Current Affairs 15 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond: 15 July : World Youth Skills Day

:large_orange_diamond: Theme 2020 : " Skills For Resilient Youth "

:large_orange_diamond:Ministry of Shipping approved Rs 107 Crore for Modern Firefighting Facilities in Haldia Dock, Kolkata

:large_orange_diamond:UNICEF, FICCI joined hands to Initiate “#Reimagine Campaign” to Support Vulnerable Populations and Children in India

:large_orange_diamond:8.9% of the world’s population, went hungry in 2019: UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

:large_orange_diamond:UNODC’s World Wildlife Crime Report: Pangolin Scale Seizure Jumped 10 times Between 2014 & 2018

:large_orange_diamond:NABARD organised a ‘digital choupal’ to mark its 39th Foundation Day on July 13; 2 schemes each of Rs 5,000 cr announced

:large_orange_diamond:IRDAI mandated insurance companies to launch ‘Corona Kavach’ & ‘Corona Rakshak’ amid increasing COVID-19 cases

:large_orange_diamond:Legendary Hockey Player Ashok Kumar, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award of  Mohun Bagan Football Club

:large_orange_diamond:Mukesh Ambani becomes World’s 6th richest man, after surpassing Elon Musk and Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page

:large_orange_diamond:Hemang Amin, Appointed as the Interim CEO of BCCI

:large_orange_diamond:IIT Kanpur Develops ‘SHUDH’, UV Sanitizing Device to make Surroundings COVID free

:large_orange_diamond:ARAD and CARMEL – New Israeli Assault Rifles Are Set to Manufacture in India under Make in India Initiative

:large_orange_diamond:Former Australian Skipper Mile Jedinak Announces Retirement from Football

:large_orange_diamond:Dutch Football Player Wim Suurbier Passed Away at 75

:large_orange_diamond:A new book titled” If It Bleeds” authored by Stephen King released in India

:large_orange_diamond:Central Govt Provides Rs 1500 crore to Haryana for its Crop Diversification and Rejuvenate Ponds

:large_orange_diamond:Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates and Lays Foundation Stones of 11 Highway Projects Worth Around Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana Virtually

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 15th July 2020

1. ARTIFACT (NOUN): lie (असत्य)
   Synonyms:untruth, fiction
   Antonyms: reality, truth
   Example: He made a statement full of artifacts.
2. ARTLESS (ADJECTIVE): simple (सीधा)
   Synonyms:guileless, honest
   Antonyms: contrived, artful
   Example: He is such an artless man.
3. ABSTINENT (ADJECTIVE): ascetic (संयमी)
   Synonyms:austere, moderate
   Antonyms: hungry, greedy
   Example: The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol.
4.  SATE (VERB): satisfy (पूरा करना)
   Synonyms: cloy, gorge
   Antonyms: abstain, deprive
   Example: Ate your appetite at the resort’s restaurant.
5. PERVERION (NOUN): spoof (दोष)
   Synonyms: burlesque, distortion
   Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity
   Example: The absurdly lenient sentence is a perversion of justice.
6. BURGESS (NOUN): civilian
   Synonyms: inhabitant, resident
   Antonyms: alien, foreigner
   Example:  He is a nice burgess. 
7. ARRAIGN (VERB): accuse (दोष लगाना)
   Synonyms: incriminate, indict
   Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate
   Example: She was arraigned on charges of attempted murder.
8. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): pertinent (योग्य)
   Synonyms: germane, relevant
   Antonyms: inappropriate, improper
   Example: There was an apposite quotation written in the side of the wall.
9. RAPACIOUS(ADJECTIVE): Greedy (लालची)
   Synonyms: acquisitive, avaricious

Antonyms: benevolent, generous

Example: He is a rapacious boy.

10. SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Misleading (दिखौवा)

Synonyms: deceptive, false           

Antonyms: genuine, valid

Example: Because it was based on specious information, the study was flawed.