Abit Khind

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Here are some general knowledge one liners about the village Abit Khind in Maharashtra State.

Name of village we are discussing is Abit Khind. Its Tahasil is Akole and District is Ahmednagar. It is in Nashik Division and the Region is known as Khandesh and North Maharashtra of Maharashtra State.

The Pin Code of the place is 422610 and Post Office is at Kotul.

It is situated at Elevation of 587 m above sea level. 

Though we are in era of mobiles and smart phones sometime we need landlines and the STD Code for this place is 02424.

Politically the Panchayat of the place is Abit Khind. It falls under Assembly Constituency of Akole and Parliamentary Constituency of Shirdi.

People here use to speak in Marathi though they know Hindi and English.

Main Attractions

1) Hanuman Mandir - Local tribes and Hindus celebrate many festivals together by arranging Bhajan Ratri in this and other temples in the village.

2) Bhairoba Mandir - It is said that if you are having any ear related disease you can worship this God and may get relief. People offer ears made of silver after getting cure. Hindus and local tribes use to worship here. 

3) Viroba Mandir - It is worshiped by local tribes and Hindus in the area.

4) Bhairavnath Mandir - It is also named as Temple of Lord Bhakta Nath and is Very old mandir. All the tribals and Hindus use to visit this temple. Bhajan Ratris are also organised by the people of the village on festive occassions.

Education - 

Sarvodaya Vidaya Mandir - it is in village. It is upto High School. After that for education children have to move to nearby towns such as Kotul, Akole, Ahmednagar.

Health -

For primary health aids people can visit Subcentre of Abit Khind which is government operated. For further health aid people have to go at Kotul.

Transport - 

You can take auto rikshaw from nearby bus stops at Kuntewadi, Lingdev, Rajur, Akole to reach Abit Khind. There is no bus stop in the village. Also there is no Railway Station in the village so you have to travel by Bus for this place.

Banking -

There are no banks in this village. For all banking related transactions people use to go at Kotul, Rajur Rumbhodi.

Hoteling and Lodging-

As the village is very small there are no hotels or restaurants. If you want lodge then you have to go at Kotul. 

Fuel Stations-

If you want petrol or diesel at this place then you have to pay more than the actual rates as there are no fuel stations in the village.  But if you can reach at Kotul you will get the fuel at the actual rates. 

Agriculture-

It is having hilly area around. Sugarcane, cereals, pulses, groundnut and rice are the main agriculture produce. There is sugar factory at Agastinagar, Jamgaon in Akole Tahsil where sugarcane is sold cultivated by the farmenrs of Abit Khind and other villages in the tehsil. The irrigation is mainly done by Bhandardara Dam, Niwada Dam situated on Pravara River and Adhala Dam on Adhala River.

Areas of Improvement-

The connectivity of this village with other places nearby is very poor. Roads need to be developed. Alongwith this a basic need of inter village roads should be completed. 

Also there is need for the guidance for agricultural operations in the area at schooling level so that young ones will take interest in agricultural industry. There is need of water harvesting activities so that the area becomes highly irrigated and people can earn handsomely with the agricultural activities. 

So this is information about one village in Maharashtra State. Please share this with your friends and family. And if you know anything about this place then please comment, we will definitely add that information in this article.

Handmade paper from Bharat: Kagaj: Pre-independence since Buddhist Era

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Handmade paper from Bharat: Kagaj:

Kagaj: Pre independence since Buddhist Era

ð  Some people believe paper was invented independently in Indiain Buddhist times around 250 BC.

ð  Archaeological finds at Gilgit in the vale of Kashmir indicate that paper was already applied in the Himalayas in the sixth century AD.

ð  Some records make mention of occasionally use of paper for religious purposes in the seventh century AD.

ð  A Sanskrit dictionary about one hundred years later from Buddhist era gives two versions of the Persian word for paper and one for the Chinese word.

ð  Paper thus is known some time before the muslim era.

ð  They have the oblong format of palm leaf and the scribes continue to leave an open space for the holes of the ropes that originally kept the palm leaf books together.

ð  The Hindu, Buddhist and Jain persevere in recording their texts on palm leaf long after paper becomes a popular writing material.

