🧰1) Tarkunde committee on electoral reforms - This committee was formed in 1974.
🧰2) Goswami committee on electoral reforms - The Goswami committee was established in 1990.
🧰3) Joint Parliamentary Committee on reform of electoral law - This committee was formed in 1998.
🧰4) Election Commission campaign against criminalization of politics - The campaign by the Election Commission started in the early 2000s.
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🧰2) Goswami committee on electoral reforms - The Goswami committee was established in 1990.
🧰3) Joint Parliamentary Committee on reform of electoral law - This committee was formed in 1998.
🧰4) Election Commission campaign against criminalization of politics - The campaign by the Election Commission started in the early 2000s.
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🔶BRIEF ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS { Part-1}
🪴Ramsar Convention
• Convention on Wetlands.
• Adopted in Ramsar, Iran (1971).
• In force since 1975.
🪴 Stockholm Convention
• Focus: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
• Adopted in Geneva, Switzerland (2001).
• In force since 2004.
🪴 CITES
• Regulates International Trade in Endangered Species.
• Adopted in 1963.
• In force since 1975.
🪴Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Focus: Conservation of Biological Diversity.
• Adopted in 1992.
• In force since 1993.
🪴Ramsar Convention
• Convention on Wetlands.
• Adopted in Ramsar, Iran (1971).
• In force since 1975.
🪴 Stockholm Convention
• Focus: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
• Adopted in Geneva, Switzerland (2001).
• In force since 2004.
🪴 CITES
• Regulates International Trade in Endangered Species.
• Adopted in 1963.
• In force since 1975.
🪴Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Focus: Conservation of Biological Diversity.
• Adopted in 1992.
• In force since 1993.
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 27.11.2024
1. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective
Synonyms: successful, effectual
Antonyms: inefficacious
Example Sentence: The treatment was just not efficacious.
2. UNSETTLE (VERB): (अस्थिर करना): discompose
Synonyms: unnerve, upset
Antonyms: reassure
Example Sentence: The crisis has unsettled financial markets.
3. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence: An interim arrangement was made at the end.
4. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना) : take apart
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct
Antonyms: assemble
Example Sentence: The mechanic dismantled the engine to repair it.
5. GRATUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निष्कारण): unjustified
Synonyms: unwarranted, unprovoked
Antonyms: justifiable
Example Sentence: The gratuitous killing of dolphins must be stopped.
6. CONGRUENCE (NOUN): (अनुरूपता): compatibility
Synonyms: consistency conformity
Antonyms: conflict
Example Sentence: The results show quite good congruence with recent studies.
7. SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (तीखा): devastating
Synonyms: withering, blistering
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister.
8. UNSUNG (ADJECTIVE): (विस्मृत): unacknowledged
Synonyms: uncelebrated, unhonoured
Antonyms: famous
Example Sentence: Tanhaji is one of the unsung heroes.
9. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): (निर्लज): bold
Synonyms: shameless, as bold as brass
Antonyms: timid
Example Sentence: He was brazen about his illegal business.
10. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): harmful
Synonyms: damaging, detrimental
Antonyms: beneficial
Example Sentence: Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.
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1. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective
Synonyms: successful, effectual
Antonyms: inefficacious
Example Sentence: The treatment was just not efficacious.
2. UNSETTLE (VERB): (अस्थिर करना): discompose
Synonyms: unnerve, upset
Antonyms: reassure
Example Sentence: The crisis has unsettled financial markets.
3. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence: An interim arrangement was made at the end.
4. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना) : take apart
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct
Antonyms: assemble
Example Sentence: The mechanic dismantled the engine to repair it.
5. GRATUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निष्कारण): unjustified
Synonyms: unwarranted, unprovoked
Antonyms: justifiable
Example Sentence: The gratuitous killing of dolphins must be stopped.
6. CONGRUENCE (NOUN): (अनुरूपता): compatibility
Synonyms: consistency conformity
Antonyms: conflict
Example Sentence: The results show quite good congruence with recent studies.
7. SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (तीखा): devastating
Synonyms: withering, blistering
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister.
8. UNSUNG (ADJECTIVE): (विस्मृत): unacknowledged
Synonyms: uncelebrated, unhonoured
Antonyms: famous
Example Sentence: Tanhaji is one of the unsung heroes.
9. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): (निर्लज): bold
Synonyms: shameless, as bold as brass
Antonyms: timid
Example Sentence: He was brazen about his illegal business.
10. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): harmful
Synonyms: damaging, detrimental
Antonyms: beneficial
Example Sentence: Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.
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❇️ 28 November
🔴 Red Planet Day
लाल ग्रह दिवस
🌋Red Planet Day is observed in remembrance of the 1964 NASA launch of Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to land on Mars.
🌋 The 4th planet from the Sun is the Red Planet or Mars.
🟢 SOLAR SYSTEM
▪️Planet Trick- Most Valuable Element Michael Jackson SUN
•Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
•According to size - J>S>N>U>E>V>M>Mercury
▪️ Asteroid Belt in the Solar system is located between Mars & Jupiter
▪️Largest : Planet - Jupiter | Moon - Ganymede
▪️ Blue Planet - Earth
▪️ Morning & Evening Star / Hottest / Brightest Planet - Venus
▪️Planet moving in the opposite direction - Venus & Uranus
▪️Swift Planet - Mercury
🟢 NEWS
🔷3 Craters On Mars Named For Physicist Devendra Lal, Towns In UP, Bihar
🔶Akshata Krishnamurthy Becomes First Indian To Operate Mars Rover
🔷India to launch maiden human space-flight mission 'Gaganyaan' in 2024
🔹Artemis Mission - NASA
🔹Hope Mission - UAE
✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
🔴 Red Planet Day
लाल ग्रह दिवस
🌋Red Planet Day is observed in remembrance of the 1964 NASA launch of Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to land on Mars.
🌋 The 4th planet from the Sun is the Red Planet or Mars.
🟢 SOLAR SYSTEM
▪️Planet Trick- Most Valuable Element Michael Jackson SUN
•Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
•According to size - J>S>N>U>E>V>M>Mercury
▪️ Asteroid Belt in the Solar system is located between Mars & Jupiter
▪️Largest : Planet - Jupiter | Moon - Ganymede
▪️ Blue Planet - Earth
▪️ Morning & Evening Star / Hottest / Brightest Planet - Venus
▪️Planet moving in the opposite direction - Venus & Uranus
▪️Swift Planet - Mercury
🟢 NEWS
🔷3 Craters On Mars Named For Physicist Devendra Lal, Towns In UP, Bihar
🔶Akshata Krishnamurthy Becomes First Indian To Operate Mars Rover
🔷India to launch maiden human space-flight mission 'Gaganyaan' in 2024
🔹Artemis Mission - NASA
🔹Hope Mission - UAE
✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.11.2024
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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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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💠 FIRST FEMALE RECENT IN NEWS
🔶Avani Chaturvedi of Jodhpur: First woman pilot of India to fly Sukhoi fighter aircraft on foreign soil and participate in a foreign war exercise (Veer Guardian, India-Japan).
🔷Shivangi Singh of Varanasi: First female Rafale jet pilot (Flight Lieutenant).
🔶Mohana Singh (Squadron Leader) of Neem Ka Thana: First female fighter pilot of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas; participated in the Tarang Shakti exercise.
🔷Shiva Chauhan of Udaipur: First female officer deployed on the Siachen Glacier.
🔶Manisha Padhi (Squadron Leader): First female Aide-de-Camp (ADC) in the Indian Armed Forces.
🔷Bhavana Kanth: Participated in the Pitch Black exercise in Australia (12 July - 2 August 2024).
🔶Deepika Mishra of Kota (Wing Commander): First female officer to receive a Gallantry Award in the Indian Air Force.
🔷Union Home Ministry has approved the first women battalion of CISF.
