*Shuboudhay🙏* *Today’s top news: 24 Nov*

1. *PM Modi laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur* and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.

2. *PM Modi inaugurated Multi Storeyed flats for Members of Parliament through video conference* , These flats are located at Dr B D Marg in New Delhi. Eight old bungalows, which were more than 80 years old, have been redeveloped to construct 76 flats.

3. *The depression over the south west Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas is observed to be moving north westwards at a speed of 25-km per hour.*

4. Weather officials say it will emerge as a severe cyclone during its landfall triggering a wind speed of 100 to 110 km an hour gushing to 120 km per hour. Fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea during the period.The National Disaster Response Force NDRF has dispatched from its Arakkonam Base near Chennai, six teams of twenty personnel each to Cuddalore ahead of the cyclone’s landfall.

5. *Facing severe backlash on its controversial amendment to Kerala Police Act, CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, issued a statement that the govt will not be implementing the newly passed Ordinance* .

6. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed the Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance that incorporates a new Section 118 (A). The amendment to the police act says that if the government finds any media platform including social media producing, publishing, or propagating content that could threaten, insult or harm an individual, they will be punished with a fine of Rs 10,000, imprisonment of five years or both. The LDF government has said that this amendment was done to ‘control cyberbullying.

7. *A magistrate court in Mumbai on Monday granted bail to Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa,* a day after the court had remanded them to judicial custody after arrest by NCB in drugs case.

8. *The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued an official statement in connection with the raid conducted by its team in Goregaon’s Jawahar Nagar and the following violent attack on its team members including the Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede* .

9. The National Green Tribunal has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to designate a nodal agency to protect water bodies. The notification comes as adequate steps for protection of water bodies have not been taken.

10. *In a suprising turn of events in Bihar politics, main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has offered Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal- United chief Nitish Kumar to join the RJD-led ‘Mahagathbandhan* ‘. It is to be noted that the other constituents of ‘Mahagathbandhan’ are the Congress and Left parties.

11. *The first meeting of the ‘gau cabinet’ (cow cabinet) in Madhya Pradesh began on November 22, 2020* . The aim of the meeting was to bolster the economy based on cow and its progeny and make the state self-reliant.

12. *Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall on Monday,* even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road which connects the valley with Ladakh.

13. *Telugu actress Vijayashanti would be the second popular star in South India to join the BJP after Khushbu in Tamil Nadu.* Khushbu too had quit the Congress and embraced the BJP. Vijayashanti’s return to the BJP will give a shot in the arm to the party which is going all out to capture the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in the elections to be held on December 1.

14. *Telangana Chief Minister and TRS party president K Chandrashekhar on Monday promised to supply drinking water up 20,000 litres per month free of cost from December* to every household living under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits.

15. *Sushila Devi,(75 yrs) the wife of Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, died at a private hospital* following a brief illness, officials said on Monday.

16. *India to launch deep-sea exploration exercise,* Earth Sciences dept to ally with ISRO, DRDO on mining project. ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ to explore the minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world under the aegis of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES),

17. A Pakistani drone was sighted hovering in the skies near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch district following which the Army has launched a search operation.Pakistan has increased the use of drones to airdrop weapons and narcotic substances along the LoC and the IB over the past six months, prompting a high alert along the borders.

18. *The Indian Air Force (IAF) marks November 22 as Boyra Day when the first-ever aerial dogfight between Indian and Pakistani air forces erupted on this day decades ago.* IAF on Sunday remembered the Battle of Boyra that took place on November 22, 1971. The first aerial engagement between IAF&PAF in the buildup to 1971 war took place on 22 Nov, when IAF Gnats intercepted PAF Sabres over Boyra. In the ensuing dogfight, three PAF Sabres were claimed by the IAF Gnats, with two crashing in Indian territory,”

19. *Major Gen (retd) R N Chibber, a veteran of 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, died in Jammu on November 22, 2020 at the age of 86.* He was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for his distinguished service.

20. *The first indigenous air-to-air missile Astra will be soon tested from the home grown fighter Tejas.* The all weather day and nigh capable Astra has a strike range of around 100 kilometres. *It would eventually replace the Russian, French and Israeli BVRAAMs* which are currently imported to arm the Indian Air Force fighters

21. *Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi (84 yrs) passes away* in Guwahati after post-COVID complications. The veteran Congress leader was diagnosed with Covid in August end and recovered on being administered plasma therapy. After developing post-COVID complications on testing negative, he was put on non-invasive ventilation since November 2. His health deteriorated on Saturday afternoon and was kept on six-hour dialysis on Sunday.

22. *Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday imposed night curfew in four districts — Shimla, Kullu, Mandi and Kangra, which are fast emerging as hotspots.* The curfew would be enforced in all these four districts from 8 pm to 6 am daily till December 15, when it will be reviewed again. The Cabinet also decided that gathering at social, political, cultural, sports and other such events in open areas would be restricted to 200 persons. The fine on not wearing mask has been enhanced to Rs 1,000. All the buses in the state would ply with 50 per cent of occupancy till December 15.

23. *India’s Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 93.68% With recovery of more than 85 lakh people so far.*

24. *Coronavirus Cases:*
9,142,926
Deaths: 133,824
Recovered: 8,565,063

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *India-International Cherry Blossom Festival of Shillong cancelled* : Every year the cherry blossom festival is hosted by Meghalaya in the starting of November. This year the festival has been cancelled due to covid-19. It is the only Cherry festival being conducted in India.

