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Todays in History (January 4th<\/sup>, 1932)<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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  • In 1932, Indian freedom fighters Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were arrested on the orders of British Viceroys of India Lord Willington for resuming the civil disobedience movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Summary of Today’s News<\/h2>\n

    Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831- March 10, 1897):<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • Savitribai Phule is considered India’s first female teacher.<\/li>\n
    • She and her husband, Jyotirao Phule, opened the first girls’school in India in 1848.<\/li>\n
    • She was a social reformer, educationalist and poet from Maharashtra.<\/li>\n
    • She believed that education should be available to all children, regardless of religion, caste, race, creed, or color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730-December 25, 1796):<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • Rani Valu Nachiyar was an 18th century queen from the Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu who fought against British rule to regain her kingdom.<\/li>\n
      • She is known as the first queen to fight against the colonial power during that time<\/u>.<\/li>\n
      • She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai (\u201cbrave woman\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Arun Yogiraj <\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        • Arun Yogiraj a renowned sculptor from Mysuru, hails from a family of renowned sculptors.<\/li>\n
        • He is one of the three artists behind the creation of idols of Ram Lalla (Lord Ram in his childhood).<\/li>\n
        • He runs the Brahmarshi Kashyapa Shilpakala Shala trust in Mysuru, dedicated to training children in clay modeling and other artistic skills.<\/li>\n
        • His popular works include\n
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          • 28-ft monolithic black granite stone of Subhash Chandra Bose,<\/li>\n
          • a 12-ft Adi Shankaracharya idol for Kedarnath and<\/li>\n
          • India’s largest 10-ft monolithic white marble stone sculpture of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.<\/li>\n
          • He collaborated with GL Bhat of Bengaluru and Satyanarayana Pandey of Rajasthan for the creation of the Ram Lalla idol.<\/li>\n
          • He chose the Krishna Shila stone from HD Kote, known for its non-reactive properties to liquids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            New regulations applicable for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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            • To expand the scope of UPI, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced several reforms.<\/li>\n
            • UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application.<\/li>\n
            • It merged several banking features, seamless fund routing & merchant payments into one hood.<\/li>\n
            • Inactive UPI IDs and numbers to be deactivated: It will cover accounts that have been inactive for one year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Devika River<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
              North India\u2019s first river rejuvenation project, \u2018Devika\u2019, is in the final stages. and it will be soon dedicated to the nation<\/h5>\n
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              • Devika River is considered the\u00a0sister of the sacred river Ganga, and it has great religious significance.<\/li>\n
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                • It originates from the hilly\u00a0Suddha Mahadev temple in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  The new hit-and-run law<\/u><\/h3>\n
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                  • As per the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which is a replacement for the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC),\u00a0if a driver causes a serious road accident\u00a0due to careless driving and\u00a0then\u00a0leaves without informing the police or any official, they could be punished with up to 10 years in jail and a fine of Rs 7 lakh.\n
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                      • Offenders in this category may face\u00a0imprisonment for up to five years and a fine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        What is European Union (EU)?<\/u><\/h3>\n
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                        • The EU is a\u00a0political and economic union of 27\u00a0member\u00a0states\u00a0located primarily in Europe.<\/li>\n
                        • The EU was established by the\u00a0Maastricht Treaty<\/strong>, which entered into force on November 1, 1993.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Questions of the Day:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                          • The Kharsawan Massacre, recently in the news, happened in which current state? – Jharkhand<\/li>\n
                          • Which country has recently filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide? – South Africa<\/li>\n
                          • What is the name of military exercise between India and UAE taking place in Rajasthan? \u2013 Desert Cyclone<\/li>\n
                          • Which countries conduct the Exercise ‘Zayed Talwar? — <\/strong>between the Indian Navy and UAE Navy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n