GPN: TODAY’S TOP NEWS THURSDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER, 2022: (BREAKING NEWS, EDUCATION, JOKES, ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE) WITH EXCLUSIVE PHOTO NEWS

TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 29th SEPTEMBER, 2022 (GPN):

TODAY’S TOP PHOTO NEWS:

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched Swachh Toycathon under the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav backed by The Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar The competition aims to explore solutions for use of waste in the creation or manufacturing of toys. Secretary, MoHUA, Manoj Joshi, launched the event on MyGov portal and released the toolkit.Joint secretary, MoHUA, Roopa Mishra, said there is a comprehensive approach being covered in the initiative as well as the way forward after the competition.

Stock exchange BSE has received final approval from the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) segment on its platform.
The exchange had received in-principle approval from Sebi in February after which the exchange conducted several mock trading in the test environment for exchange members to facilitate trading in EGRs.

Leading Fintech platform Stashfin has appointed BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) expert and former MD and CEO of SBI Cards, Vijay Jasuja as Non-Executive Independent Director.
He also served as a Director at PNB Cards. Jasuja, an industry veteran, has more than 40 years of BFSI experience in leadership positions across Indian and overseas markets, has been the MD and CEO of SBI Cards, and director, of PNB Cards.

 

On 29 September 2022, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed globally. Reducing food loss and waste is of significant importance as it contributes to the realization of broader improvements to agri-food systems toward achieving food security, food safety, improving food quality and delivering on nutritional outcomes.The theme for International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2022 is “Stop Food Loss and waste, for the people, for the planet”.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has gave a green signal for the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region. The tiger reserve will span across 52,989.863 hectares of land including 29,958.863 hectares of buffer area and 23,031.00 hectares of the core area which was already notified as Ranipur wildlife sanctuary in the Chitrakoot district of the state.The Ranipur Tiger Reserve area covered by northern tropical dry deciduous forests is home to tiger, leopard, bear, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara, reptiles and other mammals.

 

Hitachi Astemo installed its India’s first ground-mounted solar power plant of 3 megawatts (MW) at its Jalgaon manufacturing plant. The 3 megawatts (MW) solar power plant will be built in an area of 43301 sqm.
The ground-mounted solar power plant will consist of 7128 ground-mounted solar panels and 10 inverters. Hitachi Astemo is known for the development, manufacture, sale, and service of automotive and transportation components. This solar power plant will embark on its new journey in the field of sustainable energy in India.

President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA).
U.S. authorities have for years wanted him returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges.
Snowden, a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the US after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs.
He was granted permanent Russian residency in 2020 and said at the time that he planned to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing his U.S. citizenship.
Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, told Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti that the former contractor’s wife Lindsay Mills, an American who has been living with him in Russia, will also be applying for a Russian passport. The couple had a child in December 2020.

 

Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. The President has appointed Mr Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for a period of three years from the 1st of October.
The notification regarding Mr Venkataramani’s appointment as the Attorney General was issued today by the Department of Legal Affairs, Union Ministry of Law and Justice.The Attorney General for India is the Indian government’s chief legal advisor and is its chief advocate in the courts. They are appointed by the President of India at the instance of the Union Cabinet under Article 76 of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President.

Bandaru Wilsonbabu new Indian Ambassador to Madagascar: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that IFS officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu, who is now joint secretary in the ministry of external affairs, has been named as India’s new ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar.
He is anticipated to start the assignment soon. Abhay Kumar will be replaced by Wilsonbabu, who most recently worked as the joint secretary for the Eurasia section.

 

UCO Bank and Yes Bank have put in place arrangements with two Russian banks as India seeks to step up trade with the sanctioned nation.
Nearly a month after it was reported that more than 15 Russian banks were in advanced talks with Indian lenders to facilitate bilateral business in their respective local currencies, two of India’s banks have taken a step towards the same.
UCO Bank has partnered with Gazprom Bank, while Yes Bank has also formed an arrangement with Russia’s Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB).

PM Modi inaugurates Rs 29,000-cr projects: During his two-day visit to Gujarat, which is nearing election day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicate a number of infrastructure and development projects totalling more than Rs 29,000 crore.The first CNG (compressed natural gas) terminal in the world is scheduled to be inaugurated, together with phase 1 of the Ahmedabad Metro and phase 1 of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City in Surat, according to a statement released by the Gujarati government.

 

Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime minister by a royal decree. The crown prince, who is heir to the throne held by King Salman, already wields wide powers and is seen as the kingdom’s day-to-day leader.The royal decree appointing him as prime minister was carried by the Saudi Press Agency. The reshuffle kept another son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the king said in the royal decree.
The crown prince, known as MbS, is promoted from defence minister and has been the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.