✍ Credit : Pihu Kaur
🔶Avani Chaturvedi of Jodhpur: First woman pilot of India to fly Sukhoi fighter aircraft on foreign soil and participate in a foreign war exercise (Veer Guardian, India-Japan).
🔷Shivangi Singh of Varanasi: First female Rafale jet pilot (Flight Lieutenant).
🔶Mohana Singh (Squadron Leader) of Neem Ka Thana: First female fighter pilot of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas; participated in the Tarang Shakti exercise.
🔷Shiva Chauhan of Udaipur: First female officer deployed on the Siachen Glacier.
🔶Manisha Padhi (Squadron Leader): First female Aide-de-Camp (ADC) in the Indian Armed Forces.
🔷Bhavana Kanth: Participated in the Pitch Black exercise in Australia (12 July - 2 August 2024).
🔶Deepika Mishra of Kota (Wing Commander): First female officer to receive a Gallantry Award in the Indian Air Force.
🔷Union Home Ministry has approved the first women battalion of CISF.
✍ Credit : Pihu Kaur
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.11.2024
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. 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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🏆RECENT IMPORTANT AWARD 2024
🎖Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize – Ashok Gopal (for A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B R Ambedkar)
🎖Indira Gandhi Prize for 2023 – Daniel Barenboim, and Ali Abu Awwad (for Peace, Disarmament, and Development)
🎖Green World Awards 2024 in London – Coal India Limited
🎖73rd Miss Universe (2024) – Victoria Kjaer Theilvig (Denmark); Second- Chidimma Adetshina (Nigeria); Third – Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico)s
🎖First Indian to win Miss Grand International 2024 – Rachel Gupta (from Jalandhar)
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
🎖Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize – Ashok Gopal (for A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B R Ambedkar)
🎖Indira Gandhi Prize for 2023 – Daniel Barenboim, and Ali Abu Awwad (for Peace, Disarmament, and Development)
🎖Green World Awards 2024 in London – Coal India Limited
🎖73rd Miss Universe (2024) – Victoria Kjaer Theilvig (Denmark); Second- Chidimma Adetshina (Nigeria); Third – Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico)s
🎖First Indian to win Miss Grand International 2024 – Rachel Gupta (from Jalandhar)
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
❇️ 30 November
🛡 National Computer Security Day
राष्ट्रीय कंप्यूटर सुरक्षा दिवस
🖥 It reminds everyday, computers become faster and more advanced. Protecting the resources, tools, and information on them protects the people who use them, too.
🖥 First time celebrate in 1988
🖥 Charles Babbage, Inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.
🟢 PYQs
▪️India's 1st super computer PARAM 8000 was launched in year 1991
💠FOUNDER
World Wide Web (WWW) - Tim Berners-Lee
Bluetooth - Jaap Haartsen
Java - James Gosling
Microsoft - Paul Allen
Mouse - Douglas Engelbart
💠ABBREVIATIONS
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
🟢 NEWS
🔷Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's El Capitan is the world's fastest supercomputer by USA.
🔶PM Modi Launches Three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers
🔷Microsoft And OpenAI Unveil $100 Billion ‘Stargate’ AI Supercomputer
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
🛡 National Computer Security Day
राष्ट्रीय कंप्यूटर सुरक्षा दिवस
🖥 It reminds everyday, computers become faster and more advanced. Protecting the resources, tools, and information on them protects the people who use them, too.
🖥 First time celebrate in 1988
🖥 Charles Babbage, Inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.
🟢 PYQs
▪️India's 1st super computer PARAM 8000 was launched in year 1991
💠FOUNDER
World Wide Web (WWW) - Tim Berners-Lee
Bluetooth - Jaap Haartsen
Java - James Gosling
Microsoft - Paul Allen
Mouse - Douglas Engelbart
💠ABBREVIATIONS
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
🟢 NEWS
🔷Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's El Capitan is the world's fastest supercomputer by USA.
