Current Affairs :- 25th July, 2020

♦️Prakash Javadekar virtually launched piloting of National Transit Pass System (NTPS); undertaken in MP & Telangana

♦️Union Home Minister Launches Tree Plantation Campaign-2020 “Vriksharopan Abhiyan” of the Coal Ministry

♦️The Navy’s largest Solar plant was inaugurated at the INA, Ezhimala

♦️India’s maternal mortality ratio declined to 113 in 2016-18: Registrar General’s Sample Registration System (SRS)

♦️Rs 8767 crore Approved for 81 projects under Special Window for Affordable and Mid Income Housing Investment Fund I

♦️APSEZ Becomes the 1st Indian Port and 7th Port Globally to Sign Up for the Science-Based Targets initiative

♦️India-EU, looking to develop the bio-tech to treat sewage water to the crops

♦️HRD Ministry Conducts First Ever Ind-SAT Test 2020 Under its Study in India Programme

♦️‘COVID-19 Law Lab’ Initiative launched to  provide legal information worldwide

♦️ADB and GCF join hands towards ‘green recovery’ on the impacts of COVID-19 disease

♦️World’s largest 1st Global Fintech Fest held virtually; UPI AutoPay, RuPay commercial card & OCEN protocol launched

♦️RBI Releases Report of Committee For Analysis of QR Code headed by Prof. Deepak B Phatak

♦️Amazon Pay partnered with Acko General Insurance Ltd to offer auto insurance in India

♦️ICICI Lombard in partnership with PhonePe launched Hospital Daily cash benefit

♦️Mr. Partha Pratim Sengupta appointed as MD and CEO of IOB

♦️Mr. Sahil Seth appointed as honorary advisor for BRICS CCI

♦️Nitin Jairam Gadkari Launches Mentoring Platform ‘RestartIndia’ to Support MSME Sector

♦️Space startup Digantara selected for SID incubation program by IISc

♦️Sri Lankan Cricketer Sripali Weerakkody retires from International Cricket

♦️A book titled “The Endgame” authored by Hussain Zaidi

♦️Pi approximation day 2020: July 22

♦️Punjab Cabinet Approved a USD 285.71 million project for canal-based water supply

♦️Pravasi Rojgar app to help migrants find job opportunities: Sonu Sood

♦️Veteran Odia Actor Bijay Mohanty passes away at 70

The Hindu Editorials :- 25th July, 2020

♣️Judicial indiscipline: On Rajasthan political crisis

♣️Arms and the women: On gender barrier in Indian Army

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :-25th July, 2020

▪️DIMINUTION (NOUN): weakening:(कमी) 

Synonyms: lessening, abatement 

Antonyms: expansion, growth 

Example: Recession made a permanent diminution in the product’s value. 

▪️JIBE (VERB): conform:(मेल खाना)

Synonyms: match, tally 

Antonyms: differ, disagree 

Example: Ram jibed all the details of the account. 

▪️VOLTE-FACE (NOUN): annulment:(पक्ष परिवर्तन)

Synonyms: cancellation, rescinding 

Antonyms: enactment, validation 

Example: There was a volte-face for Rakesh about the decision to marry Sunita. 

▪️AFFABLE (ADJECTIVE): friendly:(मिलनसार)

Synonyms: amiable, genial 

Antonyms: rude, unfriendly 

Example: Ruchi has an affable nature. 

▪️OBVERSE (NOUN): opposite: (सीधी तरफ़)

Synonyms: complement, counterpart 

Antonyms: back, rear 

Example: Rahul needs to practise humbleness which is the obverse of your usual arrogance. 

▪️SNITCH (VERB): (प्रकट करना) reveal

Synonyms: divulge, evince

Antonyms: conceal, suppress

Example: Today Sonam is going to snitch her secret. 

▪️FORAY (NOUN): (धावा) raid

Synonyms: invasion, irruption 

Antonyms: idleness, laziness 

Example: Pakistan made a foray against Indian camp. 

▪️BRUSQUE (ADJECTIVE): (बेअदब) blunt in manner

Synonyms: gruff, discourteous 

Antonyms: polite, kind 

Example: Alpa react brusque and impatient. 

▪️FRACAS (NOUN): (दंगा/कोलाहल) a noisy disagreement

Synonyms: commotion, disturbance 

Antonyms: agreement, harmony 

Example: The worker were suspended from the party when they started a fracas. 

▪️FIAT (NOUN): (आज्ञाप्ति) order

Synonyms: command, dictum 

Antonyms: opposition, denial 

Example: The Officer latest fiat prohibits the chewing of tobacco in office.