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*19 Dec  (Tuesday)* 

*Vedic Ritu/* Hemant Ritu

*Drik Ritu* : Hemant Ritu 

पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh* 

*Vikram Samvat - 2080* 

*Shaka Samvat - 1945* 

 *Month* : Agrahayana 07(Amanta) 

Agrahayana 22, (Purnimanta) 

 *Nakshatr* :Purva Bhadrapada/ Uttara Bhadrapada

 *Tithi :* Saptami (up to 1:07 pm) Ashtami

*Rahu* 03:02 PM – 04:21 PM

*Yamaganda* : 09:45 AM – 11:04 AM

 *Do you know why...?* https://youtu.be/zCCXtLczxo0?si=bp98GMvYwPVJ522g

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 *TODAYS TOP NEWS* 

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1.  Governor of Telangana, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and CM Shri A. Revanth Reddy received President Droupadi Murmu on her arrival at Secunderabad for winter sojourn at Rashtrapati Nilayam.

 President Smt Droupadi Murmu on 6-day visit to West Bengal, Telangana, and Rajasthan; to attend 69th convocation of IIT Kharagpur. 

2.  PM Modi said that the development of women, youth, farmers and Poor people is essential for a developed India and the Government is making all efforts to give benefits of welfare schemes to every beneficiary through Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.

3.  The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks. 

4.  *SOLAR MISSION* : ISRO's Aditya-L1 will reach its early next month, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh. 

5.  The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning for a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications constellation. In March 2023, ISRO's LVM-3 rocket launched 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit, completing OneWeb's LEO constellation. The constellation now has 618 satellites that will provide broadband internet from space around the world. 

6.  The Government today informed that during the Financial Year 2022-23 an amount of over 10,361 crore rupees has been disbursed to the around 50 lakh member pensioners covered under the Employees Pension Scheme.

7.  In Rajya Sabha, 45 MPs of Opposition parties have been suspended from the House for their unruly behavior and protest over the breach of security in Lok Sabha.

8.  PM Modi will interact with the participants of the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2023  at 9.30 PM through video conferencing.

9.  The Centre asked States and UTs to maintain constant vigil amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the first case of the new JN.1 sub-variant in the country.

10.  National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded Toll, Operate and Transfer (TOT) bundles 13 and 14 of a combined length of 273 km for 9,384 crore rupees.

11.  PM Modi has invited people to share their ideas and suggestions for his Mann ki Baat programme on Akashvani which will be broadcast on the 31st of this month. 

12.  Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala said that India must become a world leader in the field of animal husbandry with the help of population, resources, and opportunity.

13.  Madras Fertilizer Company creates awareness among the farmers about Nano Urea Spraying by Drone in Karur District.

14.  Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched the party's crowdfunding campaign  "Donate for Desh"  as he urged the people to join its fight against unemployment and rising costs.

15.  BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi who were at the forefront of the agitation for the Ram temple in Ayodhya are unlikely to attend next month's consecration ceremony due to their health and age, the temple trust said in Ayodhya on Monday.

16.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 402 km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, connecting New Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction to New Bhaupur Junction.

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        *LEGAL REPORT* 

#Chief Justice of India:

Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal

#International Court Of Justice Prz. :  Joan Donoghue

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1.  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 19 locations in South India by busting a "highly radicalised jihadi terror group," 

2.  Eight terrorists linked to an Islamic State module in Karnataka's Bellary have been arrested and plans to trigger IED blasts foiled, the National Investigation Agency said. 

3.  According to Records, total 112 Deaths in 2022 from Tiger Attacks in India. 

4.  The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted a sealed report on the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi district court.

The comprehensive report was presented following a meticulous 92-day scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for the 21st of December.

5.  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate for further questioning related to the Delhi Excise Policy matter.

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            *FINANCE* 

#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.

#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal

#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das

#President of the World Bank : 

Ajay Banga

#IMF MD: 

Kristalina Georgieva

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 *USD*  ₹  83.10

💷 *GBP*  ₹ 105.15

€  *Euro* : ₹ 90.76

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 *GDP rate (2023 )* : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)

India is the fifth largest economy in the world.

 *Inflation rate* : 4.7%

 *Population* : 141.81 cr  

(17.7% of the total world population).

