Top News Highlights Of The Day

1. The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0. : The IMI 3.0 initiative was launched by the central government in order to provide immunization to pregnant women and children free of cost in India. The first round will start from February 22, 2021 while the second phase will start from March 22, 2021.

2. The north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram observed their statehood day. Both of the states received their statehood on February 20, 1987.

3. PM Modi will visit Assam and West Bengal on 22nd February 2021. At around 11:30 AM, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil & gas sector in an event organized at Silapathar in Dhemaji, Assam. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for Engineering Colleges during the event. At around 4:30 PM, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and inaugurate several railway projects in Hooghly, West Bengal.

4. Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu called upon the people, particularly the youth, to adopt a healthy lifestyle and avoid sedentary living and junk food in view of the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases in the country. Addressing the scientists of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics after visiting its facilities in Hyderabad.

5. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, inaugurated the Atal Paryavaran Bhavan at Lakshadweep on February 19, 2021.

6. The Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has launched a new scheme that integrates the Passport services with the Digi Locker. With the launch of this scheme, the passport application in India had now been made even easier.

7. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will today meet leaders of farmer unions protesting against three central laws. His Aam Admi Party (AAP) has been a strong supporter of the protest that has seen thousands from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and other states park themselves at various points along Delhi’s border.

8. UP Police’s 112 Emergency Service To Have Small Cars In Fleet For Quicker Response The UP Police’s 112 service (formerly the 100 services) currently has around 4,500 vehicles of which nearly 3,000 are four-wheeler SUVs and the remaining two-wheeler motorcycles.

9. Rajasthan Chief Minister Attacks Centre Over Rising Fuel Prices
Ashok Gehlot targeted the Centre and cleared his stand on the rumours that Rajasthan levies highest tax on fuel prices.

10. Disha Ravi bail plea: Court reserves order till Tuesday; police assert ‘Khalistani’ link, Amid the ongoing ‘Toolkit’ probe by the Delhi police, Patiala House court on Saturday reserved its order on climate activist Disha Ravi’s bail plea till Tuesday. The 21-year-old Bengaluru activist who was arrested by Delhi police in connection to the Toolkit document which allegedly led to the Republic Day violence, as claimed by Delhi police, is currently in judicial custody till Monday.

11. LPG cylinder delivery personnel cannot overcharge customers: The Madras High Court on Friday agreed with a public interest litigant that domestic LPG cylinder delivery personnel cannot fleece customers by demanding a fixed amount of money towards tips. However, the court impressed upon the necessity for customers to reflect on the way in which delivery personnel were treated, with utter disregard for the dignity of labour.

12. West Bengal’s young Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pamela Goswami, who was arrested for possession of cocaine, has been sent to the police remand till February 25 by the NDPS court on Saturday.

13. Three more bodies were recovered from the National Thermal Power Corporation’s flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site on Saturday taking the toll in the February 7 glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 65.

14. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the sixth meeting of the Governing Council of Niti Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing on Saturday. The government was represented by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar.

15. The Tripura royal has formed an alliance with BJP ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura or IPFT ahead of the tribal council polls in the northeastern state. The tribal elections were originally scheduled for May 17 last year but had to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

16. An Air India Express flight hit an electric pole while landing at Vijayawada International Airport in Gannavaram on Saturday. As per an official statement, all passengers on the flight are safe. The airline authorities have ordered an investigation.

17. Bollywood actor Annu Kapoor turned 65 on Saturday, Ayushmann Khurrana took to his Instagram handle to wish the ‘legend’.

18. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who attended the last day of the three-day defence panel meeting to examine the defence ministry’s demand for grants, also wanted to know why the budget for defence pension was reduced.

19. Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully carried out joint user trials of indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from the Advanced Light Helicopter at the Pokhran deserts in Rajasthan
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20. The army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm.

21. Coronavirus Cases: 10,991,091
Deaths: 156,339
Recovered: 10,687,538

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. The tenth round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China at the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in Moldo. The disengagement process of troops of the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army from the Line of Actual Control was reached after sustained negotiations at the military and diplomatic level.

Yesterday The Corp Commander-level talks took off at 10 am at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh,

2. The Divya Coronil medicine by Patanjali has received the certification from AYUSH Ministry in accordance with the WHO certification norms.

3. Patanjali had launched the Coronil tablets in June 2020. It was developed at Haridwar-based Divya Prakashan Patanjali Research Institute. The Patanjali group had claimed that the drug cures the Covid-19 in seven days. But, AYUSH Ministry then put a ban on Patanjali from selling it as a “cure”.

4. The Indian and the Indonesian navies held the PASSEX military exercise in the Arabian sea on February 18, 2021. This military exercise was organised in order to enhance operational interoperability and overall cooperation.

5. India and Ethiopia have signed two agreements on February 20, 2021. These agreements are related to visa facilitation and leather technology. India’s exports to 11% of all the imports in Ethiopia which mainly comprises primary and semi-finished iron and steel products.

6. The 11th India-European Union macroeconomic dialogue was held in the virtual mode on February 19, 2021: Both the countries also shared their experiences so as to enable both the countries on aspects such as G20 Framework Working Group and discussions on all the dimensions of mutual interest including the political, economic, environmental, research & innovation, trade & investment and security.