Joseph Gebbia added to the Tesla board:Tesla CEO: Elon Reeve Musk
Tesla Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States, Tesla Inc. said that Airbnb co-founder Joseph Gebbia has joined the board of directors, reversing a decision to reduce the number of directors at the most valuable automaker in the world.
Following the departure of Oracle Inc. co-founder Larry Ellison in August, Tesla announced in June that it will have just seven board seats, drawing criticism from a shareholder organisation for the absence of independent board members.

Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will weaken sharply in 2022 due to China’s slowdown, but the pace of expansion will pick up next year, the World Bank said.
The Washington-based lender said in a report it expected 2022 growth in the East Asia and Pacific region, which includes China, to slow to 3.2%, down from its 5.0% forecast in April, and the previous year’s growth of 7.2%.
China, which constitutes 86% of the 23-country region’s economic output, was projected to grow 2.8% this year, a significant deceleration from the bank’s previous forecast of 5.0%. In 2021, China’s economy expanded 8.1%, its best growth in a decade. For 2023, the world’s second-largest economy was seen growing at 4.5%.

Ayushmann Utkrishta Award 2022 has been given to Uttar Pradesh for adding several healthcare facilities to the health facility register.With 28728 new healthcare facilities added to the National Health Facility Register, Uttar Pradesh is the best performing state in the nation.With over 2 crore ABHA Accounts, the state is also the second best State for creating Ayushmann Bharat health accounts (ABHA). These are the state’s initial few landmarks.

Every year on the 29th of September, people all around the world observe World Heart Day. The day is observed to raise awareness about the rising concerns of heart health, cardiovascular illnesses, the impact of overexercising on the heart and how heart care is of utmost importance.
The theme for World Heart Day 2022 is ‘USE HEART FOR EVERY HEART’. With increasing global awareness about cardiovascular diseases and learning to manage the disease. In the theme ‘USE HEART FOR EVERY HEART’, “Use Heart” means to think differently, make the right decisions, act with courage and help others.
Similarly, “For Every Heart” involves the use of “FOR” and shifts the focus from the actions themselves to the heir of such actions, allowing for wider application of the campaign while also making it more personal.[World Heart Federation Founded: 2000;World Heart Federation Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland;World Heart Federation President: Fausto Pinto]

The Asian Development Bank said, it will devote at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease a worsening food crisis in Asia-Pacific.The development lender said it plans a comprehensive program of support to help the 1.1 billion people in the region who lack healthy diets due to poverty and soaring food prices.The Manila, Philippines-based ADB made the announcement during its annual meeting.

Ministry of Home Affairs bans PFI and its associates: The Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates were banned by the Centre for a period of five years, days after law enforcement agents tried in a campaign to suppress the activities of the group.
The Ministry of Home Affairs used the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to enact the ban, claiming that the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates pose a “major threat to internal security of the country” and are connected to terrorist organisations like the ISIS.

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NATIONAL and STATE NEWS:
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1. PM Modi will inaugurate the upgraded Vande Bharat trains between Gandhinagar Capital and Mumbai Central today.

2. Fast track courts were set up by the government of India to expedite the justice delivery and a reduced pendency of cases.

3. All women, married or unmarried, entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy, rules Supreme Court.

4. Coal India Limited to introduce conveyor belts in its open cast coal projects in order to reduce carbon emission and to ensure safe transportation of coal.

5. Govt on Thursday deferred a proposal to make six airbags mandatory in cars by one year to 1st of October 2023.

6. *ASSAM* : At least 10 missing after boat capsizes in Assam’s Dhubri. Rescue operation is being carried out to trace the missing people following the boat capsize in the Brahmaputra. Around 30 people were on the boat when the incident occurred.

7. *ANDHRA PRADESH* CM YS. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced sanctioning of houses to new beneficiaries under the phase-3 of the state government scheme in December and said officials must ensure the completion of construction of five lakh houses by December 21.

8. *J&K* : Former President of Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party and senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party in the Union Territory Balwant Singh Mankotia joined BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Dr. Jitendra Singh .

9. Ex-Udhampur MLA Balwant Mankotia joins BJP in Delhi on Thursday after being expelled by AAP.

10. *ODISHA* : Jayanti Pattnaik- the first chairperson of the National Women Commission, former MP and wife of late Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Pattnaik passed away in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar.

11. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met former PM HD Devegowda at his residence in Bengaluru and enquired about his health.

12. *RAJASTHAN* : State Congress rebellion has hit the state CM Ashok Gehlot hard. After meeting party chief Sonia Gandhi and apologising for the Sunday rebellion, Gehlot ruled himself out of the Congress presidential race.