🔶PM Modi Launches Three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers
🔷Microsoft And OpenAI Unveil $100 Billion ‘Stargate’ AI Supercomputer
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
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🟢 Summits & Conferences 2024
1. Olympic (2028) -Los Angeles, USA (34th)
2. BRICS(2024) - Kazan, Russia
3. G20(2024) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. G7(2024) - Fasano in Apulia, Italy
5. COP29 (2024) - Baku, Azerbaijan
6. Asian Buddhist Summit - New Delhi
7. 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Bhubaneswar, Odisha
8. SCO Summit - Islamabad, Pakistan
9. 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits - Vientiane, Laos
10. 1st BIMSTEC Business Summit - New Delhi
1. Olympic (2028) -Los Angeles, USA (34th)
2. BRICS(2024) - Kazan, Russia
3. G20(2024) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. G7(2024) - Fasano in Apulia, Italy
5. COP29 (2024) - Baku, Azerbaijan
6. Asian Buddhist Summit - New Delhi
7. 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Bhubaneswar, Odisha
8. SCO Summit - Islamabad, Pakistan
9. 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits - Vientiane, Laos
10. 1st BIMSTEC Business Summit - New Delhi
🔶BRIEF ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS { Part-2}
🪴 Bonn Convention
• Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
• Adopted in 1979.
• In force since 1983.
🪴 Vienna Convention
• Protection of the Ozone Layer.
• Adopted in 1985.
• In force since 1988.
🪴 Montreal Protocol
• Focus: Substances depleting the Ozone Layer.
• Adopted in 1987.
• In force since 1989.
🪴 Kyoto Protocol
• Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
• Adopted in 1997.
• In force since 2005.
🪴 UNFCCC
• Governs actions to combat Climate Change (GHG emissions).
• Adopted in 1992.
• In force since 1994.
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
🪴 Bonn Convention
• Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
• Adopted in 1979.
• In force since 1983.
🪴 Vienna Convention
• Protection of the Ozone Layer.
• Adopted in 1985.
• In force since 1988.
🪴 Montreal Protocol
• Focus: Substances depleting the Ozone Layer.
• Adopted in 1987.
• In force since 1989.
🪴 Kyoto Protocol
• Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
• Adopted in 1997.
• In force since 2005.
🪴 UNFCCC
• Governs actions to combat Climate Change (GHG emissions).
• Adopted in 1992.
• In force since 1994.
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
❇️ 1 December
🎗 World AIDS Day
विश्व एड्स दिवस
Theme24 : "Take the rights path: My health, my right!'
🧬World AIDS Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease. This disease is caused by the pandemic disease known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
🧬 This pandemic disease HIV is found in the tissues and that is transmitted through blood, semen, breast milk, etc.It is a sexually transmitted disease .
🔹The day is being celebrated since 1988.
🔸GFTAM : Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria.
🟢 SSC PYQs
▪️HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
▪️AIDS – Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
▪️AIDS is caused due to - Virus
▪️Therapy used to control the spread of the HIV Virus - Antiretroviral therapy
▪️ELISA’ test is employed to diagnose AIDS.
Note : World AIDS Vaccine Day - 18 May
🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
▪️ Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
▪️ Constituency: Gujarat
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
🎗 World AIDS Day
विश्व एड्स दिवस
Theme24 : "Take the rights path: My health, my right!'
🧬World AIDS Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease. This disease is caused by the pandemic disease known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
🧬 This pandemic disease HIV is found in the tissues and that is transmitted through blood, semen, breast milk, etc.It is a sexually transmitted disease .
🔹The day is being celebrated since 1988.
🔸GFTAM : Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria.
🟢 SSC PYQs
▪️HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
▪️AIDS – Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
▪️AIDS is caused due to - Virus
▪️Therapy used to control the spread of the HIV Virus - Antiretroviral therapy
▪️ELISA’ test is employed to diagnose AIDS.
