📮24 April

❇️ National Panchayati Raj Diwas
राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस

🌿1st National Panchayati Raj day Celebrated in 2010

🌿73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to constitution “The Panchayats” covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O) & a new 11th Schedule covering 29 subjects

🌿Father of Panchayati Raj system➖Balwant Rai Mehta

🌿Balwant Rai Mehta Committee➖3-tier Panchayati Raj system
• Gram Panchayat
• Block Samiti
• Panchayat Samiti & Zila Parishad

🌿Ashok Mehta Committee➖2-tier Panchayati Raj system

🌿On 24th April 2020 Pm Narendra modi Launch the Swamitva scheme also e-Gram swaraj portal

🔶Balika Panchayat Successfully Held At Kunariya Village In Gujarat

🔶First Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI): Gujarat & Telangana Lead

🔶Govt amends Panchayat law to set up District Development Councils in J&K

🔷Ministry of Panchayati Raj
▪️Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
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🍁International Day of Multilateralism & Diplomacy for Peace

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❇️ 25 APRIL

♦️World Malaria Day 
विश्व मलेरिया दिवस

Theme25 : "Malaria ends with us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite"

🔶 Malaria is Vector bone disease transmitted by female Anopheles Mosquito the parasites Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) and Plasmodium Vivax (Pv)

🔶 The first study on malaria was done by the scientist Charles Louis Alphonse Laverin in the year 1880.

🔶 First time 'World Malaria Day' was observed on 25 April 2008.

🔶Quinine, the remedy for malaria is extracted from bark of the Cinchona tree.

🔶Protozoan organism causes malaria.

🔶 WHO has declared Algeria and Argentina as 'Malaria-Free' 

🔶 National Framework for Malaria Elimination 2016 -2030

🔶 Government Plans Malaria Free India By 2030

🔶 Egypt Declared Malaria-Free: A Milestone In Public Health

🔶 Karnataka has set itself the goal of eliminating malaria by 2025.

🏢 World Health Organization
🔹Founded - 7 April, 1948
🔹HQ - Geneva, Switzerland
🔹D.G - Tedros Adhanom

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🤟 26 APRIL

♦️World Intellectual Property Day
विश्व बौद्धिक संपदा दिवस

Theme25 : "IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP"

🔷International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2024 (12th Edition) - "India ranks 42nd among 55 leading global economies"
🔷Top - United States
🔷Released by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce

🏢 World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO )
🔸Founded - 1967
🔸HQ - Geneva Switzerland
🔸Director General : Daren Tang
🔸Member Countries : 193

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🟢 SIMLA AGREEMENT, 1972

The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh.

🔶 Why in News?
Pakistan suspended the Simla Agreement in reaction to measures taken by India following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

🔷 Key Facts
- When: 2nd July 1972, post the Indo-Pak War of 1971.
- Between Whom: Indira Gandhi (India) and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Pakistan).
- Objectives: Establish peace and resolve disputes through bilateral dialogue only.

🔶 Key Provisions
1. Respect for Territorial Integrity: Both countries to honor each other's sovereignty.
2. Bilateral Resolution of Issues: All issues, including Kashmir, to be solved through bilateral talks.
3. Ceasefire Line to Line of Control (LoC): Post-war, the Ceasefire Line was re-designated as the LoC.
4. Restoration of Ties:
- Resume diplomatic relations, trade, communications, and people-to-people contact.
5. Release of Prisoners of War: India agreed to release 93,000 Pakistani war prisoners.

India’s decision on Indus casts shadow on renewal of India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty: Bangladesh water expert

✓ “Renewal of the Ganga treaty will come up next year but if India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance then it will create doubts about India’s willingness on sharing of river waters with Bangladesh”

✓ India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan ‘in abeyance’ has proved that India will not hesitate to use water as a “weapon” in case political relations with common riparian neighbours nosedive, a leading water expert of Bangladesh has remarked.

✅ Expected Exam Dates

Monthly Strategy Session – April 2025
Expected Exam Date
01 May onwards – RRB ALP-II
05 May – SBI PO Mains
05 May – PNB SO
05 May – TMB Bank
08 May onwards – GDC (MH)
11 May – HDFC Bank
13 May onwards – BMC (MH)
17 May – BOI SO
20 May onwards – NVS
06 June – MIDC (MH)
08/22 June – IDBI JAM
08 June onwards – CIDCO
09 June onwards – RRB NTPC (Grad)
11 June onwards – KDMC
16 June onwards – NMMC
05 July / 10 Aug – LIC AAO

❇️ 29th April 2025 (43rd Edition )

💃 INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
अंतरराष्ट्रीय नृत्य दिवस

💃 Celebrated first time in the year 1982.

