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- Founded- 1 December 1965
- Founder- Khusro Faramurz Rustamji
- Constituting instrument – Border Security Force Act 1968
- Headquarters – New Delhi
- Director General- IPS Nitin Agarwal

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.03.2024


1. FASCINATING (ADJECTIVE): (चित्ताकर्षक): engrossing 
Synonyms: captivating, absorbing 
Antonyms: boring 
Example Sentence: He was also the most fascinating person she'd ever spoken to. 


2. COUNTER (ADJECTIVE): (विरोध): opposing 
Synonyms: opposed, opposite 
Antonyms: complementary 
Example Sentence: After years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer. 


3. COMPLICATION (NOUN): (जटिल स्थिति): complexity 
Synonyms: difficulty, intricacy 
Antonyms: simplicity 
Example Sentence: To add further complication, English-speakers use a different name. 


4. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unparalleled 
Synonyms: unequalled, unmatched 
Antonyms: normal 
Example Sentence: The preparations were made on an unprecedented scale. 


5. DELUGE (NOUN): (सैलाब करना): barrage 
Synonyms: volley, flood 
Antonyms: trickle 
Example Sentence: We received a deluge of complaints. 


6. DILIGENCE (NOUN): (ईमानदारी): conscientiousness 
Synonyms: assiduity, rigour 
Antonyms: laziness 
Example Sentence:Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP. 


7. ILLUSTRIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शानदार): eminent 
Synonyms: distinguished, acclaimed 
Antonyms: unknown 
Example Sentence:The family was illustrious and wealthy, and claimed descent from Constantine. 


8. AGGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आक्रामक): assertive 
Synonyms: forceful, competitive 
Antonyms: submissive 
Example Sentence:We needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy. 


9. PROPITIOUS (ADJECTIVE):(अनुकूल): favourable 
Synonyms: auspicious, promising 
Antonyms: inauspicious 
Example Sentence: Finally, all things proved to be propitious. 


10. TRAGEDY (NOUN): (त्रासदी): disaster 
Synonyms: calamity, catastrophe 
Antonyms: fortune 
Example Sentence: A tragedy arrived that killed 95 people.

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👩🏻 WOMEN'S IN NEWS

🔸 Spain Wins First UEFA Women’s Nations League

🔹 Ministry Of Women And Child Development Organizes ‘Poshan Utsav: Celebrating Nutrition’ To Promote Good Nutrition Behavior

🔸 Government Continues Women Safety Scheme Till 2025-26

🔹 Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: India Women Win Title

🔸 SWATI Portal Launched To Empower Women In STEMM

🔹 SAFF Women’s U-19 Championships: India And Bangladesh Declared Joint Winners

🔸 Sonam Maskar Wins Silver In Women’s Air Rifle In Cairo, Egypt

🔹 Netherlands Won FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup

🔸 India’s All-Women Tri-Services Contingent At Republic Day 2024 Parade

🔹 Tai Tzu Ying Clinches Victory In India Open 2024 Women’s Singles

🔸 Chennai Tops As Best City For Indian Women

🔹 Inauguration Of India’s First All-Girl Sainik School: A Milestone In Women Empowerment

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🔹 MSME Ministry Unveils 3 RAMP Sub-Schemes, Makes ZED Scheme Free For Women

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👩 First female in India -Names - Year {✍️ ριнυ }

First female doctor in India -Anandi Gopal Joshi -1887
- First female teacher in India
Savitribai Phule -1848
- India’s first women I.P.S officer - Kiran Bedi - 1972
- First woman autorickshaw driver- Shila Dawre - 1988
- First female pilot in India
-Sarla Thakral - 1936
- First female train driver in India
-Surekha Yadav -1988
- female rafale pilot in India
-Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh
-2017
-First female army officer in India
Captain Lakshmi Sehgal -1943
- First female astronaut in India
-Kalpana Chawla -2003
- First female prime minister in India
-Indira Gandhi -1966- 1977
-First female engineer in India -Lalitha Ayyalasomayajula
1919- 1979
-First female lawyer in India -Cornelia Sorabji -1894
-First female president in India
-Pratibha Patil -2007 - 2012
-First female chief minister in India
-Sucheta Kripalani -1963
-First female actress in India -Durgabai Kamat - 1914
-First female barrister in India
-Cornelia Sorabji - 1866- 1954
- First female fighter pilot in India
-Bhawana Kanth -2016
- First female neurosurgeon in India
Thanjavur Santhanakrishna Kanaka
-1932- 2018
- First female airline pilot in India
-Durba Banerjee - 1959
- First female governor in India
-Sarojini Naidu -1947- 1949
-First female scientist in India
-Kamala Sohonie -1912- 1988
-First female IFS officer in India
-Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
-1949
-First female mining engineer in India - Dr. Chandrani Prasad Verma
-1999
-First CM female in India - Sucheta Kripalani -1908- 1974
-First educated female in india
-Savitribai Phule - 1831- 1897
-First female defence minister in india - Nirmala Sitharaman - 2017
- First female entrepreneurs in india
- Kalpana Saroj - 2001
- First female dentist in india -Vimal Sood - 1922- 2021
- First women president of INC
- Annie Besant - 1917
- First women union minister
-Rajkumari Amrita Kaur - 1947
- India’s first women ruler (on Delhi’s throne) - Razia Sultan -1236 to 1240
- First women to get Ashok Chakra
-Nirja Bhanot - 1987
- First Indian women to get the nobel prize -Mother Teresa - 1979
- First Indian women to climb the Mt. Everest - Bachendri Pal -1984
- First Indian women to become Miss world - Miss Reita Faria - 1966
-First women to get Jnanpith award
-Ashpurna Devi - 1976
- First Indian women to win a gold in Asian games - Kamaljeet Sandhu
-1970
-First Indian women to win the Booker prize - Arundhati Roy
1992
- First woman musician to get Bharat Ratna - Ms Subbulakshmi
-1916- 2004
-First Indian woman to win WTA title
-Sania Mirza - 2005