7. Indian Naval Ship Pralaya reached Abu Dhabi in UAE to participate in the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 21) from February 20 to 25, 2021. NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 is one of the leading international naval and defence exhibitions of the region.

WORLD NEWS

1. PM Sheikh Hasina handed over the prestigious Ekushey Padak 2021 to 21 eminent persons of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday on the eve of ‘Amar Ekushey’ day which is celebrated on February 21 to honour the martyrs of the language movement of Bangladesh.
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2. Two killed in police firing on protestors in Myanmar: Earlier, one young student died on Friday after she was injured ten days back in police firing in the capital city of Naypyidaw. With the latest deaths, the number of protestors killed in Myanmar agitation has gone up to 3. The military government also claimed that a policeman had been killed after he was injured by protestors.

3. Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world’s first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization.

4. Coronavirus Cases:
111,600,799
Deaths: 2,471,227
Recovered: 86,789,424

SPORTS

1. Alfiya Pathan wins first gold medal at Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Montenegro: Indian Women boxers continued their fine run as Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) living up to the expectations, ensured the first gold medal for India and Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati (69kg) and Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) stormed into the finals of the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro.

2. Jiya Rai, 12-yr-old Autistic girl sets Guinness World Record; swims 36 km in 9 hours
Jiya Rai achieved the monumental task of swimming across the 36-kilometre distance between Bandra and Worli sea link to the Gateway of India in less than 9 hrs

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Facts about India

The city’s former name, Calcutta, is an Anglicized version of the Bengali name Kalikata. According to some, Kalikata is derived from the Bengali word Kalikshetra, meaning “Ground of (the goddess) Kali.” Some say The name comes from the location of the original settlement beside a khal (“canal” in Bengali) The place was known for its manufacture of shell-lime, the name deriving from kali (“lime”) and kata (“burnt shell”) The name is derived from the Bengali kilkila (“flat area”), which is mentioned in the old literature.

Thought of the day

Lotus is a symbol of purity with roots in the mud, the flower remains in the dirty water. Live like the lotus, be in the world but unaffected by the negativity.

Joke of the day

पति (करवा चौथ की रात पत्नी से) – पूरा साल लड़ती रहती हो… जब मैं इतना ही खराब हूं तो
भगवान से अगले जन्म के लिए क्यों मांग रही हो?

पत्नी (तुनक कर) – अच्छा बड़े सयाने हो… इतना सुधारने के बाद किसी और को दे दूं…!!!

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Why can’t animals talk?

The Broca’s area in the cerebrum of our brain is closely associated with speech comprehension. This part of the brain is less developed, or absent, in other animals. Therefore, it is said to confer upon us the ability to talk. There is also the presence of certain pathways found only in some animals, humans among them. These pathways are supposed to be instrumental in our vocal abilities. The other groups of animals who are said to possess these pathways are birds, like hummingbirds, songbirds and parrots, as well as mammals like bats and cetaceans.

Parrots can mimic the sound made by humans.
these do not understand the meaning of these words.

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How do animals see in the dark?

Nocturnal hunters like owls and cats eyes are tubular, rather than spherical, with a very large lens positioned close to the retina. This structure allows a lot of light to register on the retina.

Many nocturnal animals have a mirror-like layer, called the tapetum, behind the retina, which helps them make the most of small amounts of light. The light that passes through the retina is reflected off the tapetum, giving the retinal cells a second chance to sense it. This makes some animals’ eyes shine in the glare of car headlights. The colour you see is the pigment on the inner layer of the retina.

At the heart of all vision is the retina, which contains two types of light-sensing cells: rods and cones. Cones account for colour vision but require bright, focused light, whereas rods can sense very dim, scattered light, but don’t produce a colour image.

One should not get the impression that an animal’s night vision is perfect – even nocturnal animals aren’t active in the darkest hours of a moonless night.

GK TODAY

Dhola Sadiya Bridge on Lohit river is the longest road bridge in India, located on the Brahmaputra river in Assam connect the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The 9.15 kilometres long

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Why Lord Shiva Is Worshipped In Sawan Month?

Sawan month is considered to be quite auspicious. It is also considered to be the favourite month of Lord Shiva. Devotees of Lord Shiva, Many mythological stories associated with it. One such story is of Samundra Manthan (the churning of the ocean). When Gods and demons were churning the ocean to gain the divine Amrit (nectar), the first thing that came out was Halahal, a deadly poison. Moreover, if this Halahal wasn’t consumed then it could destroy the whole universe. So everyone pleaded Lord Shiva to suggest something. , Lord Shiva kept that poison in his throat only. He didn’t let it reach his stomach as his stomach represents the Universe. This turned his neck blue and since then Lord Shiva is known as ‘Neelkanth’.

Moreover, after this, the next month that came was Sawan and during this month, Earth receives plenty of rainfall which ensures that the temperature is cool and pleasant. Thus people started worshipping Lord Shiva during this month for not only saving the universe from Poison (Halahal) but also to offer Him things that would provide Him with the necessary cold and comfort.

HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES

( Note: These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)

Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits.

1. It helps your body fight foreign invaders and also has a role in repairing the damage.

2. Turmeric Dramatically Increases the Antioxidant Capacity of the Body.

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