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*29 Feb (Thursday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Shishir Ritu
*Drik Ritu* : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Vikram Samvat - 2080*
*Shaka Samvat - 1945*
*Month* : Magha 20 (Amanta)
Phalguna 05 (Purnimanta) *Nakshatr*: Chitra (up to 10:22 am)Swati
*Tithi :* Panchami/
Shashthi
*Rahu* 02:06 PM – 03:32 PM
*Yamaganda* 06:52 AM – 08:19 AM
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*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. Today is a Leap Day, occurring on February 29th in a Leap Year, adds an extra day to the calendar every four years to synchronize it with the solar year. This adjustment maintains alignment with Earth’s orbit around the sun. A leap year, also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year. The 366th day is added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year.
2. President Droupadi Murmu to address 53rd convocation of #UtkalUniversity in Bhubaneswar today.
3. The government has announced the initiation of the ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’ campaign in higher educational institutions nationwide starting from 27 February 2024.
4. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, is set to unveil a groundbreaking innovation in timekeeping with the world’s first Vedic Clock. This meticulously crafted timepiece, housed on an 85-foot tower at the city’s Jantar Mantar, will be officially inaugurated on March 1st, 2024, by PM Modi in a virtual ceremony.
5. KPDCL (Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited) has extended its amnesty scheme for domestic consumers in Jammu & Kashmir. The scheme allows consumers to clear outstanding electricity dues in easy installments without late payment surcharges. Disconnected connections can be restored by paying only the principal amount.
6. Tripura CM Prof Dr Manik Saha launched the 2nd State Level Shehri Samridhi Utsav by Tripura Urban Livelihood Mission at Agartala's Children’s Park.
7. PM Modi Releases 16th Installment of PM Kisan Scheme Worth ₹21,000 Crore in Maharashtra, Inaugurates Irrigation Projects and Rail Infrastructure.
8. Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh stepped down from his position on February 28, a day after the Rajya Sabha election result in the state.
He is the Minister of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Himachal Pradesh. He represents the Shimla Rural constituency in the state legislative assembly. A prominent Congress leader, he is the son of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
9. BJP asks Election Commission to videograph voting process at all polling stations during upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
10. PM Modi to address Viksit Bharat Viksit Madhya Pradesh programme through video conferencing today.
PM Modi to lay the foundation stone and dedicate to nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore across Madhya Pradesh.
11. Telangana Government announces strategic plans for formation of Life Sciences GCC Consortium bringing together all Lifesciences GCCs in Hyderabad.
12. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday launched the SWAYAM Plus platform, which will offer employability and professional development-focused programmes through collaboration with leading industry players such as L&T, Microsoft and CISCO.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. The Culcutta High Court allowed the fact finding team from New Delhi to visit Sandeshkhali. Justice Kaushik Chanda has ordered that the team can visit Sandeshkhali on 3rd March but asked them not to go places where section 144 is imposed.
2. TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the West Bengal Police from the Minakhan area in North 24 Parganas.
3. Restoration of Old Pension Scheme: Govt. employees to go on indefinite strike from 01 May. The steering committee of the platform, the Joint Forum For Restoration of Old Pension Scheme (JFROPS) has unanimously decided to serve strike notices on March 19 to respective administrations.
4. A man who worked at an Army canteen in Rajasthan's Bikaner has been arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Pakistani agent. The Rajasthan Police, in collaboration with Military Intelligence, caught Vikram Singh on charges of spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.
5. The government Wednesday banned two factions of the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir for five years for their anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda, and asking people to refrain from taking part in elections.
The government has declared the Muslim Conference Jammu & Kashmir (Sumji faction) and Muslim Conference Jammu & Kashmir (Bhat faction) as Unlawful Associations.
The ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu Kashmir, has been extended by another five years for continuing activities that pose a threat to the security of the nation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday.
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*FINANCE*
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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*USD* ₹ 82.97
💷 *GBP* ₹ 104.06
€ *Euro* : ₹ 89.83
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*GDP(PPP )* :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
*$13.119 trillion*
*GDP (nominal)*
: *$3.73 trillion*
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country's economy) .
