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Friday 17 July 2020
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.
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