Monday 27 July 2020
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 27th July, 2020
▪️SUBVERSION (NOUN): (विनाश) undermining
Synonyms: sabotage, disruption
Antonyms: integration, consolidation
Example: They view individual liberty as a threat, new political ideas as subversion, and political opposition as treason.
▪️FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा) show contempt for something
Synonyms: defy, spur
Antonyms: commend, compliment
Example: It was a big story—indicating that Israel was continuing to flout international law to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons.
▪️SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): (तुच्छ) in bad shape
Synonyms: inferior, tawdry
Antonyms: noble, sophisticated
Example: The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency.
▪️JUNTA (NOUN): (समिति) council
Synonyms: faction, cabal
Antonyms: single, individual
Example: After the dictator died the country was taken over by a junta of former officials.
▪️SCUTTLE (VERB): (जल्दी से दौड़ना) scamper
Synonyms: dash, hasten
Antonyms: walk, saunter
Example: The hamster starts to scuttle around his cage when he hears the children approaching.
▪️JEER (VERB): (मज़ाक उड़ाना) ridicule
Synonyms: taunt, hoot
Antonyms: compliment, laud
Example: The winning team jeered the opponents as their captain flaunted the trophy.
▪️EXTENSIVELY (ADVERB): (दूर तक) widely
Synonyms: broadly, greatly
Antonyms: minutely, marginally
Example: The scheme extensively benefitted the masses.
▪️COINCIDE (VERB): (सहमत होना) go along with
Synonyms: concur, harmonize
Antonyms: deviate, dissent
Example: We can coincide with our competitors.
▪️PSEUDONYM (NOUN): (उपनाम) false name
Synonyms: anonym, alias
Antonyms: real name, authentic name
Example: He used a pseudonym for himself.
▪️DAB HAND (NOUN): (निपुण) expert
Synonyms: connoisseur, master
Antonyms: naïve, fool
Example: She is a dab hand in the kitchen.
Current Affairs :- 26th and 27th July, 2020
♦️DST launched Rs 15 Crore fund to support India-Russia collaboration joint R&D and cross-country technology adaptation
♦️India extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea under WHO’s anti-tuberculosis programme
♦️Govt imposed restrictions on public procurement from countries sharing land border with India by amending GFRs 2017
♦️First in the World: India builds electrified rail tunnel capable to run double-stack containers
♦️First by Indian Government: World Class State of the Art Honey Testing Lab was e-inaugurated by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar at Anand, Gujarat
♦️Hyderabad Ranked 16th in World’s most Surveilled Cities & China tops: Comparitech
♦️Climate-friendly Cooling can cut 460 billion Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report
♦️India ranked 3rd in gaining forest area in world; global employment in forestry led by India: FAO
♦️RBI Signed USD 400 mn Currency Swap Facility for Sri Lanka
♦️Gross NPA of banks may rise to 12.5% by March 2021: RBI Financial Stability Report
♦️RIL becomes world’s second most valuable energy company, overtaking ExxonMobil
♦️Late Arnab Chaudhry honored by Legend of Animation Award 2020: TMG
♦️MHRD sets up panel to form guidelines for more students studying in India headed by UGC chairman
♦️India’s 2018 Asian Games mixed relay medal upgraded to gold after Bahrain’s disqualification
♦️Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa dies
♦️Eminent Danseuse Amala Shankar Passes Away at 101 in Kolkata
♦️Lt. Governor, G.C Murmu announced the ‘Macadamisation Program’ for improvement of roads across J-K
♦️TN government signed 16 MoUs worth Rs 5,137 crore with companies for employment creation
♦️5-day Sub-Tropical Fruit Expo 2020 was organised by Horticulture dept of Haryana
♦️Indian-origin nurse Kala Narayanasamy in Singapore conferred with President’s Award
♦️IIM-Kozhikode start-up develops wearable device ‘Veli Band’
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