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 **Today's top News**

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1. President Ram Nath Kovind & Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu have greeted people on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha. Also said the festival is also an opportunity to share our happiness and help the poor and destitute people.

2. Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE 10th 12th Result 2021 are scheduled to be released in July. As per the official notifications released, CBSE Class 10 Result is scheduled for July 20 and CBSE Class 12 Result is scheduled for July 30, 2021.

3. Over 41.18 cr COVID vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Union Health Ministry report.

4. Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said so far, 11 rounds of negotiations were held between the govt & the agitating farmers’ unions to resolve the issues. He highlighted that the govt has also extended remunerative price to farmers through its various intervention schemes.

5. Both Houses of Parliament face disruptions over various issues including Pegasus snooping.

6. Over 1.32 lakh declarations generating ₹ 99,765 crore of disputed tax have been filed under the ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme. Under the Vivad se Vishwas scheme the government has amicably resolved a significant number of direct tax disputes with the taxpayers.

7. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its refinery in Mathura. Hydrogen is also said to be a fuel for the future. Now many Hydrogen fuel cell powered buses on the road.

8. SpiceJet is set to launch its non-stop flight from Patna to Siliguri (Bagdogra airport) and one flight between Darbhnaga & Amritsar via Mumbai.

9. DRDO develops high-strength beta Titanium alloy for applications in aerospace structural forgings. It can be used in various ways that include slat and flap tracks, landing gears and drop link in landing gear etc

10. Under Project 75-India, the Govt has issued a tender of ₹ 50,000 cr to build 6 conventional diesel-electric submarines. 

11. The Union Home Ministry has asked all central paramilitary forces to apprise it about the progress on creating an in-house software to implement Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal to ensure troops spend at least 100 days a year with their families.

12. Uttar Pradesh Govt started the trial run of electric buses state capital Lucknow. The buses will be running in 14 cities of the state.

13. Security agencies have busted a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror module in Budgam district by arresting a local terrorist and his four associates, all of whom were in touch with their Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms.

14. The Govt of India on July 19 listed nearly 20 initiatives taken by it under 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Mission' for the defence sector. These projects were notified under two 'Indigenisation lists' which were constituted in August 2020 and May 2021. The projects include the SRIJAN portal for indigenisation which has already received interest for 2,890 displayed items so far. 

15. Indian Army to recruit candidates for Officer posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official site of Indian Territorial Army on jointerritorialarmy gov in

The application process will begin on July 20, 2021 and will end on August 19, 2021.

✈ **INTERNATIONAL NEWS**

1. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh will be visiting Russia next week for the Russian Navy Day celebrations. He is the 3rd high-level Indian official to visit Russia after External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla earlier this year.

2. Nepal’s new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he looks forward to working closely with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to strengthen the relations between the two neighbouring countries.

4. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, later this month but no bilaterals with his Chinese or Pakistani counterparts have been planned so far.

4. Afghan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is scheduled to visit India next week to seek India’s assistance.

5. Canada extends ban on flights from India to August 21 amid Delta variant fears.

🌎 **WORLD NEWS** 🌍

1. Russia successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems at a southern training range on 20 Jul and hit a high-speed ballistic target. Russia S500 is expected to have a maximum firing range of 600 kms.

2. Russia is expected to unveil a new Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter jet at an air show near Moscow attended by President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday. 

3. Pakistan PM Imran Khan failed to fullfill his Promise to identify the kidnappers of the Afghan envoy's daughter within 48 hours, the Pakistan Police has failed to find any evidence in Silsila Alikhail's assault & abduction case.

4. Britain to deploy two warships in Asian waters permanently, after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier & escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.

5. More than half of Australia’s 25 million people were under lockdown after a third state adopted movement curbs to rein in the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus.

6. China has unveiled a high-speed maglev train with a designed top speed of 600 kms per hour. As per Chinese official media reports, it is stated to be the world’s fastest ground vehicle.

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 **Sports:**

1. 2nd ODI

Sri Lanka vs India

Sri Lanka 275/9 (50.0 ov)

India 277/7. (49.1 ov)

India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets

Sri Lanka Vs India At R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo,

20 July, 2021

2. India batting women cricket star Mithali Raj is back at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, the ninth time she is number one among batters since first occupying the spot more than 16 years ago, after West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor slipped to fifth position.

3. Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that Indian sportspersons and teams will be participating in the events of Tokyo Olympics across the 18 sports disciplines. These are Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Badminton, Equestrian, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Shooting, Sailing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.

4. Golf events will be played for the fourth time at the Tokyo Olympics. Before this, Golf has been included in the Summer Games only three times ---in the 1900, 1904 and 2016 Rio.

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🇮🇳 **Facts about India** 

 **Ludhiana** is a  district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... The city stands on the Sutlej River's old bank, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of its present course. Ludhiana was founded in 1480 by members of the ruling Lodhi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. The ruling sultan, Sikandar Lodhi, dispatched two ruling chiefs of his dynasty, Yusaf Khan and Nihand Khan, to assert Lodhi control over the region. The two men camped at the site of present Ludhiana, which was then a village called Mir Hota. Yusaf Khan crossed the Sutlej & established Sultanpur, while Nihand Khan founded Ludhiana on the site of Mir Hota. The name was originally "Lodhi-ana", meaning "Lodhi town", which has since shifted to the present form of Ludhiana.

😀 **Thought of the day** 

 A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves.’

 **Joke of the day** 

 दीवार पर लिखा था

“ *यहां कुत्ते🐶 सुसु करते हैं!”* 

पप्पू ने वहां सुसु किया और

फिर हंस कर बोला:😄😆😝

इसे कहते हैं दिमाग..🤩😇

सुसु मैंने किया और नाम कुत्ते 🐕का आएगा!! 😜

😳 **Why**❓❓❓

 **Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎,** ) also called Eid Qurban (Persian: عيد قربان‎) or **Bakra-Eid** , is a Islamic festival celebrated worldwide each year.

