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Vocabulary Highlight- Abject

✨Meaning
Abject (adjective) refers to something extremely bad, miserable, or degrading. It can describe a situation, condition, or person's state of mind characterized by hopelessness, humiliation, or complete failure.

✨Synonyms:
Wretched
Deplorable
Miserable

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The refugees lived in abject poverty, struggling to find food and shelter.
2.His abject apology showed his deep remorse for the mistake he had made.

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Idiom- As right as rain

✨Meaning
Perfectly fine, healthy, or in good condition. Used to indicate that everything is as it should be.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.After a good night's sleep, I felt as right as rain. (Completely fine and refreshed)
2.Don’t worry about the car—it just needed a minor fix, and now it’s as right as rain. (Working perfectly)
3.She was feeling sick yesterday, but today she’s as right as rain. (Fully recovered)

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INS Vikrant Commissioned

28 मार्च 1963 को भारत का पहला विमानवाहक पोत INS विक्रांत आधिकारिक रूप से भारतीय नौसेना में शामिल हुआ। यह भारतीय समुद्री सुरक्षा के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि थी। INS विक्रांत ने 1971 के भारत-पाक युद्ध में अहम भूमिका निभाई, जब इसने पूर्वी पाकिस्तान (अब बांग्लादेश) में नौसैनिक अभियान चलाकर पाकिस्तानी सेना की आपूर्ति मार्गों को काट दिया। यह युद्ध में भारत की ऐतिहासिक जीत का एक महत्वपूर्ण कारक बना।
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Launched in 2014, the Make in India initiative has significantly transformed India's automobile industry, fostering domestic car production and accelerating electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. Over the past decade, policy reforms, fiscal incentives, and infrastructure development have positioned India as a key global automotive hub. The sector has attracted substantial investments, spurred innovation, and increased localization, contributing to economic growth and sustainability.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Abjure

✨Meaning
To formally reject, renounce, or give up a belief, claim, or practice, often under oath.

✨Synonyms:
Renounce
Forswear
Repudiate

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.He abjured his allegiance to the political party after their scandal.
2.The monk abjured all worldly pleasures and devoted himself to spirituality.

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Idiom- Snowed Under

✨Meaning
Overwhelmed with too much work or responsibilities.Extremely busy with tasks.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.I can’t go out this weekend—I’m completely snowed under with assignments.
2.She was snowed under with emails after returning from vacation.
3.The team is snowed under with deadlines and struggling to keep up.

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

हर साल 31 मार्च को मनाया जाता है। यह दिन ट्रांसजेंडर और लिंग-अनुरूपता न रखने वाले लोगों की उपलब्धियों और योगदान का जश्न मनाने के साथ-साथ उनके खिलाफ होने वाले भेदभाव और चुनौतियों के प्रति जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए समर्पित है। 2009 में ट्रांसजेंडर कार्यकर्ता राचेल क्रैंडल (Rachel Crandall) द्वारा शुरू किया गया यह दिवस ट्रांसजेंडर डे ऑफ़ रेमेंब्रेंस (जो ट्रांसजेंडर हिंसा के शिकार लोगों को समर्पित है) के सकारात्मक विकल्प के रूप में स्थापित किया गया था। यह दिन समाज में ट्रांसजेंडर लोगों की स्वीकृति बढ़ाने, समान अधिकारों की वकालत करने और नकारात्मक धारणाओं को चुनौती देने का अवसर प्रदान करता है।

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Women are making a place for themselves in the world. Now, they are not confined to the four walls of a home but are at the forefront of every sector of society, proving their strength, talent, and leadership in fields ranging from business and politics to science and sports. However, true empowerment can only be achieved when women feel safe and secure in every aspect of life. The Government of India has taken remarkable strides to ensure the safety and security of women across the nation. Through legislative reforms, dedicated helplines, and financial support, a multi-faceted approach is being implemented to create a safer environment for women.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Callous

✨Meaning
Callous (adjective) refers to someone who is emotionally insensitive, unfeeling, or indifferent to the suffering of others. It can also mean being hardened or lacking empathy.

✨Synonyms
Insensitive
Heartless
Unfeeling

✨Usage in Sentence
1.His callous disregard for the suffering of others made him unpopular among his colleagues.
2.The manager's callous decision to fire employees right before the holidays shocked everyone.

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Idiom- A Perfect Storm

✨Meaning
"A perfect storm" refers to a situation where multiple difficult or negative factors combine to create a particularly bad or disastrous outcome. It implies that the worst possible conditions have come together at the same time.

✨Usage in a Sentence
1.The company faced a perfect storm of financial losses, declining sales, and negative media coverage, leading to its bankruptcy.
2.The heavy rainfall, poor drainage system, and high tide created a perfect storm that resulted in severe flooding in the city.

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Odisha Day
उड़ीसा दिवस जिसे उत्कल दिवस भी कहा जाता है, हर साल 1 अप्रैल को मनाया जाता है। यह दिन 1936 में ओडिशा राज्य के गठन की स्मृति में मनाया जाता है, जब इसे बंगाल प्रेसीडेंसी से अलग कर एक स्वतंत्र प्रांत बनाया गया था। इससे पहले, ओड़िया भाषी क्षेत्र विभिन्न प्रशासनिक इकाइयों के अधीन थे। इस दिन को सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों, परेड और उन महान नेताओं को श्रद्धांजलि देकर मनाया जाता है, जिन्होंने राज्य के गठन में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई, जैसे मधुसूदन दास। यह दिन ओडिशा के समृद्ध इतिहास, भाषा और विरासत का प्रतीक है।

Project Tiger was launched
प्रोजेक्ट टाइगर की शुरुआत 1 अप्रैल 1973 को भारत में बाघों की घटती संख्या को रोकने और उनके संरक्षण के लिए की गई थी। यह योजना भारतीय वन्यजीव संरक्षण इतिहास की सबसे महत्वपूर्ण पहलों में से एक मानी जाती है। इस परियोजना का उद्देश्य बाघों के प्राकृतिक आवासों को संरक्षित करना और अवैध शिकार व वनों की कटाई को रोकना था। प्रोजेक्ट टाइगर के तहत देशभर में कई बाघ अभयारण्य स्थापित किए गए, जिससे बाघों की संख्या में उल्लेखनीय वृद्धि हुई। आज भी यह परियोजना भारत में वन्यजीव संरक्षण की रीढ़ बनी हुई है।

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Vocabulary Highlight- Debacle

✨Meaning
"Debacle" refers to a sudden and disastrous failure, a complete collapse, or a fiasco. It is often used to describe a significant downfall in politics, business, sports, or any situation where things go terribly wrong.

✨Synonyms
Failure
Fiasco
Collapse

✨Usage in Sentences
1.The company's financial debacle forced it to file for bankruptcy.
2.The team’s strategy turned into a debacle, leading to their worst defeat of the season.

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Idiom: To bell the cat

✨Meaning:
To take on a difficult or dangerous task that others are unwilling to do. It originates from Aesop’s fable where mice discuss tying a bell to a cat to be warned of its approach, but none are willing to do it.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.Everyone in the office knew the boss was wrong, but no one was ready to bell the cat and confront him.
2.Protesting against corruption is necessary, but who will bell the cat and take the first step?
3.The players wanted better facilities, but finding someone to bell the cat and talk to the management was difficult.

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