🏆Golden Globes 2025

🎥Best Supporting Male Actor – Motion Picture – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
🎥Best TV Male Actor – Drama Series – Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
🎥Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture – Zoe Saldana
🎥Best TV Female Actor – Musical/Comedy Series – Jean Smart
🎥Best TV Male Actor Musical/Comedy Series – Jeremy Allen White
🎥Best Supporting Actor – TV – Tadanobu Asano (Shogun)
🎥Best Screenplay – Motion Picture – Peter Straughan (Conclave)
🎥Best Stand-Up Comedian on TV – Ali Wong
🎥Best Picture – Non English – Emilia Perez (France)
🎥Best TV Male Actor Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Motion Picture – Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
🎥Best TV Female Actor Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Motion Picture – Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
🎥Best Supporting Female Actor – TV – Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
🎥Best Supporting Male Actor – TV – Tadanobu Asano
🎥Best Animated Motion Picture – Flow
🎥Best Female Actor Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy – Demi Moore (The Substance)
🎥Best Male Actor Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy – Sebastian Stan (The Different Man)
🎥Best Song – Motion Picture – El Mal (Emilia Perez)
🎥Cinematic & Box Office Achievement – ​​Wicked
🎥Best Score Motion Picture – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Challengers)
🎥Best Director Motion Picture – Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

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🟢 QUESTION RELATED TO BOOKS AND AUTHOR'S Conducted by TCS [RRB JE 2024]

1. In which year was 'Heirloom Treasures: The Cultural Tapestry of India' by Arunima Hoskote published? 2020

2. In which year was 'Indian Culture: A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage' published? 2021

3. In which year was 'Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture' published? 2021

4. Who is the author of 'Postcolonial Elements in Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines,' published in 2018? Nivedhaa Nivi

5. Who is the author of 'Fiction as History: The Novel and the City in Modern North India,' published in 2019? Vasudha Dalmia

6. In which language was the classic Indian novel 'Chandrakanta' originally written? Hindi

7. Who is the author of 'The Great Indian Novel,' published in 2011? Shashi Tharoor

8. Who is the author of 'Segar: Autobiography with Paintings,' published in 2013? D Raja Segar

9. The author of the famous novel 'Midnight's Children' is: Salman Rushdie.

#Revision #GA #RRB #SSC #NTPC #GroupD

🟢 QUESTION RELATED TO ART &  CULTURE Conducted by TCS [RRB JE 2024]

1.Quwwat-al-islam mosque is located in which of the following cities? - New Delhi

2.What is the name of the famous temple complex in Tamil Nadu, known for its Dravidian architecture and 1,000-pillar hall? - Meenakshi Temple

3.What is one of the main attractions of 'Mamallapuram' apart from the dance festival ? - Architectural beauty of temples

4.What is the primary function of 'viharas' in Buddhist architecture?
- To serve as residential places for Buddhist priests.

5.What architectural style is the Meenakshi Amman Temple known for? - Dravidian

6.One of the famous Kali temples in India, Kalighat, is located in which of the following Indian states? - West Bengal

7.At which of the following places is the tomb of Sher Shah located? -Sasaram

8.Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is a cave complex with stunning paintings and sculptures, located in Maharashtra? - Ajanta Caves

9.The Great Stupa at Sanchi is an important site in which religion? -Buddhism

#Revision #GA #RRB #SSC #NTPC #GroupD

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🪩 10 जनवरी

🎙 विश्व हिंदी दिवस
World Hindi Day

🎙1975 में आयोजित पहले विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन की वर्षगांठ को चिह्नित करने के लिए, विश्व हिंदी दिवस प्रतिवर्ष 10 जनवरी को मनाया जाता है।

🎙 10 जनवरी को पहला विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन 1975 में नागपुर, महाराष्ट्र में हुआ था, जिसका उद्घाटन तत्कालीन प्रधान मंत्री इंदिरा गांधी ने किया था।

🎙पहले सम्मेलन के मुख्य अतिथि मॉरीशस के प्रधानमंत्री शिवसागर रामगुलाम थे। इसमें 30 देशों के 122 प्रतिनिधियों ने भाग लिया था।

🎙 2006 में, तत्कालीन पीएम मनमोहन सिंह ने 10 जनवरी को विश्व हिंदी दिवस के रूप में घोषित किया। इस अवसर का एक अन्य उद्देश्य हिंदी को एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय भाषा के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना है।

🎙भाषा का नाम फ़ारसी शब्द 'हिंद' से लिया गया है जिसका अर्थ है 'सिंधु की भूमि'। यह भाषा भारत, त्रिनिदाद, नेपाल, गुयाना, मॉरीशस और अन्य देशों में बोली जाती है।

🎙राष्ट्रीय हिंदी दिवस प्रतिवर्ष 14 सितंबर को मनाया जाता है।

✍ श्रेय : अरविंद कुमार ⛥

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.01.2025


1. STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up
Synonyms: amass, accumulate
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.


2. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.


3 .REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary
Synonyms: required, prerequisite
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.


4. CAPITULATE (VERB): (हथियार डाल देना): surrender
Synonyms: give in, yield
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.


5. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.


6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.


7. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.


8 .TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.


9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.


10. VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ
Synonyms: range, extend
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.

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📆 IMPORTANT JANUARY DAYS

1. Global Family Day: January 1
2. World Braille Day: January 4
3. World Hindi Day: January 10
4. National Youth Day: January 12
5. Indian Army Day: January 15
6. Armed Forces Veterans Day: January 15
7. Parakram Diwas: January 23
8. International Day of Education: January 24
9. National Voters' Day: January 25
10. International Holocaust Remembrance Day: January 27

🟢 AWARD WINNING BOOKS AND AUTHORS OF 2023-24 [Part-1]

🔶Pulitzer Prize (Fiction) 2024 - Night Watch by Jayne Anne Philips

🔶National Book Award (Fiction) 2024 - Percival Everett for James
▪️2023 = Justin Torres for Blackouts

🔶Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 - VV Ganeshananthan for Brotherless Night
▪️ Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver (2023)

🔶International Booker Prize 2024 - Michael Hofmann (Translator) & jenny Erpenbeck for Kairos
▪️Georgi Gospondinov - For Time Shelter

🔶National Book Critics Circle Award (fiction) 2023 - Lorrie Moore for I Am Homeless if This is Not My home

        ✍ Credit - Pihu Kaur

🪩 11th JANUARY

🔗 National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
राष्ट्रीय मानव तस्करी जागरूकता दिवस

💂‍♀ Every year on January 11, the United States observes National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. It is a day set aside to raise awareness about sexual slavery and human trafficking worldwide.

💂‍♀The Traffic Victim Protection Act was established in 2000.

💂‍♀National Human Trafficking Awareness Day was first observed on 11th January 2007.

🟢 NEWS
🔷Amit Shah Inaugurated Conference On Drug Trafficking

🔶NCW Launches Anti-Human Trafficking Cell

🔷RPF Launches Nationwide “AAHT Operation” To Curb Human Trafficking

🔶 UP Govt To Establish Anti-Human Trafficking Police Stations

🔷 Bengal Scheme To Combat Human Trafficking: Swayangsiddha

🔶 North Korea Named ‘Worst Human Trafficking Country’

Note : World Day Against Trafficking In Persons: 30th July

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🟢 AWARD WINNING BOOKS AND AUTHORS of 2023-24 [Part -2]

🔶Kirkus Prize for fiction -James McBride for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

🔶PEN/Faulkner Award 2024 - Ruthy Ramirez for What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
▪️The Book of Goose Yiyun Li (2023)

🔶PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction 2023 - Morgan Talty for Night of the Living Rez

🔶Sushila Devi Award 2023 - Janice Pariat for her novel "Everything the Light Touches"

🔶Bihari Puraskar 2022 - Dr. Madhav Harda for Pachrang Chol "Pahar Sakhi Ri"

       ✍ Credit - Pihu Kaur

🪩 11-17 January

🚦 National Road Safety Week
राष्ट्रीय सड़क सुरक्षा सप्ताह

Theme24: “Be a road safety hero"

🚨 Road Safety Week 2024 stands as an annual dedication to fostering awareness and promoting responsible driving behavior.

🚦This week-long event aims to curtail road accidents and save lives by encouraging individuals, communities, and organizations to prioritize road safety measures.

🚦The 2025 observance marks the 36th year of this vital campaign.