2. *The G20 summit* of 2020 was hosted by Saudi Arabia recently. The subsequent G20 summits are to be held in Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, *India in 2023* and Brazil in 2024.

3. *The trilateral Naval exercise, SITMEX-20 between India, Singapore and Thailand was held in the Andaman sea.* The SITMEX-20 Naval exercise was scheduled in a “non-contact at sea only format” due to covid-19 restrictions. The main objective of the exercise is to increase the interoperability between the three navies. The exercise will also enhance multifaceted Maritime operations.

4. *The Reserve Bank of India has become the first central bank with one million Twitter followers.* This way RBI is ahead of the US Federal Reserve (6.67 lakh) and European Central Bank (5.91 lakh).

5. *India is all set to supply the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to the Philippines* at a time when tensions with China are rising due to its aggressive posture along the Line of Actual Control.

6. *Over 221 people who were stranded in Pakistan due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak, returned to India on Monday (November 23, 2020),* via the Attari-Wagah international border. Out of these, 135 are NORI (No Obligation to Return to India) visa holders, 11 are Pakistan nationals and 75 Indians. NORI visa is issued to the refugees who don’t have Indian citizenship but are permitted to stay in the country with a Long Term Visa.

7. *Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will pay an official visit to Nepal on November 26-27, announced* government on Monday (November 23). The visit of Indian Foreign Secretary to Nepal comes against the backdrop of border tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

*🌎WORLD NEWS🌍*

1. *The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was recently hosted by Malaysia* . Several leaders of the cooperation joined the summit. The Summit was attended by the US President Donald Trump as well. The next APEC meeting is to be hosted by New Zealand.

2. *Bhutan’s Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck has been awarded the United Nations Population Award.* The award has been presented to her in the individual category for 2020 for her work on sexual health and ending gender violence.

3. *Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday* and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo there, Israel`s Kan public radio and Army Radio said on Monday.

4 *Coronavirus Cases:59,110,798*
Deaths: 1,395,838
Recovered: 40,890,266
ACTIVE CASES 16,824,694

*🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:*

1. *Daniil Medvedev a Russian tennis player defeated Dominic Thiem to win the ATP (Association of Tennis Professional) tournament* . The tournament was held in London. The ATP tournament is the second highest tier of men’s Tennis Tournament after the Grand Slam. The tournament was first held in 1970.

2. *Athletics Federation of India’s High-Performance Director Volker Herrmannhas quit from his post.* His contract was extended by the Sports Ministry till the end of 2024 Olympics,

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_In Raipur_(Chattisgarh)
*🥇Gold ₹50,750@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
🥈 *Silver ₹66,700@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 80.37*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 77.29*
*LPG ₹ 665.50 /14.2 Kg*

*🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳*

*Chhattisgarh* " was popularised later during the time of the Maratha Empire and was first used in an official document in 1795. The most popular theory claims that The history of the Chhattisgarh region dates back to about the 4th century ce, when it was known as Southern (or South) Kosala. The name Chhattisgarh, meaning “ *thirty-six forts* ,” was formerly applied to the territory of the Haihaya dynasty of Ratanpur, founded about 750.

*😀Thought of the day*

Honey bees must trap two hundred flowers to make one drop of honey, remember the sweetest reward comes from the hardest struggle. 🙏

*Joke of the day*

*बबलू* : ऐसा लगता है कि वो लड़की ऊंचा सुनती है।🧐
मैं कुछ कहता हूं वो कुछ और ही बोलती है।
*डबलू* : वो कैसे?⁉️
*बबलू* : मैंने कहा… *आई लव यू,* 🥰
तो वह बोली मैंने कल ही नए सैंडल खरीदे हैं…।👠🥿👡🤔

*😳Why❓❓❓*

*Why ice floats on water* 🧊🌊

Ice floats because it is less dense than liquid water. Ice is about 9% less dense. When ice forms, it takes up about 9% more space than it did as a liquid. Thus, a 1 liter container of ice weighs less than a 1 liter container of liquid water, and the lighter material floats to the top

*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻

*Karma* : "action,"

🤔 *How it works* ⁉

*How a Laser Printer works* 🖨️

Laser printers🖨️ include not only laser but also contain rotating cylinder coated with photosensitive electrically charged material and series of mirrors. When you are sending a document to a laser printer, laser light is reflected by the mirrors on to the cylinder which neutralizes electric charges in specific areas.

The rotation of both cylinder and the mirrors, as well as the lasers are turning on and off at precisely correct moments the areas hit by the laser correspond to the actual print. So when the toner particles hit the cylinder they only stick to the areas exposed to the laser light, because the toner itself has an electrical charge too.

Then a sheet of paper is pressed against the cylinder and the toner is transferred through the paper using heat which fuses a toner to it. That is why pages right from the laser printer are always warm.

💁🏻‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

UPSC’s new chairman *Pradeep Kumar Joshi* will have a tenure till April 4, 2022.

🛕 *VEDIK GNAN*

Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita talks about the three gateways to hell which are lust, greed and anger. One should abandon these which are gateways to hell.

According to Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 – The Divine and Demoniac Natures, Verse 21:

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मन: |
काम: क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् || 21||

tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

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

*Honey and Lemon Face Mask:*

*Procedure:* Mix honey, lemon juice, and almond oil together.

Apply this face mask to the clean and dry face and leave it on for 15-20 minutes.
Later, rinse it off with cool water and pat your face dry.

*How it works* : This face mask is good for dry and patchy skin. It moisturizes your face making it soft and supple.

*Regards*
*CH. Naveen Kumar*

*🙏PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINT SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFE🌼*

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