. Daily Top 23 Headlines
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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- ⭐️ Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to be directly promoted as SC judge
- JioCoin: Reliance Jio planning to launch its own cryptocurrency
- The 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF) was held in New Delhi occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the youth icon of India.
- The 4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on “State and Social Order in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions” was held at Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar.
- World's largest solar thermal plant to be built in South Australia
- Indian Air Force Conquers ‘Seven Summits’
- Ministry of Railway launches SFOORTI Application
- GAIL to Set Up India's 1st Coal-to-gas Conversion Plant
- India top borrower from China-sponsored AIIB in 2017
- ⭐️ Kajol named ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat
- Shahrukh Khan to get Crystal Award at WEF Davos Summit
- ISRO's Successful Launch of 42nd PSLV
- India Tops Domestic Air Traffic Demand at 16.4% in November: IATA
- 5th Bilateral Meeting Between India and Malaysia Held in New Delhi
- China Becomes Nepal’s 2nd Internet Service Provider
- ⭐️ IndusInd Bank to Introduce India’s First Battery-Powered Interactive Payment Card
- V J Mathew Appointed Maritime Board Chairman
- Kazakhstan beats Iraq to be OPEC’s biggest oil over-producer
- Maharashtra plans quota for orphans aspiring to take competitive exams
- Punjab rolls out e-Raktkosh web portal in all 45 government blood banks
- West Bengal government launching water ATMs in city, districts
- ⭐️ Narendra Modi named Number 3 world leader, ahead of Trump, Putin
- IOA Appoints Harjinder Singh as 'Chef de Mission' for Winter Olympics 2018 .
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.✅ Daily Vocabulary : 5 Word
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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1. HYPOCRITE (NOUN): person who pretends, is deceitful
Synonyms: charlatan, trickster
Antonyms: true, genuine
Example Sentence: His friend wrongly said that he was a hypocrite.
2. HEARSAY (NOUN): unsubstantiated information
Synonyms: rumors, grapevine
Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence: One should not believe in hearsay.
3. TEEM (VERB): Overflow
Synonyms: overrun, full
Antonyms: lack, need
Example Sentence: The sagas teem with references to the inhabitants.
4. VARNISH (VERB): add a layer to; embellish
Synonyms: lacquer, cover
Antonyms: uncover, reveal
Example Sentence: The painter varnished the doors.
5. COY (ADJECTIVE): bashful
Synonyms: skittish, timid
Antonyms: aggressive, forward
Example Sentence: Saloni gave him a coy smile.
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.Phrasal Verb of the Day
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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✅ run through
✔️ Meaning:
▪️to quickly read something like a list or a speech in order to check the details or look for mistakes
✔️ For example:
▪️run through sth Run through the list and see if you can find anyone called Xavier on it.
▪️run through sth with sb After I've written the speech, would you mind running through it with me and letting me know if you spot any problems.
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. Idiom of the Day
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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✅ keep it under your hat
✔️ Meaning:
▪️If someone tells you a secret and you keep it under your hat, you don't tell anyone.
✔️ For example:
▪️I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it under your hat.
▪️Aunt Biddy said she couldn't possibly tell me the family secrets because she'd pledged on her mother's grave to keep them under her hat.
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.Daily_One_Government_Scheme
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✅ Swadesh Darshan scheme
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▪️The Union Government has approved 450 crore rupees for Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim under the Swadesh Darshan scheme.
▪️It was approved by the Union Tourism Ministry for the development of Heritage circuit in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, North East Circuit in Sikkim and Coastal Circuit of Tamil Nadu.
✔️ Key Facts
▪️The Heritage Circuit in Uttarakhand: It covers Jageshwar-Devidhura-Katarmal-Baijnath sites with total project cost of approximately 83 crores rupees.
▪️Coastal circuit in Tamil Nadu: It envisages development of Chennai-Mamamallapuram-Rameshwaram-Manpadu-Kanyakumari. The total project cost is of approximately 100 crores.
▪️Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh: It envisages development of two destinations, Chitrakoot and Shringverpur.
▪️North East circuit in Sikkim: It includes development of cultural centre, paragliding centre and craft bazaar for mountaineering and meditation hall at approximate project cost of 95 crores.
▪️The Heritage Circuit in Madhya Pradesh: It covers developing Tourism Infrastructure Gwalior-Orchha-Khajuraho-Chanderi-Bhimbetka-Mandu. The total project cost is of approximately 100 crore rupees.
✔️ About Swadesh Darshan Scheme
▪️The Union Ministry of Tourism had launched the Swadesh Darshan Scheme with an aim to develop theme based tourist circuits in the country.
▪️These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner.
▪️They will be developed by synergizing efforts to focus on concerns and needs of all stakeholders to enrich tourist experience and enhance employment opportunities.