 *Unemployment* : 7.8% 

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 *BSE Sensex* 

 71,315.09 −168.66 (0.24%)🔻

 *NIFTY* 

21,418.65 −38.00 (0.18%)🔻

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 *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* 

 *GOLD* : ₹ 62,510/10gm (24 krt) 

 *SILVER* : ₹ 75,800/KG

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 ⛽ *FUEL in DELHI* 

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 *PETROL* : ₹ 97/Ltr

 *DIESEL* : ₹ 90/Ltr 

 *CNG*  : ₹ 76/Ltr

 *LPG* : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg 

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 ⛽ *FUEL in MUMBAI* 

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 *PETROL*  : ₹ 106/Ltr

 *DIESEL*   : 95/Ltr

 *Auto Gas* : ₹ 60/Ltr

 *CNG*    : 76/Kg

 *LPG*    : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg  

1.  The finance ministry said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a working group on digital lending including lending through online platforms and mobile apps.

2.  The 605th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held in Ekta Nagar (Kevadia) in Gujarat. 

3.  IndusInd Bank launches the 'Indus Solitaire Program' for the diamond industry, providing exclusive benefits like 24/7 locker access, family account add-ons, and zero cross-currency markup fees.

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 *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* 

#Information and Broadcasting Minister:  Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) : 

R Madhavan

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi

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 Sam Bahadur worldwide box office collection: Vicky Kaushal film crosses ₹100 cr in 17 days. 

Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur, the biopic of India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw, has been slowly but steadily making waves at the global box office. 

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          *DEFENCE* 

#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President

#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh

#Def Minister of State :

Ajay Bhatt

#Union Home : Amit Shah

#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval

#Chief of Defence Staff:  

Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM

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1. Hyderabad-based HC Robotics will make advanced gimbals for Indian armed forces with the collaboration of French company Merio. 

2.  India strengthens defence arsenal as Nirbhay and Pralay missiles join Armed Forces in a strategic upgrade. The Indian Armed Forces will be inducting the long-range attack cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ into their inventory. The missiles Pralay, Nirbhay, BrahMos, and Pinaka are to be part of the Integrated Rocket Force (IRF), creating a comprehensive package of long-range and intermediate-range missiles. 

3.  The Defence Ministry has said that doctors at the Army Hospital in Delhi  have successfully conducted for the first time in India, a life-saving Bone Marrow Transplant for a child diagnosed with a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder. 

4.  Indian Coast Guard Joins State Efforts for Flood Relief in Tamil Nadu. Heavy rain in Tamil Nadu disrupt normal life; Rail and Road transport services severely hit. 

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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* 

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#External affairs Minister:  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

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1.  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his Benin counterpart Olushegun Adjadi Bakari in New Delhi on Monday. 

2.  Benin expressed solidarity with India in its efforts to tackle the scourge of terrorism, which has become the biggest threat to international peace and security in the current times. 

3. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, visited the Embassy of Kuwait in Delhi Monday morning to express condolences and pay respects following the passing of Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait.

4.  The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 62 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit Shree Katas Raj Temples known as Qila Katas in the Qila Katas in the Chakwal district of Punjab province. 

5.  Dammu Ravi, the Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Economic Relations), interacted with Comoros President and African Union Chairperson Azali Assoumani in Madagascar.He conveyed the best wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards strengthening the India-Africa partnership.

6.  Reuven Azar, approved as Israel's Ambassador to India, will concurrently serve as non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍

UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres. 

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1.  Taiwan is gearing up for Presidential elections scheduled for January 13 next year. Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is up against Hou Yu-ih the Taipei Mayor representing the Kuomintan and Ko Wen-jie of the Taiwan People's Party.

2.  A missile test fired by North Korea on Monday was an intercontinental ballistic class with a potential range covering all of the United States, Japan said. 

3.  Amid the ongoing tension between Israel and Hamas, a massive tunnel system was discovered by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday, which the IDF claimed to be Hamas' biggest tunnel system, the construction of which was led by Mohammad Sinwar, brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. 

4.  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former military chief, secured a third, six-year term after winning 89.6% of the vote in an election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Gaza and a faltering economy.

5.  *U.S. Defense Secretary Holds Talks in Israel Amid Ongoing Conflict* . In Israel, U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met at Tel Aviv, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. 

