not to be complacent till there is vaccine for Coronavirus. PM on Tuesday assured the people that the Centre is making all efforts to ensure that COVID-19 vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian. In his address to the nation at 6 pm, the PM asked the people to follow strict guidelines.
15. The Punjab state Assembly on Tuesday passed four Bills, including those negating the Centre’s farm laws, during its special session. A resolution against the three new farm laws passed by the Centre has also been adopted.
16. Three unidentified terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A joint operation was launched by 50 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Pulwama Police.
17. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a new Defence Research Development Organization Procurement Manual, 2020. The main objective of release of the manual is to encourage MSME (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) in Research and Development.
18. No mandatory 14-day quarantine if Army, Navy, IAF personnel travel by air for leave or duty : The Indian armed forces have revised the quarantine policy for members of each service, at a time when the ongoing tensions with China at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh have fuelled an additional deployment of troops in the region.
19. The Centre is considering to remove convalescent plasma therapy from the national clinical management protocol for COVID-19, The therapy involves taking anti-bodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 and transfusing those into a COVID-19 patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight the infection.
20. Coronavirus Cases:
    7,644,979
    Deaths:. 115,879
    Recovered:. 6,784,742

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. India, Vietnam Business Forum held virtually : Export basket from India to Vietnam includes bovine meat, fishery products, corn, steel, pharmaceuticals, cotton, machinery while imports from Vietnam include mobile phones, electrical machinery and equipment, computers, electronic hardware, natural rubber, chemicals, and coffee.
2. India-US to sign the BECA pact during 2+2 Dialogue : The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister Jay Shankar will hold 2+2 dialogue with their United States counter parts mark as per and Mike pompeo. The dialogue is to be held between October 26 2020 and October 27 2020.
3. India has welcomed Chile’s decision to designate India as a priority country in its foreign policy , and its decision to opening Consulate General in Mumbai. the ongoing negotiations for the second round of expansion of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), India and Chile are soon going to ink a Bilateral Investment Protection Treaty.
4. US-made jackets for soldiers in Ladakh : The government has started transporting winter jackets for troops in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from the storage base in North Delhi. The jackets will be part of the reserve for troops in high altitude. The jackets have been imported from the US as part of emergency purchase. The first lot of 15,000 arrived in Delhi two weeks ago.
5. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit India next week for the 2+2 dialogue between the two countries to be held on October 26-27 in New Delhi. The dialogue will take place between the defence and foreign ministers of the nations.
6. Islamic State calls to avenge Babri demolition, asks followers to wage Jihad against India : The dreaded plan of terror organization ISIS against India has been exposed once again. the insidious literature of a digital magazine of the terror outfit which is being used to instigate people belonging to a particular community to take up arms and wage Jihad against the government of India. The magazine, which appears to be a major threat to national security, has come under the scanner of security agencies. The magazine assures people to continue with their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) assuring them that it stands firmly with them in their fight.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. The North Atlantic Treaty organisation is to setup a new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany. The centre is to serve as a co-ordination Centre for space observation.
2. The new Centre will gather information about possible threats to satellites. The centre is to be developed into a command centre of defensive measures in near future. The centre is being setup based on Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty organisation.
3. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka and the Maldives this month , officials of both Indian Ocean nations said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to counter China`s growing influence in the region. Pompeo will hold two-way talks in Colombo on Oct. 28,
4. Nagorno-Karabakh war: Turkey establishing permanent military base in Azerbaijan Analysts believe that the Azeri government has even begun to work towards this. The defense agreement between both the countries provides basis for this, which includes provisions on establishing military bases in each other’s countries.
5. The military cooperation between both the countries has already been concerning the regional players. During last year, both the countries organised 10 joint military exercises. The Turkish government has also been working on the capacity building of the Azeri Army, besides supplying it ammunition and drones. All these developments are leading to instability in the region.
6. *Thursdays debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will feature a mute button to allow each candidate to speak uninterrupted* , The Presidential Commission on Debates said each candidates microphone would be silenced to allow the other to make two minutes of opening remarks at the beginning of each 15-minute segment of the debate.
7. After Maryam Nawaz’s fiery speech against Pakistan PM Imran Khan, her husband Safdar arrested : Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Monday (October 19) tweeted that her husband Captain Safdar Awan has been arrested by Karachi police. Maryam, who is a senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N), said that Karachi police broke open the door of the hotel room where she was staying and arrested Captain Safdar.
8. Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to operate 28 commercial flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi or Dubai per week, Israel`s transportation ministry said.
9. Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok after blocking it for 10 days over ‘obscenity’
10. Coronavirus Cases:
    40,854,412
    Deaths: 1,125,924
    Recovered: 30,478,280
    ACTIVE CASES 9,250,208

