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*31 Dec (Friday)*
*Hemant Ritu* Krishna पक्ष*::
*Month*: Pausha 12, (Purnimata)
Agrahayana 27, (Amanta)
*Titi*: Dwadashi (up to 10:40 am) Trayodashi
*Vikram Samvat* - 2078
According to *Purnimanta* calendar (Ujjain)
*Rahu Kaal* : 03:07 PM – 04:26 PM ×××××××××××××××××××××××
*TODAYs TOP NEWS*
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1,India’s COVID vaccination coverage has crossed 144 crore 45 lakh landmark milestone.
3. Health Ministry says, country has been reporting 10000 daily cases since Dec 26 & highlights the need for heightened vigil in view of sharp increase in cases. Ministry said, 961 Omicron variant cases reported in India till date. Out of this, 320 recoveries have been reported.
4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing a series of events under the clarion call of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Independence. The Ministry is organizing 28 iconic and impactful pre-events from 1st to 31st January next year.
5. These events will culminate in a grand finale at the ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’ event in Surat on the 4th and 5th of February. The pre-events and main event which will be conducted from 1st January until 5th February will reflect five themes. These are Freedom Struggle, Actions@75, Achievements@75, Ideas@75 and Resolve@75. The events are designed to bring the nation together through activities that celebrate the spirit, strength and aspirations of citizens in urban India.
6. PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 23 projects worth 17,500 crore rupees at Haldwani in Uttarakhand. These projects cover a wide array of sectors and areas across the state including irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, sanitation and drinking water supply.
7. The projects included laying the foundation stone of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Haldwani, Lakhwar Multipurpose, a hydropower facility in Pithoragarh, multiple road projects across the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna and strategically important Tanakpur-Pithoragarh Road project to improve the connectivity of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, among others. Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Aroma Park at Kashipur and Plastic Industrial Park at Sitarganj.
More than 700 artisans, craftsmen participated in 35th edition of Hunar Haat in New Delhi with the theme Vocal for Local and 'Swadeshi Se Swavlamban'.
A High Level Committee under the chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah has approved over 3,063 crore rupees of Additional Central Assistance to six states. Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will get funds for floods, landslides and cyclones that occurred during this year.
8. *KERALA* : Night Curfew imposed in view of rising Omicron cases with effect from 30 Dec. Night regulations will be in place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Jan 2.
9. *NAGALAND* : The Union Home Ministry on Thursday, December 30, 2021, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the whole of Nagaland for another six months. The last time such an extension was made was on June 30.
10. Central government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of the State of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary. The State has erupted in protests since December 4 when 13 civilians were killed in a botched operation by the Army near Oting in Mon district.
11. *MANIPUR* govt on 08 Dec issued a notification to extend the AFSPA in the State, excluding the municipal areas of Imphal, for another year. The order said “the Governor of Manipur is of the opinion that due to violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups, the entire State of Manipur is in such a disturbed condition that the use of Armed Forces in aid of civil power is necessary.”
12. *TAMIL NADU* Chennai rains: Red alert issued for 4 districts, 3 rain-related deaths reported.
13. *UTTAR PRADESH*: The Election Commission reviewed poll preparedness for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and assured that free and fair elections will be conducted in the State with strict adherence to the Covid guidelines. The full Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.
××× *FINANCE* ×××
*USD 74.43*
💷 *GBP 100.48*
*BSE Sensex* 57,794.32
*NIFTY* : 17,203.95
2. The GST annual filing deadline has been extended by the CBIC to February 28, 2022, and it is likely to help business owners who are yet to file the GST returns
3. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories for Union Budget 2022-23 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance, Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, Finance Ministers, Ministers and Senior Officers from the States and Union Territories and the Union Govt.
4. The GST Council will meet and one of the agenda of the meeting is to discuss the report of the panel of State Ministers on Rate Rationalisation. This will be a meeting in-person, which will also discuss correction in duty inversion in certain goods. The Group of Ministers on Rate Rationalisation will submit report to the Council.
5. Finance Ministry has decided to extend the benefit of reduced performance security of 3% till 31st March 2023 for all Central Government's tenders and contracts. Ministry has reduced quantum of Performance Security from five to 10% to 3% of value of contract.
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1. The year 2021 was better than last year for the film industry. Halted film shoots started opening up, and so did the theatres. This year, we were gifted with many films that created a niche in our hearts. While biopics like 83 made us shed happy tears, war films like Shershaah surprised us with great content, performances and songs. Before 2021 comes to an end, we bring to you the best Hindi films of the year going by
2. Sahitya Akademi has announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 20 languages. Seven books of poetry, two novels, five short stories, two plays, one biography, one autobiography, one critique and one Epic Poetry have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021.
3. Assamese writers Anuradha Sarma Pujari and Namita Gokhale have won the award in the novel category. Awardees for Poetry category include Mwdai Gahai in Bodo, Sanjiv Verenkar in Konkani, Hrushikesh Mallick in Odia and Vindeshwari Prasad in Telegu.