ð  The earliest centers of white art are Daulatabad, Lahore, Sailkot, Ahmedabad and Kashmir since 13^th century

ð  Before that the Muslim courts in Delhi probably import paper from Persia.

ð  The Emperor Akbar (1556-1605) in particular takes a keen interest in the book arts, although he himself is an illiterate. He has more than 100 painters living at his court and is said to have possessed a library of 24,000 volumes.

ð  During the reign of his son Jehangir (1605-1627) the city of Sailkot in the Punjab becomes the most important centre of papermaking.

ð  1500 Denkhi, the traditional Indian rice stamper, are producing pulp for the paper mills.

ð  Hundreds of kagjipura arise, settlements where the Moslem papermakers, the kagji, live and work.

ð  A peculiar writing material developed amongst the merchants of Mysore. They wrote with soapstone or chalk on a cotton cloth impregnated with tamarind seed paste and blackened with charcoal. These folding books were in use as account books, called kaditam.

ð  A certain Balaji Abaji, a Thakur from the Kshatriya caste, left around 1800 his village Roje in Maharashtra together with several other residents. He wanted to start up papermaking at Nasik. The inhabitants of Roje however summoned Balaji because he would harm the village welfare by leaving. Fortunately for Balaji Abaji the legal officer in charge agreed with him. The inhabitants of Roje did not win their case. After 90 years the mill still stands and Nasik had a prosperous paper industry for a long time.

ð  The first Robert's paper-machine enters the Indian continent as early as 1832, two years earlier than in the Netherlands. Dr. William Carey, starts to make paper by machine in Serampore. By 1870 eight paper-machines are in operation. The next 20 years many more are working most of them in the Bombay and in the Calcutta area.

ð  The reports on the grasses munj and bhabar show the most promising results. When at last Raitt discovers how to digest bamboo properly that plant becomes a very popular raw material for the steam driven paper plants.

ð  With the Bamboo Paper Industry Act of 1925 the colonial government protects the local paper mills.

ð  The first paper mill, the Kalam Kush Paper Mill, based on Gandhian ideas was established.

ð  The fully cotton hosiery of the so detested cotton mills of Ahmedabad could be miraculously changed into wonderful papers. The transformation of textile waste thus also became a strong political act of a nationalistic movement against its oppressors.

ð  When on the 15th of August 1947 India at last reaches its independence the Gandhian ideas are incorporated into the new constitution.

ð  Although Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, initially does not agree on Gandhi's economical ideas he changes his mind and thinks that the cottage industry could well be the answer to unemployment.

ð  The Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC), founded in 1957, has the difficult task to stimulate and protect the cottage industry. The KVIC was and still is today a powerful stimulator of kagji.

 Reference: Teygeler, R (1998) Handmade paper from India. Kagaj: yesterday, today and tomorrow in: IPH Congress Book, 1998(12). International Association of Paper historians, Marburg, 2002: pp.185-194.

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Handmade paper from Bharat: Kagaj: Modern Era

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Handmade paper from Bharat: Kagaj:

Kagaj: Till 2002

ð  Till 2002 the KVIC supports some 450 handmade paper enterprises all over India.

ð  Most of the states have their own Khadi Village and Industry Board that backs up the kagji in their region.

ð  Later Around Daulatabad 1800 once royal fortress became famous for its fabulous afshani paper, paper mottled with small pieces of gold leaf. In 1995 the mill of Daulatabad was close down.

o   Note: Till 1995 there was rule of Indian National Congress (INC) in State Assembly of Maharashtra. In 1995 BJP and ShivSena alliance came into rule the Maharashtra then again from 1999 to 2014 it was rule of INC again.

o   Note: Since 1947 to 1977 it was rule of INC, then from 1977 to 1980 Janata Party ruled the nation. From 1980 to 1989 it was again INC. For 1989 to 1990 – few months it was Janata Dal. 1990 to 1991 It was Samajwadi Janata Dal. 1991 to 1996 again INC was ruling the nation. 1996 to 1998 the PM was of Janata Dal (united front). Since 1998 to 2004 BJP was ruling India. 2004 to 2014 it was again INC and then till the date BJP is in Centre.

o   In 1990’s INC, BJP and Shivsena ruled Maharashtra and in centre the government was not stable.

