Wednesday 22 July 2020
Current Affairs:- 22nd July, 2020
♦️Power Minister RK Singh launched India’s 1st public EV Charging Plaza in New Delhi & RAISE initiative
♦️Indian Navy hold PASSEX with US’s Nimitz carrier group in Indian Ocean Region
♦️Union HRD Minister Launched MANODARPAN initiative to provide psychosocial support to students for their Mental Health and Well-being
♦️Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into force
♦️Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Partners with UNICEF’s YuWaah to Mobilise 1 Crore Youth Volunteers to Achieve Goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat
♦️CBDT, MoMSME Signs Formal MoU for Sharing of Data
♦️Ministry of Defence signed with BEML to procure Mine Plough for Battle Tank T-90
♦️Ministry of Civil Aviation set up Investment Clearance Cell for Assistance and Clearance of Proposals
♦️Prakash Javadekar: Government approved the Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
♦️Rajya Sabha Launches Employees Welfare Scheme in Arun Jaitley’s Name: “Arun Jaitley Financial Assistance for Group C Employees”
♦️CBDT signs MoU with CBIC for smooth bilateral data exchange
♦️Harsh Vardhan Launched PNB’s Nationwide CSR Campaign to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
♦️Ramesh Babu Boddu Appointed as MD and CEO of Karur Vysya Bank
♦️South Korea Launched 1st Military communications Satellite, ANASIS-II by Falcon 9 Rocket
♦️A Team of Researchers from Singapore Discovered a New Species, ‘Bathynomus raksasa’ in Indian Ocean
♦️ICC postpones T20 World Cup due to COVID-19
♦️Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon dies at 85
♦️May 7 2020: Vesak Day
♦️June 17 2020: World Crocodile Day
♦️June 5 2020: World day against speciesism
♦️2020: International Year of Plant Health
♦️2021: International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
♦️Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Presented Rs 9000 Crore Tax Free Budget for FY 20-21
♦️Rajasthan Cabinet Approved ‘One-Stop Shop’ Scheme to Fast-Track Investments
♦️Haryana Cabinet approved ‘Samadhan se Vikas’ to Recover External Development Charges dues
♦️“BlackRock” an Android malware steals data
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:- 22nd July, 2020
▪️AGILE (ADJECTIVE): Flexible (चुस्त)
Synonyms: lithe, supple
Antonyms: rigid, stiff
Example: Monkey is an agile animal.
▪️SHOVE OFF (VERB): Leave quickly (निकास)
Synonyms: depart, exit
Antonyms: arrive, come
Example: As soon as the police arrives the goons shove off from the bank.
▪️SALACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Indecent (गंदा)
Synonyms: vulgar, lewd
Antonyms: moral, decent
Example: The salacious ruffians made filthy remarks on her.
▪️PULL UP (VERB): Stop ( रोकना)
Synonyms: halt, pause
Antonyms: continue, go
Example: This old orthodox practice should be pulled up now.
▪️TARDY (ADJECTIVE): late:(आलसी)
Synonyms: delinquent, sluggish
Antonyms: prompt, punctual
Example: His working style is extremely tardy and can cause a loss to the company.
▪️SPARINGLY (ADVERB): gently:(किफ़ायत से)
Synonyms: delicately, mildly
Antonyms: roughly, heavily
Example: Childish people should be dealt with sparingly so that their feelings don’t get hurt.
▪️TERMINATE (VERB): finish:(समाप्त करना)
Synonyms: abolish, adjourn
Antonyms: employ, uphold
Example: The government has decided to terminate the services of the new busses.
▪️STEEP (ADJECTIVE): elevated:(तीव्र ढलानवाला)
Synonyms: lofty, arduous
Antonyms: lowered, mild
Example: We had to face a steep climb to reach the summit of the mountain.
▪️EQUIP (VERB): prepare:(लैस करना)
Synonyms: arm, gear
Antonyms: disarm, disrobe
Example: He wanted to equip all his soldiers with modernized guns.
▪️WITHSTAND (VERB): resist: (सामना करना)
Synonyms: thwart, brace
Antonyms: dodge, surrender
Example: They will not be able to withstand a power attack from our army.
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