4. Eminent playwright and Education Minister of West Bengal Bratya Basu wins this year's Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali language for his book 'Mirjafar o Onyanyo Natok' in the category play.
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (December 28) virtually inaugurated 24 bridges and three roads constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in four States and two Union Territories of the country. He also commended BRO for achieving the feat despite the challenges of sub-zero temperatures and high altitudes
2. Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani national, were gunned down during an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
3. Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft
xxx *NOTIFICATIONS* xxx
UPSC NDA 2022 Eligibility for Female Candidates: UPSC NDA (1) 2022 Registration is being held from 22nd Dec 2021 to 11th Jan 2022 at its official website - upsconline.nic.in for both male & female candidates. NDA & NA (1) 2022 Exam will be conducted by Union Public Service Commission to fill 400 Vacancies (35 Vacancies for female candidates in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 149th Course, and for the 111th Indian Naval cademy Course (INAC). UPSC NDA & NA Exam (1) 2021 Exam will be held on 10th April 2022.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ×××××××××××××××××××××××××
1. *India hits out at Beijing for ‘renaming’ 15 places in Arunachal* : External Affairs Ministry said, Arunachal Pradesh has always been and will always be an integral part of India. Responding to media queries on reports that China has renamed some places in Arunachal Pradesh in its own language, Ministry Spokesman Arindam Bagchi said, assigning invented names to places in Arunachal Pradesh does not alter this fact. He said, this is not the first time China has attempted such a renaming of places in the state. China had also sought to assign such names in April 2017.
2. In wake of rising Omicron cases, the Government of West Bengal has decided to temporarily suspend all direct flights from the United Kingdom to Kolkata from 3rd of January.
3. India on Wednesday welcomed Egypt's entry as the fourth new member of the New Development Bank (NDB) that was established by the BRICS countries six years ago. The NDB admitted Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uruguay as its new members in September.
4. PM Narendra Modi’s planned UAE visit postponed amid Omicron threat.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique appointed new Chief Justice of Bangladesh . He succeeds Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain who retired on Thursday after attaining the age of 68.
2. Pakistan on December 29 announced that it has set up a first-ever body of Hindu leaders to take care of the minority community's temples in Pak.
3. Australia's former parliament building set ablaze amid protest in Canberra. Police said, no-one was injured in the fire, which engulfed the Old Parliament House's front doors before it was put out. It follows a fortnight of protest activity at the site.
4. Chinese Foreign Ministry said. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Eritrea, Kenya and the Comoros from January 4 to 7, 2022 upon invitation
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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India win first Test match by 113 runs against South Africa, lead 3-match series by 1-0.
Score:
IND- 327 & 174..
SA. - 197 & 191
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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The National Anthem of India was first susee having fever, cold & cough....But after COVID...No one visiting hospital....So where this fever has gone.....⁉️🤣😆🤪
Earlier We use help the person who got fever...But now😰😷🤒 where this fever has gone.....😆🤣
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*Why New Year is Celebrated*
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December.
New Year's celebration stems from the ancient, two-faced, Roman god Janus – for whom the month of January is also named. One face of Janus looked back into the past, and the other peered forward to the future
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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*अतिरोषणश्चक्षुष्मानन्ध एव जनः।*
atiroṣaṇaścakṣuṣmānandha eva janaḥ।
An exceedingly angry person is blind even when possessing eyes.
अत्यन्त क्रोधी व्यक्ति आँखें रखते हुए भी अन्धा होता है।
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
The submarine operates using the Archimedes' principle by manipulating the buoyancy. The buoyancy is controlled by the ballast tank system. A submarine resting on the surface has positive buoyancy, which means it is less dense than the water around it and will float.
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💁🏻♂ *GK TODAY*
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1 common year = 365 days = (365 days) × (24 hours/day)
= 8760 hours
One calendar leap year has 366 days - occures every 4 years, when February has 29 days:
1 leap year = 366 days = (366 days) / (24 hours/day)
= 8784 hours
One mean calendar year has 8765.82 hours:
1 mean year = (365+1/4-1/100+1/400) days = (365.2425 days) × (24 hours/day)
= 8765.82 hours
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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Prabhu Ganesan (born 31 December 1956) or known professionally by just his first name Prabhu is an Indian film actor, businessman and film producer who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films.
He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. He has worked in more than 200 films as lead roles, supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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Add insult to injury
To make a bad situation worse
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*ANTONYM*
Knowledge- Ignorance
*SYNONYMS*
Significant – Meaningful
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is vary from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
*Hindu New Year's Day is different in different regions of India.* Observance is determined by whether the lunar calendar is being followed or the solar calendar *. It usually occurs on March-April .* The moment the crosses the and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year.
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
*KARELA JUICE* provides ample amounts of vitamin C, an antioxidant that plays a role in promoting immunity, brain health, and tissue healing. It's also a great source of provitamin A. This is a substance that your body converts into vitamin A, which helps with eyesight and skin health
BYE - BYE 2021
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*Regards*
*Chhayakanta Naik..*.✒️
÷÷÷÷÷÷ *Samapath*÷÷÷÷÷÷÷
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