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*01 Dec (Wednesday)*

*Sharad Ritu* *Krishna पक्ष*::

*Month*: Agrahayana 12, (Purnimata)

Kartika 27 (Amanta)

*Titi*: Dwadashi (up to 11:35 pm) Trayodashi

*Vikram Samvat* - 2078

According to *Purnimanta* calendar (Ujjain)

*Rahu Kaal* : 12:15 PM – 01:35 PM

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*TODAYs TOP NEWS*

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1. 123 crore 27 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; Recovery rate stands at 98.35 %

2. Union Health Minister Mr Mansukh Mandaviya has said, no case of Omicron, the new COVID variant has been reported in any part of the country. In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, he also said that so far the new variant has been reported in 14 countries.

3. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu has rejected the appeal of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s seeking revocation of suspension of 12 MPs of the house. The Rajya Sabha had approved the motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi for suspension of 12 MPs from the current session for their unruly behavior during the last day of Monsoon Session of Parliament.

4. *World AIDS Day* is observed on 1 December every year to raise awareness and knowledge about HIV and a call to move toward ending the HIV epidemic.

5. The Centre on Tuesday extended the nation-wide COVID-19 containment measures till December 31 in view of the emergence of a highly mutant COVID-19 variant Omicron in some countries and asked the states to be vigilant.

6. *Air India pilots warn of industrial action if demands not addressed in 3 days*

:: Air India pilots have given an ultimatum of three days to the Air India management to meet their demands. In a letter to the aviation secretary (also Air India Chairman and managing director- Rajiv Bansal), sent on Monday evening, the pilots warned that if they do not see the illegal pay cut and related issues being addressed within three days, they will seek justice through industrial action.

7. Skyroot Aerospace, a space technology startup based in Hyderabad, has successfully test-fired Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine. This will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle. The rocket engine Dhawan-1 is named after Satish Dhawan, an Indian rocket scientist.

8. *ANDHRA PRADESH* is bracing for a severe cyclone which may make landfall between North Andhra and South Odisha on December 4 and will be named as Jawad.

9. *ARUNACHAL PRADESH* : India’s only certified organic kiwi from Ziro Valley Farms of Arunachal Pradesh was launched at a mega National Tribal Festival called Aadi Mahotsav. This festival is being held in Dilli Hat, INA in New Delhi on 28 Nov. The Aadi Mahotsav is an annual tribal festival, being organized by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED).

10. *GOA* : The 7th edition of the four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa, from December 10 to 13, 2021. The festival theme in 2021 is “Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation for Prosperous India”. The first IISF was held in New Delhi in 2015.

11. *KARNATAKA*: Indicating more precautionary measures amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on 30 Nov said his govt was taking utmost precautions, but ruled out the possibility of lockdown in the state.

12. *KERALA*: 77 roads being developed under KIIFB projects across the state that got damaged due to the recent rains would be repaired at a cost of Rs 17 crore, Kerala Public Works Department Minister P A Muhammed Riyas said

13. *MUMBAI:* The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday said it has pushed the reopening of schools in the city to December 15, instead of December 1, in the wake of concerns over the emergence of the potentially more transmissible 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus.

14. *TELANGANA* : CM KCR made it clear that the state government would not procure paddy from farmers in rabi season henceforth citing Centre's refusal to procure parboiled rice from Telangana from this rabi season.

15. *WEST BENGAL* : NHAI proposes Gorakhpur-Siliguri expressway::. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) proposed for the alignment of another expressway, that will run from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh to Siliguri in West Bengal via Bihar. This highway is part of Bharatmala project. Estimated cost on this project will be around Rs 6000 crore. The proposed expressway will enter Bihar from Gopalganj and exist from Kishanganj.

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1. India's Gross domestic product, *GDP* , for the 2nd quarter of the current fiscal logged fastest growth among major economies in the world. According to the govt data released today, GDP of the country grew by 8.4% from a year ago.

2. *FM Nirmala Sitharaman assures support to enhance budget of MSME for growth* : MSMEs Minister Narayan Rane today met the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and held detailed discussion regarding enhancement of budget and continuation of flagship schemes of the Ministry of MSME. Mr. Rane also raised the issue of credit requirements of COVID-hit MSME units. He highlighted the need for credible policy for attracting the foreign investment exiting China to enhance the manufacturing capacity of the MSMEs.

3. Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) K.V. Subramanian said, India is expected to log double-digit growth in the current financial year, aided by rising demand and a robust banking sector. He said, India is expected to grow at 6.5 to 7 per cent in 2022-23 and over 7 per cent thereafter.

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1. PM Modi has condoled the demise of renowned Telugu poet and lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Chembolu Seetharama Sastry (20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021), known professionally as Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has penned lyrics for over 3000 songs until 2020. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India.

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1. *NEW APPOINTMENT*: Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar took charge as the new Chief of Naval Staff on 30 Nov. He succeeded Admiral Karambir Singh, who is retiring from service on November 30.

2. Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (born 12 April 1962) is is the 25th and current Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy. Previously, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.

3. Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh Takes Over As Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Western Naval Command.