ð  Throughout the country several ashram, spiritual communities of Hindus organised around the ideas of a particular Indian philosophy, are involved in papermaking by hand. The most famous one is the Sri Aurobindo Ashram near Pondicherry in northern Tamil Nadu. Since 1959 their objective is to manufacture high quality paper from the best available raw materials. Like other modern papermakers they use waste textile from the hosiery factories. These 100% cotton rags are sorted, dusted and cut into strips before boiling with caustic soda. After mild bleach the pulp is prepared in the Hollander beater. Very often the pulp is mottled in the vat with several substances of vegetable nature like rice or wheat straw, grass, flowers, petals, husks, jute waste, wool waste, tea dust.

ð  Several other kagji mix pieces of leaf metal into their pulp or even artificial silk, rayon, which is entirely cellulose based. Lately more and more block printed and even screen printed papers find their way to the foreign markets.

ð  In Pudukuppam, a coastal fishermen village not far from Pondicherry, researches were looking for ways to control endemic malaria. It appeared that the algae growing in the saline water lagoons were used as a breeding ground for the vectors of the malaria parasite. Removal of the algae seemed to be the only practical solution. As the researchers were looking for an economic utility of the algae they heard of the papermaking project in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Not long after algae mottled paper came onto the market. Now the villagers collect and sell the algae to the ashram. Thus a total elimination of malaria was demonstrated exclusively through community action. This project of Sri Aurobindo Ashram is nice example of Gandhian Economic Principles.

ð  The paper research and education centres at Pune, Sanganer and Kalpi are very successful. All of them are supported by their state Khadi Village and Industry Board.

ð  The centre at Wardha is backed up by the Centre of Science for Villages, an institute founded in 1977.

ð  Presently the main raw material is industrial waste. The use of cotton textile waste from hosiery and tailor shops, and jute waste from the carpet factories started early this century.

ð  Mixing the pulp with waste paper is still done today. It has a long tradition and goes back to Mugal times, but gunny bags, hemp ropes and nets are out of use already a long time.

ð  The use of agro waste was introduced in Gandhian times, some 60 years ago, and the search goes on until this day.

ð  Strangely enough the utilisation of alternative fibres like bamboo, eucalyptus and several grasses is confined to the large-scale paper industry.

ð  Mottling the paper with all kinds of vegetable material is a very recent innovation.

ð  In the old days the kagji used a laid mould, a chapri, made of grass or bamboo. Today it is rarely seen in a paper mill.

ð  In Gandhi's era Joshi in Pune developed a unique lifting system. It is still widely used today and even found its way to other continents. With a foot pedal the vatman lifts the heavy mould which is suspended from an iron frame to facilitate the lifting. The contraction is hooked up to simple counter weights.

ð  The KVIC introduced new additives for the pulp which in former times were not available. Now internal sizes (rosin/alum), whiteners and chemical colorants are added. Bleaching powders are employed even when it is not always necessary.

Reference: Teygeler, R (1998) Handmade paper from India. Kagaj: yesterday, today and tomorrow in: IPH Congress Book, 1998(12). International Association of Paper historians, Marburg, 2002: pp.185-194.

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January Current Affairs part 7

 Hello friends in this article you are going to read current affairs which can help you in competitive exams.

1. Hollywood director Joan Micklin Silver dies 

• Hollywood filmmaker Joan Micklin Silver, who directed films like 'Hester Street’ and 'Crossing Delancey’, passed awayin January 2021. 

•Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska to Russian Jewish parents, Silver left home to attend Sarah Lawrence College in New York. 

•Silver made her film debut in 1967, and Silver began writing scripts for educational films for children. 

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2. Bihar govt installs IT devices to water towers 

•Bihar's Panchayati Raj Department has installed computer-based application to keep a tab on the operation of motorised pumps across Bihar. 

•All water towers would be equipped with specially designed device, internet of things, to calculate operation time of pumps and flow of water from the towers. 

•The device will also detect wastage or excessive use of water by the people. 

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3. Tesla opens its biggest supercharger facility 

•Tesla launched the world's largest Supercharger station in China's Shanghai with 72 charging stalls in Jan 2021. 

•Tesla beat its own record of single-point EV super-charging station with 56 stalls opened in California in November 2020. 

•The new superchargers come with a charging capacity of the 120 kW while the superchargers in California get a much faster 250 kW charging speed. 

