Current Affairs :- 4th August, 2020

♦️Nitin Gadkari Approves the Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanribhar Mission Proposed by KVIC to Generate Employment and Achieve Aatmanribhar Bharat

♦️Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan: Completion of Pan-India 1000 Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2

♦️Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (Software) 2020 Launched by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Virtually

♦️Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21’

♦️BOB Financial Solutions Partnered with Innoviti Payment to launch the New Credit Card EMI offering on POS Terminal

♦️IFSCA Set Up Expert Committee headed by Pradip Shah to Suggest Ways to Develop of International Retail Businesses

♦️Mohamed Irfaan Ali becomes the President of Guyana8Rajiv Gandhi International Airport gets additional Thermal screening system

♦️Formula One Champion, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Won British Grand Prix 2020; won this title for 7th Time

♦️Central Government gave nod to Indian Premier League 2020 in UAE

♦️Former Samajwadi party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh dies at 64 in Singapore

♦️Minister of Technical Education of U.P, Kamal Rani Varun died at the age of 62

♦️Former AP Minister P Manikyala Rao died at 59 due to COVID-19

♦️Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Released a Book Titled “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” Authored by State Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary

♦️A book, titled “Vishesh: Code to Win” authored by sportswoman-turned-author Nirupama Yadav: published by Bluerose

♦️World Sanskrit Day 2020 – August 3

♦️First Muslim Women Rights Day Obeserved on August 1 2020

♦️Andhra Pradesh CM  Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy  launched cybercrime awareness programme ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’

♦️Government of Rajasthan Approves 5% Reservation in Judicial Service for MBC

♦️Rajesh Kumar appointed as Manipur Chief Secretary

♦️India withdraws from Women’s World Team Squash Championship 2020

The Hindu Editorials :- 4th August, 2020

♣️Time to unlock: On a year after the removal of J&K's statehood

♣️Toxic brew: on the increase of liquor tragedies

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 4th August, 2020

▪️FRACAS (NOUN): (दंगा/कोलाहल)

Synonyms: commotion, disturbance

Antonyms: agreement, harmony

Example: The students were suspended from the class when they started a fracas.

▪️FIAT (NOUN): (आज्ञाप्ति)

 Synonyms: command, dictum

Antonyms: opposition, denial

Example: The PM’s latest fiat prohibits the chewing of tobacco in office.

▪️ENNUI (NOUN): (थकान)

Synonyms: tedium, languor

Antonyms: excitement, liveliness

Example: Eaten up by ennui at his workplace, he decided to go on a vacation.

▪️EFFIGY (NOUN): (पुतला)

 Synonyms: statue, figure

Antonyms: entity, being

Example: The fringe set fire to an effigy of the director.

▪️INCOMMODIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (असुविधाजनक)

Synonyms: uncomfortable, awkward 

Antonyms: convenient, handy 

Example: The incommodious mattress caused me severe back ache. 

▪️PLIGHT (NOUN): (दुविधा)

Synonyms: quandary, impasse 

Antonyms: boon, blessing 

Example: The international community should do more to protect the plight of these people. 

▪️DAFT (ADJECTIVE): (मूर्ख) 

Synonyms: silly, lunatic 

Antonyms: brainy, smart 

Example: Your idea seems a bit daft to me. 

▪️EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक) 

Synonyms: outrageous, extreme 

Antonyms: inexpensive, moderate 

Example: The President is right in pointing how the exorbitant cost of child care can be devastating for families. 

▪️RUPTURE (VERB): (टूटना)

Synonyms: breach, split 

Antonyms: join, connect 

Example: The emperor Leo, ruptured the fortress of his enemy. 

▪️PLETHORA (NOUN): (अधिकता)

Synonyms: profusion, overabundance 

Antonyms: scarcity, rarity 

Example: There are plethora of groups that track and publish this kind of information.