❇️ 26 December 2023 ( 2nd )

🙏 Veer Baal Diwas
वीर बाल दिवस

🌺 To pay tribute to the courage of the four Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Sahib Ji who attained martyrdom in the 17th century.

💐The announcement to celebrate Veer Bal Diwas was made on January 9, 2022, by the Honorable Prime Minister of our country Mr. Narendra Modi.

💐 Under Veer Bal Diwas 2022, his two more elder brothers Sahibzada Ajit Singh ji and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh ji were martyred fighting the enemy on 21 December 17 under Chamkaur Sahib at the young age of just 18 years and 14 years respectively. For this reason, the Honorable Prime Minister of our country Mr. Narendra Modi has decided to celebrate 26th December every year as Veer Bal Diwas 2022.

🟢 Most Important Days
16 January - National Startup Day
23 January - Prakram Diwas
14 April - National Dolphin Day
12 October - World Sloth Bear Day
14 August - Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

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🟢 G-20 In NEWS (Important 4 Exams)

🏟 Founded: 1999

🗺 Annual Summits:
- 🌱2022 - Indonesia 🇮🇩
- 🌱2023 - India 🇮🇳
- 🌱2024 - Brazil 🇧🇷

👨🏻‍💼 G20 Sherpa: Amitabh Kant

🏟 G20 Troika for 2023: Indonesia, India, and Brazil

📉 India has the lowest per capita GDP among G-20 Countries.

🦚 Theme of G-20 2023: "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (Maha Upanishads) - The World Is One Family

💼 Meetings:
- 3rd Employment Working Group Meeting - Geneva
- 2nd G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting - Rishikesh
- 2nd G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Meeting - Mumbai
- 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting - Bengaluru
- 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting - Srinagar
- 1st G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting - Bengaluru
- G-20 Culture Working Group Meeting - Khajuraho
- G-20 Foreign Ministers Meeting - New Delhi
- G-20 Space Economy Leaders Meet - Meghalaya

❇️ 27 December

😷 International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
महामारी की तैयारी का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

🧴 This day encourages every individual, institution and government to observe the International Day annually " in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national contexts and priorities, through education and awareness-raising activities, in order to highlight the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics.

🟢 NEWS
🔷Serum Institute To Establish Centre Of Excellence For Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness In Hyderabad

🔶The Next Pandemic: Disease X Looms As A Potential Global Threat

🔷Gandhi Walk Resumed In Johannesburg, South Africa After Covid-19 Pandemic

🔶Minister Rupala To Launch “Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI)”

🏢WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
Founded - 7 April 1948
HQ - Gevena, Switzerland
D.G - Tedros Adhanom
MC - 194

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🟢 IMPORTANT FOLK DANCE ASKED IN CGL 2023

- Odisha: Daskathia
- Rajasthan: Bhavai
- Gujarat: Garodas
- Odisha: Jatra
- Himachal Pradesh: Kariyila
- Madhya Pradesh: Mach
- Haryana: Swang
- Assam: Ojapali, Bhaona
- Maharashtra: Povada, Tamasha
- Jammu and Kashmir: Bhand Pathar
- Konkan region: Dashavatara
- Punjab: Nakkal

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.12.2023


1. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना) : take apart 
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct 
Antonyms: assemble 
Example Sentence: The mechanic dismantled the engine to repair it. 


2. GRATUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निष्कारण): unjustified 
Synonyms: unwarranted, unprovoked 
Antonyms: justifiable 
Example Sentence: The gratuitous killing of dolphins must be stopped. 


3. CONGRUENCE (NOUN): (अनुरूपता): compatibility 
Synonyms: consistency conformity 
Antonyms: conflict 
Example Sentence: The results show quite good congruence with recent studies. 


4. SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (तीखा): devastating 
Synonyms: withering, blistering 
Antonyms: mild 
Example Sentence: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister. 


5. UNSUNG (ADJECTIVE): (विस्मृत): unacknowledged 
Synonyms: uncelebrated, unhonoured 
Antonyms: famous 
Example Sentence: Tanhaji is one of the unsung heroes. 


6. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): (निर्लज): bold 
Synonyms: shameless, as bold as brass 
Antonyms: timid 
Example Sentence: He was brazen about his illegal business. 


7. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): harmful 
Synonyms: damaging, detrimental 
Antonyms: beneficial 
Example Sentence: Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children. 


8. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 
Synonyms: successful, effectual 
Antonyms: inefficacious 
Example Sentence: The treatment was just not efficacious. 


9. UNSETTLE (VERB): (अस्थिर करना): discompose 
Synonyms: unnerve, upset 
Antonyms: reassure 
Example Sentence: The crisis has unsettled financial markets. 


10. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional 
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem 
Antonyms: permanent 
Example Sentence: An interim arrangement was made at the end. 

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✅ DG of Railway Protection Force:
Manoj Yadava (replacing Sanjay Chander)

✅ DG of Indian Coast Guard (ICG):
Rakesh Pal (25th)

✅ Special Director of CBI:
Ajay Bhatnagar

✅ Additional Director of CBI:
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✅ Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW):
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.12.2023


1. BELITTLE (VERB): (अपयश फैलाना): disparage 
Synonyms: denigrate, run down 
Antonyms: run down 
Example Sentence: She belittled my riding skills whenever she could. 


2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अतिसंवेदनशील): impressionable 
Synonyms: credulous, gullible 
Antonyms: sceptical 
Example Sentence: They only do it to tease him—he's too susceptible. 


3. PATRONIZE (VERB): (नीचा करना): look down on 
Synonyms: talk down to, put down 
Antonyms: friendly 
Example Sentence: He hated being patronized and pitied by those who didn't believe his story. 


