Thursday 23 July 2020
Current Affairs :- 23rd July, 2020
♦️India & S.African Customs Union revived initiative for Preferential Trade Agreement via virtual meet
♦️India, Maldives inked agreement for establishment of ‘Emergency Medical Services’ in Male
♦️India ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC Global Rights Index 2020
♦️Pakistan and China signed an Agreement for 700 MW Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project in PoK
♦️LIC-UBI announced corporate agency pact
♦️FamPay launched India’s 1st numberless card, Famcard
♦️India’s GDP to contract by 6.1% in FY21: Nomura
♦️India’s HIL supplied 20.60MT of DDT 75 % WP to South Africa for malaria control
♦️Kannan C S Warrier of IFGTB, receives 2019 National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry from ICFRE
♦️Environmental activist Greta Thunberg won 1st edition Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
♦️Prof. R. Narayanaswamy of IIM Bangalore appointed as the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of NFRA
♦️Prakash Chandra Kandpal Appointed as MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
♦️Sumit Deb appointed as CMD of NMDC succeeding N.Baijendra Kumar
♦️Government extends NCLT Acting President BSV Prakash Kumar’s tenure for 1 month
♦️Roshni Nadar Becomes 1st Woman to Chair Listed Indian IT firm after taking over as HCL Tech Chairperson
♦️Rahul Bajaj to Step Down as Bajaj Finance Chairman; Sanjiv Bajaj to succeed
♦️DRDO Test Fires ‘Made in India’ Anti Tank guided Nag Missile named “Dhruvastra”
♦️Indian Army Gets DRDO’s Bharat – World’s Most Agile and Lightest Drone for Accurate Surveillance Along China Border
♦️Russia for the 1st Time Successfully Conducted Flight Tests of the MGTD-20 Gas Turbine Engine made by 3D-printing
♦️Former Australian test cricketer Barry Jarman passed away at 84
♦️World Oral Health Day(WOHD) 2020: March 20
♦️Earth hour 2020 : March 28
♦️Prevention of Blindness Week 2020 :April 1- 7
♦️International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development: 2021
♦️International Year of Peace and Trust 2021:UN
♦️Delhi Cabinet Approved Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana, doorstep delivery of ration scheme
♦️AP signs MoU with AMUL to help Women Self Help Groups and Boost Milk Cooperatives
♦️Haryana CM Launched E-Sachivalaya Portal, for Online Appointments with CM, Deputy CM and Various Heads of Dept.
♦️Punjab Govt Signs MoU with IIT Ropar for Skill Development
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 23rd July, 2020
▪️AMICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुशील): friendly
Synonyms: amiable, cozy
Antonyms: rude, hostile
Example: Rajesh is an amicable person altogether.
▪️ALTERCATION (NOUN): (विवाद): wordy quarrel
Synonyms: argument, combat
Antonyms: agreement, peace
Example: Two neighbours India and Pakistan were involved in the altercation.
▪️AIL (VERB): (सताना): hurt
Synonyms: afflict, annoy
Antonyms: help, soothe
Example: Ramu was ailed by my remark.
▪️FLOP (VERB): Slump:(गिर पड़ना)
Synonyms: fall, drop
Antonyms: succeed, achieve
Example: Alpa flopped, exhausted, on to the chair.
▪️PRUNE (VERB): Pare down:(छाँटना)
Synonyms: trim, reduce
Antonyms: include, increase
Example: Economic hard times are forcing the companies to prune their budget.
▪️ENGROSS (VERB): (मोहित करना): Bewitch
Synonyms: captivate, enrapture
Antonyms: disenchant, disgust
Example: I was totally engrossed by Aditi’s beauty.
▪️MIDDLING (ADJECTIVE): (पर्याप्त): Adequate
Synonyms: mediocre, passable
Antonyms: extreme, exceptional
Example: The patient needs middling amount of Glucose every hour.
▪️DECOY (NOUN): (पाश): Trap
Synonyms: attraction, inducement
Antonyms: honesty, frankness
Example: We caught a rat, using a decoy to trick it into the cage.
▪️CANTANKEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (झगड़ालू): Ill-tempered
Synonyms: quarrelsome, critical
Antonyms: pleasant, peaceful
Example: Raj is a cantankerous man.
▪️DANK (ADJECTIVE): (नम): Moist
Synonyms: clammy, muggy
Antonyms: parched, dry
Example: The middle section of the house is fully dank.
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