*Shuboudhay🙏* *Today’s top news:06 Nov*
1. *The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to invest Rs 1,810 crore for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I hydropower project on river Satluj in Himachal Pradesh.*
2. *The Haryana Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to give 75 % reservation in private sector jobs to youth* from the state, an election promise made by ruling alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party.
3. *The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday framed guidelines for reopening of universities and colleges across the country* which have been closed since March in view of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
4. *The Punjab government has given an assurance that all blockades on rail premises by protesters will be cleared by Friday morning* : Farmers in Punjab and Haryana protest against farm laws; block roads.
5. *Janab Haji A P J Mohamed Muthu Meera Maraikayar, elder brother of former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, turned 104 yesterday. (05 Nov)*
6. *India Prasar Bharti launches 51 Education Channels* the Prasar Bharti signed Memorandum of Understanding with with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics. The institute operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Under the agreement, 51 direct-to-home (DTH).
7. *PM Modi will be the Chief Guest at the 51st Annual Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi* and will address the Convocation on *7th November* at 11 AM via video conferencing.
8. China has temporarily suspended the entry of nationals from India, the UK, Belgium, France and the Philippines, as Covid cases in these countries soar.
9. *The JMM-led government in Jharkhand on Thursday withdraw the general consent accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases,* joining several other states ruled by non-BJP parties that have effected a similar move.
10. *262 students test positive after schools reopen in Andhrapradesh* during the past three days after schools were reopened on November 2 for class 9 and 10 students. Commissioner of School Education V Chinna Veerabhadrudu said the figure is not alarming when compared to the number of students attending the schools, though every care is being taken to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are in place in every institution.
11. *Proposal to increase retirement age, cut down pension in armed forces irks officers, veterans* : As proposed in the note, the retirement age of colonels (other than that of the Army Medical Corps and Military Nursing Service) will be increased to 57 years from the current 54.
12. The retirement age of brigadiers is proposed to be increased to 58 years from the current 56 years and that of the major generals to 59 from the current 58. No change has been proposed for the lieutenant general rank, which will continue to be 60 years.
The retirement of the Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and Other Ranks (ORs) in the services (Logistics, Technical and Medical Branch, including EME, ASC and AOC) has been proposed to be 57 years. ORs currently retire after 17 years of service.
13. *In case of a personnel opting for Pre Mature Retirement or PMR.* accordingly For 20-25 years of Service: 50% of entitled pension
For 26-30 years of service: 60% of entitled pension
For 31-35 years of service: 75% of entitled pension
For above 35 years of service: Full pension. the letter asked the government to provide its sanction for the proposals by November 10.
14. *The four Indian astronaut-elects, who are at present training in Moscow will have a rigorous schedule even after they return from Russia early next year and are likely to train in three different Indian cities.* Astronauts likely to train in Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) in Bengaluru , Indian army’s Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune and navy’s Institute of Naval Medicine (INM), Mumbai.
15. *Coronavirus Cases:*
8,380,734
Deaths: 124,552
Recovered: 7,733,477
*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
1. *Talks with China to reduce friction in the sensitive eastern Ladakh theatre may resume soon, with the eighth round of military dialogue* between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) expected to take place this week,
2. *Indian Sikh body writes to Pakistan High Commissioner for reinstating Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib’s administrative control to Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC)*
3. *A new air service between India and Bangladesh* under the air-bubble arrangement started on Thursday.The Vistara airlines launched its biweekly flight from Delhi to Dhaka with the first flight arriving in Dhaka from Delhi on Thursday.
4. *Bangladesh signs MoU with Indian Company Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd and the Serum Institute of India (SII) for priority delivery of 3 crore COVID 19 vaccine doses.*
5. *First India-Nordic-Baltic Conclave was held virtually.* India was represented by External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar. The Conclave focused on clean technologies and renewable energies, Artificial Intelligence,
The Nordic Baltic Eight includes Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Iceland, Norway, Lithuania and Sweden. The Baltic States are Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. These three countries are located in the Baltic sea and are fast growing economies.
6. *PM Modi is to hold a virtual bilateral summit with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte.* The leaders are to sign 15 pacts in the field of energy, trade, ship building and culture.
7. The summit is to explore possibilities of Italian investments in India especially in defence. Also, the leaders will discuss on hosting G20 summit. Italy agreed to host G20 summit in 2021 on India’s request. India is to host the G20 summit in 2022.
8. *PM Modi chaired the Global Investor Roundtable Conference.* The conference witnessed the participation of twenty of the world largest Sovereign Wealth Funds and pension. These participants owned total assets of more than 6 billion USD. The main focus of discussion at the conference was about the vision of GoI in becoming a 5 trillion USD economy.