4. The first regiment of the Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system is arriving in India much ahead of the delivery date. By the end of 2021, the long awaited S-400 will arrive for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

5. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will manufacture four light utility helicopters (LUHs) under limited series production by 2022-23,

6. *Atmanirbhar Bharat: IAF aircraft to fly on 'made in India' bio-jet fuel*

:: CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The technology, developed by the Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific.

7. Army receives 04 new Israeli Heron drones for deployment in Ladakh sector. These drones are operational now and are far more advanced than the Herons in the existing inventory and their anti-jamming capability is much better than their previous versions.

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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ×××××××××××××××××××××××××

1. After the World Health Organisation declared Omicron as a 'Variant of Concern' and warned that it poses a 'very high risk', India has increased screening of passengers arriving from other countries.

2. India and Israel are pushing to strengthen ties by deepening cooperation in the fields of defence and information technology, as well as resuming long-stalled negotiations over a free trade agreement.

3. PM Modi is planning a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January as a show of support for the Dubai Expo - where the India Pavilion has been a huge draw - in the backdrop of growing strategic ties with the Gulf nation.

4. Union Health Ministry has revised guidelines for international arrivals in India to be effective from the 1st of December. The Ministry has mandated submitting 14 days travel details, uploading negative RT-PCR test report on Air Suvidha portal before the journey. The RT-PCR test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.

It is mandated in view of reporting of Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍

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1. Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony. Highlights Barbados, the Caribbean Island nation, removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, took over as the President of Barbados. Mason was selected to become the first president of Barbados.

2. The US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its-kind mission named DART to change the path of an asteroid by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it. DART stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. The $325 million DART mission was launched into orbit on November 24, 2021, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

3. In Baku, Azerbaijan: Fourteen people died on 30 Nov in an Azerbaijani military helicopter crash that went down in the east of the Caucasus country during a training flight.

4. Renowned scholar and national professor of Bangladesh Professor Rafiqul Islam passed away in Dhaka. He was 87.

5. UAE’s Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi elected as President of INTERPOL

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*

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1. Indian women’s hockey team leaves for Korea to take part in Asian Champions Trophy. It will be the first tournament for the Indian team since finishing fourth at the Tokyo Olympics. It will face China, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia in the single-pool competition.

2. India batters Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana held on to their third and sixth spots respectively while allrounder Deepti Sharma was also steady at the fifth position in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings released on 30 Nov.

3. South Africa's foreign ministry has said that a 'full bio-secure environment' will be created for the Indian cricket team when it lands in Johannesburg for a highly-anticipated series and lauded the BCCI for not pulling out the India 'A' team despite the panic caused by the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant. The Indian team will compete in three Tests starting December 17, followed by as many ODIs and four T20 Internationals.

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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳

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The Vijayanagara Empire, also called Karnata Kingdom, was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist cowherd community that claimed Yadava lineage.

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*😀Thought of the day*

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When things go wrong, don't go with them.”

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*JOKE OF THE DAY*

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शराबी चाहे कितना भी अनपढ क्यों न हो,🥴

Quarter के तीन पेग ऐसे बनाता है,🧐🥃🍷

जैसे किसी प्रयोगशाला का बहुत बडा Scientist हो!!🙄

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*😳WHY❓❓❓*

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*Why acid rain occurs* 🌧️⛈️

Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain

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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻

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*अहम् सम्यक् अस्मि।*

I am Fine

मैं ठीक हूँ।

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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================

*How AIDS infected*

Scientists identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the source of HIV infection in humans. They believe that the chimpanzee version of the immunodeficiency virus (called simian immunodeficiency virus or SIV) most likely was transmitted to humans and mutated into HIV when humans hunted these chimpanzees for meat and came into contact with their infected blood.

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💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*

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*World HIV Day* .⛑️🔻

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome *(HIV/AIDS)*

HIV infection in India was first detected in 1986 among female sex workers in Chennai. HIV was diagnosed by Dr. Suniti Solomon and her student Dr. Sellappan Nirmala.

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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐

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*Major Shaitan Singh Bhati* , PVC (1 December 1924 – 18 November 1962) was an Indian Army officer and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration.

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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*

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*Rain on someone's parade*

To spoil something

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*ANTONYM*

Drunk – Sober

*SYNONYMS*

Contrary – Opposite

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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*

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

*TULSI VIVAH* 🌿

As per a blessing by Vishnu to marry Vrinda in her next birth, Vishnu – in form of a stone Shaligram married Tulsi on Prabodhini Ekadashi. (Salagrama or Shaligram is a fossilized shell used in South Asia as an iconic symbol - Shaligrams are usually collected from river-beds or banks such as the Gandaki River in Nepal.

To commemorate this event, the ceremony of Tulsi Vivah is performed. The Tulsi wedding or Tulsi Vivah is significant as it symbolises the beginning of wedding season as per Hindu calendar.

Another minor legend narrates that Lakshmi slew a demon on this day and remained on earth as the Tulsi plant.

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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🙏🏻) =======================

*Bananas are one of the best fruit sources of vitamin B6*

Vitamin B6 helps your body:

*Produce red blood cells,*

*Metabolise Carbohydrates** and fats, turning them into energy,

Metabolise amino acids,

remove unwanted chemicals from your liver and kidneys, and

maintain a healthy nervous system.

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*Regards*

*CHHAYA.*.✒️

÷÷÷÷÷÷ *Samapath*÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

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