🕺 The day celebrates the value and importance of the dance & encourages participation & education in this art form through events and festivals. The day 29 April has been chosen as it marks the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), who is known as the creator of modern ballet.

🔶 Classical Dance Form of India
Bharatnatyam - TN
Kuchipudi - AP
Kathak - UP
Bihu - Assam
Odissi - Odisa
Manipuri - Manipur
Mohiniyattam & Kathakali - Kerala

🟢NEWS
🔶Ram Sahay Pandey Folk Dancer Passed Away

🔷37th Kathak Mahotsav 2025 at New Delhi

🔶51st Khajuraho Dance Festival 2025 at Madhya Pradesh.

🔷Legendary Odissi Dancer Mayadhar Raut Passes Away At 92

🔶Sikkim’s Kagyed Dance Festival

📌International Theatre Institute (ITI)
▪️Founded -1948
▪️Hq - Paris, France

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❇️ 30 APRIL

♦️Ayushman Bharat Diwas
आयुष्मान भारत दिवस

♦️Narendra Modi has launched the scheme on April 14, 2018 at Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

♦️Scheme has the benefit cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year 

🔷 Sponsored : Ayushman Bharat -National Health Protection Mission

🔶 First time, the day was observed on 30th April 2018

🔶 AYUSHMAN BHARAT CEO : Dr. Indu Bhushan

🟢 NEWS
🔶Uttar Pradesh Leads In Issuing 5 Crore Ayushman Cards Under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY

🔷Government To Include ASHA And Anganwadi Workers/Helpers In Ayushman Bharat Scheme

🔶Rajasthan Seeks Integration Of Chiranjeevi Scheme With Ayushman Bharat

🔷Center Renames Ayushman Bharat Health And Wellness Centers To Ayushman Arogya Mandir

🔶President Droupadi Murmu Virtually Launches Ayushman Bhav Campaign For Universal Health Coverage

🔷Govt To Combine CGHS With Ayushman Bharat

🔶J&K Awarded 1st Prize In Category For Ayushman Bharat Health Account ID Generation

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❇️ 01 MAY

🔴 International Labour Day
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मजदूर दिवस

Theme25 : "Social justice and decent work"

🔷 It is also known as International Worker’s Day and May Day.

🔷 Labour Day is a day that unites workers together and the day aims to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.

🔷 India's first Labour day was celebrated in 1923 in Chennai.

🟢 RECENT IN NEWS
🔺Labour Minister Launches New Features On EShram Portal For Migrant Workers’ Welfare

🔺CAG GC Murmu Selected As External Auditor Of International Labour Organization

🔺2020-21: Female Labour Participation Increased To 25.1%

🔺Ministry Of Labour & Employment Launches E-Shram Portal

🔺India’s 1st Labour Movement Museum To Be Set Up In Kerala

🔷 May 1 is also Maharashtra Day & Gujarat Day

🏢 Ministry of Labour & Employment + MoEFCC
▪️ Shri Bhupendra Singh Yadav
▪️ Constituency : RSMP - Rajasthan

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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 01 May 2025

1. PENURY (NOUN): (दरिद्रता): Extreme Poverty
Synonyms: Impoverishment, Indigence
Antonyms: Wealth
Example Sentence:
He soon rose from penury to ease, and married a painter's beautiful daughter.

2. ABRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): Sudden
Synonyms: Immediate, Instantaneous
Antonyms: Gradual
Example Sentence:
I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject.

3. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संभव): Practicable
Synonyms: Practical Workable
Antonyms: Impractical
Example Sentence:
It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display.

4. DISMISS (VERB): (ख़ारिज करना): Banish
Synonyms: Set aside, Abandon
Antonyms: Entertain
Example Sentence:
He suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought.

5. NORM (NOUN): (मानक): Standard
Synonyms: Usual, Normal
Antonyms: The exception
Example Sentence:
Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's not norm.

6. JUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): (न्यायिक): Legal
Synonyms: Judiciary, Juridical
Antonyms: Illegal
Example Sentence:
A judicial inquiry was required.

7. SUMMON (VERB): (बुला भेजना): Send for
Synonyms: Call for, Ask for
Antonyms: Discharge
Example Sentence:
A waiter was immidiately summoned.

8. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): Persuade
Synonyms: Convince, Prompt
Antonyms: Dissuade
Example Sentence:
The pickets induced workers to stay away.

9. MANIFOLD (ADJECTIVE): (अनेक): Many
Synonyms: Numerous, Multiple
Antonyms: Few
Example Sentence:
The implications of this decision were manifold.

10. PERILOUS (ADJECTIVE): (जोखिम का): Dangerous
Synonyms:Hazardous, Risky
Antonyms: Safe
Example Sentence:
We had to be a part of a perilous journey.

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