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19 Apr (Tuesday)
Vasant Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishna
Month: Vaisakha 3, (Purnimata)/ Chaitra 18(Amanta) Vikram Samvat – 2079
Shaka Samvat – 1944
Nakshatra : Anuradha/Jyeshta
Titi: Tritiya (4:39 pm) Chaturthi
RahuKaal: 03:35 PM – 05:10 PM GK TODAY : https://youtu.be/KBZ6scoxlRQ
TODAYs TOP NEWS

  1. In May, the NITI Aayog plans to launch the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), which would give government data in a user-friendly manner and encourage data-driven decision-making and research
  2. From 18th April 2022, block level health melas began by the Union Health Ministry at more than one lakh Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres across India.
  3. The ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report) portal has been developed by the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in consultation with the various insurance companies. This portal will help in providing instant information related to road accidents and will help in accelerating accident compensation claims.
  4. Paytm has become an official digital payments partner for the prime ministers’ museum. It is offering its payment gateway, EDC (Electronic Data Capture) machines and QR code payment options to make way for superfast, convenient and secure transactions. The museum, which is a tribute to former Prime Ministers of India, will be opened to the public on April 21, 2022.
  5. The Vande Bharat Express train will operate between Khajuraho and Delhi soon, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced.
  6. Political strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath in Delhi on Monday. This is their second meeting at Sonia’s residence in the last 3 days. The meeting comes amid reports of Kishor joining Congress ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
  7. ANDHRA PRADESH CM Jagan Mohan Reddy would meet Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar today.
  8. ASSAM : The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has teamed up with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to design and construct a highly energy-efficient CO2 collection system from power plants.
  9. CHANDIGARH Health Department issued an advisory asking people to wear face masks in crowded places in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in some states and Union Territories.
  10. DELHI : Auto, taxi unions on strike in Delhi demanding CNG subsidy, fare hike.
  11. GUJARAT : PM Modi to dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Diyodar.
  12. J&K: A Railway Protection Force Head Constable was killed and an Assistant Sub-Inspector injured after terrorists opened fire at them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday
  13. MAHARASHTRA : India’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
  14. Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey on Monday issued a directive stating that no one will be allowed to play bhajan or other songs on loudspeaker 15 minutes before and after the call of azaan. This is applicable for areas within a 100-metre radius of any mosque. Pandey issued another directive instructing religious places to take prior permission for loudspeaker usage.
  15. MANIPUR CM, N Biren Singh announced that a 165-foot-high Indian national flag, the tallest in the Northeast, would be hoisted at the Indian National Army (INA) headquarters complex in Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.
  16. RAJASTHAN : Congress’ three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ is likely to be held in Rajasthan’s Jaipur from May 14 onwards, sources said on Monday. Around 400 party leaders are expected to gather at meeting.
  17. TAMIL NADU : GE Aviation and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) will work together on aerospace research and development.
  18. NEW APPOINTMENT : The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, approved Vikram Dev Dutt’s appointment as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding (AIAHL),

FINANCE


$USD 76.27
💷 GBP 99.22

BSE Sensex 57,166.74
NIFTY : 17,173.65

  1. Govt sources denied report that GST Council plans to raise 5% tax slab to 8%.
  2. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to USA to attend spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. She will also participate in G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.
  3. The Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary said.
  4. Adani Green Energy overtook the State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday to become the country’s seventh most valuable company. The company’s shares have surged over 120% year-to-date and its market valuation currently stands at ₹ 4.64 lakh crore. Adani Green is the only non-Sensex company featuring in the list of top 10 companies on BSE in terms of market capitalisation.

ENTERTAINMENT

  1. Amitabh Bachchan on Monday confirmed his grandson Agastya Nanda’s Bollywood debut with Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’ by sharing a fan-made collage.
  2. Speaking about his upcoming film ‘The Delhi Files’, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri stated that the year 1984 is a dark chapter in Indian history. He further said the way the Punjab terrorism situation was handled was inhuman.

DEFENCE

  1. The Central Govt on Monday appointed Indian Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the next chief of the Indian Army and he will take over his new office on May 1. He also served as chief engineer in the United Nations mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

The 29th Army chief will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is scheduled to complete his 28 month-tenure on April 30. .

  1. INS Vagsheer, India’s final Scorpene-class submarine, to be launched on 20 April: Why it is a big deal for the Indian Navy Considered as one of the most advanced conventional submarines, the INS Vagsheer is part of the P75 Scorpene project.
  2. Army Commanders conference begins in New Delhi to assess national security challenges, Ukraine war impact and will continue till 22nd of this month.
  3. The Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary said.

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  1. India and Maldives on Monday signed seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for projects to be built under the Indian grant assistance scheme for the High Impact Community Development Project through local bodies (HICDP)
  2. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday declared Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo as an individual ‘terrorist’ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as he is currently engaged in a Pakistan controlled campaign to orchestrate terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
  3. Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector.
  4. India and Finland announced the decision to establish an Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing. Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and visiting Finland Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintila, who is currently in India, announced.
  5. Indonesia has stopped imports of agricultural products from India, citing a failure by New Delhi officials to register laboratories that evaluate food safety and issue certificates of analysis (COA),

