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𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘 Service, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013
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15 Dec (Wednesday)
Hemant Ritu Shukla पक्ष::
Month: Agrahayana 26, (Purnimata)
Agrahayana 11(Amanta)
Titi: Dwadashi/
Trayodashi
Vikram Samvat – 2078
According to Purnimanta calendar (Ujjain)
Rahu Kaal : 12:21 PM – 01:41 PM

TODAYs TOP NEWS

  1. Over 134 crore 53 lakh doses of COVID vaccine administered in country so far. out of the total vaccination, more than 81 crore 91 lakh vaccine doses have been administered as first dose, while over 52 crore 61 lakh doses have been administered as second dose. As part of the Nationwide Vaccination Drive, Centre is supporting the States and Union Territories by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost.
  2. Over 140 crore 38 lakh vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far.
  3. Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla announced on 14 Dec that his company has planned to launch a COVID vaccine for children in the next six months. He also said the vaccine ‘Covovax’ is under trial and would offer protection to children till three years.
  4. Rajya Sabha passes Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment ) Bill 2021 and the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021
  5. The civil aviation ministry has received ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up 21 greenfield airports across the country, the ministry informed the parliament on Monday. Out of these 21 airports, eight airports have been operationalized.
  6. IndiGo has signed an agreement with Dehradun-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIRIIP) to manufacture and deploy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) globally.
  1. GOA : Ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) lone MLA in the state, Churchill Alemao, on Monday claimed he has merged the party’s state legislative unit with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.
  2. HIMACHAL : One hundred meritorious students would be provided financial assistance of up to Rs 1 lakh by the Himachal Pradesh Government to pursue coaching for seeking admission in prestigious institutes of higher education under the “Swaran Jayanti Super-100” scheme for the academic session 2021-22.
  3. J&K : National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on 13 Dec condoled the death of two policemen in a terror attack in Srinagar and asked the govt to hold talks with Pakistan to find a way to bring peace in the region. He said both India and Pakistan should “shed their egos” and come forward for dialogue.
  4. Two policemen were killed and 12 others injured as terrorists opened fire on a bus carrying Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police personnel on the outskirts of Srinagar on 13 Dec, the 20th anniversary of the Parliament Attack.
  5. MAHARASHTRA : The judicial custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been extended till December 27 in an alleged ₹100-crore extortion case. Deshmukh is lodged in the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. He was arrested in connection to the case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 2.
  6. MUMBAI Schools will be reopened on December 15, 2021. As per the reopening announcement, schools will reopen from for classes 1 to 7. However, COVID protocols will have to be followed in school premises all the time.
  7. MIZORAM CM Zoramthanga said that his govt would continue to make efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar nationals who fled their country following a military coup and took refuge in the north-eastern state.
  8. ODISHA: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has approved names of three senior IPs officers for the next Deputy General of Police (DGP) in Odisha. Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay to retire from service with effect from December 31, 2021.
  9. TELANGANA CM K Chandrashekhar Rao met his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin in Chennai on 13 Dec.
  10. It is being stated that KCR has extended an invite to MK Stalin for the grand opening of the Yadadri Temple in Telangana, work of which is said to be completed in March 2022. The major renovation project had been undertaken by the TRS Government in a bid to build a magnificent temple in Yadadri to match the one at Tirumala Tirupathi.
  11. UTTAR PRADESH : PM Modi showered flower petals on construction workers to honour them for their role in bringing the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project to life.
    Before inaugurating phase 1 of the grand project that links the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple with the ghats of the Ganga, the Prime Minister honoured the construction workers.
  12. UTTARKHAND : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said in Kashipur on Tuesday that if his party AAP wins the upcoming Uttarakhand polls, it will transfer ₹1,000 per month into bank accounts of women aged above 18 years
  13. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court granted eight weeks’ time to the Centre to file its reply to a petition seeking Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s picture on currency notes like that of Mahatma Gandhi.