*GDP growth* : 7.6% (Q2 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
*Inflation rate* : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
*Population* : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
*Unemployment* : 10.09% (Oct2023)
*Per capita*: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
*GDP per capita*
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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*BSE SENSEX*
72,304.88 −790.34 (1.08%)🔻
*NIFTY*
21,951.15 −247.20 (1.11%)🔻
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 62,820/10gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 73,800/KG
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⛽ *FUEL in DELHI*
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*PETROL* : ₹ 97/Ltr
*DIESEL* : ₹ 90/Ltr
*CNG* : ₹ 76/Ltr
*LPG* : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
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⛽ *FUEL in MUMBAI*
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*PETROL* : ₹ 106/Ltr
*DIESEL* : 95/Ltr
*Auto Gas* : ₹ 60/Ltr
*CNG* : 76/Kg
*LPG* : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation have launched a bold initiative, Vantara (Star of the Forest), dedicated to the rescue, treatment, care, and rehabilitation of animals in need. This ambitious program is spearheaded by Anant Ambani. Vantara core lies in a sprawling 3,000-acre sanctuary within the Green Belt of Reliance Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat.
2. Recently PM Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organized in the country at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
3. The World Gold Council (WGC), representing global gold miners, has named Sachin Jain as its new CEO for India, effective from March.
4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is promoting financial literacy among young adults through their annual Financial Literacy Week (FLW) campaign, held from February 26 to March 1, 2024. This year’s theme, “Make a Right Start – Become Financially Smart,” with emphasis on “Saving and Power of Compounding”, “Banking Essentials for Students” and “Digital and Cyber Hygiene” which aligns with overall strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education: 2020-2025.
The theme for this year is targeted towards young adults, mainly students.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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*ARTICLE 370* box office collection day 5: Article 370 stars Yami Gautam, Priyamani, and Arun Govil. The movie 'Article 370' earned ₹44.60 crore worldwide & nearly ₹32 crore in India since its release by the fifth day as per Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
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*DEFENCE*
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is preparing the first two units of the improved TEJAS MK-1A for delivery to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in March. HAL was awarded the contract to produce 83 TEJAS MK-1A (including 73 single-seat and 10 two-seat trainers) aircraft in January 2021. As per the contract, HAL was originally scheduled to deliver the first single-seat aircraft in February, with a total of three MK-1As to be delivered in 2024.
2.The 5th edition of Joint Military Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN’ between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self Defence Force commenced today at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 25th February to 9th March 2024.
Exercise 'DHARMA GUARDIAN’ is an annual exercise and conducted alternatively in India and Japan. The contingent of both sides comprises of 40 personnel each.
3.The sea phase of MILAN-2024 concluded on February 27 (Tuesday). This edition of MILAN witnessed the participation of 35 units, including ships, submarines and aircraft.
About 13 ships and one aircraft from Friendly Foreign Countries participated in the sea phase. Indian Navy’s participation included both the aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, the indigenous aircraft carrier.
4. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Samarth and Abhinav have arrived in Galle, Sri Lanka, following the completion of Exercise Dosti in Male. The visit aims to strengthen training and professional engagement with the Sri Lankan Coast Guard, enhancing interoperability and camaraderie between the two forces.
5. *INDIA GETS ITS SECOND SPACE PORT, ROCKET STARTUPS EXCITED* :. ISRO says the new site will be ready in another two years time and will cost a little under ₹1000 crores. Recently PM Modi lays the foundation stone for the country's second launch site in Kulasekharapatnam, located in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. Until now, the country had a single spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Center situated at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India has conducted 95 launches from Sriharikota to date, with 80 of them deemed successful.
PM Modi who arrived in Kerala on Tuesday reviewed the progress on the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
6. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and German Ministry of Defence State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee (HDC) meeting in Berlin on Tuesday. The two sides discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues.
7. IPS officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary appointed as new director general of NSG.
8. The Ministry of Defence’s recent move to challenge almost all verdicts of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) granting disability benefits to military personnel has come under the scanner of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Taking up a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Ex-Services Grievances Cell in Mohali, a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji has, in its order of February 26, sought a response from the central government on the issue.