4. HERCULEAN (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यंत कठिन): arduous 
Synonyms: gruelling, laborious 
Antonyms: easy 
Example Sentence: I have a herculean task in trying to paint an extraordinary picture in half an hour. 


5. RESILIENCE (NOUN): (लचीलता): flexibility 
Synonyms: pliability, plasticity 
Antonyms: rigidity 
Example Sentence: Nylon has great abrasion and resilience. 


6. THWART (VERB): (विफल करना): foil 
Synonyms: frustrate, balk 
Antonyms: assist 
Example Sentence: She did all she could to thwart his plans. 


7. COMMENSURATE (ADJECTIVE): (समकक्ष): equivalent 
Synonyms: equal, corresponding 
Antonyms: disproportionate 
Example Sentence: Salary will be commensurate with age and experience. 


8. MULTIFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विविध): diverse 
Synonyms: many, numerous 
Antonyms: homogeneous 
Example Sentence: I work at a vast multifarious organization. 


9. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): passionate 
Synonyms: impassioned, ardent 
Antonyms: bland 
Example Sentence: She is a fiery, imaginative Aries. 


10. ALIENATE (VERB): (विमुख करना): estrange 
Synonyms: turn away, set apart 
Antonyms: unite 
Example Sentence: Even where we least like him we find nothing mean to alienate him from us. 

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✅ List of Total Navratna Companies 2023 (as of Oct'23):

1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Container Corporation of India Limited
3. Engineers India Limited
4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
5. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
6. National Aluminium Company Limited
7. National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
8. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
9. NMDC Limited
10. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
11. Shipping Corporation of India Limited
12. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
13. ONGC Videsh Ltd
14. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
15. IRCON International Limited
16. RITES Limited

🌋 Volcano Sites Around the World

1. 🇮🇳 India: Baratang and Barren
2. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: Krakatau, Sinabung, Merapi
3. 🇯🇵 Japan: Mount Asma, Mt Aso, Mt Hakone, Mt Shindke
4. 🇲🇽 Mexico: Popocatépetl, Volcán de Colima
5. 🇺🇸 United States: Mt Cliveland, Mt Shishaldin
6. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: Erta Ale
7. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Kilauea (Hawaii)
8. 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea: Bagana
9. 🇦🇶 Antarctica: Mt Erebus
10. 🇷🇺 Russia: Chirinkotan, Shiveluch
11. 🇮🇹 Italy: Mt Etna, Stromboli

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.12.2023


1. ESCHEW (VERB): (त्याग करना): give up
Synonyms: forgo, forswear
Antonyms: indulge in
Example Sentence:She appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.


2. RADICAL (ADJECTIVE): (विस्तृत): thoroughgoing
Synonyms: thorough, complete
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework is needed.


3. RELISH (NOUN): (प्रसन्नता): gusto
Synonyms: enjoyment, delight
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:I was appointed to a post for which I had little relish.


4. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विलक्षण): enormous
Synonyms: huge, colossal
Antonyms: small, insignificant
Example Sentence:The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.


5. INCARCERATE (VERB): (क़ैद कर देना): imprison
Synonyms: jail, lock up
Antonyms: release, free
Example Sentence:Many are incarcerated for property offences.


6. GALL (VERB): (खिजाना): irritate
Synonyms: annoy, vex
Antonyms: mollify
Example Sentence:It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence.


7. GARRULOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बातूनी): talkative
Synonyms: loquacious, voluble
Antonyms: taciturn
Example Sentence:They met a garrulous cab driver today.


8. ABET (VERB): (सहायता करना): assist
Synonyms: aid, help
Antonyms: hinder
Example Sentence:He was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others.


9. RUDIMENTARY (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिष्कृत): primitive
Synonyms: crude, simple
Antonyms: sophisticated
Example Sentence:I am at a rudimentary stage of evolution.


10. FABRICATE (VERB): (निर्माण करना): make
Synonyms: create, manufacture
Antonyms: destroy
Example Sentence:You will have to fabricate an exhaust system. 

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1. Stellantis India:
- CEO and Managing Director: Aditya Jairaj (succeeding Roland Bouchara)

2. FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry):
- President: Anish Shah (replacing Subhrakant Panda)
- Senior Vice President: Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

3. World Radiocommunication Conference 2023:
- Chairman: Mohammed Al Ramsi (UAE)

4. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Board:
- Head: Samir Shah

🟢 IMPORTANT TRIBES OF INDIA:

1. Bonda - Orissa
2. Katkari - Maharashtra, Gujarat
3. Sahariya - M.P., Rajasthan
4. Baiga - M.P.
5. Asur and Paharia - Jharkhand
6. Reang/Bru - Tripura, Mizoram
7. Chenchu - Andhra Pradesh
8. Konda Reddy - Andhra Pradesh
9. Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinels - Andaman and Nicobar
10. Chakma - Mizoram
11. Angami - Nagaland
12. Santhal - Jharkhand
13. Changpa - Ladakh
14. Parivara, Talwara, and the Siddi Community Tribes - Karnataka

👳🏻‍♂ SARDAR UDDHAM SINGH

- Born: 26 December 1899, Sunam, Punjab, British India
- Died: 31 July 1940, Pentonville Prison, London

Organizations:
- Ghadar Party (15 July 1913)
- Occupation: Revolutionary
- Nationality: Indian

Massacre:
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919)

Timeline:
- Udham Singh reached London in 1934
- Assassinated Lieutenant Governor Michael O'Dwyer on 13 March 1940
- Convicted of murder on 4 June 1940

Bollywood Movies:
1. "SHAHEED UDDHAM SINGH"
- Release: 24 Dec 1999
- Actor: Raj Babbar

2. "SARDAR UDDHAM SINGH"
- Release: 16 Oct 2021
- Actor: Vicky Kaushal

Involvement:
- Active in the Indian independence movement