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍

  1. The recent airstrikes by the Pakistan military in the Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, that killed a number of civilians, have escalated the already simmering tensions between the two countries.
  2. India gets two months extension for the transportation of 50,000 Metric Tons (MTs) of wheat and life-saving medicines as humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan via the Attari-Wagah integrated check-post.
  3. SpaceX successfully launched one of its Falcon 9 carrier rockets with a US intelligence satellite on board on 17 Apr. The rocket is putting into orbit the NROL-85 mission for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The mission’s details have not been made public.
  4. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a new Cabinet on 18 Apr. The authorities said that a total of 17 members including many former Cabinet Ministers were sworn in.
  5. Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2022 is being held from 17th April to 21st April 2022 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. It is one of Asia’s leading international water events.
  6. Tanzania’s first female president: Samia Suluhu Hassan is a politician of Tanzania and is currently serving as the country’s sixth. She is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party that is currently ruling the country.
  7. Israel successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam‘ which can destroy any airborne object including drones.
  8. An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on 18 Apr convicted 89 people for lynching Sri Lankan man Priyantha Kumara and burning his body in December 2021. Six of the accused have been sentenced to death and seven were given life imprisonment in the case. A mob of over 800 people had attacked a garment factory and killed the 47-year-old over blasphemy allegations.
  9. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,

🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2022

(a) Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 30th Match
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 runs
RR – 217/5 (20)
KKR – 210 (19.4)
CRR: 10.68

Player of the Match
Yuzvendra Chahal

(b) Apr 19, Tuesday
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
31st Match at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT

  1. Rajasthan Royals (RR) leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Monday took his first hat-trick in IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The 31-year-old dismissed KKR’s Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins in consecutive deliveries of his last over. Chahal recorded bowling figures of 4-0-40-5, his first five-wicket haul in IPL
  2. 18-year-old National Table Tennis player Deenadayalan Vishwa dies in accident
    In Meghalaya, He is from Tamil Nadu and met with an accident, succumbed to injuries on 17 Apr in Meghalaya.

He was in Shillong to take part in the 83rd Senior National Table Tennis championships was travelling along with three other players in a taxi from Guwahati Airport to Shillong when the accident occurred at Shangbangla, Ri-Bhoi.

MAHARASHTRA: MUMBAI
Formed : 01 May 1960
Capitals
1) Mumbai
2) Nagpur (Winter)
Gvnr : Bhagat Singh Koshyari
CM : Uddhav Thackeray (Shivsena)
Dist : 36

🥇Gold ₹ 55,105@10gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 Silver ₹ 69,900@ Kg
⛽ Petrol ₹ 120.51
⛽ Diesel ₹ 104.77
⛽ CNG ₹ 72.00
⛽ AUTOGAS ₹ 74.58

LPG : ₹ 949.50 /14.2 Kg

🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA 🇮🇳

The Copyright Act 1957 (the Act), supported by the Copyright Rules 1958 (the Rules), is the governing law for copyright protection in India. … India is a member of the Berne Conventions and Universal Copyright Convention

Copyright is a bundle of rights given by the law to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and the producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. … Copyright is intended to increase and not to impede the harvest of knowledge.

😀 Thought of the day

Communication is like lifeline of any relation.

When you stop communicating, you start losing your valuable relations

JOKE OF THE DAY

*Pappu* - स्टेशन जाने का कितना लोगे??

रिक्शावाला – 50

Pappu – 20 ले लो..

रिक्शावाला – 20 में कौन ले के जाएगा??

Pappu – तुम पीछे बैठो हम लेके जाएगा!!!😝🤪

😳 WHY❓❓❓

Scientific reason behind Offering water to Surya, the sun god in Sanatana Dharma

When the spectrum of sun rays refract through the water, it breaks down into seven colours. The energy emanating from these rays of different colours is absorbed by the body, and balances any dosha in the body. As a result we automatically gain ‘water therapy of sun rays

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

केशाः. Hairs

भुज. Hand

चरण. Leg

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

How a pendulum clock works

A pendulum works by converting energy back and forth, a bit like a rollercoaster ride. When the bob is highest (furthest from the ground), it has maximum stored energy (potential energy). … So as the bob swings (oscillates) back and forth, it repeatedly switches its energy back and forth between potential and kinetic.

💁🏻‍♂‍ GK TODAY

Since 1992 Belgrade has been the capital of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , consisting of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.

BORN TODAY 🐣💐

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate, the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s most valuable company by its market value.

🙏🏻 IDIOMS & PHRASES

On thin ice On probation.

If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.

ANTONYMS
Lazy x Industrious/ Energetic

SYNONYMS

forgive ~ pardon

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

(kindly inform, if giv(kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻)en info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻)

BRAHMA PURANA is a text related to Lord Brahma who is equipped with Rajogun therefore, this is also known as Rajas Purana.

Brahma Purana is one of the 18 major Puranas genres of Hindu texts scripted in the Sanskrit language and is also known by names such as Adi Purana, and Saura Purana.

Sage Vedvyas is the writer of Brahma Mahapurana and he wrote this in the Sanskrit language. The existing manuscript Brahma MahaPurana comprises 245 chapters and contains almost 7000-8000 verses.


🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺

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

Carrot juice is loaded with vitamin A and high in vitamins C and K. It also contains plant compounds called carotenoids, which act as antioxidants.

Carrot juice contains high amounts of nutrients that benefit your eyes.

Carrot juice may give your immune system a boost.

Drinking small amounts of carrot juice may help lower blood sugar levels.

Regards
CH Nαʋҽҽɳ Kυɱαɾ…✒️

🙏 PLZ FOLLOW the GOVT. NORMS, MAINT SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF YOUR FAMILY SAFE🌼