Monday 3 August 2020
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 3rd August, 2020
▪️RUCHED (VERB): (मोड़ना)
Synonyms: bend, curl
Antonyms: flatten, unbend
Example: Alpa ruched his collar and threatened him.
▪️OBLIGATE (VERB): (विवश करना)
Synonyms: bind, restrict
Antonyms: free, let go
Example: All banks obligate people to repay their loans or take the chance of their credit being ruined.
▪️OVERSIGHT (NOUN): (भूल)
Synonyms: mistake, fault
Antonyms: accuracy, correction
Example: Ankit apologized for not inviting me to his wedding, insisting that it was an unintentional oversight.
▪️PEER (NOUN): (समकक्ष व्यक्ति)
Synonyms: compeer, coequal
Antonyms: follower, disciple
Example: We have a peer that bullies our classmates for their lunch money on a daily basis.
▪️ONUS (NOUN): (दायित्व):
Synonyms: liability, encumbrance
Antonyms: advantage, blessing
Example: As your mother, it is my onus to prepare you for a successful future.
▪️MULISHNESS (NOUN): (हठ)
Synonyms: obstinacy, bullheadedness
Antonyms: irresolution, dubiety
Example: He is buying everything by showing his heights of mulishness.
▪️OSTRACIZE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना)
Synonyms: expel, exclude
Antonyms: accept, embrace
Example: Nidhi was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers.
▪️PODGY (ADJECTIVE): (मोटा)
Synonyms: chunky, flabby
Antonyms: lean, skinny
Example: When I stopped jogging, I became podgy.
▪️QUIXOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (विलक्षण)
Synonyms: impractical, dreamy
Antonyms: realistic, sensible
Example: It was clearly a quixotic case against the defendant.
▪️PULSATE (VERB): (काँपना)
Synonyms: tremble, quiver
Antonyms: steady, be still
Example: The meek bird was pulsating in the refractory wind.
Current Affairs :- 3rd August, 2020
♦️Nitin Gadkari inaugurated upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge in Bihar
♦️Narendra Singh Tomar Released Booklet on ‘Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme’
♦️M /o MSME launched programme under “Gramodyog Vikas Yojana” to benefit artisans manufacturing Agarbatti
♦️Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches ARHCs Knowledge Pack and Launches mobile app of CREDAI
♦️Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Launches India Report – Digital Education June 2020 prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy
♦️India & UK tie up for new 8 Million Pounds Medicinal Research
♦️66th SKOCH Summit Awards: Ministry of Tribal Affairs receives SKOCH Gold Award for “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes”
♦️India, Israel Collaborated to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds
♦️German Footballer Benedikt Howedes retires at 32
♦️Sahitya Akademi Awardee Sa. Kandasamy passed away at 81 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
♦️‘Greenlights’ the debut book authored by Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey
♦️World Breastfeeding Week 2020 – Aug 1-7
♦️AP Governor cleared three State-capital Bills and CRDA Repeal Bills 2020
♦️Jitendra Singh Laid Foundation Stones Virtually & E- Inaugurated Various Construction Works under PMGSY-II in J&K
♦️Madhya Pradesh launched “Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi” public awareness campaign from August 1-15
♦️Maharashtra Govt. Approved MagNet project worth Around Rs 1,000 crore to Help Farmers; 70% funded by ADB
♦️Haryana’s Forest department used drone for aerial seeding to increase green cover in Aravallis
♦️Bollywood action director Parvez Khan passes away at 55
♦️Pawan Hans launches Helicopter service in UttaraKhand:UDAN scheme
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