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4. India delivers relief materials to Fiji 

• India has sent over six tons of relief material to Fiji for its cyclone-affected people, reflecting its close ties with the island nation in the South Pacific. 

•The relief material sent in the wake of tropical cyclone Yasa highlighted India's commitment to providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support to friendly foreign countries as a first responder. 

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5. 03 January: Savitribai Phule birth anniversary 

•January 3 marks the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule. 

•She is known for her contribution in the field of women's education, She was born on January 3, 1831, in Maharashtra’s Satara district in a country ruled by the Britishers, where women rights were non-existent. 

•She is widely regarded as a woman teacher who campaigned to create awareness on the need for education for women. 

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6. IDBI Bank sells 23% stake in life insurance JV 

•IDBI Bank has sold 23 per cent stake in IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company Ltd (IFLI) to Ageas Insurance International NV for 3507.10 crores.

•Following this transaction, the joint venture has been rebranded as Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Ltd. 

•IFLI is a three-way joint venture of IDB! Bank, Belgium's Ageas and Federal Bank. 

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7. Tata Sons largest promoter of listed companies 

•Tata Sons has emerged as the largest promoter of listed companies at the end of 2020. 

•The company replaced central government as the largest promoter at the end of a tumultuous year for the equity market which saw benchmark indices hit record lows and highs. 

•Tata Sons' stake in the listed companies of the conglomerate rose 34.4% on annual basis to Rs 9,28 lakh crore. 

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8. J S Banerjee new Chief Justice for Madras HC 

•President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Sanjib Banerjee as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. 

•He would be succeeding Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, who retired from service on 31 December 2020. 

•He was elevated as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court on June 22, 2006, and was now the seniormost puisne judge there. 

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9. Tamil film producer K Balu passes away 

•Renowned Tamil film producer K Balu has passed away in January 2021. 

•He was known for bankrolling films like Prabhu and Kushboo starring Chinna Thambi under his banner KP Films. 

•Balu has contested Tamil Film Producers Council election and emerged the winner as an executive committee member. 

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10. Bhima-Koregaon anniversary celebration 

•The programme to mark the 203rd anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima at the “Jaystambh" in Perne village was held peacefully on 01 January 2020, 

•Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and some other leaders paid tributes at the "Jay Stambh" 

•"The battle (Koregaon Bhima Battle) was a fight against untouchability that was being followed during the Peshwa rule and it received success’.

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11. River cruise Brahmaputra’r Mukuta 

•Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated river cruise Brahmaputra’r Mukuta at the bank of the Brahmaputra near Bogibeel bridge in Dibrugarh on 31 Dec 2020. 

•The cruise built-in one-and-half-year is an ABCD Exploration Company project with the initiative of two local youths, Dhiraj Bikas Gogoi and Uday Shankar Mohan. 

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12. Gujarat BJP MP Mansukh Vasava quits party 

•Gujarat BJP MP and former Union Minister Mansukh Vasava has quit the party and announced that he would resign from Lok Sabha in the budget session of Parliament. 

•He has been vocal on tribal issues and had written a letter to PM Narendra Modi seeking withdrawal of a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notification declaring 121 villages of Narmada district as eco-sensitive zone. 

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13. Dagmara Baskova banned for match-fixing 

•Slovakian tennis player Dagmara Baskova has been banned for a period of 12 years after an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) uncovered five incidents of match-fixing by the player in 2017. 

•Baskova, who had the highest WTA ranking of 1117 in singles and 777 in doubles, has also been fined $40,000, 

•The majority of the fine is suspended, with $1,000 payable within 90 days. 

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14. Uliyin Osai director llavenil passes away 

•Tamil director and writer llavenil passed away in January 2021, 

• The director is known for his film Uliyin Osai, which was written by Karunanidhi, and produced by S. P. Murugesan. 

•The film released on 4th July 2008 and it featured Vineeth and Keerthi Chawla in the lead roles. 

•llavenil had worked in popular movies like Alladista, Pen Singam. 

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15. Lenovo to start manufacturing tablets in India 

•Personal Computer (PC) maker Lenovo is going to start manufacturing tablets in India through an original design manufacturer. 

•The company is also planning to increase laptop manufacturing facility by about 10 times at its Puducherry facility. 

