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𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘 Service, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013
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23 Dec (Thursday)
Hemant Ritu Krishna पक्ष*::
Month: Pausha 04, (Purnimata)
Agrahayana 19, (Amanta)
Titi: Chaturthi (up to 6:27 pm) Panchami
Vikram Samvat – 2078
According to Purnimanta calendar (Ujjain)
Rahu Kaal : 01:45 PM – 03:04 PM

TODAYs TOP NEWS

  1. India’s Covid vaccination coverage has reached nearly 140 crore mark. The cumulative figure stands at 139.61cr so far. Out of the total vaccination, more than 83.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered as first dose, while over 56.48 crore doses have been administered as second dose.
  2. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has released the book titled Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’. The book is a compendium of all the spices statistics like area, production, productivity, export, import, price and value of output of various spices produced in the country.
  3. Winter Session of Parliament saw 12 new bills being introduced till Tuesday, 21 December, and 10 bills passed, including two that had been tabled in previous sessions.
  4. Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog launched the first of its kind Vernacular Innovation Program which enables innovators and entrepreneurs to have access to the innovative ecosystem in 22 mother tongue languages in 22 Dec. By providing access to learning in one’s language and culture, Atal Innovation Mission aims to create equal opportunity for the vernacular innovators.
  5. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the new Parliament building will be ready by November 2022, next year.
  6. PM Modi will visit Varanasi and kickstart multiple development initiatives. During his visit, the PM will lay the foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Food Park at Karkhiyaon in Varanasi.
  7. PM will also transfer the bonus of about 35 crore rupees to the bank accounts of more than 1.7 lakh milk producers associated with Banas Dairy. He will also lay the foundation stone for the Bio-gas based Electricity generation plant for the Milk Producers Cooperative Union Plant at Ramnagar in Varanasi.
  8. Other projects being inaugurated by the Prime Minister include a Speed Breeding Facility at International Rice Research Institute, South Asia Regional Centre Varanasi, a Regional Reference Standards Laboratory at village Payakpur and an Advocate building at Tehsil Pindra.
  9. The Assam and Meghalaya governments decided to resolve their border dispute in six out of twelve locations by January 15 next year. The six disputed locations are Tarabari, Gizang, Fahala, Baklapara, Khanapara (Pilingkata) and Ratacherra. These areas fall under Cachar, Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts of Assam and West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.
  10. DELHI Disaster Management Authority, DDMA has issued an order banning all cultural events and gatherings for Christmas and New Year celebrations in the national capital in view of rising cases of new Covid variant- Omicron.
  11. J&K: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Mohammad Ashraf. of Police and a civilian were shot dead by terrorists on 22 Dec evening in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district and old city area of Srinagar respectively.
  12. MAHARASHTRA Legislature’s Winter session began on 22 Dec (Wednesday) in Mumbai. The week-long Winter session is being held in Mumbai instead of the traditional venue Nagpur.
  13. MANIPUR CM N. Biren Singh on Wednesday inaugurated Shija Academy of Health Sciences (SAHS), the first homegrown private medical college in Manipur at Langol in Imphal West district.
  14. PUNJAB : A man who was killed on the charge of ‘sacrilege’ at the Harmandir Sahib Gurdwara, Amritsar in Punjab had suffered a severe head injury, as per the post-mortem report. The injury could have been caused by an iron object
  15. HARYANA assembly has amended its Excise Act to reduce the legal age to consume, purchase or sell liquor and other intoxicant drugs from 25 to 21 years.
  16. WEST BENGAL : A day after the Kolkata civic poll debacle, the West Bengal BJP on Wednesday announced the formation of a new state committee, axing several old guards and bringing in new leaders to strengthen the party in the state.

FINANCE/Banking

  1. Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 22 Dec chaired the pre-budget consultation meetings for Union Budget 2022-23.
  2. Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Minimum Support Prices for copra for 2022 season.MSP for Fair Average Quality of milling copra has been increased to 10,590 rupees per quintal for 2022 season from 10,335 rupees per quintal. Milling copra has been increased to 10,590 rupees per quintal for 2022 season from 10,335 rupees per quintal.
  3. New credit, debit card rules to come into effect from January :. To make online payments more secure, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked all merchants and payment gateways to delete sensitive customer data available at their end. mandates all merchants to use encrypted tokens to carry out transactions. Simply put, customers will have to either enter full credit/debit card details each time to carry out an online transaction or they have the option to opt for tokenization.

$USD 75.46💷GBP 100.75

BSE Sensex 59,930.56
NIFTY : 16,955.45

ENTERTAINMENT

  1. The investigation into the extortion allegations in connection with the Aryan Khan case was halted on 22 Dec till further orders. Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was arrested in October in connection with the Mumbai cruise drug seizure case.
  2. The Mumbai Police had constituted SET (Special Enquiry Team) to investigate the allegations of extortion that were levelled against KP Gosavi, Sam D Souza and NCB officials in the course of the investigation into the Mumbai cruise drugs case. However, on December 22, the Mumbai Police halted probe into the case till further order.

