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Today’s top News

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  1. Govt launched digital platform Kisan Sarathi to facilitate farmers to get right information at right time in their desired language. It was jointly launched by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar & Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw through video conference on the occasion of 93rd ICAR Foundation Day.
  2. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh held an interaction with the three recognised Defence Civilian Employees’ Federations on the issues related to Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board in New Delhi on 16 Jul. These are All India Defence Employees’ Federation, Indian National Defence Workers’ Federation and Bhartiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh.
  3. PM Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to discuss Covid related situation. CMs also provided feedback about the vaccination strategy.
  4. The Reserve Bank has imposed restrictions on Mastercard Asia/Pacific Private Limited for adding new domestic customers from 22nd July 2021. This order will not impact existing Mastercard customers.
  5. West Bengal board 10th results to be declared on July 20.
  6. UPMSP 10th, 12th result 2021: Uttar Pradesh (UP) board 10th result 2021 is expected this week and UP board 12th result 2021 are expected by the end of July.
  7. Maharashtra SSC result 2021 declared: Website crashes, 99.96% students clear exam. Students will be able to download their results from Maharashtra SSC result websites : mahresult.nic.in & maharashtraeducation.com. There was no board exam in Maharashtra this year in view of the COVID pandemic. Instead, results have been prepared using students’ performance in past exams.
  8. Karnataka govt allows reopening of medical, dental colleges: Only students, teaching & non-teaching staff who have taken at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be permitted to attend college.
  9. Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till July 31 With Some Relaxations: Schools, Colleges, theaters, bars, and swimming pools will remain closed.
  10. The borders of Uttarakhand will be sealed for Kanwariyas from July 24:. The Uttarakhand govt has decided to suspend the Kanwar Yatra for the safety of people in view of the looming threat of the third wave of COVID-19. Start of the month of Shravan in the Hindu calendar on July 25, Kanwariyas begin to pour into Haridwar in large numbers to collect the holy water of the Ganga.
  11. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh is learnt to have written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 16 Jul (Friday) expressing reservation over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s possible appointment as the state party chief.
  12. Assam, Finance minister Ajanta Neog on 16 Jul presented a 566.20 crore rupees deficit state budget for the year 2021-22.
  13. The Kerala govt has launched a mass drive to make the tourism destinations in the state ‘complete vaccinated zones’ by giving jabs to everyone working in the sector.
  14. Kashmir Valley, Srinagar based Chinar Corps observed 50th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas, which is being celebrated as Swarnim Vijay Varsh, by paying tributes to valiant soldiers of the armed forces who made the supreme sacrifice during various operations in the 1971 war. A solemn wreath laying ceremony was held at war memorial Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar.
  15. Surekha Sikri (19 April 1945 – 16 July 2021) an Indian theatre, film and television actress was died at 76 yrs. A veteran of Hindi theatre, she made her debut in the 1978. She was awarded the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role in 2008 for her work in the primetime soap opera Balika Vadhu.
  16. Trainer aircraft crashes in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon;1 dead, another injured. The incident took place Wardi Village, Chopra Dist @ 4.30 pm on 17 Jul.

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  1. India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla condemned at UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Friday the killing of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui at Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
  2. Siddiqui was killed on 16 Jul, while covering a clash between Afghan security forces & Taliban fighters. He was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last couple of days.
  3. India May Procure Israeli Anti-drone Systems SMASH 2000 Plus:
    India is likely to make a decision soon on the deployment of anti-drone technology at military installations across the country.
  4. The Army on 16 Jul (Friday) said it was encouraging to see an overwhelming response from people in Kashmir to the ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ — the victory flame to celebrate India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war — as the force paid floral tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives for the country.
  5. China’s People’s Liberation Army is building permanent structures at a number of points at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim as it seems to be intending to put its troops in the forward areas for much longer period.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍

  1. The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, amid tensions with China.
  2. China has increased its diplomatic pressure on Pakistan as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged his Pakistani counterpart to hold accountable the culprits in what he described as a “terrorist attack” on a bus taking Chinese workers, Chinese embassy in Islamabad issued a security alert to Chinese citizens & projects in Pakistan.
  3. 80 people have died and hundreds more are unaccounted for in Germany after the worst flooding hit. Record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks.

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 Sports:

  1. As Para Badminton is set to make debut at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo next month Aug 2021, India will send a strong seven-member squad after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday granted two bipartite quotas to the country.
  2. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be hosted by the BCCI in Oman and the United Arab Emirates from 17 Oct to 14 Nov 2021. India & Pakistan are set to lock horns in Group 2. Group 2 will comprise former champions India and Pakistan, as well as New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the another other two qualifiers from Round 1.
  3. Several top Tennis players including 2012 Olympic gold medallist Victoria Azarenka pull out of Tokyo Games amidst COVID-19 fears. Azarenka has cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind her withdrawal. She had won mixed doubles with Max Mirnyin in 2012 and a bronze medal in women’s singles.
  4. Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the Corona virus. The very significant change to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. The medals will not be given around the neck, rather they will be presented to the athlete on a tray & then the athlete will take the medal him or herself.

