Today’s top news: 12 December, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. The department of education in Maharashtra, announced that the government has planned to reopen schools for classes 5 to 8 , and the same will soon be implemented once the state health department gives its approval.
2. ISRO to launch communication satellite on December 17 , maiden SSLV launch to follow. This will be the 42nd communications satellite to be launched by the space agency.
3. In a bid to intensify the ongoing protests at Delhi borders, farmers will block the Delhi-Jaipur road on Saturday (December 12). The farmers’ union chief also announced that they will stage a sit-in protest in front of District Collector offices, houses of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, and block toll plazas on December 14.
4. The government on Friday asked protesting farmers to be vigilant against their platform being misused, saying some ‘anti-social’ as well as ‘Leftist and Maoist’ elements are conspiring to spoil the atmosphere of the agitation even as the protesters stuck to their demands.
5. India’s first mRNA vaccine gets nod for human trials : The country’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate developed by Gennova, Pune has received approval from drug regulators to initiate Phase 1/2 human clinical trials, the Department of Biotechnology said.
6. Enforcement Directorate has arrested a cryptocurrency trader in connection with its money laundering probe linked to an online Chinese betting scam case that is estimated to be over Rs 1,100 crore, the central agency said . Naisar Kothari, a resident of Bhavnagar in Gujarat, was arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and he has been sent to the ED custody till December 22 by a court.
7. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an extension of the night curfew in all cities and towns across the state till January 1 . Earlier, the decision to impose the night curfew (from 10 pm to 5 am) from December 1 to December 15 was taken amid an apprehension of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
8. Black flags marking the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests have started reappearing in Assam after a nine-month Covid-induced hiatus with students’ groupings in the North East observing Friday as a Black Day.
9. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the result for the Indian Engineering Services (IES) Main exam 2020 at its official website, upsc.gov.in. The UPSC IES main was held on October 18. The selected candidates will now be called for the personality test or interview.
10. PM Modi will deliver the inaugural address at FICCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention on December 12, 2020 at 11.00 AM via video conferencing. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the virtual FICCI Annual Expo 2020.
11. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao hinted at the possibility of Telangana state getting its second international airport at Siddipet in the near future. He said this while laying the foundation stone for an IT Park at Duddeda village in Kondapak Mandal of Siddipet district. The airport, when it materialises, will be in addition to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.
12. Kerala records 76.38 percent polling in second phase of local body polls on Thursday. The polls went off peacefully with no incident of violence being reported from any part of the state. In the third and final phase the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod will go to polls on December 14. The counting of votes is on December 16.
13. The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday passed a resolution unanimously against conduct of gram panchayat elections due to prevalence of Covid-19 : Minister for health Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani) introduced the resolution in the House opposing the State Election Commission’s move to conduct gram panchayat polls in February. The minister said that as coronavirus was still prevalent in the state and as there was a threat of a second wave, the government cannot conduct polls as health of the people was more important.
14. The BSNL along with the Skylo has launched the world first satellite based narrowband internet of things network in India.
15. Bharatiya Tribal Party pulled the plug on the alliance with the ruling Congress party in Rajasthan . At present, BTP has 2 legislators in the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly.
16. Congress leader Siddaramaiah lashed out at the Karnataka government for introducing the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020 . Maintaining that this bill was not in the interest of farmers, he accused BJP of creating communal tensions in the state. At the same time, he dared BJP to enact a pan-India anti-cow slaughter law which shall be applicable even in Kerala and northeastern states.
17. Bollywood Choreographer-director Remo D’Souza has suffered a heart attack and is currently in the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. : the 46-year-old is known for directing films like Street Dancer 3D, ABCD, ABCD 2 and A Flying Jatt among others.
18. Actress Shikha Malhotra hospitalised with paralysis after stroke : Shikha suffered a paralysis stroke late on December 10 and has been admitted to the hospital. She is unable to talk and is currently undergoing treatment, This happens just a month after the actress recovered from Covid-19. Shikha, who is also a nursing degree holder, had voluntarily nursed Covid patients for six months starting from the lockdown and contracted the virus herself in October, this year.
19. The Indian Army is planning on converting a number of its fighting formations into dual-tasked ones , in case there is a requirement to fight both Pakistan and China. “The turnver of the units within the Formations is the duty of the Line Directorates.
20. Grenade attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar Militants on Friday: lobbed a grenade on a CRPF camp in Noorbagh area ‘ Srinagar. No loss of human life or injury has been reported in the incident. The ultras lobbed the grenade on the camp at 6:40 am. The grenade exploded outside the camp, killing a stray dog.
21. An officer who has served in all three services of the military. However, Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), a World War 2 veteran,
    has turned 100 Friday. He
    has the unique distinction of having served in the Royal Indian Air Force, Royal Indian Navy and the Indian Army during his career in uniform.
22. Coronavirus Cases:
    9,824,146
    Deaths: 142,597
    Recovered:9,320,004

