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Top 31 Headlines : 31 DEC 2022 #DailyNews

World

- No New Year’s greetings from Putin for US, France, Germany: Kremlin

- First legal recreational marijuana dispensary opens in New York City

- Myanmar military court extends Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term by further seven years, making it overall 33

- US President Joe Biden looking forward to work with Israeli PM Netanyahu govt

- Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condoles demise of Prime Minister Modi’s mother

India

- CAQM in NCR, adjoining areas reminds all sectors to desist from using unapproved fuels

- Two lakh primary milk dairies to be opened at Panchayat level to make India leading milk producer and exporter, says Home Minister Amit Shah

- PM Modi dedicates to nation four railway projects worth Rs 5,000 cr in West Bengal through video conferencing

- Over 7.36 lakh candidates trained under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 over the last one year

- Union Minister Bhupender Yadav visits Joka ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata

- Indian Coast Guard Concludes Maiden Contract for 10 Multicopter Drones

- Last rites of Prime Minister Modi's mother Heeraben performed at Gandhinagar; Leaders across political parties express grief on Heeraben's demise; Condolences pour in from across the world

State

- Center imposes ban on construction and demolition activities in NCR as air quality deteriorates

- J&K witnesses huge influx of tourists' footfall after two years of COVID -19 lull

- Maharashtra CM expresses confidence that Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, BJP will complete its tenure and will win the next elections

- Union Minister L. Murugan to reach Kerala on 3-day visit on Saturday

- Kerala: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates annual pilgrimage of Sivagiri Mutt in Thiruvananthapuram

- NCW issues advisory to States,UTs to direct coaching, educational institutions to take effective steps for prevention of sexual harassment of female students

Sports

- Anurag Thakur congratulates Koneru Humpy on becoming the first Indian to win two medals at World Blitz Chess Championships

- India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant sustains injuries in car accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand

- Brazil's legendary footballer Pele dies at the age of 82

- Feisty Goa hold Karnataka for draw

- Saurashtra complete formalities to post historic win in Mumbai

- Pakistan draws 1st test against NZ after daring declaration

- Smriti Mandhana only Indian in race for ICC Cricketer of the Year

Business

- Govt increases interest rate on various small savings schemes for 4th quarter of FY 2022-23 from Jan 1

- Exports of agricultural & processed food products rise by 16%

- Core sector grows by 5.4 pc in Nov aided by higher coal, cement production

- Adani takes control of NDTV, buys promoters at 17 pc premium to open offer price

- Equity investors turn richer by Rs 16.36 lakh crore in 2022

- India can become $40 trillion economy by 2047


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2022-12-30 10:45:12 Daily Top 10 General Awareness Quiz : 30 DEC 2022 #DailyQuiz

Q.1. Who is the chairperson of the expert panel formed to study the WHO report on Deaths of 66 Gambian Children Linked to 4 Indian Syrups?
- Dr Y K Gupta

Q.2. Which state/UT launched an ‘E-monitoring’ app to keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects of all its departments?
- New Delhi

Q.3. Which institution hosted the ‘PowerEX’ Security Exercise?
- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

Q.4. President Murmu inaugurated ‘Judicial Academy’ and laid the foundation stone of the National Law University in which state?
- Tripura

Q.5. Which city was host to the General Assembly of International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)?
- Delhi

Q.6. India’s Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil plays which sports?
- Shooting

Q.7. Who is ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) chairman in October, 2022?
- S. Somnath

Q.8. Which is the key initiatives presented in 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting in Vietnam?
- National Educational Policy 2020

Q.9. On which date, World Trauma date is observed?
- October 17

Q.10. Which state/UT is the host of ‘Agri Startup Conference’?
- New Delhi


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2022-12-30 09:30:50 Daily English 5 Vocabulary Word

1. Gavel (Noun) : भूमिकालगान : Small wooden hammer banged to announce decision.
Synonyms : Baton , Mallet
Antonyms : Intrusive
Example Sentence : Let's take a ten-minute recess', the judge said, pounding his gavel.

2. Helm (Noun) : संचालन, पतवार : A wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered
Synonyms : Rudder , Leadership
Antonyms : Muddle , Rebellion
Example Sentence : We have a new prime minister at the helm.

3. Fraught (Adjective) : भाग्य : Filled with something unpleasant
Synonyms : Agitated , Distracted
Antonyms : Calm , Comfortable
Example Sentence : Their marriage has been fraught with difficulties.

4. Delegation (Noun) : प्रतिनिधिमंडल : A person or group chosen to represent another or others
Synonyms : Delegacy , Delegates
Antonyms : Division , Separation
Example Sentence : The delegation completed its mission successfully.

5. Tempering (Verb) : पानीचढाना: Habit of mind
Synonyms : Variation , Transition
Antonyms : Agreement, Similarity
Example Sentence : She broke the plates in a fit of temper.


