Current Affairs 17 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond:NITI Aayog & USAID Co-chaired Sustainable Growth Pillar Meeting; India Energy Modeling Forum Launched

:large_orange_diamond:Defence Minister of State Shri Shripad Naik inaugurated 5th edition of conference on Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Technologies

:large_orange_diamond:Defence Ministry Entrust Power to Armed Force to Make Emergency Purchase Worth Rs.300 crores

:large_orange_diamond:15th India-EU (Virtual) Summit held virtually; co-chaired by Narendra Modi, Charles Michel & Ursula von der Leyen

:large_orange_diamond:Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya reviews deployment activities of Vallarpadam Terminal, Cochin Port6Atal Innovation Mission Teams with Ministries to Support Startups with COVID-19 Solutions

:large_orange_diamond:Govt to Increase Public Health Expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025

:large_orange_diamond:India & Bhutan Opens New Trade Route to Improve Trade and Connectivity

:large_orange_diamond:UNICEF India Partners with SAP India to Provide Career Counselling to Young People

:large_orange_diamond:NABARD Launched Development Projects worth Rs 44 lakhs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

:large_orange_diamond:The Committee to Protect Journalists Announced 2020 International Press Freedom Awardees

:large_orange_diamond:Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh Resigns

:large_orange_diamond:South American country Suriname elects Indian-origin ‘Chan’ Santokhi as President

:large_orange_diamond:CCI Approved Acquisition of upto 58.92% Stake in HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited by Aceso

:large_orange_diamond:DRDO developed fully indigenous P7 Heavy Drop System for IL 76 aircraft

:large_orange_diamond:Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ E-Launched “Corosure” – World Most Affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit Developed by IIT Delhi

:large_orange_diamond:DCGI Approves India’s 1st Fully Indigenously Developed Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine

:large_orange_diamond:Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to construct world’s 1st fully automatic electric ferries for Norway’s ASKO Maritime

:large_orange_diamond:117th birth Anniversary of Former CM of Tamil Nadu K Kamaraj, observed as Educational Development Day – July 15

:large_orange_diamond::copyright:Telangana Police launch ‘CybHER’, Virtual Awareness Campaign to Tackle Cyber Crime against Women & Children

:large_orange_diamond:Cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami passes away

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 17th July 2020

1. FEND (VERB): (रक्षा करना)

Synonyms: guard, protect

Antonyms: lay bare, endanger

Example: Do not try to fend him.

2. TAPER OFF (VERB): abate 

Synonyms: die out, diminish

Antonyms: increase, go up

Example: The reactions soon tapered off.

3. FOIST (VERB): (अधिरोपित करना)

Synonyms:impose, enforce

Antonyms: overlook, neglect

Example: Alpa foisted the unnecessary norms over him.

4. MEEK (ADJECTIVE): (विनयपूर्ण)

Synonyms: compliant, docile

Antonyms: immodest, intractable

Example:  Roma is a meek girl and has always been like that.

5. PREEMINENT (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्वप्रतिष्ठित)

Synonyms: peerless, renowned

Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant

Example: Arun is a preeminent scientist.

6. SNITCH (VERB): (प्रकट करना)

Synonyms: divulge, evince

Antonyms: conceal, suppress

Example: Today Vartika is going to snitch her secret.

7. HUSTLER (NOUN): (अपराधी व्यक्ति)

Synonyms: desperado, felon

Antonyms: police, law

Example: Raja is the denounced hustler of this locality.

8. CURB (NOUN): (नियंत्रण)

Synonyms: restriction, rein

Antonyms: freedom, encouragement

Example: Taking a few deep breaths may curb your temper

9. SURREPTITIOUSLY (ADVERB): (चोरी–चोरी)

Synonyms: covertly, clandestinely

Antonyms: openly, publicly

Example: It was a surreptitiously printed material

10. CRIPPLE (VERB): (पंगु बनाना)

Synonyms: undermine, paralyze

Antonyms: help, assist

Example: Many countries are crippled by their debts.