9. India received three more French fighter jets on Wednesday, and a deal for *French submarines might not be far behind as the European and South Asian nations find they share a commitment to Indian Ocean security* . The submarines would come from French shipbuilder Naval Group, which “will formulate an offer that goes very far in the Make in India direction,”
10. *India is looking at taking its bilateral ties with Myanmar, especially defence and maritime security cooperation,* to the next level as the country gears up for general elections on 8 November – its second since decades of rule by a military junta ended in 2011.
11. *Army Chief General MM Naravane being conferred honorary rank of General of Nepali Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari, at a special ceremony in Kathmandu on Thursday.*
*🌎WORLD NEWS🌍*
1. *US election 2020 results* The United States 59th Quadrennial Presidential Election was held on November 3, 2020. However, the election verdict of the country still remains inconclusive. The outcome of the US presidential elections 2020 still hangs in balance on Thursday morning as some key battleground states continue to count ballots where the tally could take days to complete.
2. *Why the delay in US Election results?*
Most of the States in the US allow electronic methods. However, paper ballots are the norm across the country. Before counting, there is a stage called Processing. Processing involves verifying documentation, checking signatures and scanning ballots. Later comes counting of votes. Every state in the country has its own deadline for receiving mail-in-ballots, processing and tabulating votes.
3. *US Presidential Election: Results awaited from key states* Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading the race with 253 seats while incumbent President Donald Trump stands at 213 seats.
In the 538-member electoral college, the winner needs 270 seats to be declared as a winner. Counting of votes are still going on in the states like Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia which will determine the outcome of the US election.
4. Every year, *the International Day for Preventing the exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is marked on November 6* . The resolution to celebrate the day was passed in 2001.
*COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC*
Coronavirus Cases:
48,626,388
Deaths: 1,233,686
Recovered: 34,822,164
ACTIVE CASES 12,570,538
*🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:*
1. *Women’s T20 Challenge*
VELOC *47*
TBZER *49/1*
(7.5/20 ov, target 48)
*Trailblazers won by 9 wickets*
2. *IPL 2020 :* Thursday, 5th November 2020
MUMBAI INDIANS *200/5* won by 57 runs
Vs
DELHI CAPITALS *143/8*
3. *Friday, 6th November 2020*
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
Vs
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL
Eliminator Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
*USD 74.03 💷GBP 96.81*
_In Guwahati_ (Assam)
*🥇Gold ₹52,700@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
🥈 *Silver ₹67,500@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 84.93*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 77.47*
*LPG ₹ 643.00 /14.2 Kg*
*🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳*
On this day 6-Nov-1913 Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
😀 *Thought of the day*
Knowledge is the light which removes darkness of the mind
*Joke of the day*
History teacher asked *Pappu* : Name kalidas’s brother who was a shoemaker.
*Pappu* : Adidas
😳 *Why* ..❓❓
There is a *scientific reason behind diwali celebration.*
Diwali use to be just after rainy season so this is the time for small insects, fungus, and flies to breed .There number is so much that they may cause serious diseases.
So homes need to be clean and dried before onset winter. By burning lights ,crackers will produce CO2 and other gasses causes heating of earth surface.
*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
he is drinking
*सः पिबति*
🤔 *How it works* ⁉
*How a Aluminum foil is produced by rolling aluminum slabs cast from molten aluminum in a rolling mill to the desired thickness* . … It is then coiled and sent to the cold rolling mill. To avoid breakage because of the thinness, the foil is doubled in the cold rolling mill and the rolled to the desired thickness.
💁🏻♂️ *GK TODAY*
*UNICEF* – United Nations Children`s Fund, Estb-1946, Head Quarter-New York, Member-138 countries
🛕 *VEDIK GNAN*
According to epic Mahabharata and the Puranas record that *Parashurama* was born to the Brahman sage *Jamadagni* and the *princess Renuka* , a member of the Kshatriya class. When Jamadagni suspected Renuka of an unchaste thought, he ordered Parashurama to cut off her head, which the obedient son did. Parashurama is the sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism and he is one of the chiranjeevis who will appear at the end of the Kali yuga to be the guru of Vishnu’s tenth and last avatar Kalki . … earth.The Kshatriya class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force and tyrannize people. Parashurama corrects the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these Kshatriya warriors. Parashurama is also the Guru of Bhishma, Dronacharya, and Karna.
🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)
*Drinking a few glasses of warm or hot water*
Drinking hot or warm water detoxifies the body and cleanses the system by flushing out foreign elements and toxins.
Lemon juice with warm water helps keep the body hydrated as it provides electrolytes to the body. Drinking lemon juice with warm water also helps reduce joint and muscle pain. Lemon juice with warm water is also good for your dental health as it helps with toothache and prevents gingivitis.
*Regards*
*CH. Naveen Kumar*
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