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2021-08-23 09:12:49 PM has declared that August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ to acknowledge the pain undergone by Indians due to the partition of India in 1947.

The recorded horrors of partition:-

About 2 million people killed in the most brutal ways.
An estimated 1,00,000 women kidnapped and raped.
More than 15 million men, women and children displaced.
Loss of territory and people to the west and the east.
Worst of the horrors seen in Punjab and Bengal (colonial insensitivity in the thoughtless partition). Open / Comment

2021-08-23 07:24:28 Famous Martial Arts of India

Gatka:- Punjab
Paika:- Odisha
Thag Ta:- Manipur
Kalaripayattu:- Kerala
Choliya:- Uttarakhand
Pang Lhabsol:- Sikkim
Musti Yudha:- Uttar Pradesh
Mardani Khel:- Maharashtra
Pari Khanda:- Bihar Open / Comment

2021-08-22 15:00:09 Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

A Wholesale Price Index (WPI) measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods before they reach consumers.

The Goods that are sold in bulk and traded between entities or businesses (rather than consumers).

Wholesale Price Indexes (WPIs) are one indicator of a country's level of inflation.

This report is published by Office Of Economic Advisory (Ministry of Commerce & Industry).

According to WPI report of 2021:-
January:- 2.03%
February:- 4.17%
March:- 7.39%
April:- 4.29%
May:- 12.94%
June:- 12.07%
July:- 11.16% Open / Comment

2021-08-22 10:00:10 Consumer Price Index (CPI)

A Consumer Price Index measures changes in the price level of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.

A CPI is a statistical estimate constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically.

This report is published by NSO (National Statistics Organization/Office).

According to CPI report of 2021:-
January:- 4.06%
Febuary:- 5.03%
March:- 5.52%
April:- 5.14%
May:- 6.03%
June:- 6.26%
July:- 5.59% Open / Comment

2021-08-22 07:57:14 A brother is a friend given by nature

Countless memories to cherish, uncountable situations to laugh and myriad reasons to have a brother or sister in life.

On this Rakhi, let's bring back the lively spirit of childhood, play pranks with each other and share a bond of love & care.

Happy Raksha Bandhan!!!

Enjoy the festival with joy and enthusiasm Open / Comment

2021-08-21 13:39:51 21st August

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

UNITED NATIONS (UN)
Founded:- 24 oct 1945
HQ:- New york US
S.G:- Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
Deputy S.G: Amina Mohammad (Nigeria)
MC:- 193 Open / Comment

2021-08-21 07:53:26 Father of Various Fields

Father of Nation:- Mahatma Gandhi
Modern India:- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Father of Constitution:- B.R Ambedkar
Nuclear Program:- Homi J. Bhabha
Space Program:- Vikram Sarabhai
Missile Program:- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Father of Comic Books:- Anant Pai
Father of Geography:- James Rennell
Father of Cinema:- Dadasaheb Phalke
Peasant Movement:- N. G. Ranga
Father of Paleobotany:- Birbal Sahni
Blue Revolution:- Hiralal Chaudhary
Green Revolution:- M. S. Swaminathan
White Revolution:- Verghese Kurien
Father of Veterinary Science:- Shalihotra
Father of Civil Aviation:- J. R. D. Tata
Father of Air Force:- Subroto Mukerjee
Father of Surgery:- Sushruta
Microbiology:- Antonie Leeuwenhoek
Modern Astronomy:- Copernicus
Nuclear Physics:- Ernest Rutherford
Father of Classification:- Carl linneaus
Father of Evolution:- Charles Darwin
Modern Olympic:- Pierre De Coubertin
Father of Numbers:- Pythagoras
Father of Genetics:- Gregor Mendel
Father of Internet:- Vint Cerf
Father of Botany:- Theophrastus
Father of Electricity:- Benjamin Franklin
Father of Electronics:- Michael Faraday
Father of Television:- Philo Farnsworth
Father of Chemistry:- Otto Hahn
Periodic Table:- Dmitri Mendeleev
Father of Geometry:- Euclid
Father of Ayurveda:- Dhanwantari
Modern Medicine:- Hippocrates
Father of Computer:-Charles Babbage
Father of Astronomy:- Copernicus
Father of Economics:- Adam Smith
Father of Biology:- Aristotle
Father of History:- Herodotus
Father of Homeopathy:- Heinemann
Father of Zoology:- Aristotle
Father of Blood groups:- Landsteiner
Blood Circulation:- William Harvey
Father of Bacteriology:- Louis Paster Open / Comment

2021-08-20 15:00:04 About Pegasus Spyware

Researchers discovered the earliest version of Pegasus in 2016.

This version infected phones through what is called spear-phishing – text messages or emails that trick a target into clicking on a malicious link.

In 2019, WhatsApp blamed the NSO Group for exploiting a vulnerability in its video-calling feature which secretly transmitted malicious code in an effort to infect the victim’s phone with spyware without the person even having to answer the call.

In India, several opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi were on the leaked potential targets’ list.

This is the first time in the history of this country that all pillars of our democracy — judiciary, parliamentarians, media, executives and ministers — have been spied upon. Open / Comment

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Link of the Discussion Group:- @Astronomy_Discussion_Group Open / Comment

2021-08-20 07:46:04 20th August

Sadbhavna Diwas

Sadbhavana Diwas (Harmony day) is celebrated commemorating the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

2021 commemorates the 77th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. 

Rajiv Gandhi is the 6th as well as the youngest prime minister of India.

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award - is given to an Indian for his/her outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration, and peace.

The Vir Bhumi is a memorial dedicated to the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated in 1991.

News related to Rajiv Gandhi

Maharashtra govt announces award named after former PM Rajiv Gandhi for IT firms.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

Rajiv Gandhi NP ( Rameshwaram NP) - Andhra Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium - Arunachal Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad Open / Comment