•Lenovo was ranked second after HP in terms of shipment of personal computers (PCs) in India in July-September 2020 period. 

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16. IFSCA becomes associate member of IOSCO 

• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has become an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), 

•The IOSCO works closely with the G20 nations and the Financial Stability Board (FSB), in setting up the standards for strengthening the securities markets. 

•The first IFSC in the country has been set up in Gandhinagar. 

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17. Shah releases ‘National Police K-9 Journal’ 

•Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the inaugural issue of “National Police K-9 Journal” on 2 Jan 2021. 

•The journal comprises different sections in Hindi and English. 

•A special ‘Police K9 Cell’ was established in November 2019 under the Police Modernisation Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs with the mandate of ‘Mainstreaming and Augmentation of Police Service K9s in the country: 

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18. PMC's “plug and key” garbage processing units 

•The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has introduced ‘plug and key' garbage processing units to save time and money. 

• The new units installed on vehicles with various types of mesh attached with a conveyor belt will segregate dry garbage. 

•Post segregation of garbage, the residue will be sent to scientific landfilling in Uruli garbage depot which is lawful as per National Green Tribunal order. 

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19. Dabholkar Memorial Award for DK chief 

•The Dr Narendra Dabholkar Memorial Award for 2020 has been conferred upon Dravidar Kazhagam President K. Veeramani. 

•The award was instituted in the memory of the Maharashtra-based rationalist Dabholkar, who was killed some years ago. 

• It includes 21 lakh and a citation. « Mr Veeramani has dedicated his whole life to 

propagate rationalism and served for the cause of social justice in society. 

20. 01 January : Global Family Day 

•Global Family Day is celebrated annually 

on January 1 in different parts of the world, especially in the United States, as a global day of peace and sharing. 

•It was first observed in the year 2000 on January 1.

•Since then, the first day of the New Year is celebrated as Global Family Day every year. 

•The day considers the entire world as one family. 

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August Current affair part-2

 Hello friends in this blog you are going to read Current affairs of August.

1. Maharashtra has adopted Google's G Suite for Education and Google Classroom for administering online education. The move is expected to equip over 2.3 teachers and students across the state with free digital tools. "I will empower teachers to provide excellent educational experiences, nurture individual needs and enable students to learn better together." CMO Maharashtra tweeted.

2. PM Modi on on Friday said that National Education Policy or NEP 2020 is aimed at keeping Indian talent base  in India. "We're trying to ensure that the talent of India stays at India stays India and works for the developments for generations to come", said PM Modi on 'Transformational Reforms in Higher Education Under NEP'.

3. Mauritius PM Pravin Jugnauth has declared a 'state of environmental emergency' after a Japanese-owned ship spills tons of fuel. The MV Wakashio, which was carrying nearly 4,00 tons of fuel, ran around a coral reef off the Indian island on July 25 and its crew was evacuated. Satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the surrounding water. 

4. Millions of Android devices, fitted with Qualcomm chips, are at potential  risk due to over 400 security flaws in the chips, according to Check Point Research. Check Point tested the chip and found that attackers could render the mobile phone constantly on responsive and ex-filtrate information without user interaction. Check Point informed Qualcomm and the company has patched 6 flaws.

5. Google may acquire a 10% stake in online insurance platform, Policy Bazaar for $150 million, according to reports. The deal reportedly comes as a part of Google's efforts to increase it's presence in the Indian Digital market. Soft Bank, which holds a 15% stake in Policy Bazaar, make a partial exit, reports added.

6. Union  Minister for culture and tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday said that the Ram Temple will boost the religious/spiritual tourism in India. Religious/spiritual tourism has proven resilient to the pressure of the global recession because it is not seen as a luxury but rather travel with a purpose, Patel said. The temple's foundation stone was laid on August 5.

7. On the first death anniversary of late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, EAMS Jaishankar tweeted, "Today more than ever remember her fondly. Always an inspiration." Meanwhile Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also paid tributes to the late leader, tweeting, "Will always remember her as a great orator, visionary, leader and above all a compassionate human being".

8. Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra reported a profit of 68 crore rupees for the quarter ended June 2020, down 97% year-on-year from 2,260 crore rupees, down 56% from Rs. 12,805 crore a year ago. After a first ever zero sales in the Month of April the industry is finding its way back, the firm said.