 It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God's command. Abraham was willing to sacrifice what is dear to him, his son Ismael was very dear to him and decided to sacrifice him. Ismael also willing to his father idea. Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) called Abraham "O' Abraham, you have fulfilled the revelations." and a lamb from heaven was offered by Angel Gabriel to prophet Abraham to slaughter instead of Ishmael. 

But, before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead. In commemoration of this intervention, an animal, usually a sheep, is sacrificed ritually and divided into three parts. One share is given to the poor and needy, another is kept for home, and the third is given to relatives.

Islam regards Abraham as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad. Ibrāhīm is mentioned in 35 chapters of the Quran, more often than any other biblical personage apart from Moses. He is called both a hanif (monotheist) and muslim (one who submits), and Muslims regard him as a prophet and patriarch, the archetype of the perfect Muslim, and the revered reformer of the Kaaba in Mecca. Islamic traditions consider Ibrāhīm (Abraham) the first Pioneer of Islam (which is also called millat Ibrahim, the "religion of Abraham"), and that his purpose and mission throughout his life was to proclaim the Oneness of God. In Islam, Abraham holds an exalted position among the major prophets and he is referred to as "Ibrahim Khalilullah", meaning "Abraham the Beloved of Allah".

**LEARN Sanskrit**🙏🏻

 **आलिङ्गन** ( Aalingan): Hug

 🤔 **How it works** ⁉

 **How Human Biological clock works** ⏰

It is an innate mechanism that controls the physiological activities of an organism which change on a daily, seasonal, yearly, or other regular cycle.

 “ **Biological clock** ” is located in two tiny structures called the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCNs), located in the left and the right hypothalamus and bordering on the third ventricle. The neurons of these two nuclei are among the smallest in the brain.

Sleep-wake and other daily patterns are part of our circadian rhythms, (circum means "around" and dies, "day") which are governed by the body's internal or biological clock. The body's master clock, or SCN, controls the production of **melatonin, a hormone** that makes you sleepy.

 **The pineal gland,** conarium, or epiphysis cerebri, is a small endocrine gland in the brain of most vertebrates. The pineal gland produces melatonin. From the optic nerve of the eye, light travels to the SCN, signaling the internal clock that it is time to be awake.

Menopause, or the cessation of menstrual periods, generally occurs in the 40s and 50s and marks the cessation of fertility, although age-related infertility can occur before then. The relationship between age and female fertility is sometimes referred to as a woman's "biological clock."

💁🏻‍♂️ **GK TODAY** 

 **CV Raman** 

India received its first **Nobel Prize in physics** in *1930* , when scientist *Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman* was awarded “for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him”. This phenomenon is now known as Raman Effect.

🛕 **VEDIK GYAN** 

 **Amarnath Yatra** 

One of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages, Amarnath is worldwide famous for the natural formation of Shiva Linga from the snow. This divine Yatra to the holy cave is opened only in the months of Shravan i.e. July and August as these are the only months when it is quite easy to access the holy cave. The name of this divine cave is comprised of two segments i.e. **Amar which means immortal and Nath which means Lord.** The name only suggests that this is the immortal place where Lord Shiva revealed the secret of life and death to his wife Goddess Parvati

A very popular legend states that Goddess Parvati demanded from Lord Shiva to reveal the secrets of the precious life and death but he didn’t want anybody to hear this secret. So, they decided to hit for the cave in the mountains as it could be quite difficult to be accessed by any common person and even for the gods also. Lord Shiva wanted to keep the secret between them only so they left all his companions and belongings on the way itself. For example, **Nandi** which was his ride was *left behind at Pahalgam,* the *moon* which was adorned on the top of his head was left at *Chandanwadi* , the *snake* which he used to wrap around his neck was left at *Shesh Nag,* and at last the *five basic elements of life* which he had carried were left at *Panchtarni* . They even left his son Lord *Ganesha at Mahaguna* top and all these left belongings and companions are found by the devotees en route the mountainous trek.

The water freezes as it dripss slowly to form a tall, sharp, smooth conic ice shape— the lingam. It gets its full shape by May after which it begins melting gradually and by August it's reduced to just a few feet in height

According to a Hindu belief, this divine cave was found by *Buta Malik* who was a *shepherd* . The story goes like this that the shepherd once met with a saint here and that saint sent him a bag full of coal. When he reached home and opened the bag he got surprised because the coal bag had been transformed into the bag filled with gold coins. He wanted to thank that saint and went to the same place where he had met with the shepherd but he couldn’t find him and there was a shrine established at that place. Since then the place has been named as Amarnath shrine.

The Shiva-lingam, which is the prime object of spiritual offerings at Amarnath is formed by trickling water falling from a narrow cleft on the cave’s roof.

🧬 **HEALTH CARE:© HOME REMEDIES**🩺

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

 **Coriander leaves** is an herb that’s commonly used in Indian food. 

Coriander or cilantro is a wonderful source of dietary fiber, manganese, iron and magnesium as well.  

Coriander has been used as a digestive aid. Drinking coriander water in the morning can help improve digestion throughout the day, and boost metabolism. Both these properties can help aid the weight loss process. 

 **Strengthens the hair** : Coriander is known to be rich in vitamins like Vitamin K, C, and A. All these are very vital for hair strength and growth.

Coriander contains essential oils that are antioxidant, anti-infectious and antimicrobial in nature. It also contains vitamin C and iron that helps strengthen the immune system

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**Chhayakanta.**.✒️

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