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❇️ 18 March

⚔ Ordinance Factories' Day
आयुध कारखानों का दिवस

The 2024 : "Operational Efficiency, Readiness, and Mission Accomplishment in the Maritime Domain".

🛡 celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition etc in exhibitions all over India. The celebrations start with a parade and the exhibition will also display the photographs of various mountaineering expeditions.

🛡The production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at Cossipore of Kolkata, was started in 18th of March, 1802.

🛡OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia.

🛡OFB is referred to as the “Fourth Arm of Defence” and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India.

🛡OFB is functioning under the Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence.

🛡Director-General & & Chairman of Ordnance Factories:
C S Vishwakarma
Headquarters of Ordnance Factory Board: Kolkata, West Bengal.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.03.2024


1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart 
Synonyms: loyal, faithful 
Antonyms: disloyal 
Example Sentence:He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby. 


2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary 
Synonyms: inessential, non-essential 
Antonyms: necessary 
Example Sentence: I deplore needless waste. 


3. REBELLION (NOUN): (विद्रोह): defiance 
Synonyms: disobedience, insubordination 
Antonyms: obedience 
Example Sentence:What she did was nothing but an act of teenage rebellion. 


4. HASTEN (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up 
Synonyms: accelerate, quicken 
Antonyms: delay 
Example Sentence:This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. 


5. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनोखा/अद्भुत): eye-catching 
Synonyms: startling, striking 
Antonyms: inconspicuous 
Example Sentence:Her routines and leotards tend to be outrageous. 


6. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): slack 
Synonyms: slipshod, negligent 
Antonyms: stern 
Example Sentence:We must ever be lax with our security. 


7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): terrible 
Synonyms: dreadful, appalling 
Antonyms: good 
Example Sentence:Misuse of drugs can have dire outcomes. 


8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (वापस लेना): withdraw 
Synonyms: leave, pull out of 
Antonyms: enter 
Example Sentence:The commanders disengaged their forces. 


9. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दंड निलंबित करना): pardon 
Synonyms: spare, acquit 
Antonyms: charge 
Example Sentence:He was sentenced to death but then reprieved. 


10. DEFECTION (NOUN): (पक्षत्याग): desertion 
Synonyms: absconding, decamping 
Antonyms: joining 
Example Sentence:One defection from the government dissolved Temaru's majority. 

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- King of cereals: Wheat
- Queen of cereals: Maize
- King of vegetables: Potato
- Poor man's meat: Soybean
- Famine reserves: Millets
- Camel crop: Sorghum
- Queen of oilseed: Sesame
- King of oilseed: Groundnut
- Queen of fodder crop: Lucerne
- King of fodder crop: Barseem

🟢 LIST OF HILL STATIONS IN INDIA

🔹 Almora - Uttarakhand
🔹 Cherrapunjee - Meghalaya
🔹 Coonoor - Tamil Nadu
🔹 Dalhousie - Himachal Pradesh
🔹 Darjeeling - West Bengal
🔹 Gangtok - Sikkim
🔹 Gulberga - Jammu and Kashmir
🔹 Kalimpong - West Bengal
🔹 Kasauli - Himachal Pradesh
🔹 Kemangundi - Karnataka
🔹 Khandala - Maharashtra
🔹 Kodiakanal - Tamil Nadu
🔹 Kullu Valley - Himachal Pradesh
🔹 Lansdowne - Uttarakhand
🔹 Mahabaleshwar - Maharashtra
🔹 Manali - Himachal Pradesh
🔹 Mount Abu - Rajasthan
🔹 Mussoorie - Uttarakhand
🔹 Nainital - Uttarakhand
🔹 Pahalgam - Jammu and Kashmir
🔹 Panchgani - Maharashtra
🔹 Panchmarhi - Madhya Pradesh
🔹 Ranikhet - Uttarakhand
🔹 Saputara - Gujarat
🔹 Shillong - Meghalaya
🔹 Shimla - Himachal Pradesh
🔹 Ooty or Udhamandalam - Tamil Nadu

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.03.2024



1. WITHSTAND (NOUN): (विरोध करना): resist 
Synonyms: hold out against, stand up to 
Antonyms: give in 
Example Sentence:The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph. 


