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Lord Wellesley brought the CENSORSHIP OF PRESS ACT, 1799 The idea was to stop the French from publishing anything which could harm British in any way. This act brought all the newspaper under the Government scrutiny before their publication. This act was later extended in 1807 and covered all kinds of Press Publications newspaper, magazine, books and pamphlets. The rules were relaxed when Lord Hastings Came into powe.

 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)is the informal strategic dialogue between India, USA, Japan and Australia. Objective: to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region. News: The Prime Minister addressed the first summit of the leaders of the QUAD (Quadrilateral Framework). The meeting was hosted by the USA on a virtual platform. India’s Stand: Called the meet an extension of the ancient Indian philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, which regards the world as one family. Background: back in 2004 Tsunami when India conducted relief and rescue operations for itself and neighbouring countries and was joined by Japan, the US and Australia.

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KANGRA (HIMACHAL PRADESH) PIN CODE :-176001

JOGINDER NAGAR ( HIMACHAL PRADESH) PIN CODE :-175015

BAIJNATH (HIMACHAL PRADESH) PIN CODE :- 176125

 Meghalaya has informed that the resurgence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) has killed over 300 pigs in the last month.  Meghalaya had also witnessed the outbreak of African Swine Fever in May and November last year and again during Mid-April in 2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What is African Swine Fever? African Swine Fever (ASF) is a deadly, highly contagious hemorrhagic viral disease that affects domestic and wild pigs. The fatality rate of the disease is 100 per cent. The disease is transmitted through direct contact with an infected alive or dead domestic or wild pigs, and also indirect contact or ingestion of contaminated material like feed or garbage, food waste, ticks, or pork products. The symptoms of African Swine Fever may be similar to Classical Swine Fever (CSF), hence the test samples sh

Iron Dome is a ground-to-air, short-range, air defence system.  It includes a radar interceptor missiles that can track and neutralize any missiles or rockets that are aimed at Israeli targets.  The Iron Dome is used for countering artillery and mortars (C-RAM), rockets as well as helicopters, aircraft and even unmanned aerial vehicles. The Iron Dome has detection and tracking radar that can spot any incoming threats, a battle management and weapon control system (BMC) and a missile-firing unit. The BMC liaises between the interceptor missile and the radar. The Iron Dome of Israel was deployed in 2011.

Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the state of Assam in India.  This wildlife sanctuary covers 44.06 km², on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Sonitpur district.  The area was declared a Reserved forest in 1974, it became a sanctuary in 1995. It is one of the protected site under Indian Rhino Vision 2020 program.

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION                       PRESS NOTE  RESCHEDULING OF THE CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION, 2021 Due to the prevailing conditions caused by the Novel Corona Virus ( COVID -19), the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION has deferred the civil services (Preliminary) Examination , 2021, which was Scheduled to be held on 27th June, 2021. Now, this Examination will be held on 10th October, 2021.

Area wise the largest District of CHHATTISGARH is BASTER while DURG is the smallest district.

Area wise smallest district of Chhattisgarh is DURG DISTRICT.

 Area wise largest district of Chhattisgarh is BASTER  DISTRICT.

Starlink broadband satellites is a network of satellites that have been engineered by SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. These satellites are placed over 60 times closer to Earth than traditional satellites. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket🚀 Falcon 9 rocket has been designed and manufactured by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company owned by Elon Musk. Falcon 9 rocket is the world’s first orbital-class two-stage, a reusable rocket built to transport people and supplies into Earth orbit and beyond.

Uttar Pradesh :- Lucknow Uttarakhand :- Dehradun Assam :- Dispur  Arunachal Pradesh :- Itanagar  Nagaland :- Kohima Manipur :- Imphal  Tripura :- Agartala Mizoram :- Aizawl Meghalaya :- Shillong Sikkim :- Gangtok Andhra Pradesh :- Hyderabad  ( Amaravati) Odisha (Orissa) :- Bhubaneswar West Bengal :- Kolkata Karnataka :- Bengaluru Kerala :- Thiruvananthapuram Gujarat :- Gandhinagar Goa :- Panaji  Maharashtra :- Mumbai Tamil Nadu :- Chennai Madhya Pradesh :- Bhopal Jharkhand :- Ranchi Chhattisgarh :- Raipur Bihar :- Patna  Haryana :- Chandigarh  Himachal Pradesh :- Shimla  Punjab :- Chandigarh Rajasthan :- Jaipur

Panchayat Raj was Constitutionalised through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22 December, 1992. Later it was approved by the 17 State assemblies and received the assent of the President on April 23,  1993.

