❇️ 14 JUNE

🩸 World Blood Donor Day
विश्व रक्तदाता दिवस

🩸Theme 2024 : 20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!

🧬 This day was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was first celebrated on June 14 in 2005.

🔷 World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who discovered the 'ABO blood group system' won Nobel Prize for it in 1930 .

🟢 FACTS and PYQs

▪️Blood is an Eg of Connective Tissue
▪️Study of Blood - Haemotology
▪️Vitamin K is mandatory for blood clotting
▪️Adrenal Gland control Blood pressure
▪️Life span of RBC -120 Days
▪️Blood is red in colour due to the presence of Haemoglobin.
▪️Haemoglobin is the iron-containing metalloprotein.
▪️Haemoglobin present in RBC carries or transports oxygen
▪️Hemophilia blood does not clot

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

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🛑 15 JUNE

🟢 Global Wind Day
वैश्विक पवन दिवस

💠 1st celebration of World Wind Day took place for the first time in Europe in 2007

💠 World Wind Day is organized by the organizations of the World Wind Energy Council (GWEC) 

💠 GWEC : HQ : Brussles Belgium

🟢 WINDS RELATED FACTS
▪️ Study of Wind : Anemology
▪️ Largest wind farm in the world is Alta Wind Energy Center ,California USA
▪️Denmark is called "Coutry of winds"

🟢 NEWS
🔷 Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world

🔶Jaisalmer Wind Park is the largest operational onshore wind farm in India

🔷Adani Green Energy Operationalises 126 MW Wind Power Plant In Gujarat

🔶NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd’s First 50 MW Dayapar Wind Project In Kutch, Gujarat

🔷First Vertical Wind Tunnel Installed At Indian Army’s Special Forces Training School In Himachal Pradesh

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.06.2024


1. VACILLATE (VERB): (डगमगाना/ लहरना): dither
Synonyms: waver, teeter
Antonyms: resolute
Example Sentence:I had been vacillating between teaching and journalism for a while now.


2. SUBSERVIENT (ADJECTIVE): (विनीत): submissive
Synonyms: deferential, acquiescent
Antonyms: domineering
Example Sentence:She was subservient to her parents.


3. EGRESS (NOUN): (निकास): departure
Synonyms: leaving, exit
Antonyms: entry
Example Sentence:There is only one route of egress in the case of an emergency.


4. PIVOTAL (ADJECTIVE): (केंद्रीय): central
Synonyms: crucial, vital
Antonyms: trivial
Example Sentence:Japan's role is pivotal in the world economy.


5. REGRESS (VERB): (लौट आना): revert
Synonyms: retrogress, relapse
Antonyms: progress
Example Sentence:They would not regress to pre-technological tribalism.


6. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:A simple bomb could annihilated them all.


7. GROSS (ADJECTIVE): (भद्दा): coarse
Synonyms: vulgar, crude
Antonyms: pure
Example Sentence:He is a man of gross speech.


8. APPREHENSION (NOUN): (व्यग्रता): anxiety
Synonyms: angst, alarm
Antonyms: confidence
Example Sentence:He felt sick with apprehension.


9. ALACRITY (NOUN): (तत्परता): eagerness
Synonyms: willingness, readiness
Antonyms: apathy
Example Sentence:She accepted the invitation with alacrity.


10. DUBIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): doubtful
Synonyms: uncertain, unsure
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:I was rather dubious about the whole idea.

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❇️16th June

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 International Day of Family Remittances
परिवार प्रेषण का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme24 : "Digital remittances towards financial inclusion and cost reduction"

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The day recognizes the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home and to create a future of hope for their children.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 In 2015, the UN has adopted June 16 as the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR)

🟢 NEWS
🔶UP Govt. Launched Family ID – One Family One Identity Portal

🔷A Book Titled ‘The World: A Family History’ Authored By British Historian Simon Sebag

🔶India Won Excellence In Family Planning Leadership (EXCELL) Award

🔷With $125 Billion In 2023, India Tops The World Remittance Chart

🔶Ministry Of Ayush & Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare Collaborate For “Integrative Health” Policy

💠Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
▪️ Minister: J. P. Nadda
▪️ Constituency: Bilaspur

         ✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🟢 Sports in News 2024

1. Hockey:
- Japan defeated Pakistan to win the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy.

2. Football:
- La Liga: Real Madrid won the 2023-24 season title after beating Cadiz 3-0.
- Indian Super League (ISL): Mumbai City FC defeated Mohun Bagan Super Giant to win the 2023-24 season.
- Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain was confirmed as the champion for the 2023-24 season.
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: Japan defeated Uzbekistan in the final to win their second title.