2. SNAP (VERB): (टूटना): break 
Synonyms: fracture, splinter 
Antonyms: hold 
Example Sentence:The strings of the guitar kept snapping. 


3. CONTEST (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना): oppose 
Synonyms: challenge dispute 
Antonyms: agree with 
Example Sentence:The former orderly contests his dismissal. 


4. VIGOUR (NOUN): (शक्ति): robustness 
Synonyms: hardiness, strength 
Antonyms: weakness 
Example Sentence: ÷I am 69 but still full of vigour and vitality. 


5. SURREAL (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): unreal 
Synonyms: bizarre unusual 
Antonyms: real 
Example Sentence:The story was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.


6. CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अराजक): disorderly 
Synonyms: disordered, disorganized 
Antonyms: orderly 
Example Sentence:The administration of finance was as chaotic as the condition of parliament. 


7. VULNERABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सहज में घायल होने वाला): at risk 
Synonyms: endangered, unsafe 
Antonyms: invulnerable 
Example Sentence: Children are the most vulnerable members of society. 


8. SPURN (VERB): (तिरस्कार करना): refuse 
Synonyms: decline, reject 
Antonyms: adore 
Example Sentence:He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned. 


9. RETREAT (VERB): (स्थान छोड़ना): withdraw 
Synonyms: retire, draw back 
Antonyms: advance 
Example Sentence:When the enemy attacked, our troops were forced to retreat. 


10. MOUNT (VERB): (उठना): increase 
Synonyms: grow, rise 
Antonyms: decrease 
Example Sentence:The costs mount up when we buy a home. 

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- Swaminathan Committee: Population Policy
- Janaki Raman Committee: Securities Scam
- Daantwala Committee: Unemployment Estimates
- Sarkaria Committee: Center State Relations
- Goswami Committee: Industrial Sickness
- Mahalanobis Committee: National Income
- Rangarajan Committee: Balance of Payments
- Goi Poria Committee: Bank Service Reforms
- Bhurelal Committee: Increase in Motor Vehicle Tax
- Sachar Committee: Socio-economic and Educational Status of Muslims
- Mahajan Committee: Sugar Industry
- Meera Seth Committee: Development of Handloom

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❇️ 20 March

😄 International Day of Happiness
प्रसन्नता का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme 2024 : “Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient Communities.” 

😍The United Nations started the day to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people all over the globe. Every person should be happy in their life irrespective of their age, class, caste or other criteria. Being happy should be the ultimate goal in a human's life.

😝The day was first celebrated in the year 2013.

😂In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet.

😄 World Happiness Report 2023
🔷Top : Finland
🔷 India : 126 | 2022 : 136

😁 Laughing gas - Nitrous Oxide ( N2O)

Note :
20 March : World Sparrow Day , World Storytelling Day

🇺🇳 UNITED NATIONS (UN)
▪️Founded - 24 OCT, 1945
▪️HQ - New york US
▪️S.G - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
▪️MC - 193

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.03.2024


1. SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following 
Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding 
Antonyms: previous 
Example Sentence:The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906. 


2. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (वर्तमान): current 
Synonyms: existing, present 
Antonyms: past 
Example Sentence:The incumbent President had been defeated. 


3. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण) repudiation 
Synonyms: revocation, repeal 
Antonyms: institution
Example Sentence:The ministry proposed for the abrogation of the electoral law of 1850. 


4. HALT (VERB): (ठहरना): stop 
Synonyms: come to rest, pull up 
Antonyms: start 
Example Sentence:There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed. 


5. DEPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): slow down 
Synonyms: reduce, lower 
Antonyms: encourage 
Example Sentence:Fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets. 


6. CONSERVATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिवर्तनवादी): traditionalist 
Synonyms: traditional, conventional 
Antonyms: radical 
Example Sentence:They were very conservative in their outlook. 


7. SETBACK (NOUN): (बाधा): problem 
Synonyms: difficulty, issue 
Antonyms: breakthrough 
Example Sentence:There was a serious setback for the peace. 


8. UPHOLD (VERB): (कायम रखना): maintain 
Synonyms: sustain, continue 
Antonyms: abandon 
Example Sentence:They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures. 


9. INCAPACITATE (VERB): (अक्षमता): disabled 
Synonyms: debilitated, indisposed 
Antonyms: fit 
Example Sentence: He was incapacitated by a heart attack. 


10. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish 
Synonyms: immature, infantile 
Antonyms: mature 
Example Sentence:We had a puerile argument.

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🏆Diana Memorial Award

💠The award was established in 1999 by a board chaired by Gordon Brown.

💠India's Uday Bhatia and Manasi Gupta were honored with the 'Diana Memorial Award' on 14 March 2024. Along with them, a total of 20 people from the world were honored with the 'Diana Memorial Award'.

🔷The Diana Award charity, established in memory of the late Princess of Wales, is celebrating its 25th anniversary

👱‍♀Mansi Gupta : She is a mental health campaigner from Haryana.  He has established Huesothemind Foundation in Gurugram.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24-year-old's mental health services have been appreciated and recognized.

🧓Uday Bhatia : His company, Uday Electric headquartered in Delhi, has invented a device that provides relief from power cuts.

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