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. Chief of Army Staff Gen. MM Naravane has met Commander of the UAE’s Land Forces and Staff Major General Saleh Mohammed Saleh Al Ameri and discussed key issues of mutual interest and defence cooperation.
2. Avoid actions that may complicate situation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s veiled message to China: In a veiled reference to China’s aggressive behaviour against its neighbours. He underlined the importance of mutual trust and confidence based on restraint in activities and actions that might further complicate the situation in the region.
3. Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured in an overnight retaliatory action by the Indian army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
4. The Union Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan represented India at the World bank inter-ministerial meet on vaccinating South Asia. He spoke about the CO-WIN platform of India that allows Indian citizens to self register them for vaccination.
5. India, Uzbekistan committed to destroying terror safe havens:
   India and Uzbekistan on Friday called for settling the conflict in Afghanistan through an Afghan-controlled process even as they committed themselves to fighting terror by destroying terrorist safe havens, infrastructure and funding channels.
6. Pakistan Resorts To Cross-Border Firing At Indian Posts On LoC :
   Pakistan resorted to cross border firing from their posts at Kingre- De- Kothe, Thakurpura, and Abhiyal Dogra from Thursday night to Friday morning.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. US President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of Lloyd Austin, an Army general who headed the US Central Command, as the Secretary of Defense has raised concerns about the Democrat’s foreign policy , especially towards the Indo-Pacific and China.
2. Singapore is going to have the world’s first electric-powered air taxi service by the end of 2023 , according to Volocopter GmbH, the German manufacturer firm developing the vertical-takeoff craft.
3. The UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee has given a go-ahead for a monthly payment of Pakistani Rupees 1.5 lakh for Mumbai terror attack plotter Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a proscribed UN terrorist, to meet his expenses.
4. The Sanctions Committee this week approved the payment that will include expenses of about Rs 45,000 for medicines, food (Rs 50,000), public utility charges (Rs 20,000), lawyer fees (Rs 20,000) and transportation (Rs 15,000) to be accessed monthly from Lakhvi’s bank account, which has been frozen since he is a listed terrorist. Lakhvi, 60, was designated as a global terrorist by the UN in December 2008 for being associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Qaeda.
5. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year” on Thursday, chosen from a list of finalists that included the man Biden vanquished at the polls – President Donald Trump.
6. The 76 year old Nana Addo Dankwa was Re elected as the president of Ghana. He received 51.2 percent of votes.
7. South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk , known for films such as “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring”, “The Isle” and “Pieta”, has died due to complications from coronavirus. He was 59.
8. On December 10, 2020, China launched two satellites to detect the gravitational waves. The satellites were launched under the GECAM Mission of China. GECAM is Gravitational High Energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-Sky Monitor.
9. Coronavirus Cases:
   71,088,332
   Deaths: 1,595,093
   Recovered:49,405,477

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:

1. Rourkela is gearing up to host FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup India 2023 : FIH had announced last year that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be hosted in Odisha, for a second consecutive time, at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
2. Parthiv Patel, who announced to retire from all forms of the game on Wednesday (December 9, 2020), is the youngest wicketkeeper to make a Test debut in men’s cricket.
3. Parthiv Patel, the wicketkeeper-batsman represented India in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and 2 T20Is. He scored 6 Test fifties, which included a fine 69-run knock against Pakistan in Rawalpindi while opening the batting. Parthiv played 194 First-Class games and scored 11,240 runs that included 27 centuries and 62 half-centuries.

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🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳

12-December-1930 Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.

😀 Thought of the day 

A PAPER FLYING IN AIR IS DUE TO LUCK

BUT A KITE FLYING IS DUE TO EFFORTS

SO DON’T WORRY IF LUCK DOESN’T SUPPORT

EFFORTS R ALWAYS URS.

 Joke of the day 
दो पागल छत पर
सो रहे थे
अचानक बारिश होने लगी
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पहला बोला -चल अन्दर चलते हे। आसमान मे छेद हो गया हे।
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इतने मे बिजली कडकी+
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दुसरा पागल –
चल सो जा अब
वेलडिगं वाले आ गए हैं 😂😂😂😂

😇 GK Today

UNICEF – United Nations International Children`s Emergency Fund, Estb-1946, Head Quarter-New York, Member-138 countries

🤔 How it works ⁉

🤔 Have You Ever Wondered.. How does a remote control work?What types of signals do remote controls emit?

Today, remote control devices are usually based upon one of two main types of technology: infrared (IR) technology or radio frequency (RF) technology. When it comes to televisions and home theater devices, the dominant technology tends to be infrared. An IR remote (also called a transmitter) uses light to carry signals from the remote to the device it controls. These codes represent commands, such as power on, volume up, or channel down.

Once the signal is decoded, the microprocessor executes the commands. IR remotes use LED lights to transmit their infrared signals. This results in a few limitations of the technology. Since light is used to transmit the signal, IR remotes require line-of-sight, which means you need an open path between the transmitter and receiver

Radio-frequency remotes work in a similar way. Instead of using infrared light, though, they transmit binary codes to a receiver via radio waves. RF remotes can work at distances of 100 feet or more. This makes them useful in applications such as garage door openers and car alarms. wireless internet and cell phones both use radio signals.

😳Why❓❓❓

The Science Behind Ear Piercing And Other Traditional Beliefs

Ear piercing at an early age in kids is said to ensure proper brain development. The ear lobes have the meridian point that connects the right hemisphere to the left hemisphere of the brain. Piercing of this point helps activate these parts of the brain.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

भृत: Carried

🛕 VEDIC GYAN

क्रोधाद्भवति संमोह: संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम:।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति॥
(द्वितीय अध्याय, श्लोक 63)

इस श्लोक का अर्थ है: क्रोध से मनुष्य की मति मारी जाती है यानी मूढ़ हो जाती है जिससे स्मृति भ्रमित हो जाती है। स्मृति-भ्रम हो जाने से मनुष्य की बुद्धि नष्ट हो जाती है और बुद्धि का नाश हो जाने पर मनुष्य खुद अपना ही का नाश कर बैठता है।

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

Herbs and Ayurvedic home remedies that protect and strengthen your lungs and keep your respiratory system healthy : Kavala (oil pulling): Kavala or Gandusha is a process of gargling with oil. Usually, sesame oil is used for the process. This process cleanses the throat of phlegm, clears the sinuses and reduces the risk of allergic reaction in the respiratory system. Take a small amount of any edible oil, sesame or sunflower, and swish around your mouth for a few minutes and spit out. Repeat this process every morning for a few days.

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