3. Tennis:
- 2024 Madrid Open:
- Women's Singles: Iga Swiatek.
- Men's Singles: Andrey Rublev.

4. Badminton:
- Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: China won both titles.

5. Squash:
- National men’s champion Velavan Senthilkumar defeated Melvil Scianimanico of France to win the Batch Open Challenger Squash.

6. Cricket:
- Yuvraj Singh becomes ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.06.2024


1. DETERIORATE (VERB): (बिगड़ना): worsen
Synonyms: decline, degenerate
Antonyms: improve
Example Sentence:Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply.


2. INVINCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अजेय): invulnerable
Synonyms: indestructible, unconquerable
Antonyms: vulnerable
Example Sentence:Rome, protected by invincible prestige, escaped.


3. AFFIRM (VERB): (अभिपुष्ट करना): declare
Synonyms: state, assert
Antonyms: deny
Example Sentence:He affirmed the country's commitment to peace.


4. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:The resumption of classes ended an eight-month break.


5. FLINCH (VERB): (झिझकना): wince
Synonyms: start, recoil
Antonyms: stand firm
Example Sentence:She flinched at the acidity in his voice.


6. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): strict
Synonyms: firm, rigid
Antonyms: lenient
Example Sentence:Stringent guidelines have been issued.


7. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (विकट): stern
Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting
Antonyms: amiable
Example Sentence:His grim expression shocked everyone.


8. REPULSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिकारक): revolting
Synonyms: disgusting, abhorrent
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant
Example Sentence:He was utterly repulsive to her.


9. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): (सहगामी): attendant
Synonyms: accompanying associated
Antonyms: unrelated
Example Sentence:She loved travel, with all its concomitant worries.


10. GULLIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला): credulous
Synonyms: trustful impressionable
Antonyms: cynical
Example Sentence:A cheap attempt was made to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

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🟢 IMPORTANT TEMPLES IN INDIA

- Mahabodhi Temple - Bihar
- Somnath Temple - Gujarat
- Dwarkadhish Temple - Gujarat
- Virupaksha Temple - Karnataka
- Gomateshwara Temple - Karnataka
- Padmanabhaswamy Temple - Kerala
- Siddhivinayak Temple - Maharashtra
- Ramanathaswamy Temple - Tamil Nadu
- Meenakshi Temple - Tamil Nadu

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❇️ 19th JUNE

🩸 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
विश्व सिकल सेल जागरूकता दिवस

Theme 2024 : “Hope Through Progress: Advancing Sickle Cell Care Globally”

🌡 On 19 June, 2009, it was first time celebrated.

🌡 What is Sickle Cell Disease?
Sickle cell disease or sickle cell anaemia is an inherited form of anaemia in which red blood cells are not able to carry adequate oxygen throughout the body.

🌡 It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2008.

🏢UN General Assembly (UNGA)
🍁 Established : 1945
🍁 Headquarters: New York, US
🍁 President: Dennis Francis(78th)

         ✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

💠ORGANELLE & FUNCTION

- Mitochondria: Energy generation
- Ribosomes: Protein synthesis
- Nucleus: Regulation of cell activity
- Lysosomes: Digestive system of the cell

💠VITAMIN
- Vitamin A - Retinol
- Vitamin B12 - Cobalamin
- Vitamin C - Ascorbic acid
- Vitamin D2 - Ergocalciferol
- Vitamin D3 - Cholecalciferol

#GeneralScience #CGL #RRB

📄INDIA’S RANK IN VARIOUS REPORTS/INDEXES📝:-
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By :- Pαяιкѕнα_गुरु™..✍️

🧿UN World Happiness Index 2024 - Finland (1st) & India (126th)

🧿Human Development Index 2022 - Switzerland (1st) & India (134th)

🧿Gender Inequality Index 2022 - 108th

🧿Global Intellectual Property Index 2024 - India (42nd)

🧿Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 - Denmark(1st) & India (93rd)

🧿Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI) - India (7th)

🧿2023 World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR) - India (49th) & US (1st)

🧿National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) "Safest City in India" - Kolkata

🧿Quality of Living City Index 2023 - Hyderabad (153rd) , Pune (154th) , Bengaluru (156th) &
Vienna (Austria) (1st)

🧿Global Unicorn Rankings with
72 Unicorns - US (1st)
& India (3rd)

🧿WIPO'S 16th Global
Innovation Index 2023 -
Switzerland (1st)
India (40th)

🧿Ookla’s Speedtest Global
Index - UAE (1st) & India
(47th)

🧿Global Hunger Index 2023 -
India (111th)

