❇️ 18 August

👮🏻‍♂Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Death Anniversary)
नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस (पुण्यतिथि)

Birth: 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, Odisha
Father: Janakinath Bose
Mother: Prabhavati Datt Bose
Guru: Chittaranjan Das
Political Party (1939): All India Forward Bloc
Death: 18 August 1945

🔷Important Associations:
▪️Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army)
▪️Gandhi-Irwin Pact
▪️Subhash Chandra Bose Committee
▪️Forward Bloc

🔷Events:
▪️21 October 1943: Formation of Azad Hind Fauj by Captain Mohan Singh
▪️Famous quote: "Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe aazadi dunga." (You give me blood, and I will give you freedom.)
▪️5 July 1943: Delhi Chalo movement in Singapore
▪️Established two main headquarters of the Indian National Army in Rangoon and Singapore.

🔷Written Work:
▪️Authored a book titled "Indian Struggle (1920-34)".

🔥Note : His birth anniversary, 23 January, is celebrated as 'Parakram Diwas' (Day of Courage) since 2021

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.08.2023


1. APPREHENSION (NOUN): (शंका): Anxiety
Synonyms: Angst,Alarm
Antonyms: Confidence
Example Sentence:
He felt sick with apprehension.


2. SECONDARY (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रधान): Subordinate
Synonyms: Lesser, Lower
Antonyms: Primary
Example Sentence:
Luck plays a role, but it's ultimately secondary to local knowledge.


3. DISENGAGE (VERB): (छुड़ाना): Remove
Synonyms: Detach, Disentangle
Antonyms: Attach
Example Sentence:
I disengaged his hand from mine.


4. CONTRARY (ADJECTIVE): (विपरीत): Opposite
Synonyms: Opposing, Opposed
Antonyms: Compatible
Example Sentence:
He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal.


5. CAMARADERIE (NOUN): (सौहार्द): Friendship
Synonyms: Comradeship, fellowship
Antonyms: Enmity
Example Sentence:
There is an enforced camaraderie in office life.


6. INCUR (VERB): (अपने ऊपर लेना): Suffer
Synonyms: Sustain, Experience
Antonyms: Avoid
Example Sentence:
I will pay any expenses that have been incurred.


7. MUTUAL (ADJECTIVE): (पारस्परिक): Reciprocal
Synonyms: Reciprocated, Requited
Antonyms: Detached
Example Sentence:
A partnership should be based on mutual respect and understanding.


8. VEIL (VERB): (ढंकना): Envelop
Synonyms: Surround, Swathe
Antonyms: Unveil
Example Sentence:
She's got long fair hair but she's got veils them.


9. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): (बेचैनी): Dismay
Synonyms: Perturbation, Anxiety
Antonyms: Satisfaction
Example Sentence:
To her consternation her car didn’t start.


10. UNFORTUNATE (NOUN): (खेदजनक): Regrettable
Synonyms: Inappropriate, Unsuitable
Antonyms: Tactful
Example Sentence:
His unfortunate remark silenced everyone.

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❇️ 19th August

📷 World Photography Day
विश्व फोटोग्राफी दिवस

Theme23 : "LANDSCAPES"

📸The aim of this day is to encourage people to express their feelings, emotions and social thinking through their photography skills

🔰The chemical used as a ‘fixer’ in photography is - Sodium Thiosulphate

🔰Silver Bromide is used in photography as a component of an emulsion that helps develop a photographic image.

🔰The primary colors in photography are - Red, Green and Blue

🔰 Worldwide Pinhole Photography Dayfalls on- 26 April

🟢 NEWS
🔷Union MoS Dr L. Murugan Confers 8th National Photography Awards

🔶13th edition of Greenstorm Global Photography Award 2022- Mohamad Reza Masoumi

🔷Amber Bracken won the "2022 World Press Photo of the Year" award for "Kamloops Residential School"

🔶Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 - Erlend Haarberg

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.08.2023


1. BOTTLENECK (NOUN): (बाधा): Jam
Synonyms: Barrier, Hindrance
Antonyms: Aid, Assistance
Example Sentence:
Animated films still face bottlenecks.


2. DETRIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): Dangerous
Synonyms:Harmful, Hurtful
Antonyms: Benign, Beneficial
Example Sentence:
Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people.


3. ONSLAUGHT (NOUN): (हमला): Attack
Synonyms: Assault, Onset
Antonyms: Defense, Repulsion
Example Sentence:
The onslaught was unleashed on the day that G8 world leaders met at Gleneagles.


4. SPURT (NOUN): (उछाल): Spray
Synonyms: Squirt, Spout
Antonyms: Contain
Example Sentence:
A brief spurt of tears gushed into her eyes.


5. DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): Corrupt
Synonyms: Degrade, Desecrate
Antonyms: Honour, Praise
Example Sentence:
He tried to defile the system.


6. DECREE (NOUN): (हुक्मनामा): Order
Synonyms: Edict command
Antonyms: Hint, Suggestion
Example Sentence:
The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly.


7. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (वाचाल): Wordy
Synonyms: Gabby, Circumlocutory
Antonyms: Concise, Succinct
Example Sentence:
He is a verbose man.


8. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE): (नवजात): Budding
Synonyms: Growing, Developing
Antonyms: Developed, Mature
Example Sentence:
The Indian space industry is yet nascent.


9. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): Hidden
Synonyms: Undercover, Secret
Antonyms: Open, Known
Example Sentence:
Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.


10. PROXIMITY (NOUN): (निकटता): Closeness
Synonyms: Nearness, Presence
Antonyms: Distance
Example Sentence:
His close proximity sent her heart racing.

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❇️ 20th August

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

🔶2023 commemorates the 79th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. 

🔶Rajiv Gandhi is the 6th as well as the youngest PM of India

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

🔶The Vir Bhumi is a memorial dedicated to the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated in 1991.
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🦟 World Mosquito Day
विश्व मच्छर दिवस

🦟To raise awareness about the diseases caused by the female mosquitoes.

🦟This day honor the British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’s groundbreaking discovery in 1897 that, female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
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⭐ Indian Akshay Urja or Renewable Energy Day to mark the importance of renewable energy resources in India

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FAMOUS BOOKS AND AUTHORS IN NEWS 2023

🔹Prism: The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow : Vinod Mankara

🔹Finance Ministers of India: From Independence to the Emergency (1947-1977) : A.K. Bhattacharya

🔹Master Residential Real Estate : Ashwinder R Singh.

🔹The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life Ruskin Bond

🔹Ringside Vijay Darda

🔹Guts Amidst Bloodbath: The Anshuman Gaekwad Narrative Aditya Bhushan

🔹The Indian Metropolis: Deconstructing India’s Urban Spaces :Feroze Varun Gandhi.

🔹Made in India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise" : Amitabh Kant .

🔹Milk and Honey : Rupi Kaur

🔹Collective Spirit, Concrete Action : Shashi Shekhar Vempati

🔹Reflections : Narayanan Vaghul.

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✅ Bengaluru in News 2023

➼ Bengaluru becomes the first Indian city to join the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF).

➼ India is all set to host the 5th World Coffee Conference (WCC) for the first time from 25-28 September 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

➼ India’s first 3D-printed post office to come up in Bengaluru.

➼ The second Trade and Investment Working Group meeting under the G20 India Presidency began in Bengaluru.

➼ Sberbank’s branch in India has been granted permission by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up an IT unit in Bengaluru.


➼ Foxconn to invest nearly 1 billion USD in Bengaluru.

➼ Nitin Gadkari unveiled first methanol run buses in Bengaluru.

➼ India Energy Week 2023 (IEW 2023), being organised during India's G20 Presidency, will be held in Bengaluru between February 6 and 8, 2023.

➼ The Union Ministry of Defence has announced on 27 November 2022 that the biennial air show
AeroIndia-2023 will be held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru's from 13-17 February,
2023. This would be the 14th edition of Aero India.

➼ The first G-20 Environment meeting under the G-20 India Presidency will be held at the Taj West End in Bengaluru.

➼ Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on 15 March inaugurated a 5-day cultural program "AgriUnifest" in Bengaluru.

➼ The first meeting of the G-20 Energy Transition Working Group under the chairmanship of India will be held in Bengaluru from 5 to 7 February.

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✅ IMPORTANT DAYS & THEME JULY MONTH 2023

 1st July
 SBI Foundation Day.
 1st July.
 GST Day.
 1st July.
 Chartered Accountant Day.
 Theme : Empowering Financial Excellence.
 1st July.
 National Postal Worker Day.
 1st July.
 National Doctor's Day. [Birth Anniversary Of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy].
 Theme : Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands.
 1st July [1st Saturday Of July]
 International Coperate Day.
 Theme : Cooperatives for Sustainable Developmen.
 2nd July.
 World Sports Journalist Day.
 2nd July.
 World UFO Day.
 3rd July.
 International Plastic Bag Free Day.
 4th July.
 Independence Day Of USA.

 6th July.
 World Zoonoses Day.
 Theme : One World, One Health: Prevent Zoonoses, Stop the Spread.
 7th July.
 World Choclate Day.
 10th July.
 National Fish Farmer's Day.
 10th July.
 Global Energy Independence Day.
 Theme : Empowering Communities Transforming The World.
 11th July.
 World Population Day.
 Theme : Unleashing The Power Of Gender Equity ; Uplifting The Voices Of Women & Girls To
Unlock Our World's Infinite Possibilities.
 12th July.
 42nd NABARD Foundation Day.
 12th July.
 International Malala Day.
 12th July.
 World Paper Bag Day.
 Theme : If You're 'Fantastic', Do Something 'Dramatic' To Cut The 'Plastic', Use 'Paper Bags.
 12th July.
 National Simplicity Day.
 15th July.
 World Youth Skill Day.
 Theme : Skilling Teachers, Trainers & Youth For a Transformative Future.
 15th July.
 National Plastic Surgery Day.
 17th July.
 26th July.
 Kargil Vijay Diwas.
 26th July.
 International Day For The Conservation Of The Mangrove Ecosystem.
 28th July.
 World Nature Conservation Day.
 Theme - Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”.
 28th July.
 World Hepatitis Day.
 Theme : One Life, One Liver.
 29th July.
 World Tiger Day.
 30th July.
 International Friendship Day.
 Theme : Sharing The Human Spirit Through Friendship.
 30th July.
 World Day Against Trafficking In Person.
 Theme : Reach Every Victim Of Trafficking Leave No One Behind.
 31st July.
 World Ranger Day.
 Theme : 30 By 30.