13. Hitachi Astemo installed its India’s first ground-mounted solar power plant of 3 megawatts (MW) at its Jalgaon manufacturing plant. The 3 megawatts (MW) solar power plant will be built in an area of 43301 sqm.

14. *UTTAR PRADESH* cabinet has gave a green signal for the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region. The tiger reserve will span across 52,989.863 hectares.

15. Akhilesh Yadav unanimously elected Samajwadi Party president for 3rd consecutive time

16. Ayushmann Utkrishta Award 2022 has been given to Uttar Pradesh for adding several healthcare facilities to the health facility register. With 28728 new healthcare facilities added.

17. *TELANGANA* : The TRS is all set to acquire a six-seater jet plane for use by party president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao who is expected to criss-cross the country in the coming months after the launching Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and entering national politics.

18. *NEW APPOINTMENT* : Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India.

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⚖️*CRIME REPORT*⚖️
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1. *MAHARASHTRA* :
A video of a man shooting his 21-year-old girlfriend dead in broad daylight in Maharashtra’s Boisar surfaced online. The man used a country-made pistol and shot his girlfriend from a point-blank range. The duo were in a relationship for a year but the woman’s family was against the relationship as the man refused to marry her, the woman’s mother stated.

2. *ASSAM* : Guwahati-based Central GST and Customs and Excise commissioner (appeals) was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case of ₹3.83 lakh, according to officials. The accused, S Raju, had allegedly demanded bribe to rule in a favour of a contractor working on Northeast Frontier Railway construction project.

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💰*FINANCE*💰
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*USD ₹81.43*
💷 *GBP ₹88.53*

*BSE Sensex*
*56,598.28 −509.24 (0.89%)* 🔻

*NIFTY* : *16,858.60 −148.80 (0.87%)* 🔻

1. Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated and addressed the 13th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2022 on the theme of “Education to Employability – Making It Happen.”

2. UCO & Yes Bank tie up with Russian banks for payments. UCO Bank has partnered with Gazprom Bank, while Yes Bank has also formed an arrangement with Russia’s Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB).

3. Stock exchange BSE has received final approval from the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) segment.

4.. The Union Bank of India inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in Hyderabad. The lab with a cyber defence mechanism will protect the bank’s information system, digital assets, and channels, against potential cyber threats.

5. A $1 billion fund may soon be launched by the government in collaboration with the World Bank, and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The fund will be used to provide guarantees against defaults on loans taken to buy electric two or three-wheelers. The NITI Aayog will be the facilitating agency of the project.

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1. A 31-year-old software engineer from Tamil Nadu was arrested for allegedly creating a fake Instagram profile of National Award-winning director Sriram Raghavan to cheat aspiring actresses. The accused would ask the actresses to take part in photo shoots for auditions for an upcoming web show with nude scenes. Raghavan is known for directing movies like ‘Andhadhun’ and ‘Agent Vinod’.

2. Google on Thursday announced it is shutting down its cloud gaming service Stadia, less than three years after its launch.

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⚔️⚓🛰️🇮🇳*DEFENCE*
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1. Ex-Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria joins Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) as chief nodal officer. It is a project under the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). The project is expected to reduce foreign dependency of the Indian aerospace and defence sector.

2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday visited the forward areas at Anini in Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh and interacted with the troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control.

3. Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retired) will assume charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff on Friday.

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1. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that IFS officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu has a new Indian Ambassador to Madagascar.

2. India has climbed to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization. This is a huge leap of 41 places in 7 years.

3. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dr Subramanian Swamy on Thursday met Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, becoming the first foreign visitor to call on the ousted Sri Lankan president, following his return to Colombo after fleeing the country amidst unprecedented protests against his government’s mishandling of the island nation’s economy.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed as prime minister by a royal decree.

2. President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National.

3. In Iraq, at least thirteen people have been killed and 58 wounded in Kurdistan Region in a missile and armed drones attacks by Iran.

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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1. The 2022 National Games of India, also known as Gujarat 2022, will be the 36th edition of the National Games of India and will be held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat between 29 September and 12 October 2022.

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*HARYANA*: CHANDIGARH
*Frmn* : 01 Nov 1966
*Govrnr*: Bandaru Dattatreya
*CM* Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP)
*Districts* : 22

*🥇Gold ₹ 49,970.00 @10gm 24 (Krt)*
🥈 *Silver ₹ 61,500 @ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹97.28/Ltr*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 90.14/Ltr*

*LPG : ₹ 1,061.00 /14.2 Kg*
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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*Hampi* , a temple town in northern Karnataka, was once the capital of the historical Vijayanagara Dynasty. . The magnificence of the ruins of temples and other structures of Vijayanagar, dating back to 1500 AD, is the main attraction of this place. According to some accounts, Hampi used to be the second largest city of the world. Located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River, Hampi has quite a number of tourist attractions like Virupaksha Temple, Vithala Temple and Nandi Statue. It is best to visit Hampi during the three day long Hampi festival held around October-November every year.
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*😀Thought of the day*
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Happiness is not ready-made. It comes from your own character. =======================
* *JOKE OF THE DAY* 
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डॉक्टर* :- मैं तुम्हे कुछ दवाइयाँ दुँगा,

इन्हे खाकर तुम बहुत जल्दी ठीक हो जाओगे!