🧿Tom Tom Traffic Index
Ranking 2023 -
Bengaluru - 6th
Top - London

🧿Democracy Index 2023 - 41
1st - Norway

🧿Global Fire Power Index - 4th
Top - US

🧿Business Environment
Ranking - 51st
Top - Singapore

🧿Cyber Crime Index - 10
Top - Russia

🧿World Press Freedom Index
2024 - 159
Published By Reporters
Without Borders.
Top - Norway

🧿Travel and Tourism
Development Index - 39th
Top - USA

🧿Global Gender Gap Index
2024 - 129th
Top - Iceland

🌞 21 JUNE 2024

🧘‍♂ International Day of Yoga [10th]
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस [10वां]

🧘‍♂Theme 2024 : 'Yoga for Self and Society'

🧘‍♂ IDY-2024 to Be Observed In banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, J&K.

🧘‍♂The Expounder of Yoga philosophy is : Patanjali Sutras one of the most important text of yoga covering all aspects of life

🏟 Rishikesh : Yoga capital of the world

🪴Paramhansa Yogananda : The father of yoga in the west.

🧘‍♂The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated in the year 2015 at Rajpath in New Delhi.

🟢 NEWS
🔷CCRYN In Collaboration With Svyasa Organizes Conference On “Yoga For Space” In Bengaluru

🔶Centre Introduces ‘Y-Break – Yoga At Office Chair’ For Employee Stress Relief

🔷Pune Celebrates Yoga Mahotsav Ahead Of International Yoga Day

🔶Indian Council For Cultural Relation organization is organising the "MY LIFE ,MY YOGA" (Jeevan Yoga) contest along with Ayush Ministry

         ✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.06.2024


1. DISMAL :(ADJECTIVE): (शोकयुक्त): gloomy
Synonyms: glum, mournful
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:
His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.

2.INVENTIVENESS :(NOUN): (रचनात्मकता): creativity
Synonyms: originality, innovation
Antonyms: unimaginativeness
Example Sentence:
We all loved the inventiveness of the staging.

3.ONGOING :(ADJECTIVE): (चालू): in progress
Synonyms: under way, going on
Antonyms: finished
Example Sentence:
Training is part of our ongoing career development program.

4. UNDERSCORE :(VERB): (उभारना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, point up
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:
They underlined the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child.

5.IRREFUTABLE: (ADJECTIVE): (अखंडनीय): indisputable
Synonyms: undeniable, unquestionable
Antonyms: unreliable
Example Sentence:
It is a profound thought and, I believe, an irrefutable one.

6.DRACONIAN: (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): harsh
Synonyms: severe, strict
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:
He criticized the draconian measures taken by the police to control the crowd.

7. DESICCATE :(VERB): (सुखा देना): dried
Synonyms: dry, dehydrated
Antonyms: moist
Example Sentence:
Both the old and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun.

8.LAMENT :(VERB): (विलाप करना): mourn
Synonyms: sorrow, wail
Antonyms: celebrate
Example Sentence:
I may lament still I am an admirable sport.

9.EXPEDIENT: (ADJECTIVE) :(फ़ायदेमंद) :convenient
Synonyms: advantageous, useful
Antonyms: inexpedient
Example Sentence:
Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so.

10. EXTOL :(VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim
Synonyms: sing the praises of, eulogize
Antonyms: criticise
Example Sentence:
He extolled the virtues of the Indians.

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🌳 22 JUNE

🦥 World Rainforest Day
विश्व वर्षावन दिवस

Theme 24 : 'Empowering the World in Defense of Our Rainforests.'

🌿To honour and promote the world's rainforests & to raise awareness about the risks of deforestation.

🌴June 22, 2017, World Rainforest Day was celebrated for the first time.

🌴 Forest Man : Jadav payeng

🌳 RAINFORESTS IN INDIA
🎍Andaman And Nicobar Islands – Tropical Evergreen Forest

🎍Assam – Unspoiled Escapes

🎍North Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests – Rich in Flora and Fauna

🎍South Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests – Species-rich Regions of Deccan

🎍Brahmaputra Valley Semi-Evergreen Forests – Home to the Most Alluvial Soil

🎍Odisha Semi-Evergreen Forests – Treat to the Eyes

📊 17th ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021
Released by - Forest Survey of India (FSI)
🎋 Area-wise, largest forest cover - Madhya Pradesh
🎋The mangroves in India increased by 17 sq km

Note :
International Day of Forests - 21 March

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 22.06.2024


1. DISPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (अभावुक): unemotional
Synonyms: non-emotional, unsentimental
Antonyms: emotional
Example Sentence:She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way.