FINANCE

  1. The Centre earned nearly Rs 8.02 lakh crore from taxes on petrol and diesel during the last three fiscal years, of which more than Rs 3.71 lakh crore was collected in FY21 alone, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament.
  2. The excise duty on petrol rose from Rs 19.48 per litre as on October 5, 2018 to Rs 27.90 a litre as on November 4, 2021. The duty on diesel rose from Rs 15.33 a litre to Rs 21.80 during the same period, Sitharaman said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

ENTERTAINMENT

  1. Actor Kangana Ranaut will not face arrest till January 25 over her social media post that allegedly linked farmers’ protests to a separatist group, the Mumbai police told the Bombay High Court.
  2. A Sikh organisation had filed a complaint at Khar police station in Mumbai claiming that Ms Ranaut, through her Instagram post, had portrayed the farmers’ protest on Delhi borders as a Khalistani movement.
  3. Tamil actor Arjun Sarja tests COVID +ve, says has isolated himself
  4. Actor Salman Khan will be hosting the 2022 International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) that will be held at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.
  5. Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu in an interview has said that she would love to be a part of not only Bollywood but also Hollywood. “Through that I’d love to break the stereotypes…I’d like to inspire people and try to talk about the issues that should be eradicated from society,” she added. Harnaaz has starred in two upcoming Punjabi films.
  6. Born today: Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana (15 December 1933 – 31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu cinema, and bollywood. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema.Bapu’s directorial venture Saakshi was showcased at Tashkent International film festival in 1968.

DEFENCE

  1. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 13 Dec tested a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART). The test was done off the coast of Balasore in Odisha.
  2. ‘India may become first in line to buy Russian air defence system S-500::
    The S-500 Prometey (Russian: C-500), also known as 55R6M “Triumfator-M”, is a Russian surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system intended to replace the A-135 missile system currently in use, and supplement the S-400. The S-500 was developed by the Almaz-Antey Air Defence Concern. Initially planned to be in production by 2014, finally first delivered in 2021.
  3. India exported defence equipment worth ₹8,434.84 crore in 2020-21 compared to ₹1,940.64 crore in 2014-15, the Ministry of Defence said in reply to a question in Parliament on 13 Dec.
  4. Chief of Army Staff of India, General MM Naravane on Monday had a telephonic interaction with Major General Matar Bin Salim Bin Rashid Al Balushi, Commander of Royal Army of Oman, and discussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries.
  5. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on 14 Dec, attended the Vijay Parv Samapan Samaroh, marking 50 years of India’s historic victory in the 1971 war, in New Delhi. At the event, the Defence Minister interacted with Indian war veterans and Mukti Jodhas of Bangladesh as a part of Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebration. During his address, Rajnath Singh paid tribute to the brave soldiers, sailors & air warriors who ensured victory in the 1971 war.
  6. Indonesia seeks Indian defence tech, pushes for joint production amid Chinese belligerence. The proposed initiatives are being planned on Indonesian territory as that would enable it to acquire skills in defence technology. In 2018, Indonesia and India held the First Indonesia-India Security Dialogue (IISD-1) in New Delhi. National security adviser Ajit Kumar Doval is hoping that the second security dialogue can be held in near future.