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:

1. IPL 2020
   Yesterday, 20th October 2020
   KINGS XI PUNJAB 167/5
   Vs
   DELHI CAPITALS 164/5

Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets as Shikhar Dhawan’s record- breaking ton goes in vain

2. Wednesday, 21st October 2020
   KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
   Vs.
   ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL
Match 39 Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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🇮🇳Facts About India🇮🇳

Mizoram is a state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its capital city. The name is derived from ” Mizo”, the name of the native inhabitants , and ” Ram”, which means land , and thus Mizoram means “land of the Mizos”.

😀Thought of the day

The time is always right to do what is right.”

Jokes of the day

1)पार्टी में मॉर्डन लड़की🙎🏻‍♀️ से हंस-हंस 😆😁कर
बातें कर रहे पति के पास पत्नी आई और बोली…..
चलिए, 💁🏻‍♀️घर चल कर मैं आपकी चोट पर मरहम लगा दूंगी।
पति : पर मुझे चोट कहां लगी है??🤥😳
पत्नी : अभी हम घर भी कहां पहुंचे हैं????😰🤕

2) A guy was packing for a business trip and his five year old daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the bed helping her Daddy pack for his big trip.

At one point she giggled and said, “Daddy, Daddy… Look at this,” and stuck out two of her little fingers.

Trying to keep her entertained and enjoying her playful mood, he reached out and stuck her tiny fingers in his mouth and said, “Daddy’s gonna eat your fingers, nom nom nom…” pretending to eat them and then went back to packing for his trip.

He couldn’t help but notice how quiet she had become and looked up to see his is daughter standing on the bed staring at her fingers with a devastated and bewildered look on her face.

He looked at her and said, “What’s wrong, honey? Daddy was just playing. I would never really eat your fingers!” and let out a little giggle.

She replied, “I know you were just playing Daddy but what happened to my boogie finger caps they have disappeared?

3)Bank’s ATM Officer goes to a South Indian restaurant.

He asks the waiter: What have you got?

Waiter: Idly, vada, uppma, pongal, dosa, poori, parotta, naan, oothappam, idiyappam..

Banker: OK… ok… bring idly, vada, and dosa. And 2 oothappam for parcel…

Waiter: Sorry sir… all sold out. Nothing is left.

Banker: Then why the hell you recited such a big menu ?

Waiter: Sir, I go to your ATM daily. After asking for PIN , Account details, Amount required , whether printed receipt required etc. etc… and it finally says ‘No Cash’…..
Now you know how it feels when that happens!!!!!

4) RESERVATIONS (Aarakshan) PROBLEM:

A young blonde pilot is beginning flying lessons and is in a two-seater airplane with just the instructor pilot. He has a heart attack and collapsed. The frantic young blonde pilot calls out a May Day.

“May Day! May Day! Help me! Help me! My instructor pilot had a heart attack and is dead, and I don’t know how to fly. I’m just learning to be a pilot. Help me! Please help me!”

She hears a voice over the radio saying, “This is Air Traffic Control and I have you loud and clear. I will talk you through this and get you back on the ground. I’ve had a lot of experience with this kind of problem. Now, just take a deep breath. Everything will be fine! Is the plane flying level? Is the instructor pilot strapped in his seat? Just give me your height and position.”

She says, “I’m 5’4″ and I’m in the front seat.”

(After a long pause)

“O.K.” says the voice on the radio… Now, repeat after me: ‘Our Father Who art in Heaven’…”

5)Imran Khan, just finished a speech at the UN, walks out into the lobby where he meets President Trump.

They shake hands and walk together in the long corridor when suddenly khan says, “You know, I have just one question about what I have seen in America.”

President Trump says, “Well your Excellency, anything I can do to help you, I will.”

Khan whispers, “My son watches this show ‘Star Trek’ and in it there are Russians, Blacks, Chinese, Japanese and even Indians, but never any Pakistanis. So my son is very upset. He doesn’t understand, nor do I, why there aren’t any Pakistanis in the show.”