Note : World AIDS Vaccine Day - 18 May
🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
▪️ Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
▪️ Constituency: Gujarat
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥
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❇️ 3 December
🧑🦽 International Day of Persons with Disability
विकलांग व्यक्तियों का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस
Theme24 : 'Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future,
🧑🦼This day has been promoted by UN since 1992
🟢 NEWS
🔶NADA India To Host Inclusion Conclave For The First Time To Focus On Athletes With Disabilities
🔷Swarajability: India’s 1st AI-Based Job Platform For Persons With Disabilities
🔶OPERATION BLUE FREEDOM:
It's a social impact venture aimed toward rehabilitating individuals with disabilities through adjustive journey sports.
🔷European Space Agency Is Set To Hire & Launch World's First Physically Disabled Astronaut
🔶Mysore University to set up separate Department of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Studies
🔷Centre for disability Sports: Gawalior, MP
🔶First regional edition of “Divya Kala Shakti Event” was held in Chennai
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
🧑🦽 International Day of Persons with Disability
विकलांग व्यक्तियों का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस
Theme24 : 'Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future,
🧑🦼This day has been promoted by UN since 1992
🟢 NEWS
🔶NADA India To Host Inclusion Conclave For The First Time To Focus On Athletes With Disabilities
🔷Swarajability: India’s 1st AI-Based Job Platform For Persons With Disabilities
🔶OPERATION BLUE FREEDOM:
It's a social impact venture aimed toward rehabilitating individuals with disabilities through adjustive journey sports.
🔷European Space Agency Is Set To Hire & Launch World's First Physically Disabled Astronaut
🔶Mysore University to set up separate Department of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Studies
🔷Centre for disability Sports: Gawalior, MP
🔶First regional edition of “Divya Kala Shakti Event” was held in Chennai
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 03.12.2024
1. REPUDIATE (VERB): (अस्वीकार करना): reject
Synonyms: renounce, abandon
Antonyms: embrace
Example Sentence:She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
2. TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (लौकिक): secular
Synonyms: non-spiritual, worldly
Antonyms: spiritual
Example Sentence:The Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain.
3. DISMAY (NOUN): (अचरज): alarm
Synonyms: shock, surprise
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement very soon.
4. DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): (शोकयुक्त): gloomy
Synonyms: glum mournful
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.
5. 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.
6. RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (सतत): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
7. DISPEL (VERB): (दूर करना): banish
Synonyms: eliminate, dismiss
Antonyms: engender
Example Sentence:The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel my sadness.
8. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
9. EXPLICATE (VERB): (समझाना): explain
Synonyms: clarify, spell out
Antonyms: obscure
Example Sentence:An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
10. IGNOMINY (NOUN): (अपयश): shame
Synonyms: humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:He had to face ignominy due to his son.
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1. REPUDIATE (VERB): (अस्वीकार करना): reject
Synonyms: renounce, abandon
Antonyms: embrace
Example Sentence:She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
2. TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (लौकिक): secular
Synonyms: non-spiritual, worldly
Antonyms: spiritual
Example Sentence:The Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain.
3. DISMAY (NOUN): (अचरज): alarm
Synonyms: shock, surprise
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement very soon.
4. DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): (शोकयुक्त): gloomy
Synonyms: glum mournful
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.
5. 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.
6. RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (सतत): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
7. DISPEL (VERB): (दूर करना): banish
Synonyms: eliminate, dismiss
Antonyms: engender
Example Sentence:The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel my sadness.
8. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
9. EXPLICATE (VERB): (समझाना): explain
Synonyms: clarify, spell out
Antonyms: obscure
Example Sentence:An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
10. IGNOMINY (NOUN): (अपयश): shame
Synonyms: humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:He had to face ignominy due to his son.
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🔶BRIEF ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS { Part-3}
🪴 Rio Summit
• United Nations Conference on Environment & Development.
• Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992).
🪴 UNCCD
• Convention to Combat Desertification.
• Adopted in 1994.
• In force since 1996.
🪴 Basel Convention
• Focus: Control of Hazardous Wastes Movement & Disposal.
• Adopted in 1989.
• In force since 1992.