9. Reliance industries retail arm has been valued around 83 billion dollars in the over the counter market as its shares have searched Ahmed talks of a stake and investors in Reliance retail in the next few quarters, chairman Mukesh Ambani had said recently Reliance industries has a market value of 181 billion dollars.

10.Reliance industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has overtaken Europe's wealthiest man Bernard Arnault to become the world's 4th richest person according to Bloomberg billionaires index. Ambani is now worth 80.6 billion dollars, after gaining 22 billion dollars this year. The 63 year old trails co founder Bill gates and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg index.

11. The Bihar school examination board has passed 2.14 lakh students who had failed in other one or two subjects in class 10 and 12th exams by giving them grace marks as a one time exception amid Covid-19, state education minister Krishandan Prasad Verma said."if compartmental exams were held results would have been published by end of November or December" he added.

12. Ministry of civil aviation ( MoCA) said that flights have no problem and the Vande Bharat mission, amid Covid-19 pandemic, will continue. This comes after an Air India express flight which was part of of the Vande Bharat mission, crash landed at Kozhikode airport on Friday and 18 people lost their lives. Over 9 lakh Indians have returned home under Vande Bharat mission.

13. The Delhi government on Friday sent notices to 5584 forms in the city for not filing tax returns. In 2019 the government it had collected around 5792 crore rupees in text returns from January to March, but this year the collection has been only 3777  crore rupees in the same period the government is also preparing a list of tax defaulters.

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Current affairs and Gk notes- 22 May 2020

Hello friends in this blog you are going to read some current affairs.

1. Anti-Terrorism day is celebrated on 21 May each year, it is celebrated due to the murder of India's 7th Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi by a terrorist of Tamil Nadu. 

2. International Tea day is also cerebrated on 21 May. It is celebrated to upgrade the financial situations of tea vendors and sellers. National Tea Day is celebrated  by FAO. FAO- Food and Agriculture Organization, Established- 1945, Head office- Rome (Capital of Italy).

3. Chinese government has put 80% tariff on Australia's goods which China is selling to Australia, this tariff is due to Australia's offer of  independent research of  Covid-19. Tariff is a type of tax. Australia- Capital- Canberra, Currency- Australian Dollar, Prime Minister- Scott Morrison. Australia is also called the game capital of the world as here 60%-80% people are involved in games.

4. Some events which would be held in China- 

i) Asian Youth Games 2021

ii) 19th Asian Games 2022 (Smart Triplets).

iii) Winter Olympics 2022.

iv) 2022 Asian Para Games (Fei-Fei)

 v) China has launched 2 new satellites.

5. Central government of India has started a program in Konark, a city of Odisha. This program's motto is to make the city 100% solar powered. This program costs 250 Million or 25 crore INR. Sun Temple is situated in Konark.

6. Dilip Ummen is declared the new president of Indian Steel Association. Indian Steel Association- established- 2015, Head office- New Delhi.

7. RBI has banned 14 NBFC license as they did't follow the rules. NBFC means- Non-Banking Finance Corporation. RBI- Reserve Bank of India, established- 1 April 1935, Head-office- Mumbai.

8. Maharashtra government has started a new program for help of farmers. This program's name is 'Mi Annapurna Pahal'. Maharashtra- Capital- Mumbai, Chief Minister- Uddhav Thakre, Governer- Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

9. Some more G.K. facts to remember about Maharashtra-

1. Dipankar Datta- new Bombay High Court Chief Justice

2. National Parks- Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Gugumal National Park, Nevgoan National Park.

3. A new Book is also written on Shivaji Maharaj (A Maratha King). It's name is-'Shivaji' in the South block: The unwritten history if a proud people.

4. Maharashtra is the first state to announce free 'Healthcare Beema Pradan'.

10. Madhya Pradesh has started 'Didi Vahan Seva' program. It was started in Chhabua district (an adivasi district of Madhya Pradesh), it is started for help of pregnant ladies at their deliveries by women drivers. It was started by 'Gramin Adika Mission'.  By the saving of women in the program.

11. Indian Railway's first 12,000 Horsepower train was made in India by a France company. This means it was manufactured in India by a company of France. It was done in Medhapura, Bihar.