🟢 NEWS
🔶Atal Setu, India's longest sea bridge(six-lane trans-harbour bridge is 21.8 km), gets inaugurated in Mumbai

🔷Mumbai Becomes 1st City In India To Have Female Icons On Traffic Signals

🔶NHAI Signs MoU With IIIT Delhi To Enhance Road Safety Using Artificial Intelligence

🔷India Wins The 9th GovTech Prize For AI-Powered Road Safety Initiative

🏢 Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
▪️Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur, MH)

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.01.2025


1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): promote
Synonyms: nurture, encourage
Antonyms: hinder
Example Sentence:The theme of honour underpinning the two books.


2. FAIRLY (ADVERB): (युक्तिपूर्वक): reasonably
Synonyms: passably, satisfactorily
Antonyms: insufficiently
Example Sentence:I was fairly certain she had nothing to do with the affair.


3. WARY (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): cautious
Synonyms: careful, circumspect
Antonyms: unwary
Example Sentence:His expression was wary, but he said nothing.


4. NAÏVE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला-भाला): innocent
Synonyms: unsophisticated, artless
Antonyms: sophisticated
Example Sentence:I had a sweet, naive look when I smiled.


5. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive
Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic
Antonyms: democratic
Example Sentence:It was clear that he could not continue the repressive tactics of his predecessor.


6. ASSUAGE (VERB): (राहत देना): relieve
Synonyms: ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Example Sentence:The letter assuaged the fears of most members.


7. EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): speedy
Synonyms: swift, quick
Antonyms: slow
Example Sentence:The murder investigation needs to get expeditious.


8. MENACE (VERB): (खतरे में डालना): threaten
Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil
Antonyms: friendly
Example Sentence:Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.


9. IMPENDING (ADJECTIVE): (निकट का): imminent
Synonyms: at hand, close
Antonyms: remote
Example Sentence:They were in impending danger of being swept away.


10. EMPATHY (NOUN): (समवेदना): affinity with
Synonyms: rapport with, togetherness
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:She'd been incapable of empathy or remorse.

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🟢AWARD WINNING BOOKS AND AUTHORS of 2023-24 [Part -3]

🔶Thakazhi Memorial Award - M. Mukundan

🔶Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 - English-Easterine Kire for Spirits Nights (Novel)
▪️Hindi-Gagan Gill for Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar (Poetry)
▪️2023 English - Neelam Gour for Requim in Raga Janaki (Novel)
▪️Hindi - Sanjiv for Mujhe Pehchano (Novel)
▪️Urdu Sadiqua Nawab Saher for Rajdev ki Amrai (Novel)

🔶CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize - Sethu (A. Sethumadhavan)

🔶Luminuous Lummer Dai Literary Award - Jumsi Siram (2023)

🔶Booker Prize 2024 - Samantha Harvey for Orbital (Novel)
▪️Paul Lynch for Prophet Song (2023)

             ✍ Credit - Pihu Kaur

🟢 BILLS PASSED IN LOK SABHA / RAJYA SABHA IN 2024

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• Lok Sabha passes ‘The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024’ to curb paper leaks, malpractices as well as organised malpractices in recruitment examinations like UPSC, SSC etc and entrance tests such as NEET, JEE and CUET.

• The Bill proposes a punishment of a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and for those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs 1 crore.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• It amends the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

• The Act establishes the central and state pollution control boards (CPCB and SPCBs) to prevent and control water pollution.

• The Bill decriminalises several violations, and instead imposes penalties. It will initially apply to Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the union territories. Other states may pass resolutions to extend its applicability to their states.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha.

• Communities Added to the list of Scheduled Tribes :- 
The Bill adds following communities to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha : (i) Muka Dora, Mooka Dora, Nuka Dora, Nooka Dora (for districts of Koraput, Nowrangapur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri), and (ii) Konda Reddy, Konda Reddi.

• Certain Communities Moved from list of Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes :-
The Bill removes Tamadia and Tamudia communities from the list of Scheduled Castes in Odisha, and instead adds them to the list of Scheduled Tribes.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, in relation to Andhra Pradesh. The Order lists the tribes deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories.

• Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :-
The Bill adds the following to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :- (i) Bondo Porja , (ii) Khond Porja & (iii) Konda Savaras

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To incorporate Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To include ‘Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Koli and Gadda Brahmin’ communities in the list of STs of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

• The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9th February 2024 to amend the Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 with respect to the UT of J&K. Earlier, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th February 2024.

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 31, 2024 and was passed by the Lower House on August 9.