🪴 Cartagena Protocol
• Focus: Biosafety (CBD).
• Adopted in 2000.
• In force since 2003.
🪴 UN-REDD
• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Degradation.
• Created in 2008.
✍ Credit - pihu kaur
🪴 Rio Summit
• United Nations Conference on Environment & Development.
• Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992).
🪴 UNCCD
• Convention to Combat Desertification.
• Adopted in 1994.
• In force since 1996.
🪴 Basel Convention
• Focus: Control of Hazardous Wastes Movement & Disposal.
• Adopted in 1989.
• In force since 1992.
🪴 Cartagena Protocol
• Focus: Biosafety (CBD).
• Adopted in 2000.
• In force since 2003.
🪴 UN-REDD
• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Degradation.
• Created in 2008.
✍ Credit - pihu kaur
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❇️ 5 December
🎍World Soil Day
विश्व मृदा दिवस
T-:24 “Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage.”
🌳To focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.
🌲The first World Soil Day was celebrated on 5 December, 2014.
🔶 Six Different Types of Soils Found in India
1. Alluvial Soils
2. Black Soils
3. Red Soils
4. Laterite Soils
5. Mountain Soils
6. Dessert Soil
🟢 NEWS
🔶Gujarat Government Inked An Agreement With Isha Outreach To Conserve Soil
🔶ICAR Wins 2020 King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award
🔶Karnataka Government Launches Krishi Sanjeevani Vans To Test Soil, Water
🟢 SSC PYQs
🔸Chemozem group does the black cotton soil of India belong.
🔸Alluvial Soil is the largest and most important soil-group in India.
🔸Black Soil Best for cotton cultivation
🔸Study of Soil: Pedology
🏢 Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
▪️ Bhupender Yadav
Note :
✍ Credit: Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
🎍World Soil Day
विश्व मृदा दिवस
T-:24 “Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage.”
🌳To focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.
🌲The first World Soil Day was celebrated on 5 December, 2014.
🔶 Six Different Types of Soils Found in India
1. Alluvial Soils
2. Black Soils
3. Red Soils
4. Laterite Soils
5. Mountain Soils
6. Dessert Soil
🟢 NEWS
🔶Gujarat Government Inked An Agreement With Isha Outreach To Conserve Soil
🔶ICAR Wins 2020 King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award
🔶Karnataka Government Launches Krishi Sanjeevani Vans To Test Soil, Water
🟢 SSC PYQs
🔸Chemozem group does the black cotton soil of India belong.
🔸Alluvial Soil is the largest and most important soil-group in India.
🔸Black Soil Best for cotton cultivation
🔸Study of Soil: Pedology
🏢 Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
▪️ Bhupender Yadav
Note :
19February:Soil Health Card Day✍ Credit: Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
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📉Recent index
📁Henley Passport Index 2024 (Oct 2024): India at 83rd; topped by Singapore
📁World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2024 – India at 79th; topped by Denmark
📁First Global Nature Conservation Index 2024 – India ranks 176th with a score of 45.5 out of 100; Luxembourg ranked 1st with a score of 70.8
📁Global Innovation Index 2024 – India at 39th; topped by Switzerland
📁Asia Power Index – 1st USA; 2nd China; 3rd India; 4th Japan; 5th Australia
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
📁Henley Passport Index 2024 (Oct 2024): India at 83rd; topped by Singapore
📁World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2024 – India at 79th; topped by Denmark
📁First Global Nature Conservation Index 2024 – India ranks 176th with a score of 45.5 out of 100; Luxembourg ranked 1st with a score of 70.8
📁Global Innovation Index 2024 – India at 39th; topped by Switzerland
📁Asia Power Index – 1st USA; 2nd China; 3rd India; 4th Japan; 5th Australia
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
♟SSC Previous Year GK Questions and Answers
The Finance Commission is constituted under article ___ of the constitution of India.
Ans: 280
Q.2: Nalanda University was founded by?
Ans: Kumara Gupta
Q.3: The ph of lemon juice is expected to be?