President Trump laughs, leans toward khan, and whispers in his ear, “That’s because the show is all about the future!!!”

😳Tell Me Why❓❓❓

Why colour of human stool is brownish yellow

The color is the result of what you eat and how much bile is in your stool. Bile is a fluid your liver makes to digest fats. It starts out as a yellowish green color. But as the pigments that give bile its color travel through your digestive system, they go through chemical changes and turn brown.

Healthy stool is usually considered a soft, formed bowel movement that is typically brownish in color,” “Stool may be indicative of a health problem if someone notices a change in their bowel habits with constipation or diarrhea, or notices a change in color of their stools.

Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps with digestion. It breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive tract. Bile salts are released into our stools by your liver, giving the stools a brown color. If our liver is not producing enough bile, or if the flow of the bile is blocked and not draining from our liver, our stools may become pale or clay-colored. Having pale stools once in a while may not be a cause for concern.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

You are beautiful
For man : त्वं सुन्दरः असि। (tvam sundaraḥ asi)

For a woman: त्वं सुन्दरी असि। (tvam sundarI asi)

🤔 How it works ⁉

HOW DO PLANES NAVIGATE ? ✈️🛩️🛬

Finding the way from one place to another is called NAVIGATION. Moving of an aircraft from one point to another is the most important part for any kind of mission.
Plotting on the paper or on the map a course towards a specific area of the earth.

NAVIGATION METHODS

There are three main methods of air navigation.

There are:
(a) Pilotage
(b) Dead Reckoning
(c) Radio.

(a). Pilotage or Piloting is the most common method of air navigation. In this method,
the pilot keeps on course by following a series of landmarks on the ground. Usually
before take-off, the pilot draws a line on the aeronautical map to indicate the desired
course. He/ She notes down various landmarks on track, such as highways , railroad
tracks, rivers , bridges etc . As the pilot flies over/ near each landmark, he checks the
deviation from the planned track and corrects his course.

(b). Dead Reckoning is the primary navigation method used in the early days of flying.
It demands more skill and experience than pilotage does. It is based on time, distance,
speed of the aircraft and direction. The pilot must know the distance from one point to
the next and the magnetic heading to be flown. He decides a speed to be maintained
keeping in mind the safety and efficiency of the aircraft, thereafter calculates the time
to know exactly to reach the distination. In the air, he uses compass to keep the plane
heading in the right direction. Dead reckoning is not always a successful method of
navigation because of changing wind direction.

(c). Radio Navigation is used by almost all pilots. Pilots can find out from an aeronautical chart what radio station they should tune to in a particular area. They can then tune their radio navigation equipment to a signal from this station. A needle on
the navigation equipment.

An autopilot is a flight control system that allows a pilot to fly an airplane without continuous hands-on control of the airplane. It allows the pilot to focus on higher-order tasks such as navigating, communicating with air traffic control, planning for weather contingencies and rerouting associated with any kind of emergency circumstance.

An autoflight system works by sending signals to the flight control system. The pilot inputs what type of mode they want, like a heading hold mode or an altitude hold mode.

💁🏻‍♂️ GK TODAY

International Standards Organization (ISO) is an international body providing guidelines for companies in terms of product quality, health, and performance. An ISO registration enhances the reputation of your service or product. There are different types of ISO certification like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 5001, etc.

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Dhwaja Stambha, or Flag Pole, is an important feature of most South Indian Temples. … The top portion of the Dhwaja Stambham has three horizontal perches or three branches pointing towards the Sanctum. It symbolizes righteousness, reputation and propriety or the Trimurtis – Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva.

Scientific Reasons behind Dwajasthambam: Whenever there’s a lightning, it strikes the ground and causes severe damage. … This is why Dwajasthambam has an Antenna like structure that receives all the cosmic rays to the Gopuram of the temple. As a flagpole, it is erected also to centralize the energy towards the temple

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

Neem hair pack will not only fight dandruff but will also relieve the dryness and itching of your scalp. To make an anti-dandruff neem pack, you can mix 4 tablespoons of neem powder with some water to make a paste, apply on your scalp and wash it with water after 40 minutes. Or you can also boil a handful of neem leaves in 5 cups of water until the water becomes green. Strain the water and use it to rinse after shampooing your hair to get rid of dandruff.

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