Tuesday 21 July 2020

The Hindu Editorials :- 21st july, 2020


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No right answer: On decision of reopening of schools

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 21st July, 2020

ERUDITE(ADJECTIVE): (विद्वान): scholarly 
Synonyms: educated, learned

Antonyms: unintellectual, absent-minded

Example: Aditi is one of the erudite students of the class. 

SPUNKY (ADJECTIVE): (दिलेर): spirited 
Synonyms: energetic, courageous

Antonyms: inactive, lethargic

Example: Abhinav is a spunky boy. 

UNDAUNTED (ADJECTIVE): (निडर): fearless 
Synonyms: steadfast, undeterred

Antonyms: coward, timorous

Example: Kamlesh is an undaunted officer. 

APPEASE (VERB): (शांत करना): pacify 
Synonyms: soothe, satisfy

Antonyms: aggravate, irritate

Example: Every political leader tries to appease the minorities to create its own vote bank. 

GENUFLECT (VERB): (घुटने के बल बैठना): kowtow 
Synonyms: bow, kneel

Antonyms: disrespect, disregard

Example:  Rajat just genuflect before almighty. 

ALLY (NOUN): Associate: (सहयोगी) 
Synonyms: partner, colleague 

Antonyms: enemy, opponent 

Example: India’s Prime Minister met his chines ally. 

PEJORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): Debasing: (अपमानजनक)
Synonyms: deprecatory, derogatory 

Antonyms: complimentary, praising 

Example : Alpa pejorative remark made Marry cry. 

AMALGAM (NOUN): Mixture: (मिश्रण)
Synonyms: compound, fusion 

Antonyms: division, separation 

Example: It was the best amalgam of respect and sincerity. 

COALITION (ADJECTIVE): Affiliation: (गठबंधन)
Synonyms: alliance, confederacy 

Antonyms: detachment, disconnection 

Example: Few politicians have formed a coalition. 

UPFRONT (ADJECTIVE): Genuine: (वास्तविक)
Synonyms: instinctive, real 

Antonyms: intricate, artificial 

Example: Sonal is very upfront kind of girl.

Current Affairs : 21st July, 2020



♦️Indian Railways to launch 1st set of private trains by 2023, all 151 by 2027

♦️Maharashtra becomes the 1st State to use drones to inspect power lines and transmission towers

♦️Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting virtually

♦️Indian direct selling industry records USD 2.477 bn sales in 2019, ranked 15th globally: WFDSA‘s report

♦️SBI Cards and payment services appointed its new MD & CEO in Ashwini Kumar Tewari

♦️Hope Mission: UAE became 1st West Asian & Arab Nation to Launch Space Mission to Mars; Took off from Japan

♦️CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur Introduced COVID Protection System(COPS) with IntelliMAST, TouF & 360° Car Flusher for Workplace

♦️Prakash Javadekar hails KURMA mobile app as unique tool for conservation of Indian Turtles

♦️Formula One Champion, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2020; won this Title for 8th Time

♦️CS Seshadri, Padma Bhushan Awardee & Renowned Mathematician Passed Away at 88

♦️John Lewis, Civil Rights Movement Pioneer and Longtime Congressman of U.S, Dies at 80

♦️Shakthiya Akademi Awardee Baldev Singh Sadaknama Authored a book ‘Suraj Kade Marda Nahi’ (sun never dies)

♦️Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu Released the Book Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh

♦️1st World Chess Day celebrated on July 20, 2020

♦️Tamil Nadu Government Signed 8 MoUs worth Rs 10,399 crore with Industrial Groups for Employment Creation

♦️Harsimrat Kaur Badal E-Inagurates First Operationalized Mega Food Park of Mizoram: Zoram Mega Food Park

♦️Odisha Government included Transgender Community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana

♦️Yogi Adityanath launched “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for Scheduled Castes