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  1. President Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to Bangladesh from 15th to 17th of this month to attend the 50th Victory Day celebrations of Bangladesh. During the visit, the President will hold a delegation-level meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart. Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
  2. PM Modi on 14 Dec surpassed several world leaders and celebrities to retain the 8th position of YouGov’s World’s Most Admired Men for the year 2021. According to the international survey, Narendra Modi is the 8th most admired man in the world, ranked above world leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Joe Biden, China’s business tycoon Jack Ma & Pope Francis etc.
  3. Indian govt has signed an air bubble agreement with Australia, under which all eligible passengers will be allowed to travel between both the countries.
  4. A bilateral air bubble is a mechanism, under which countries resume flights with preconditions during Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, India has suspended all the scheduled international flight operations till January 31, 2022. So, under the aur bubble agreement, dedicated cargo flights with select countries continue to operate. India has signed bilateral air bubble agreements with around 33 countries. India had suspended international flight operations from March 23, 2020 in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic.
  5. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said that India become the first in line to buy Russian air defence system S-500.
  6. French Defence Minister Florence Parley is visiting India this week with cooperation in the maritime domain topping the agenda with Paris keen to focus on New Delhi as its primary partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
  7. China passed a controversial land border law on October 23 that would take effect on January 1, 2022, in an effort to improve border control and protection. The new law was passed amid heightened tensions between China and its neighbours over border disputes, similar to the coast guard law and marine traffic safety law enacted earlier this year. Since May 2020, China has been involved in a protracted land conflict with India along their disputed border.
  8. A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled that India violated international trade rules when it offered excessive subsidies for the production and export of sugar and sugarcane. The ruling comes after Brazil, Australia and Guatemala filed parallel complaints in 2019 against India. The government said the findings were “unacceptable” and its sugar subsidies are consistent with WTO agreements.
  9. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a part of the IT ministry, has issued a ‘high severity’ warning for Google Chrome users. It said several vulnerabilities have been found in the Chrome browser that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the users’ system. It advised users to upgrade to the browser’s latest version.
  10. French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday named 52-year-old Indian national Leena Nair as its new global CEO.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍

  1. South Korea has inked a $788 million contract with Australia to build a factory in Geelong, Victoria, which will manufacture 30 K-9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers, laying the ground for defense cooperation between the two countries.
  2. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that Africa might not reach the target of vaccinating 70% of its 1.3 billion population against COVID-19 until the second half of 2024. Less than 8% of the continent’s population has received two doses. Just 20 of Africa’s 54 countries have fully vaccinated at least 10% of their populations against COVID-19.
  3. Blasts at airport kill 2 policemen in Colombia: Two policemen were killed in two blasts at the airport in Colombia’s Cúcuta city on Tuesday, the police said. Defence Minister Diego Molano Aponte said blasts were caused by “terrorist” groups that operate in the city of half a million people, which is located on the border with Venezuela.
  4. Switzerland to start vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 from January
  5. 53 killed, over 100 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Haiti : At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured after a fuel tanker exploded in Haiti’s Cap-Haïtien, the city’s Deputy Mayor Patrick Almonor said on Tuesday. The incident took place after residents rushed to collect fuel leaking from the tanker that had overturned, he added. The government declared three days of mourning for the dead.
  6. A strong earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rattled the eastern part of Flores island in Indonesia leaving one injured and minor damage in several areas.
  7. December 12, 2021 marked the launch date of first amateur radio satellite called OSCAR 1, which stands for “Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio”.

🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS

  1. India draw 2-2 with South Korea in opener at Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
  2. Emergency measures amid rising cases in England, including daily COVID-19 testing for all Premier League players. Two matches have been postponed in the last three days, following COVID-19 outbreaks at Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Players will be subjected to daily rapid antigen tests at their clubs, and PCR tests conducted twice a week.

$USD 75.89💷GBP 100.68
J&K : Srinagar (Summer)/Jammu (Winter)
Lt Govnr : Manoj Sinha

🥇Gold ₹49,180@10 gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 Silver ₹65,200@ Kg
⛽ Petrol ₹ 96.15
⛽ Diesel ₹ 80.32
⛽ CNG ₹ 49.40

LPG : ₹951/14.2 Kg
BSE Sensex 58,117.09

NIFTY : 17,324.90

FACTS ABOUT INDIA

The Hyderabad city was originally called Baghyanagar ‘city of gardens’, and later acquired the name Hyderabad. The European travellers von Poser and Thévenot found both names in use in the 17th century.

The city of Hyderabad was founded by the Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 CE. It was built around the Charminar, which formed the centerpiece of the city. Hyderabad became an important trading centre for diamonds and pearls, and a centre for culture.