Ans: Less than 7
Q.4: Baking soda is also known as?
Ans: Sodium Bicarbonate
Q.5: Which city is the Silicon valley of India?
Ans: Bengaluru
Q.6: Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog?
Ans: Hydrophobia
Q.7: By whom is the speaker of Lok Sabha elected?
Ans: All the members of Lok Sabha
Q.8: Which article is related to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: 270
Q.9: Which soil is best suited for cotton?
ANs: Regur
Q.10: Colour of the Urine is yellow because of?
Ans: Urochrome
Q.11: Which is the largest river basin in India?
Ans: Ganga Basin
Q.12: Largest freshwater lake in the world is?
Ans: Lake Superior
Q.13: Which is a land locked sea?
Ans: Aral Sea
Q.14: Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.15: Who appoints the chairman of UPSC?
Ans: President of India
Q.16: First general elections were held in which year?
Ans: 1951
Q.17: Which gland is responsible for the secretion of Insulin?
Ans: Pancreas
Q.18: Which is the warm ocean current?
Ans: Gulf Stream
Q.19: Arya Samaj was funded by?
Ans: Swami Vivekananda
Q.20: Which Governor General was associated with the Doctrine of Lapse?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
Q.21: Which animal breathes through the skin?
Ans: Frog
Q.22: Which element is the highest conductor of electricity?
Ans: Silver
Q.23: Who is known as the Father of Indian Constitution?
Ans: BR Ambedkar
Q.24: Which state has the largest coastline in India?
Ans: Gujarat
Q.25: World’s largest desert?
Ans: Sahara Desert
Q.26: In which year Bengal was reunited?
Ans: 1911
Q.27: Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
✍ Credit - мєℓσ∂ισυѕ ριнu 🎼
The Finance Commission is constituted under article ___ of the constitution of India.
Ans: 280
Q.2: Nalanda University was founded by?
Ans: Kumara Gupta
Q.3: The ph of lemon juice is expected to be?
Ans: Less than 7
Q.4: Baking soda is also known as?
Ans: Sodium Bicarbonate
Q.5: Which city is the Silicon valley of India?
Ans: Bengaluru
Q.6: Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog?
Ans: Hydrophobia
Q.7: By whom is the speaker of Lok Sabha elected?
Ans: All the members of Lok Sabha
Q.8: Which article is related to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: 270
Q.9: Which soil is best suited for cotton?
ANs: Regur
Q.10: Colour of the Urine is yellow because of?
Ans: Urochrome
Q.11: Which is the largest river basin in India?
Ans: Ganga Basin
Q.12: Largest freshwater lake in the world is?
Ans: Lake Superior
Q.13: Which is a land locked sea?
Ans: Aral Sea
Q.14: Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.15: Who appoints the chairman of UPSC?
Ans: President of India
Q.16: First general elections were held in which year?
Ans: 1951
Q.17: Which gland is responsible for the secretion of Insulin?
Ans: Pancreas
Q.18: Which is the warm ocean current?
Ans: Gulf Stream
Q.19: Arya Samaj was funded by?
Ans: Swami Vivekananda
Q.20: Which Governor General was associated with the Doctrine of Lapse?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
Q.21: Which animal breathes through the skin?
Ans: Frog
Q.22: Which element is the highest conductor of electricity?
Ans: Silver
Q.23: Who is known as the Father of Indian Constitution?
Ans: BR Ambedkar
Q.24: Which state has the largest coastline in India?
Ans: Gujarat
Q.25: World’s largest desert?
Ans: Sahara Desert
Q.26: In which year Bengal was reunited?
Ans: 1911
Q.27: Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore
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❇️ 6 December
⛏ National Miner's Day
राष्ट्रीय खान दिवस
⛏ National Miners Day, December 6, was established in 2009 to remember miners who died working in the mines and to honor the hard work and commitment of today’s miners.