12. 'Sukoon Covid-19 Beat the Stress' is a channel which is started by Jammu and Kashmir. It is meant for the help of the who are facing stress and depression in this locked conditions of Covid-19. Jummu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have become two Union territories of India. Ladakh is become the first Union territory of India to become Covid-19 free.

13. World Bank's new economist is Carmen Reinhart.

14. In Ranchi 'Tatpar Karyakram' is a program started for help of the people who are walking to go to their home village or city near Ranchi. This program finds these people and provides vehicles to them to go their village or city, for this government has  declared a helpline number- 1950.

15. NADA has banned two powerlifters for cheating. Their names are-

1. Savita Kumari.

2. Ankit Shishodia.

NADA- National Anti-Doping Agency, established- 2005, Head office- New Delhi., C.E.O- Navin Agrawal.

16. Flipkart has made a deal with Bajaj Allianz for providing it's customers the Digital Motor Bima Policy. Flipkart also had a deal with Vishal Megamart, to sell it's products on Flipkart. Flipkart has also started online shops for business men. Flipkart- established- 2007, Head office- Banglore. 

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Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai

Hello friends, this blog is dedicated to Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Please read this blog and improve your general knowledge about it which is useful in competitive exams.

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• Aarey Colony falls within the eco sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).
• It is classified as mixed moist deciduous type forest and is an urban, unclassed and degraded forest.
• The Aarey Milk Colony (also Aarey Colony, also Aarey Forest) is a neighbourhood situated in Goregaon (East), a suburb of the city of Mumbai, India.
• It was established in 1949 to revolutionise the processing and marketing of dairy products in the city.
• In 1951 the dairy at Aarey was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The colony was the vision of Mr Dara Khurody who was a pioneer of dairy sector.
• Mr Dara Khurody shared the '1963 Ramon Magsaysay Award' with Dr Verghese Kurien for revolutionizing the processing and marketing of milk in Mumbai.
• Aarey Milk Colony includes 12 villages: Sai, Gundgav, Film City, Royal Palms, Dindoshi (Eksar Pahad), Aarey, Pahadi Goregaon, Vyraval, Kondivita, Maroshi (Marol), Parjapur, and Paspoli.
• In 1977, around 200 ha (490 acres) of land was carved out from Aarey village to establish Film City.
• The colony is spread over 16 sq km (6 sq mi) and is located off the Western Express Highway (WEH).
• Among the popular attractions in Aarey are Chhota Kashmir with a lake and a picnic spot.
• The colony also has gardens, a nursery, lakes, an observation pavilion, picnic facilities, and milk plants.
• 16,000 cattle are reared on 1,287 ha (3,180 acres) of land, and 32 cattle farms.
• The management of all these is outsourced to a private firm every two years.
• Aarey Forest has at least 86 species of trees and 22 species of birds.
• There are about 290 species of wild life in Aarey Forest including 5 such species of animals which feature in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These vulnerable animals include leopards, Rusty spotted cat, Sambar deer, Alexandrine Parakeet and Red-wattled Lapwing.
• Aarey is known to have potential to show human-leopard co-existence in an urban setting. There are 4 adult females named Adarsh Nagar (after the locality she used to frequent), Bindu, Chandani and Luna.
• There are around 27 tribal hamlets (known as padas in Marathi) and other smaller hamlets in Aarey. The tribals in the area farm and cultivate various fruits and vegetables among other which are then sold in markets for a livelihood.
• Tribal Padas in Aarey: Keltipada, Damupada, Chafyachapada, Naushachapada, Futkyachapada, Nimbarpada, Prajapurpada, Vaanichapada, Bhurikhanpada, Khambachapada, Khadakpada, Gaondevipada, Habalpada, Devipada, Saibangodapada, Maroshipada, Charandevpada, Jivachapada, Morachapada, Ultanpada, Navapada, Nangarmundipada, Navapada 2, Dongripada, Prajapurpada - Modern Bakery, Jitonichapada, Kambatpada.
• The main objective to erect such colony: Shifting of cattle/buffalo from the city limits, Supply of better quality milk to the citizens of Mumbai at comparatively cheaper cost, and Maintenance of these animals on scientific and modern animal husbandry practices.
• Animal Husbandry Scheme, Cow Unit Scheme: Under this scheme, indigenous and cross-breed cows are maintained at four Dairy Farms Units. The indigenous herd is utilized for producing large numbers of cross-breed heifers which are supplied to the farmers of dairy co-operatives in Maharashtra state to augment the milk production and the generation of cross-breed herd will be utilized to study the effect of cross-breeding up to 7.5% and 6.5% exotic blood level. This study will be useful to advise the farmers in the Maharashtra state regarding the breeding policies that can be practiced by them for breeding their cross-bred progeny at the village level. Maintenance of cross-breed herds will be economic while the indigenous herds will be showing some amount of losses, but it will be a good study for future planning.