😀Thought of the day

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

JOKE OF THE DAY

Pappu and Appu jungle mein, samne aaya sher🐯
Appu* ne sher ki aakhon 👁️ main mitti phenki, aur bhaagne lagaa aur Pappu ko bhi bhaagne ko kahaa.

Pappu : Main kyu bhagu, mitti to tune phenki hai. Tu Bhaag…

😳WHY❓❓❓

What causes red eyes?
The appearance of red eyes is caused by dilation of tiny blood vessels located between the white surface of your eye and the overlying clear conjunctiva. These tiny blood vessels (many of which normally are invisible) can become swollen because of environmental or lifestyle-related reasons or because of specific eye problems.

Red eyes are usually caused by allergy, eye fatigue, over-wearing contact lenses, or common eye infections such as pink eye (conjunctivitis). However, redness of the eye sometimes can signal a more serious eye condition or disease, such as glaucoma.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुंडलेन, दानेन पाणिर्न तु कंकणेन।
विभाति कायः करुणापराणां, परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन।।

अर्थ – कानों में कुंडल पहन लेने से शोभा नहीं बढ़ती, अपितु ज्ञान की बातें सुनने से होती है। हाथों की सुन्दरता कंगन पहनने से नहीं होती बल्कि दान देने से होती है। सज्जनों का शरीर भी चन्दन से नहीं बल्कि परहित में किये गये कार्यों से शोभायमान होता है।

Wearing coils in the ears does not enhance the beauty, but by listening to the words of knowledge. The beauty of hands is not achieved by wearing bracelets but by giving charity. Even the body of gentlemen is not adorned with sandalwood, but by the works done in charity.

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

How Nylon formed

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, based on aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides. Nylon is a thermoplastic silky material that can be melt-processed into fibers, films, or shapes. It is made of repeating units linked by amide links similar to the peptide bonds in proteins. Nylon polymers can be mixed with a wide variety of additives to achieve many different property variations. Nylon polymers have found significant commercial applications in fabric and fibers (apparel, flooring and rubber reinforcement), in shapes (molded parts for cars, electrical equipment, etc.), and in films (mostly for food packaging). Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer

💁🏻‍♂‍ GK TODAY

OSCAR 1 is the first amateur radio satellite launched by Project OSCAR (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio). It was launched into low Earth orbit on December 12, 1961. It was launched by from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc in California, by a Thor-DM21 Agena B launcher. OSCAR 1 operated for 22 days, ceasing operation on January 3, 1962. It re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on January 31, 1962, completing 300 revolutions. OSCAR 1 didn’t have any solar cell charging system. Operations of the satellite were set to last till the batteries discharged completely

BORN TODAY 🐣💐

GEETA PHOGAT (born 15 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games.

Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a striker. He is also India’s second most capped player, with 82 international caps to his name.

🙏🏻 IDIOMS & PHRASES

Haste makes waste You’ll make mistakes if you rush through something

ANTONYM
Dismal Cheerful

SYNONYMS

Imitate – Mimic

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

(kindly inform, if given info is vary from actual facts🙏🏻)

Last shloka of Sri Bhagwatgeeta is

यत्र योगेश्वर: कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धर: |
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूति ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम || 78||

yatra yogeśhvaraḥ kṛiṣhṇo yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ
tatra śhrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama

Sanjay said,

“Its my opinion that goddess Lakshmi, victory, wealth and unshakable morality will be present wherever Yogeshwar Shri Krishna and the archer Arjuna are.”

That means whenever life exists,there will be certainity of living too.

🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺

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

Aloe vera gel mixed with turmeric is widely known to relieve sunburn and help heal wounds

Regards
CH Nαʋҽҽɳ Kυɱαɾ…✒️
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🙏PLZ FOLLOW the GOVT. NORMS, MAINT SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF YOUR FAMILY SAFE🌼
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