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🇮🇳 Facts about India 🇮🇳

The Ahmednagar Fort (Ahmadnagar Qilaa) is a fort located in Maharashtra. It was the headquarters of the Ahmednagar Sultanate. In 1803, it was taken by the British during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It was used as a prison during the British Raj. Currently, the fort is under the administration of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The fort was built by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I (after whom the city of Ahmednagar is named) in 1427. He was the first sultan of the Nizam Shahi dynasty.

😀 Thought of the day

If you can change your mind, you can change your life

Joke of the day

Teacher: 2+3=5 aur 5+2=7, ab tum bataao 70+5=? kitna hua?

Pappu : Kya sir?😧 aasaan sawaalo ka jaavaab aap de diye aur mushkil savaal mujhse kar rahe ho

😳 Why❓❓❓

Scientific reason for applying sindoor by Indian Women

Indian wedding rituals have logical reason behind them.

Sindoor contains turmeric, lime, and a minute level of metal mercury. When sindoor is applied on the bride’s hair partition, the mercury cools down the body and makes her feel relaxed. It also triggers a sexual drive among them. And this is the reason why, widows or unmarried women are not allowed to wear it.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

Tushar तुषार : Chilly, cold or frost. Tushar also refers to rain, ice or winter season.

🤔 How it works ⁉

LPG – Liquid Petroleum Gas – is stored under pressure, as a liquid, in a gas bottle. It turns back into gas vapour when you release some of the pressure in the gas bottle by turning on your gas appliance. LPG is made during natural gas processing and oil refining. … LPG is extracted from heated crude oil using a distillation tower. This LPG can be used as is or separated into LPG products three primary parts: propane, butane and isobutane. It is stored pressurised, as a liquid, in cylinders or tanks. LPG, which is heavier than air due to its high density, is a hydrocarbon-based combustible gas. LPG is the generic name of the butane and propane gases and their mixtures in different proportions.

LPG inside the cylinder weighs 19kg . The internal volume of the cylinder is 44.5 litres . The LPG is a mixture of propane gas (60%) and butane (40%) .

💁🏻‍♂️ GK TODAY

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), charged with ensuring international peace and security. It was formed in 1945. the Security Council was created after World War II to address the failings of the League of Nations in maintaining world peace.

The Security Council consists of fifteen members, of which five are permanent: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

💐 BORN TODAY 🐣

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1943 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration during war time , in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be so honoured.

🤔 Today’s Importance
17 July – World Day for International Justice
World Day for International Justice is observed annually on 17 July every year. It is also known as the Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day. This day recognise the emerging system of international criminal justice

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Brahma not Worshipped in temples?

When Brahma was creating the universe, He made a female deity known as Shatarupa (one with a hundred beautiful forms). Brahma became immediately infatuated with Her. Shatarupa moved in various directions to avoid the gaze of Brahmā. But wherever She went, Brahma developed a head. Thus, Brahma developed five heads, one on each side and one above the others. In order to control Brahma, Shiva cut off one of the heads. Also, Shiva felt that Shatarupa was Brahmā’s daughter, having been created by Him. Therefore, Shiva determined, it was wrong for Brahmā to become obsessed with Her. He directed that there be no proper worship on earth for the “unholy” Brahmā.

According to another legend, Brahma is not worshiped because of a curse by the great sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu. Once a great fire-sacrifice (yajna) was being organised on Earth with Bhrigu being the high priest. It was decided that the greatest among all Gods would be made the presiding deity. Bhrigu then set off to find the greatest among the Trimurti. When he went to Brahma, he was so immersed in the music played by Saraswati that he could hardly hear Bhrigu’s calls. The enraged Bhrigu then cursed Brahma that no person on Earth would ever invoke him or worship him again.

There are very few temples dedicated to Brahma alone : Pushkar temple in Rajasthan

🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺

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

Tamarind 🥔is considered good for constipation due to its laxative property. It helps to boost immunity as it is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, making it useful in managing common cold. Tamarind powder might also help to manage blood sugar as well as insulin levels and is thus considered good for diabetic patients. It might also be beneficial for people trying to manage weight as it helps decrease food cravings thereby preventing overeating.
Also, eating Tamarind pulp helps to eliminate worms from the stomach due to its anthelmintic property.
Applying a paste of Tamarind seed powder along with honey on the skin helps in faster wound healing and also prevents skin infections due to its antimicrobial activity. Tamarind paste should always be used in combination with rose water, milk or honey as it may cause hypersensitivity in some people if used alone.

Tamarind is loaded with vitamin A, which is essential for maintaining your eye health and further lowers the risk of macular degeneration and age-related cataracts. It has compounds that protect your eye against dry eyes. Drinking a decoction made by boiling tamarind in water may prevent you from eye inflammation

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