▪️Under this scheme, 13 thematic circuits have been identified for development. They are Buddhist Circuit, North-East India Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
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*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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- ⭐️ Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to be directly promoted as SC judge
- JioCoin: Reliance Jio planning to launch its own cryptocurrency
- The 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF) was held in New Delhi occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the youth icon of India.
- The 4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on “State and Social Order in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions” was held at Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar.
- World's largest solar thermal plant to be built in South Australia
- Indian Air Force Conquers ‘Seven Summits’
- Ministry of Railway launches SFOORTI Application
- GAIL to Set Up India's 1st Coal-to-gas Conversion Plant
- India top borrower from China-sponsored AIIB in 2017
- ⭐️ Kajol named ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat
- Shahrukh Khan to get Crystal Award at WEF Davos Summit
- ISRO's Successful Launch of 42nd PSLV
- India Tops Domestic Air Traffic Demand at 16.4% in November: IATA
- 5th Bilateral Meeting Between India and Malaysia Held in New Delhi
- China Becomes Nepal’s 2nd Internet Service Provider
- ⭐️ IndusInd Bank to Introduce India’s First Battery-Powered Interactive Payment Card
- V J Mathew Appointed Maritime Board Chairman
- Kazakhstan beats Iraq to be OPEC’s biggest oil over-producer
- Maharashtra plans quota for orphans aspiring to take competitive exams
- Punjab rolls out e-Raktkosh web portal in all 45 government blood banks
- West Bengal government launching water ATMs in city, districts
- ⭐️ Narendra Modi named Number 3 world leader, ahead of Trump, Putin
- IOA Appoints Harjinder Singh as 'Chef de Mission' for Winter Olympics 2018 .
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.✅ Daily Vocabulary : 5 Word
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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1. HYPOCRITE (NOUN): person who pretends, is deceitful
Synonyms: charlatan, trickster
Antonyms: true, genuine
Example Sentence: His friend wrongly said that he was a hypocrite.
2. HEARSAY (NOUN): unsubstantiated information
Synonyms: rumors, grapevine
Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence: One should not believe in hearsay.
3. TEEM (VERB): Overflow
Synonyms: overrun, full
Antonyms: lack, need
Example Sentence: The sagas teem with references to the inhabitants.
4. VARNISH (VERB): add a layer to; embellish
Synonyms: lacquer, cover
Antonyms: uncover, reveal
Example Sentence: The painter varnished the doors.
5. COY (ADJECTIVE): bashful
Synonyms: skittish, timid
Antonyms: aggressive, forward
Example Sentence: Saloni gave him a coy smile.
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.Phrasal Verb of the Day
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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✅ run through
✔️ Meaning:
▪️to quickly read something like a list or a speech in order to check the details or look for mistakes
✔️ For example:
▪️run through sth Run through the list and see if you can find anyone called Xavier on it.
▪️run through sth with sb After I've written the speech, would you mind running through it with me and letting me know if you spot any problems.
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. Idiom of the Day
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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✅ keep it under your hat
✔️ Meaning:
▪️If someone tells you a secret and you keep it under your hat, you don't tell anyone.
✔️ For example:
▪️I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it under your hat.
▪️Aunt Biddy said she couldn't possibly tell me the family secrets because she'd pledged on her mother's grave to keep them under her hat.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.Daily_One_Government_Scheme
*🗞GN || Saturday, 13 Jan 2018*
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✅ Swadesh Darshan scheme
===============
▪️The Union Government has approved 450 crore rupees for Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim under the Swadesh Darshan scheme.
▪️It was approved by the Union Tourism Ministry for the development of Heritage circuit in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, North East Circuit in Sikkim and Coastal Circuit of Tamil Nadu.
✔️ Key Facts
▪️The Heritage Circuit in Uttarakhand: It covers Jageshwar-Devidhura-Katarmal-Baijnath sites with total project cost of approximately 83 crores rupees.
▪️Coastal circuit in Tamil Nadu: It envisages development of Chennai-Mamamallapuram-Rameshwaram-Manpadu-Kanyakumari. The total project cost is of approximately 100 crores.
▪️Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh: It envisages development of two destinations, Chitrakoot and Shringverpur.
▪️North East circuit in Sikkim: It includes development of cultural centre, paragliding centre and craft bazaar for mountaineering and meditation hall at approximate project cost of 95 crores.
▪️The Heritage Circuit in Madhya Pradesh: It covers developing Tourism Infrastructure Gwalior-Orchha-Khajuraho-Chanderi-Bhimbetka-Mandu. The total project cost is of approximately 100 crore rupees.
✔️ About Swadesh Darshan Scheme
▪️The Union Ministry of Tourism had launched the Swadesh Darshan Scheme with an aim to develop theme based tourist circuits in the country.
▪️These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner.
▪️They will be developed by synergizing efforts to focus on concerns and needs of all stakeholders to enrich tourist experience and enhance employment opportunities.
▪️Under this scheme, 13 thematic circuits have been identified for development. They are Buddhist Circuit, North-East India Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
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