❇️ 23rd August

🔗 "International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition"
"दास व्यापार और उसके उन्मूलन के स्मरण के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस"

Theme 2023: 'Fighting slavery's legacy of racism through transformative education"

The memorial provides an inclusive space for all people to remember the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, reflect on its legacy, and honour those freedom fighters who fought for its abolition.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.08.2023


1. LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): (वैध): Valid
Synonyms: Sound, Admissible
Antonyms: Invalid
Example Sentence:
He should at least give a legitimate excuse for being late.


2. COMMIT (VERB): (समर्पित होना): Devout
Synonyms: Devoted, Loyal
Antonyms: Apathetic
Example Sentence:
We are committed to the fundamental principles of democracy.


3. COUNTER (VERB): (विरोध करना): Parry
Synonyms: Answer, Contradict
Antonyms: Support
Example Sentence:
The possibility of the enemy being able to counter with similar missiles was remote.


4. ERSTWHILE (ADJECTIVE): (भूतपूर्व): Former
Synonyms: Old, Past
Antonyms: Present
Example Sentence:
The erstwhile president of the company died recently.


5. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): Continual
Synonyms: Constant, Continuous
Antonyms: Intermittent
Example Sentence:
Everyone for him was an unrelenting opponent.


6. OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): Immense
Synonyms: Profuse, Enormous
Antonyms: Small
Example Sentence:
His party won overwhelming support.


7. CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): Din
Synonyms: Racket, Uproar
Antonyms: Silence
Example Sentence:
The questions rose to a clamour.


8. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (असावधान): Cursory
Synonyms: Desultory, Quick
Antonyms: Careful
Example Sentence:
He gave a perfunctory nod.


9. DISTRESS (NOUN): (संकट): Anguish
Synonyms: Suffering, Pain
Antonyms:Happiness
Example Sentence:
To his distress he saw that she was trembling


10. CONVICTION (NOUN): (निश्चय): Certainty
Synonyms: Certitude, Assurance
Antonyms: Uncertainty
Example Sentence:
She had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 24.08.2023


1. BLATANT (ADJECTIVE): (ज्वलंत): Flagrant
Synonyms: Glaring, Obvious
Antonyms: Inconspicuous
Example Sentence:
She turned her back on him in blatant disregard he wasn't likely to misinterpret.


2. EXPEDITE (VERB): (जल्दी करना): Speed up
Synonyms: Accelerate, Hurry
Antonyms: Delay
Example Sentence:
He promised to expedite economic reforms.


3.UNUSUAL (ADJECTIVE): (असाधारण): Remarkable
Synonyms: Extraordinary, Exceptional
Antonyms: Unremarkable
Example Sentence:
He is a man of unusual talent.


4. DOMINANCE (NOUN): (प्रभुत्व): Supremacy
Synonyms: Superiority, Ascendancy
Antonyms: Subservience
Example Sentence:
There is worldwide dominance of Hollywood.


5. REDEMPTION (NOUN): (मोचन): Retrieval
Synonyms: Recovery, Reclamation
Antonyms: Deprivation
Example Sentence:
The peasants found the terms of redemption unattractive.


6. ESCALATION (NOUN): (वृद्धि): Rise
Synonyms: Hike, Advance
Antonyms: Plunge
Example Sentence:
A convincing argument backed by a slow policy may limit escalation of a crisis.


7. VIOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यन्त): Intense
Synonyms: Extreme, Strong
Antonyms: Mild
Example Sentence:
I have a violent dislike for red roses.


8. FURY (NOUN): (रोष): Rage
Synonyms: Anger, Wrath
Antonyms: Good humour
Example Sentence:
Her eyes were filled with tears of fury and frustration.


9. BAR (VERB): (रोकना): Prohibit
Synonyms:Debar, Preclude
Antonyms: Admit
Example Sentence:
Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.


10. ELIGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (योग्य): Entitled
Synonyms: Permitted Allowed
Antonyms: Ineligible
Example Sentence:
Customers who are eligible for discounts, formed a long queue.

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🏆 69th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

- Best Actor: Allu Arjun
- Best Popular Film: RRR
- Best Wholesome Film: RRR
- Best Choreography: RRR
- Best VFX: RRR
- Best Action Direction: RRR
- Best Feature Film: Rocketry
- Best Music Director: DSP
- Best BGM (Background Music): MM Keeravani
- Best Tamil Film: Kadaisi Vivasayi
- Special Mention: Kadaisi Vivasayi
- Best Actress: Kriti Sanon (Mimi) & Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
- Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi & Nayattu
- Best Telugu Film: Uppena
- Best Kannada Film: 777 Charlie
- Best Playback Singer: Shreya Ghosal

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