• The Rajya Sabha on December 05 passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, which replaces the Aircraft Act, 1934.

• The Act regulates activities related to aircrafts including manufacturing, possession, use, and trade. The Bill retains these provisions and also provides for regulation of aircraft design.

🇮🇳 January 15, 2025

👮🏻‍♂ 77th Indian Army Day
भारतीय सेना दिवस

Theme25 : "Samarth Bharat, Saksham Sena"

Motto : "Service Before Self"

👮🏻‍♀To salute the braveness & honour the soldiers & jawans of the Indian Army.

👮🏻In 1949 when Field Marshal Sir Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa took over the charge of Indian Army from British Gr. Sir Francis Butcher.

👮🏻‍♂ Field Marshal Cariappa, who was the 1st officer of the Indian Army to hold a 5-star rank, had led his troops in the World War II & in the 1st Indo-Pak war of 1947

🟢 NEWS
🔶Indian Army Unveils Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue At Pangong Tso

🔷Indian Army Unveils ‘Eklavya’ Digital Training Platform

🔶Army Day Parade to feature all-girl NCC contingent, robotic mules

🔷ASIGMA: Indian Army Launched In-House Messaging App

🟢CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT
CDS: Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan
Air : Amar Preet Singh
Army : Manoj Pandey
Naval : Dinesh Kumar Tripathi

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🪩 January 16, 2025 (9th Anniversary)

🚀 National Startup Day
राष्ट्रीय स्टार्टअप दिवस

💡 Startup India initiative was launched on 16th January, 2016, with a vision to cultivate innovation, support startups, and stimulate investments

💡 The startups, categorised under six groups, gave presentations to the Prime Minister on six themes — ‘growing from roots, ‘nudging the DNA’, ‘from local to global, ‘technology of future’, ‘building champions in manufacturing’ and ‘sustainable development.

🟢 NEWS
🔶Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024, India ranks third globally in terms of the number of unicorns

🔷SDPIIT Partners With BoAt To Boost Startup Ecosystem In India

🔶Tamil Nadu’s AI Mission: Centre Of Excellence To Boost Startups And Academia

🔷IIM Mumbai And Starburst Collaborate To Boost ASD Startups

🔶4th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum In New Delhi

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🟢 MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS AWARD 2024

💠 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
1 Shri Gukesh D - Chess
2 Shri Harmanpreet Singh - Hockey
3 Shri Praveen Kumar Para-Athletics
4 Ms. Manu Bhaker - Shooting

💠 Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2024
▪️Regular Category
1 Shri Subhash Rana Para -Shooting
2 Ms. Deepali Deshpande -Shooting
3 Shri Sandeep Sangwan -Hockey

💠 Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for Outstanding Performance in Sports 2024
1 Shri Sucha Singh -  Athletics
2 Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar - Swimming

💠 Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
- Physical Education Foundation of India

💠 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024
1 Overall Winner University -  Chandigarh University
2 1st Runner Up University -  Lovely Professional University, (Punjab)
3 2nd Runner Up University -  Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

✍ Credit - Pihu Kaur

💠 Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports 2024
1 Ms. Jyothi Yarraji - Athletics
2 Ms. Annu Rani -Athletics
3 Ms. Nitu - Boxing
4 Ms. Saweety - Boxing
5 Ms. Vantika Agrawal - Chess
6 Ms. Salima Tete - Hockey
7 Shri Abhishek - Hockey
8 Shri Sanjay - Hockey
9 Shri Jarmanpreet Singh - Hockey
10 Shri Sukhjeet Singh - Hockey
11 Shri Rakesh Kumar Para-Archery
12 Ms. Preeti Pal Para-Athletics
13 Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi
- Para-Athletics
14 Shri Ajeet Singh - Para-Athletics
15 Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari - Para-Athletics
16 Shri Dharambir - Para-Athletics
17 Shri Pranav Soorma - Para-Athletics
18 Shri H Hokato Sema - Para-Athletics
19 Ms. Simran - Para-Athletics
20 Shri Navdeep - Para-Athletics
21 Shri Nitesh Kumar - Para-Badminton
22 Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan - Para-Badminton
23 Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan - Para-Badminton
24 Shri Sajan Prakash - Swimming
25 Shri Aman - Wrestling
26 Ms. Manisha Ramadass - Para-Badminton
27 Shri Kapil Parmar - Para-Judo
28 Ms. Mona Agarwal - Para-Shooting
29 Ms. Rubina Francis - Para-Shooting
30 Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale - Shooting
31 Shri Sarabjot Singh - Shooting
32 Shri Abhay Singh - Squash