लेकिन ये दवाईया बहुत महगी हैं!

*मरीज* :- सर मैं गरीब आदमी हूँ, मेरे पास इतने पैसे तो नहीं हैं!

*डॉक्टर* :- पैसो के अलावा फिर क्या दे सकते हो मुझे ?

*मरीज* :- सर मैं कब्र खोदने का काम करता हूँ,

आपकी कब्र फ्री में खोद दुँगा! 🙂=======================
*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*Why a Tortoise cannot move faster* 🐢*

The tortoise is classified as a vertebrate, meaning it’s among the animals that have backbones. However, unlike most other vertebrates, tortoises have completely rigid spines inside their shells. … This capability compensates for the tortoise’s inability to move muscles on its back and lower body.
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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*न कालमतिवर्तन्ते महान्तः स्वेषु कर्मसु ।*

na kālamativartante mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu ।

*Meaning* : Great people never delay their duties.
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉️ =======================
🤔 *How it works* ⁉️

*How does a geyser work?*

A magma chamber provides the heat, which radiates into surrounding rock. Water from rain and snow works its way underground through fractures in the rock. … As superheated water nears the surface, its pressure drops, and the water flashes into steam as a geyser. Hot springs have unconstricted plumbing.
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💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*
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29 September 1915 – The first transcontinental message by telephone was sent.

29 September 1927 – Telephone service between the US and Mexico began.

29 September 1959 – Aarti Saha swam across the English Channel on this day.

29 September 1962 – Birla Planetarium in Kolkata opened on this day.

29 September 2001 – The United Nations passed the US Anti-Terrorism Resolution.

29 September 2006 – The world’s first female space tourist Anusheh Ansari, a US citizen of Iranian origin, returned safely to Earth.

29 September 2009 – In the latest ranking of the International Boxing Federation, Bijender was ranked first in 75 kg with 2700 points.

29 September 2011 – China successfully put Tiangong-1, the first space laboratory, into space orbit from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center.

This day is celebrated World Heart Day every year on ’29 September’.

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Burj Khalifa. Peaking at the height of 2717 feet, Burj Khalifa stands as the tallest building in the world.
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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Brijesh Mishra (29 September 1928 – 28 September 2012), India’s first National Security Advisor and Principal Secretary to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was the son of former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dwarka Prasad Mishra. His father was awfully close to Indira Gandhi. During the tenure of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he played a central role in giving goal-oriented direction to national security and foreign policy. Prior to this, he had retired as the Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs. Thereafter he worked as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. Mishra played an important role in assisting Vajpayee during the Kargil War in 1999. After the fall of the NDA government in 2004 and Vajpayee’s distance from politics, Mishra also distanced himself from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Brijesh Mishra had supported the nuclear deal between India and America during the tenure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He was an exceptional advocate of close relations between India and America. We will all miss Brijesh Mishra, but the world will remember his contribution for years. He was Born on 29 September 1928 in New Delhi.

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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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*A piece of cake* ’– something is very easy.

“The English test was a piece of cake.”
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*ANTONYMS*
*Fallacy* × Veracity

*SYNONYMS*
*Fallacy* : delusion
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
*Chandra* (Sanskrit: चन्द्र, “shining” or “moon”) is a lunar deity and is also one of the nine planets (Navagraha) in Hinduism. His chief consort is Rohini. Chandra is synonymous to Soma. Other names include Indu (“bright drop”), Atrisuta (“son of Atri”), Sachihna (“marked by hare”), Tārādhipa (“lord of stars”) and Nishakara (“the night maker”).
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
*Running nose* 😯😪😪

Drinking fluids and staying hydrated when dealing with a runny nose can be helpful if you also have symptoms of nasal congestion.

*Hot beverages* like tea may sometimes be more helpful than cold ones. This is because of their heat and steam, which help open and decongest airways.

*Inhaling hot steam* has been shown to help treat a runny nose.
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Sachin Murdeshwar ✒️

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Sachin Murdeshwar
Sachin Murdeshwar is a Sr.Journalist and Columnist in several Mainline Newspapers and Portals.He is an ardent traveller and likes to explore destinations to the core.

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