9. French Army chief General Pierre Schill, who has arrived in India on Tuesday, witnessed the firepower demonstration of the indigenously developed and manufactured Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher on Wednesday at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
India aims to boost its presence in the global defence market by exporting platforms like Tejas aircraft, BrahMos missiles, and Pinaka systems. India's defence production is projected to reach Rs 3 lakh crore.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1.India and the United States reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains in a day-long Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD), discussing steps to bolster bilateral efforts to combat terrorism and reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries by taking steps to enable safe and legal migration.
2.UP CM Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with Australia's High Commissioner, Philip Green OAM, at his official residence in Lucknow.
3. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held a bilateral meeting with Nepalese counterpart Sewa Lamsal in New Delhi, who is on her first visit to India since assuming charge.
4. German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann thanked PM Modi on Wednesday for his warm welcome to German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann. He stated that it is great to see Germany's fascination with Indian culture expressed in Cassandra's beautiful voice.
5.India and Thailand held the 10th Joint Commission Meeting on Tuesday, during which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for establishing an academic collaboration in Ayurveda and Thai traditional medicine.
6. The founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, will receive the Honorary Knighthood, the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), in recognition of his contributions, and his services to UK and India business relations.The Honorary KBE, which is to be conferred on Mittal, is the second-highest order of the British Empire.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the goal of US administration is to achieve a deal to reach a humanitarian pause and the release of hostages as soon as possible, US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
2. China's former foreign minister Qin Gang, who was absent from public duties since last June, has stepped down from the country's top legislature, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
3.Amid the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, the US Central Command has said that US aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Red Sea on Tuesday.
4. New Zealand to Repeal Anti-Tobacco Law
New Zealand, under Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's coalition government, is repealing the law banning tobacco sales to future generations, originally enacted during Jacinda Arden's tenure. The law scheduled for implementation in July.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
#Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#BCCI president:
Roger Binny
#Hockey India President:
Dilip Tirkey
#16th President of the Indian Olympic Association : P. T. Usha
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1. *WOMENS PREMIER LEAGUE 2024*
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
*6th Match*
MUMBAI-INDIANS-WOMEN
MIW: 161-6 (20)
UP-WARRIORZ
UPW: 163-3 (16.3)
UP Warriorz won by 7 wkts
2. *PRO KABADDI*
February 28, 2024
GMC Balayogi Sports Complex, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
*Semi Final 1*
Puneri Paltan: 37
Vs
Patna Pirates: 21
*Semi Final 2*
Jaipur Pink Panthers: 27
Vs
Haryana Steelers: 31
3. *CHESS*: India's R Praggnanandhaa came up with a scintillating performance to grind down German Vincent Keymer in the first round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament that got underway in Prague on Wednesday.
4. Athletics Federation of India vice-president Anju Bobby George on Wednesday said Asian Games gold-winning steeplechase runner Parul Chaudhary is among the ones to watch out for at this year's Paris Olympics where she expecting more than one medal in javelin throw.
So far, nine Indian track-and-field athletes have qualified for the Games in July-August with defending gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena making the cut in javelin throw.
5. Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered *THE MEN’S DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS OF THE DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS* with a straight set win over the Tunisian-Pakistani pair of Skander Mansouri and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.
6. Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Wednesday denied outgoing CEO Elena Norman's assertion of a rift between them, saying that they are "united" and working in the best interest of the sport.
Norman resigned on Tuesday and in an interview to PTI she alleged that there was factionalism in the body. The 49-year-old Australian suggested that Tirkey and Singh were at loggerheads and also complained of a difficult work environment.
7. Neil Wagner Announces Retirement from International Cricket. The 37-year-old Wagner represented New Zealand in 64 Tests, claiming a total of 260 wickets, placing him fifth on the nation’s all-time wicket-takers list.
8. BCCI keeps Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja in Grade A+ in its annual retainership contracts list for senior men's team.