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* 

#Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#BCCI president: 

Roger Binny 

#Hockey India President:

Dilip Tirkey

#16th President of the Indian Olympic Association : P. T. Usha

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1. *INDIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2023-24* 

19 Dec, 

South Africa vs India

2nd ODI at St George's Park, Gqeberha

Match starts at 11:00 

2.  *PRO KABADDI LEAGUE* 

2 Dec, 2023–31 Jan, 2024

On 19 Dec

Bengal Warriors - 37

        Vs

UP Yoddhas - 37

Badminton Hall in Balewadi sports complex,Pune

(b) Puneri Paltan - 30

         Vs

      Dabang Delhi - 23

 

(c)  Today Match

 Haryana Steelers Vs 

Gujarat Giants

3.  Haryana emerged victorious in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, securing their first-ever title with a 30-run triumph over Rajasthan. 

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*NAGALAND* :  KOHIMA

It was *Part of Assam Formation* : 1 Dec 1963

 *Districts* : 16

Largest city : DIMAPUR

 *Governor* :La. Ganesan

 *CM* : Neiphiu Rio (NDPP)

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 *STATE SYMBOLS* 

 *Bird* : Blyth's tragopan

 *Flower* : Rhododendron

 *Mammal* : Mithun

 *Tree* : Alder

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 *In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.* 

Population of Bharat: 

142 cr (2023) 

 *President of Bharat* , 

Smt Droupadi Murmu

 *Vice President* 

Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar 

 *Prime Minister* : Shri Narendra Modi

 *Speaker Lok Sabha* :

Shri Om Birla (BJP) 

 *Rajyasabha Seats* : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

 *Loksabha* : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories) 

 *Chief Election Commissioner:* 

Shri Rajiv Kumar

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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳

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 *December* 19 is the martyrdom day of (freedom fighters) Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan. 

*Ram Prasad Bismil* was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, and struggled against British imperialism. Bismil was hanged on 19 December 1927 by the British for his revolutionary activities. 

*Ashfaqulla Khan* (22 October 1900 – 19 December 1927) was a freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement. Ashfaqulla Khan was put to death by hanging on 19 December 1927 at Faizabad jail, This revolutionary man became a martyr and a legend among his people due to his love for the motherland, his clear thinking, unshakeable courage, firmness and loyalty.

*😀Thought of the day*

LUCK IS NOT IN UR HANDS

BUT UR LUCK CANT MAKE UR WRK

SO TRUST URSELF THAN UR LUCK.

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* *JOKE OF THE DAY* 

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 *पड़ोसी:* यार, तेरे घर से रोज हँसी की आवाज आती है...

लग जाएँ तो वो हसती है, ना लगे तो मै हसता हूँ..

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 😳 *WHY* ❓❓❓

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*Coconut oil gets freezed in winters* because it has low melting point of around 24oC. If a melting point of a substance is higher than its surrounding temperature, it will exist as solid but if its melting point is lower than its surrounding temperature,it will exist as liquid.

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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻

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*There is no fear from Death* 

यावद्द्रॄष्टिभ्रुवोर्मध्ये तावत्कालभयं कुत: ॥

yāvadbadhdo maruda dehe yāvaccittaṃ nirākulam।

yāvaddrṝṣṭibhruvormadhye tāvatkālabhayaṃ kuta: ॥

So long as the breath is restrained in the body, so long as the mind is undisturbed, and so long as the gaze is fixed between the eyebrows, there is no fear from Death.

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

Petroleum jelly (also called petrolatum) is a mixture of mineral oils and waxes, which form a semisolid jelly-like substance. This product hasn't changed much since Robert Augustus Chesebrough discovered it in 1859. Chesebrough noticed that oil workers would use a gooey jelly to heal their wounds and burns

💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY* 

 *19 December - Goa's Liberation Day* 

The Liberation Day of Goa is celebrated on 19 December annually. On this date in 1961, Goa was released from the Portuguese dominion after army operation and extended freedom movement. This day is celebrated in commemoration of the Indian armed forces that helped Goa to receive freedom from Portuguese rule.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty *(CTBT)* is a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear tests, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.

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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐

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 Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. First women president of India and 12th President of India.

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 🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES* 

 *That ship has sailed* 

  It's too late

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 *ANTONYM* 

Dismal × Cheerful

Inconsiderate : Thoughtless 

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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN* 

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

*ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः* *सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।*

*सङ्गात्संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते*  

while contemplating on the objects of the senses, one develops attachment to them. Attachment leads to desire, and from desire arises anger.

🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺

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*EAT NUTS & SEEDS* 

Some people avoid nuts because they are high in fat. However, nuts and seeds are incredibly nutritious. They are packed with protein, fiber, and a variety of vitamins and minerals. Nuts may help you lose weight and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease . 

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