✍ Credit - Pihu Kaur

💠Updated GDP List

SBI – 6.3% (FY25)
NSO – 6.4% (FY25)
RBI –6.6% (FY24)
Deloitte – 6.5% – 6.8% (FY24), 6.7% – 7.3% (FY26)
India Ratings – 6.4% (FY24), 6.6% (FY26)
ADB – 6.5% (FY24), 7%(FY25)
S&P – 6.8% (FY25), 6.9% (FY26)
RBI –6.6% (FY24)
Morgan Stanley – 6.3% (FY25)

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💠Mughal Empire (1526–1857) 
{ Part -3}
41. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. 
42. Humayun lost the empire to Sher Shah Suri but later regained it. 
43. Sher Shah Suri introduced the Rupiya and built the Grand Trunk Road. 
44. Akbar the Great abolished Jizya tax and implemented Din-i-Ilahi. 
45. Raja Todar Mal introduced a land revenue system. 
46. Tansen, a musician, was part of Akbar's court. 
47. Akbar built the city of Fatehpur Sikri. 
48. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap.
49. Jahangir married Nur Jahan, who became a powerful influence. 
50. The Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir was built by Jahangir. 
51. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. 
52. The Red Fort in Delhi was constructed by Shah Jahan. 
53. Aurangzeb expanded the Mughal Empire to its largest extent. 
54. Aurangzeb re-imposed the Jizya tax. 
55. The Mughal decline began after Aurangzeb's death in 1707. 
56. The Battle of Karnal (1739) led to Nadir Shah’s invasion. 
57. The Marathas became prominent rivals of the Mughals. 
58. The Zamindari system flourished under the Mughals. 
59. Mughal gardens exemplified Persian influence. 
60. The Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri. 

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🟢 Festivals and Celebrations Across India:

1. Madhavpur Mela (Gujarat): Celebrated in memory of Lord Krishna and Rukmini. माधवपुर मेला (गुजरात) - भगवान कृष्ण और रुक्मिणी की स्मृति।

2. Thimithi (Tamil Nadu): In honor of Draupadi Amman. थिमिथी (तमिलनाडु) - द्रौपदी अम्मन के सम्मान में।

3. Thai Poosam (Tamil Nadu): Dedicated to Lord Muruga. थाई पूसाम (तमिलनाडु) - भगवान मुरुगन को समर्पित।

4. Chhath Pooja: Dedicated to the Sun God and his wife, Usha. छठ पूजा - सूर्यदेव और उनकी पत्नी उषा को समर्पित।

5. Madai Festival (Bastar, Chhattisgarh): Celebrated with the worship of local goddess Kesharpalin Devi. मडई महोत्सव (बस्तर) - स्थानीय देवी केशरपालिन की पूजा के साथ।

6. Vesak Festival (Sikkim): Commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha. वेसाक महोत्सव - गौतम बुद्ध के जीवन के तीन महत्वपूर्ण चरणों की याद।

7. Saga Dawa (Sikkim): Associated with Lord Buddha and celebrates his birthday. सागा दावा (सिक्किम) - भगवान बुद्ध से जुड़ा पर्व।

8. Hemis Festival (Ladakh): Commemorates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. हेमिस महोत्सव - गुरु पद्मसंभव की जयंती के उपलक्ष्य में।

9. Jawa Festival (Jharkhand): Celebrated by unmarried tribal girls for fertility and good fortune. जावा महोत्सव (झारखंड) - अविवाहित आदिवासी लड़कियों द्वारा।

10. Kumbh Mela: Held at four locations: Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik, and Prayagraj. कुंभ मेला - हरिद्वार, उज्जैन, नासिक, और प्रयागराज।

11. Hunter’s Moon (West) / Kartik Purnima (India): Called Kartik Purnima in India. कात्यायनी पूर्णिमा (भारत)।

12. Ambubachi Mela (Assam): Known as the Mahakumbh of the East. अंबुबाची मेला (असम) - पूर्व का महाकुंभ।

13. Lai Haraoba (Manipur): Means “Merry Making of the Gods.” लाई हराओबा (मणिपुर) - देवताओं का आनंदोत्सव।