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*ASSAM* : DISPUR (capital)
Bifurcation: 21 Jan 1972
Formation
(as a state) : 26 Jan1950
Districts : 31
Language : Assamese
Governor: Gulab Chand Kataria
Chief minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP)
*State Symbols*
Bird: White-winged duck
Flower : Foxtail orchid
Mammal: Rhinoceros
Tree: Hollong
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*In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.*
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
*President of Bharat* ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
*Vice President*
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
*Prime Minister* : Shri Narendra Modi
*Speaker Lok Sabha* :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
*Rajyasabha Seats* : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
*Loksabha* : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)
*Chief Election Commissioner:*
Shri Rajiv Kumar
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Ⓝⓐⓥⓔⓔⓝ Ⓚⓤⓜⓐⓡ
🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak or
Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities called him "The father of the Indian unrest."
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*😀Thought of the day*
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Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people =======================
*JOKE OF THE DAY*
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*Judge* : Why you have stolen money from this man?
*Chintu* : My lord I’ve not stolen money. He just gave it to me.
*Judge* : When he gave you money ?
*Chintu* : When I shown him gun 🔫
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*WHY 🐖🐷PIG'S NEED MUD* ?
Pigs need mud to regulate their temperature and protect their skin from sunburn.
Since pigs spend most of their time out in the hot sun, they must take measures to prevent their skin from sunburn and keep their body temperature within normal limits. Wallowing in mud creates a protective coating on the pig’s skin and assists in evaporative cooling—a pig’s version of sweating.
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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दिने दिने शीतं अधिकं भवति । = The cold is increasing day by day.
यद्वा तद्वा वृष्टिः । = Too much rain
🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*How does an air balloon works ?*
Hot air ballooning is the oldest form of aviation. First flight was 1783.
Hot air balloons work because hot air rises. By heating the air inside the balloon with the burner, it becomes lighter than the cooler air on the outside. This causes the balloon to float upwards. if the air is allowed to cools, the balloon begins to slowly come down. Gas balloons are filled with a gas (helium or hydrogen) that is lighter than air, therefore providing lift.
Balloons cannot be steered in the normal sense of the word so they travel in the direction of the wind, which varies at different altitudes. Pilots skillfully use this as a way of changing direction by burning to go up, or allowing the air to cool to go down, and catch different air streams at different heights.
The principle behind hot air balloon physics is the Archimedes Principle which states that the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the object.
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💁🏻♂ *GK TODAY*
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The necessity for leap years arises from the fact that Earth's orbit around the Sun takes approximately 365.2425 days. To accommodate this slight discrepancy, we add an extra day every four years to keep our calendar aligned with the astronomical year.
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Des] (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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To move heaven and earth
To make high effort to do something
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*ANTONYMS*
ENIGMA x Clearness
*SYNONYMS*
IMPAIR x Diminish, Deteriorate
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
*Matsya Avatar of Shri Vishnu* 🐟
(Matsya 🦈means Fish in Sanskrit) was the first Avatar of Vishnu. It is said that, during the Satya Yuga, the people on earth had become irreligious and disorderly in the way they lived their lives. This is when the Gods collectively decided to flood the earth and prepare it for the process of renovation. Lord Brahma, the creator, had been given the guidelines to remodel the earth by Lord Vishnu.
Shri Vishnu instructed the king Satyavrat Manu to collect the best of seeds from the flora and the best of representatives from fauna, sapta rishis. It also advised that a huge ship be built and kept in ready condition because he would like to protect them from great floods which started swallowing the earth.
The ship with Manu and his collections aboard was tied to the horn of the huge fish (Matsya 🦈 avatar of Shri Vishnu) with the snake Vasuki and reached Himalaya safely.
But a demon Hayagriva was exposed and took Vedas with him. Matsya killed him and rescued the Vedas handing them over once again to Brahma. All the seeds gathered in the ship were thrown on the earth. All the representatives of the different animal species started procreating once again.
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
*Drinking warm water with black pepper* powder every morning, preferably on an empty stomach is the best remedy to boost immunity. It is said that drinking this pepper water for at least a month can relieve you from myriad health problems. This helps you burn more calories to maintain an ideal weight.
Once you’ll start drinking this magic elixir in the morning, you will notice that your body stamina has been increased two times. It will make you feel energetic and will also boost up your metabolism.
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