🔶 World's Biggest Pink Diamond Mine in Australia Stops Production
🔷 TOP MINERAL PRODUCING STATE
URANIUM - Jharsuguda, Jharkhand
DIAMOND ( Panna ) - MP
🔷IRON MINES
Pathikonda - Karnataka
Mayurbhanj - Odisha
Ratnagiri - Maharashtra
🔷GOLD - Karnataka
COAL - Chhattisgarh
🟢NEWS
🔶Khanan Prahari App Helping To Curb Illegal Coal Mining Activities Through Public Participation
🔷Adani Enterprises To Deploy Hydrogen-Powered Trucks For Mining
🔶 Tata Steel Mining Signs MoU With GAIL To Get Clean Fuel
🏢 Ministry of Mines
▪️Prahalad Joshi (Dharwad , Karnataka)
Note :
🔶 4 April : International Day for Mine Awareness
Theme23: "Mine Action Cannot Wait”
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
⛏ National Miner's Day
राष्ट्रीय खान दिवस
⛏ National Miners Day, December 6, was established in 2009 to remember miners who died working in the mines and to honor the hard work and commitment of today’s miners.
🔶 World's Biggest Pink Diamond Mine in Australia Stops Production
🔷 TOP MINERAL PRODUCING STATE
URANIUM - Jharsuguda, Jharkhand
DIAMOND ( Panna ) - MP
🔷IRON MINES
Pathikonda - Karnataka
Mayurbhanj - Odisha
Ratnagiri - Maharashtra
🔷GOLD - Karnataka
COAL - Chhattisgarh
🟢NEWS
🔶Khanan Prahari App Helping To Curb Illegal Coal Mining Activities Through Public Participation
🔷Adani Enterprises To Deploy Hydrogen-Powered Trucks For Mining
🔶 Tata Steel Mining Signs MoU With GAIL To Get Clean Fuel
🏢 Ministry of Mines
▪️Prahalad Joshi (Dharwad , Karnataka)
Note :
🔶 4 April : International Day for Mine Awareness
Theme23: "Mine Action Cannot Wait”
✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪
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📉Recent index
📁Henley Passport Index 2024 (Oct 2024): India at 83rd; topped by Singapore
📁World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2024 – India at 79th; topped by Denmark
📁First Global Nature Conservation Index 2024 – India ranks 176th with a score of 45.5 out of 100; Luxembourg ranked 1st with a score of 70.8
📁Global Innovation Index 2024 – India at 39th; topped by Switzerland
📁Asia Power Index – 1st USA; 2nd China; 3rd India; 4th Japan; 5th Australia
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
📁Henley Passport Index 2024 (Oct 2024): India at 83rd; topped by Singapore
📁World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2024 – India at 79th; topped by Denmark
📁First Global Nature Conservation Index 2024 – India ranks 176th with a score of 45.5 out of 100; Luxembourg ranked 1st with a score of 70.8
📁Global Innovation Index 2024 – India at 39th; topped by Switzerland
📁Asia Power Index – 1st USA; 2nd China; 3rd India; 4th Japan; 5th Australia
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
📊Best State/Union Territory Category
📂Best Marine State- Kerala
📂Best Inland State- Telangana
📂Best Himalayan and Northeastern State- Uttarakhand
📂Best Union Territory – Jammu and Kashmir
📊Best District Award
📂Best Marine District- Kollam, Kerala
📂Best Inland District- Kanker, Chhattisgarh
📂Best Himalayan and Northeastern District-Darrang, Assam
📂Best Union Territory – Kulgam , Jammu and Kashmir.
✍ Credit- pihu kaur
📂Best Marine State- Kerala
📂Best Inland State- Telangana
📂Best Himalayan and Northeastern State- Uttarakhand
📂Best Union Territory – Jammu and Kashmir
📊Best District Award
📂Best Marine District- Kollam, Kerala
📂Best Inland District- Kanker, Chhattisgarh
📂Best Himalayan and Northeastern District-Darrang, Assam
📂Best Union Territory – Kulgam , Jammu and Kashmir.
✍ Credit- pihu kaur