2. OUTLANDISH (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र): weird
Synonyms: queer, offbeat
Antonyms: ordinary
Example Sentence:They were three wise, outlandish kings.


3. UNSETTLED (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): restless
Synonyms: restive, fidgety
Antonyms: settled
Example Sentence:She felt edgy and unsettled.


4. COMPLIANCE (NOUN): (अनुपालन): acquiescence
Synonyms: agreement, assent
Antonyms: defiance
Example Sentence:The compliance with government views shown by the commission.


5. UNRAVEL (VERB): (समाधान करना): solve
Synonyms: resolve, work out
Antonyms: complicate
Example Sentence:They were attempting to unravel the cause of death.


6. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual
Synonyms: constant, continuous
Antonyms: intermittent
Example Sentence:She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.


7. CONVENE (VERB): (बुला भेजना): summon
Synonyms: call, order
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.


8. INDOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (आलसी): lazy
Synonyms: idle, slothful
Antonyms: industrious
Example Sentence:They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure.


9. PEDESTRIAN (ADJECTIVE): (उबाऊ): dull
Synonyms: plodding, boring
Antonyms: inspired, exciting
Example Sentence:Disenchantment goes along with their pedestrian lives.


10. PERIPHERAL (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रधान): secondary
Synonyms: subsidiary, incidental
Antonyms: central
Example Sentence:She will see their problems as peripheral to her own.

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🟢Recent Award

- Dilip Bose Lifetime Achievement Award – Nar Singh & Rohini Lokhande
- Gudleppa Hallikeri Award 2024 – Siddhalinga Pattanashetti
-Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion 2024 – National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru
-CSR Champion Award 2024 – Power Finance Corporation Limited
-UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award – Major Radhika Sen
-Economic Times HR World Future Ready Organization Award 2024-25 – NHPC

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🟢 IMPORTANT BOOKS & AUTHORS
Ghulamgiri - Jyotibha Phule
India Wins Freedom - Maulana Abul Kalam
Anandamath - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
India Divided - Rajendra Prasad
Life Divine - Aurobindo Ghosh
The Indian Struggle - Subhash Chandra Bose

🟢 महत्वपूर्ण पुस्तक एवं लेखक
गुलामगिरी - ज्योतिभा फूले
इण्डिया विन्स फ्रीडम - मौलाना अबुल कलाम
आनंदमठ - बंकिम चंद्र चटर्जी
इण्डिया डिवाईडेड - राजेंद्र प्रसाद
लाईफ डिवाईन - अरबिंदो घोष
द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल - सुभाष चंद्र बोस

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🎲Autobiography....✍️
----------------------------------------------------

1. Autobiography of legendary tennis player Jaideep Mukherjee – Cross Court

2. Autobiography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin - Ungalil Oruvan

3. Autobiography of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu - Bibi - My Story

4. NK Singh, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission - Portraits of Power

5. Sonu Sood - I am No Massiah

6. Vishwanath Anand - Mind Master

7. Suresh Raina - "Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me"

8. Prince Harry - SPARE

9. Priyanka Chopra - Unfinished

10. S. Somnath - Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal (in Malayalam language)

11. MM Naravane - Four star of destiny

🇸🌙𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚®️...✍️

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 24.06.2024

1. SHED (VERB): (मुक्त करना): dismiss
Synonyms: let go, discharge
Antonyms: hire
Example Sentence:Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs.


2. UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): optimistic
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: pessimistic
Example Sentence:He was upbeat about the company's future.


3. HAPHAZARD (ADJECTIVE): (अनियमित): random
Synonyms: unplanned, unsystematic
Antonyms: systematic
Example Sentence:The music business works in a haphazard fashion.


4. PAINSTAKING (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): careful
Synonyms: meticulous, thorough
Antonyms: careless
Example Sentence:Painstaking attention to detail has been given.


5. PARTLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप में): in part
Synonyms: partially, somewhat
Antonyms: completely
Example Sentence:He had been at least partly responsible for dashing her hopes.


6. SEVER (VERB): (क्रम तोड़ना): break off
Synonyms: discontinue, suspend
Antonyms: maintain
Example Sentence:The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.


7.PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (स्पर्शनीय): perceptible
Synonyms: visible, noticeable
Antonyms: intangible
Example Sentence:There was palpable tension in the room.


8. INITIAL (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): ratify
Synonyms: accept, approve
Antonyms: reject
Example Sentence:Greece and the United States initialled a new defense cooperation agreement.


9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.


10. EXCISE (VERB): (काटना): delete
Synonyms: strike out, cancel
Antonyms: add
Example Sentence:The clauses were excised from the treaty.

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