Current Affairs 13 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Releases White Paper by TIFAC on “Focused Interventions for Make in India Post COVID 19”

:large_orange_diamond:Chhattisgarh organises India’s first E-Lok Adalat

:large_orange_diamond:India Moves up a Rank, Becoming the Second-Largest Foreign Investor in UK

:large_orange_diamond:India’s 2018 Tiger Census – Largest Camera Trap Wildlife Survey sets Guinness Record

:large_orange_diamond:Kezang D Thongdok of Arunachal Pradesh wins 2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Award for ‘Chi Lupo’ – documentary on Honey Hunting

:large_orange_diamond:Rotary Foundation Honours TN CM Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition

:large_orange_diamond:IHD India Receives ‘Development Marketplace Award 2020’ from World Bank and SVRI

:large_orange_diamond:BCCI Accepts CEO Rahul Johri’s Resignation

:large_orange_diamond:Lee Hsien Loong becomes the third Prime Minister of Singapore, ruling PAP won the General Election 2020

:large_orange_diamond:CCI approves Kubota’s 9.09% Acquisition of Escorts and Escorts’s 40% Acquisition by KAI

:large_orange_diamond:Government launches ASEEM portal to support skilled people to find sustainable livelihood opportunities

:large_orange_diamond:IAF Received Last 5 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from US Aerospace company Boeing

:large_orange_diamond:First Launch of China’s Kuaizhou-11 Carrier Rocket Failed;Telecommunication Satellite “APSTAR-6D” Successfully Launched

:large_orange_diamond:Loyal Textile Mills in Collaboration with RIL and HeiQ Launched world’s 1st Reusable PPE with Triple Viral Shield Technology

:large_orange_diamond:A Team of  Wildlife researchers rediscover ‘Ypthima watsoni’ butterfly after 61 years in Tripura

:large_orange_diamond:A Book Titled ‘A Song of India’ Authored by Ruskin Bond to be Released

:large_orange_diamond:National Fish Farmers Day 2020 – July 10, Government is set to Establishment of Fish Cryobanks

:large_orange_diamond:World Population Day 2020: July 11

:large_orange_diamond:United Nations Observes 2nd Counter-Terrorism Week from July  6- 10, 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Jharkhand Govt signs MoU with HDFC to Offer Digital Payment Solutions to its Traffic Dept

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 13th July 2020

1. SARTORIAL (ADJECTIVE): (दर्ज़ी–संबंधी)

Synonyms: stylish, elegant

Antonyms: frumpy, dumpy

Example: Those sartorial coats made me chew the cud.

2. CAULK (VERB): (गहनी करना) 

Synonyms: block, barricade

Antonyms: free, loosen

Example: Altaf caulked me from a broken reed.

3. TUTELARY (ADJECTIVE): (संरक्षी)

Synonyms: guardian, advisory

Antonyms: careless, inattentive

Example: My boss is using tutelary fabian policy in his office.

4. PURGE (NOUN): (परिशोध)

Synonyms: expulsion, extermination

Antonyms: keeping, holding

Example: Raja was feeling shy of telling her about her purge from the contest.

5. PRECINCT (NOUN): (प्रसीमा)  

Synonyms: area, ward

Antonyms: whole, full

Example: Alpa is working in this precinct.

6. PROCLIVITY (NOUN): (इच्छा/प्रवृत्ति)

Synonyms: penchant, predilection

Antonyms: dislike, hate

Example: Rama’s proclivity towards him is getting on my nerves

           7. TOUT (VERB): (शेखी बघारना) 

Synonyms: proclaim, publicize

Antonyms: conceal condemn

Example: Swati touts her wealth and position.

         8. LAIR (NOUN): (गुफा) 

Synonyms: habitat, hideaway

Antonyms: unveil, display .

9. MOOT (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद)

Synonyms: controversial, dubious

Antonyms: certain, definite

Example: Rajan’s case accusations over the gold were considered moot.

10. MAGNANIMITY (NOUN):(दरियादिली) 

Synonyms: chivalry, philanthropy

Antonyms: meanness, selfishness

Example: Abhishek is known for his magnanimity.