Spiritual Places:

• Madarsa Gausulwra Welfare Trust
• Jagdishwar Temple
• Noori Mohammadi Masjid
• Shree Siddhivinayak Mandir
• Gausulwra Mosque
• St. Paul's Tamil Methodist Church
• Gaondevi Mandir
• ANAIAH OF SHALEM A.G. CHURCH

सामान्य ज्ञान - सिंहगढ़

१) #सिंहगढ़ किस दुर्ग का नाम है?
-> कोंडणा दुर्ग।

२) कोंडणा दुर्ग किस सियासत का हिस्सा था?
-> #मुगल।

३) कोंडणा दुर्ग पर किस #मराठा सेनाप्रमुख ने फ़तेह हासिल की थी?
-> #तानाजी मालुसरे।

४) तानाजी क्या कहकर कोंडणा दुर्ग की लड़ाई के लिये गए थे?
-> पहले कोंडणा दुर्ग से ब्याह, फिर मेरे बेटे का ब्याह।

५) कोंडणा दुर्ग की लड़ाई में वीरगति प्राप्त तानाजी के लिये #शिवाजी महाराज ने क्या कहा?
-> गड आला पण सिंह गेला।

६) कोंडणा दुर्ग का नाम सिंहगढ़ क्यों रखा गया?
-> कोंडणा दुर्ग पर वीर तानाजी मालुसरे ने जीत हासिल की थी। वह #सिंह की तरह #बहादुर ओर #शक्तिशाली थे। उनकी #वीरता की वजह से कोंडणा दुर्ग #हिन्दवी #स्वराज में शामिल हो पाया था। तानाजी मालुसरे की #वीरगति के पुरस्कार रूपमे कोंडणा दुर्ग का नाम सिंहगढ़ रखा गया।

Futala Lake

In this article you are just going to read some facts about Futala Lake at Nagpur. It is a beautiful place to visit in Nagpur. In morning people use to come for morning walk and yoga activities at this place. It is also one of lover's point in the city. Please read till the end.

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Futala lake is situated in Nagpur city in the vicinity of National highway number 6 and famous Telankhedi Hanuman Mandir.

A slum area known as Futala Vasti is colonized in the south direction of the lake.

If you want to learn about animal husbandry or fishery or poultry then the government institutes for this purpose are near this beautiful Futala Lake. You will love to join any course and learn things of your choice.

Satapuda botanical garden and bird watching garden are at one side of the lake sharing boundaries.

Nagpur university campus and Indira Gandhi open university center are also nearby educational organizations to this place.

This lake is spread in 60 acres of area.

Before 200 years it was built by Bhosale kings.

Till year 2003 it was a place to wash cattle as it was not maintained properly.

In 2003 Nagpur Improvement Trust decided to beautify this lake with help of state government. The funds allotted were 50-50.

Waste and weeds were removed from the lake along with construction of wall and 18m wide IRDP road on eastern side.

It is now one of the most visited picnic spot with beautiful fountains, benches, garden sides, granite paving pathway, restaurants, mobile food stores etc. Daily atleast 1000 people visit the place.

On occasion of Ganesh Visarjana, Devi Simolanghana, Friendship day, Valentines day, Independence day and Republic day the place is full of crowd and special police arrangements are needed to manage the public.

But due to immersion of Ganesha and Devi idols on large scale the lake is now subject of large cleaning project.

Many volunteers help the government during immersion time but people still use to throw Nirmalya (flowers offered to God) as well as garbage in the water of lake. People must give Nirmalya to volunteers collecting it and use dustbins for garbage. Because both are recycled by local government. Using Nirmalya every year organic fertilizer is prepared which used for roadside trees and various gardens in the city.