DEFENCE

  1. Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO 22 Dec successfully conducted maiden flight test of indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile – Pralay, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
  2. President Ramnath Kovind participates Indian Navy’s operational demonstration in Kochi on 22 Dec. The President later visited cell of the INS Vikrant, country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier built by the Cochin Shipyard for the Navy.
  3. The security of the Offshore Development Area (ODA) in Krishna Godavari Basin on the East Coast of India was reviewed during exercise “Prasthan” conducted from 21 December to 22 December 21, in Vizag.
  4. Indian Naval Ships Kamorta, Tarmugli along with ISVs, T 36, T 38, T 39 and ICG ship Kanaklata Barua participated in the exercise along with MARCOS from INS Karna and naval helicopters from INS Dega. Oil Operators namely ONGC Ltd, Reliance Ltd & Vedanta Ltd, Coastal Police, Department of Port and Department of Fisheries also participated.
  5. Central Industrial Security force, CISF is providing security at 64 airports at present including Joint Ventures and Public-Private Partnership operated airports. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said.

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Secretary-General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov hailed India’s contribution and constructive approach in SCO and praised India’s several initiatives as chair of the Council of Heads of Government held last year. Mr. Norov who is completing his tenure of three years as SCO Secretary General this month said India’s membership has enhanced the importance of SCO as an organization.

🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍

  1. Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 pill gained clearance for emergency use in the US, delivering a more convenient treatment option for at-risk patients at a critical point in the pandemic. The drug, called Paxlovid, is the first at-home therapy for Covid-19 to win clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.
  2. US Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 after a staff member who staffed her “throughout the day Tuesday” received a positive test on Wednesday.
  3. UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine children aged 5 to 11:. The country’s vaccines committee advised that children in the age group who were in a clinical risk group should be offered the shot.
  4. Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in a car they were pursuing in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, The incident followed several Palestinian attacks on Israelis in recent weeks. Palestinians also complain of attacks by Israeli settlers, whose residence in the West Bank the international community considers illegal.

5. Iran is to mount an anti-missile system on the turrets of T-72M tanks to protect them from attack.

🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS

  1. Hockey : India won bronze medal beating Pakistan 4-3 in Dhaka on Wednesday in Asian Champions Trophy Hockey tournament. India started on a bright note after Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner earlier which helped India take a 1-0 lead in the first quarter.
  2. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur thanked Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medallist and wrestler Bajrang Punia for joining the Meet the Champions initiative. In a tweet, Mr.Thakur said that it is a matter of pleasure that country’s players are guiding the school children by joining the Meet the Champions program on the clarion call of PM Narendra Modi.
  3. Bangladesh has lifted SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship defeating India by a solitary goal in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. Anai Mogini’s eighty-first strike earned them yet another SAFF U-19 Championship


MIZORAM : Aizawl
CM : Zoramthanga
Gvnr : Kambhampati Hari Babu
🥇Gold ₹49,240@10 gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 Silver ₹61,750@ Kg
⛽ Petrol ₹ 94.50
⛽ Diesel ₹ 79.55

LPG : ₹1052/14.2 Kg

🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA 🇮🇳

23-December Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day). It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of our former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. He played a key role in bringing the issues of small and marginal farmers to the forefront. One of his most popular quotes is: “The true India resides in its villages.”

😀Thought of the day

LIFE IS A GREAT TRAVEL TRIP

BUT D PROBLEM IS THAT IT DOESN’T COM WITH MAP

WE TO SEARCH OUR OWN WAYS TO REACH DESTINATIONS

JOKE OF THE DAY

😳WHY❓❓❓

Pearcing the ears has a great importance in Indian ethos. Indian physicians and philosophers believe that piercing the ears helps in the development of intellect, power of thinking and decision making faculties. Talkativeness fritters away life energy. Ear piercing helps in speech-restraint. It helps to reduce impertinent behavior and the ear-channels become free from disorders. This idea appeals to the Western world as well, and so they are getting their ears pierced to wear fancy earrings as a mark of fashion.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

How are you?

कथमस्ति भवान्
(kathamasti bhavān)

कथमस्ति भवती (kathamasti bhavatī)

Shumbha means ‘doubting oneself’ and Nishumbha means ‘doubting others’. Combined, this refers to the aspect of doubting everything, at every step.

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

Earthworm Reproduction. Interestingly, earthworms are hermaphrodites, which means they have both male and female sex organs.

Hermaphrodites, most need a mate to reproduce. During mating, two worms line up inverted from each other so sperm can be exchanged. The earthworms each have two male openings and two sperm receptacles, which take in the sperm from another mate.

They lay eggs which hatch after about three weeks. Earthworms don’t have lungs, and instead breathe through their skin!

💁🏻‍♂‍ GK TODAY

ISKCON – International Society for Krishna consciousness

BORN TODAY 🐣💐

Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 and 14 January 1980. Charan Singh continued to lead the Lok Dal in opposition till his death in 1987.

🙏🏻 IDIOMS & PHRASES

Weather the storm Go through something difficult

ANTONYM
Rigid Pliable

SYNONYMS

Hazard – Danger

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

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

RAKTABĪJA was an asura (loosely translated as demon) who fought with Shumbha and Nishumbha against Goddess Parvati and Goddess Kali or Goddess Chamunda. Raktabīja had a boon that whenever a drop of his blood fell on the ground, a duplicate Raktabīja would be born at that spot (rakta = blood, bīja = seed; “he for whom each drop of blood is a seed”). According to some sources, Raktabija was, in his previous birth, Rambhasura, king of demons and the father of Mahishasura.

🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺

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

Weight Loss

Mint could also play its own sweet role in weight loss, and the reason is tied with its much famed digestive properties. Mint stimulates digestive enzymes, which help facilitate better absorption of nutrients from food. When the body is able to assimilate and absorb nutrients properly, there is better metabolism. A faster metabolism aids weight loss.


Regards
CH Nαʋҽҽɳ Kυɱαɾ…✒️
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