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2022-12-30 08:00:00 Good Morning

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Top 35 Headlines : 30 DEC 2022 #DailyNews

World

- Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in as Israel's Prime Minister again

- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) coordinates with Keells, Hatton National Bank (HNB) for USD 4 million aid

- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China

- Russia rejects Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula as basis for negotiations

- Thousands more flights cancelled across United States following winter storm

- Ukraine's air defence shot down 54 out of 69 Russian missiles

- Kosovo Serbs in northern Kosovo agree to start removing barricades; Prez Vucic says none of Serbs to be prosecuted

India

- Deadline ends today for applicants to submit their entries for Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023

- India and Cyprus sign agreement on defence and military cooperation

- Home Minister Amit Shah launches mobile App ‘Prahari’ and manual of Border Security Force

- Govt makes RTPCR test mandatory for International passengers from six countries including China

- Indian Air Force successfully test fires Extended Range Version of Brahmos Air Launched missile

- Indian Army's Ladakh based Fire, Fury Corps decides to continue Ladakh Ignited Minds Project for 2nd year consecutively

- Prime Minister Modi to lay foundation stone, dedicate to nation projects worth over Rs 7800 crore in West Bengal today

State

- Srinagar in J&K witnesses first snowfall of season; Srinagar-Leh highway and Mughal road closed for vehicular traffic

- Cybercrime up by 57% in Telangana during 2022, says Telangana DGP

- Union Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar to visit Kerala today

- NIA conducts raids across Kerala linked to leaders of banned outfit PFI

- Maharashtra Govt informs there are 60,000 anganwadis in state which do not have power connection

- Telangana: 600 Ex-servicemen, Retired Defence Civilians & their families attended SPARSH outreach programme in Secunderabad

- Andhra Pradesh: 7 people killed in stampede during TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s roadshow at Kandukuru Nellore district

Sports

- Australia thrash South Africa by an innings and 182 runs in second test

- Second India and South Africa U-19 women's T20 match abandoned due to rain

- Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena puts Kerala on cusp of victory

- Kane Williamson double hundred puts NZ in charge in Karachi

- Rashid Khan appointed Afghanistan T20I captain

- Suryakumar Yadav, Smriti Mandhana among nominees for ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year honour

- Melbourne Cricket Ground looks into hosting India vs Pakistan Test

Business

- NRDC to undertake Technology Commercialization for benefit of Start-Ups from 1st Jan 2023

- India, Australia Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement comes into force from today

- Reliance to acquire majority stake in Lotus Chocolate

- New tractor emission standard to impact 7-8% of domestic volume: ICRA

- Bharti Airtel looks to enhance revenues with user upgrade

- Over 28.75 crore Aadhaar-based transactions carried out in November

- India's mineral production goes up by 2.5% in October this year


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2022-12-29 16:07:19

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2022-12-29 12:06:41 Daily Top 10 General Awareness Quiz : 29 DEC 2022 #DailyQuiz

Q.1. Which state government introduced the ‘Aasara’ pension scheme for old people?
- Telangana

Q.2. Shivalik Elephant Reserve is located in which state/UT?
- Uttarakhand

Q.3. Burkina Faso, which was seen in the news for a Military Coup, is in which region?
- Africa

Q.4. Which country’s astronaut was launched from the U.S. for the first time in 20 years, in a SpaceX rocket?
- Russia

Q.5. As per the Finance Ministry’s notification, what is the limit up to which airlines can avail loan under ECLGS?
- Rs 1500 crore

Q.6. Indian Navy signed an agreement on White Shipping Information Exchange with which country?
- New Zealand

Q.7. Which country has fire two ballistic missiles into the sea, in its seventh such launch in two weeks?
- North Korea

Q.8. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Indian handicraft portal’?
- Ministry of Textiles

Q.9. Which racing driver won the Formula One world championship title in 2022?
- Max Verstappen

Q.10. As per the IMF’s recent World Economic Outlook report (October 2022), what is India’s 2022-23 GDP forecast?
- 6.8 %


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2022-12-29 10:38:14 Daily English 5 Vocabulary Word

1. Immigrants (Noun) : परदेशी: A person living in a country other than that of his or her birth.
Synonyms : Settler , Foreigner
Antonyms : Native , Local
Example Sentence : My grandparents arrived here as immigrants from Russia in 1910.

2. Bleak (Adjective) : निराशापूर्ण : Bad; not encouraging or hopeful
Synonyms : Desolate , Harsh
Antonyms : Happy , Friendly
Example Sentence : It was a bleak, unpleasant day in December.

3. Probe (Verb) : जांच: To search into or examine something
Synonyms : Scrutiny , Analysis
Antonyms : Gentle , Kind
Example Sentence : Investigators are probing into new evidence in the case.

4. Knack (Noun) : कुशलता: Skilful way of doing something successfully
Synonyms : Talent , Capability
Antonyms : Inability , Ineptness
Example Sentence : Knitting isn’t difficult once you’ve got the knack of it.Knitting isn’t difficult once you’ve got the knack of it.

5. DEPORT (VERB) : (निकालदेना): Expel
Synonyms : banish, exile
Antonyms : admit
Example Sentence :He was deported for violation of immigration laws.


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