Current Affairs 16 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ released PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education prepared by MoHRD

:large_orange_diamond:CoalMin to link mining plan portal with PARIVESH website

:large_orange_diamond:Anji Khad bridge: Indian Railways’ 1st cable-stayed rail bridge, to connect Katra and Reasi in J&K

:large_orange_diamond:Poba Reserve Forest in Assam”s Dhemaji to be upgraded to wildlife sanctuary

:large_orange_diamond:India joins Chile and FAO Co-Hosted the 2020 High-Level Political Forum Side Event – official launch of 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

:large_orange_diamond:NABARD disbursed Rs 2.51 cr grant assistance to SHGs & Rs 221.89 cr to support 298 watershed project in Karnataka

:large_orange_diamond:CBDT launched tool for banks, co-operative societies & post offices to ascertain TDS applicability rates on cash withdrawals

:large_orange_diamond:AAI Signs MoU with BEL for Co-operation in Civil Aviation industry

:large_orange_diamond:Tata’s N Chandrasekaran and Lockheed Martin’s Jim Taiclet Receives USIBC Global Leadership Award 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Mukesh Ambani now is the fifth richest man in the world: Hurun

:large_orange_diamond:ADB Appoints Ashok Lavasa as its New Vice-President

:large_orange_diamond:SportsAdda signs former Australian cricketer Brett Lee as Brand Ambassador

:large_orange_diamond:Google to Buy 7.73% Stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 33,737 Crores

:large_orange_diamond:Hyderabad International Airport Introduces India’s First Fully Contactless Car Parking

:large_orange_diamond:Former Goa health minister Suresh Amonkar passed away at 68

:large_orange_diamond:World Youth Skills Day 2020 – July 15

:large_orange_diamond:Indian teenager Soham Mukherjee in UAE makes Guinness World Record title

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 16th July 2020

1. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place. 🙁व्यापक) 

Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent 

Antonyms: deficient, scanty 

Example: Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes. 
2. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight:(हवा बंद) 

Synonyms: impervious, sealed 

Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable 

Example: The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation. 

3. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation:(अभिव्यक्ति)

Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration 

Antonyms: concealment, secret 

Example: The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.

4. BARB (NOUN): pointed comment:(कटाक्ष) 

Synonyms: criticism, insult 

Antonyms: compliment, praise 

Example: Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly. 

5. GROVEL (VERB): kowtow:(गिड़गिड़ाना)

Synonyms: beseech, kneel 

Antonyms: authorize, command 

Example: They criticized leaders who grovelled for foreign patrons. 

6. FURNISH (VERB): (देना) provide
   Synonyms: dispense, issue 
   Antonyms:receive, deny 
   Example: The ATM furnished the money. 
7. SLEW (NOUN): (अधिक मात्रा) abundance 
   Synonyms: aggregation, bunch 
   Antonyms: little, need 
   Example: There was a slew of currency notes in the bank. 
8. DIFFIDENT (ADJECTIVE): (शर्मीला) bashful 
   Synonyms: meek, timid 
   Antonyms: confident, extroverted 
   Example: Don’t be a diffident spectator if crime is taking place before your very eyes. 
9. ANNUL (VERB): (अन्त करना) abolish 

Synonyms: abrogate, cancel 
Antonyms: allow, continue 
Example: The practice of immolation had been annulled already. 
10. TRAGIC (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर) appalling 

Synonyms: awful, deplorable 
Antonyms: pleasant, wonderful 
Example: Merriam saw the tragic women of the wards.