 Area wise the largest District of Madhya Pradesh is CHHINDWARA while BHOPAL is the smallest district.

 Area wise smallest district of Madhya Pradesh is BHOPAL.

Area wise largest district of Madhya Pradesh is  CHHINDWARA.

  👉The Northern Atlantic Sea Route covers one fourth of the world’s foreign trade; so, it is the busiest sea route in the world and popularly known as the Big Trunk Route. 👉The route links North Eastern USA and North Western Europe, two most developed regions of the world.  👉Textiles, chemicals, steel and wine are exported to USA and Canada. 👉Meat, wood pulp, copper and transport machinery moves towards Europe. 👉The foreign trade over this route is greater than the rest of the world combined.

National Animal :- The Magnificent Tiger,Panthers tigris. National Bird :- The Indian Peacock , Pavo cristatus. National flower :- Lotus ( Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn). National Tree :-  The Banyan Tree ( Ficus benghalensis). National Fruit :- Mango ( Mangifera  Indica.) National Aquatic Animal :- The Mammal  Gangetic Dol - phin. ( Platanista Gangetica).

 The Delimitation Commission is appointed by The President of India and work in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.  FUNCTIONS :- To determine the number and boundaries of Constituencies to make Population of all  Constituencies nearly equal. To identify seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, wherever their Population is relatively large.

 MAURYA EMPIRE :-. 322 BC - 185 BC  GUPTA EMPIRE :- 320 AD - 550 AD  THE MUGHAL EMPIRE  :- 1526 AD - 1857 AD  CHOLA EMPIRE :-  301 BC - 1279 AD  MARATHA EMPIRE :- 1674 AD - 1820 AD  KHILJI EMPIRE :-. 1290 AD - 1320 AD  BRITISH EMPIRE :-  1858 AD - 1947 AD  TUGHLAQ DYNASTY :-   1320 AD - 1414 AD  INDO - GREEK KINGDOM :- 180 BC - 10 AD  SATAVAHANA DYNASTY :- 230 BC - 199AD 

There are 33 district in Rajasthan of which JAISALMER  is the largest while DHOLPUR ( DHAULPUR) is the smallest district in terms of Area. According to Population, JAIPUR is most populated while JAISALMER is the least Populated.

 According to Population, JAIPUR district is most populated while JAISALMER district is the least Populated.

 Area wise the largest District of Rajasthan is JAISALMER while DHOLPUR ( DHAULPUR) is the smallest district.

Smallest district of Rajasthan is DHOLPUR (DHAULPUR) District.

 Largest district of RAJASTHAN is JAISALMER DISTRICT.

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel that is similar to fossil diesel. Biodiesel can be produced from animal fats, vegetable oil, and waste cooking oil. A major advantage of Biodiesel is its carbon-neutrality, meaning that the oilseed absorbs the same amount of CO2 as is released when the fuel is combusted in a vehicle.  Biodiesel is also completely non-toxic and is biodegradable.

 Poverty Line:  The conventional approach to measuring poverty is to specify a minimum expenditure (or income) required to purchase a basket of goods and services necessary to satisfy basic human needs and this minimum expenditure is called the poverty line. Poverty Line Basket:  The basket of goods and services necessary to satisfy basic human needs is the Poverty Line Basket (PLB). Poverty Ratio: The proportion of the population below the poverty line is called the poverty ratio or headcount ratio (HCR).

Area wise the largest District of Punjab is AMRITSAR while PATHANKOT is the smallest district.

Smallest district of Punjab is PATHANKOT.

Largest district of Punjab is AMRITSAR.

 Information as a public good is the theme for the occasion this year.  According to Reporters without Borders, India rank 142 in World Press freedom in 2021 out of 180 countries.