Current Affairs :- 12th August, 2020

♦️Rajnath Singh Launched DPSUs and OFB’s Modernisation Projects During Atma Nirbhar Week (Aug7-14, 2020)

♦️India, Maldives Inked Contract for Development of 5 Eco-Tourism Zones in Addu atoll of Maldives under HICDP

♦️Prakash Javadekar Launched the Booklet on Best practices of Human-Elephant Conflict Management in India and Beta Version of “Surakhsya”

♦️Govt Abolished Cotton Advisory Board; Notifies Change in Status of Textiles Research Associations

♦️Union Minister of MSME Nitin Gadkari Addressed “India@75 Summit – Mission 2022” Organised by CII

♦️NTPC Group achieves 100 Billion Units (BU) power generation mark

♦️Power Finance Corporation Signed MoA with UP to Construct 2 Modular Operation Theatre Rooms

♦️IC-IMPACTS 2020 Research Conference held Virtually on Aug 6-7, 2020

♦️Bangladesh Decided to Construct a Monument for the Indian Soldiers Killed by Pakistan in the 1971

♦️Paytm Launched India’s 1st Pocket Android POS Device, ‘Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS’

♦️South Indian Bank obtained RBI’s in-principle Nod to Set up Non-Financial Subsidiary

♦️BSE signs MoU with two Akola based Bullion Trade Association for Deepening Commodity Derivatives Market in India

♦️Journalists Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh Bagged Asian College of Journalism Award 2019

♦️Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab Government Steps Down

♦️Finance Minister Launched Online Dashboard for Information on National Infrastructure Pipeline

♦️Scientists Identified 77 New Species of Butterflies in Matheran Near Mumbai

♦️New Plant Species “Ardisia ramaswamii” of Genus Ardisia Identified by JNTBGRI Named After M S Ramaswami

♦️Former Minister & YSRCP Veteran leader Penmatsa Sambasiva Raju Passed Away

♦️Prakash Javadekar Released Ebook, ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing’ Chronicling the Vice President’s 3rd year in office

♦️“Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” – A Book by Dalai Lama to release in November

♦️World Lion Day to be observed virtually on August 10, 2020

♦️Gujarat Launched Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana Replacing PMFBY to Compensate Crop Loss of Farmers for FY21

♦️Himachal Pradesh gets approval from Centre for projects worth Rs 7922.69 Crores

♦️Assam CoM approves “Assam Non-Government Education Institutions (Regulation of Fees) Rules 2020”

♦️Mumbai becomes first city in India to have female icons on traffic signals

The Hindu Editorials :- 12th August, 2020

♣️Rajasthan lessons: On Congress truce

♣️Just closure: On Italian marines case

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 12th August, 2020

▪️VENT (VERB): (जाने देना):release

Synonyms: emit, let out 

Antonyms: hold, retain 

Example : I vented a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me.

▪️DIMINUTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (छोटा):tiny

Synonyms: petite, pint-sized 

Antonyms: big, enormous 

Example:  Sagar is feeling diminutive hunger right now.

▪️SINISTER (ADJECTIVE): (अशुभ):evil

Synonyms: dire, devilish 

Antonyms: angelic, divine

Example:  He is a sinister person.

▪️KINDLE (VERB): (आग लगाना) start a fire

Synonyms: inflame, ignite 

Antonyms: extinguish, put out 

Example: The dacoit kindled the village.

 ▪️AROMA (NOUN): (सुगंध) scent

Synonyms: fragrance, incense 

Antonyms: stench, odour 

Example: I am experiencing the nice aroma of doughnuts.

▪️BANTER (NOUN): (छेड़ना): teasing

Synonyms: jeering, ridicule

Antonyms: flattery, praise

Example: His t-shirt had some banter line written over it.

▪️EXTENSIVELY (ADVERB): (बड़े पैमाने पर):widely

Synonyms: broadly, greatly

Antonyms: minutely, marginally

Example: The demonetisation scheme benefitted the masses extensively.

▪️COINCIDE (VERB): (मेल खाना): go along with

Synonyms: concur, harmonize 

Antonyms: deviate, dissent

Example: I can coincide with his idea.

▪️PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): visible: (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: noticeable, credible  

Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful

Example: The committee’s fervour is palpable in every recommendation.

▪️CONFLUENCE (NOUN): (संगम): convergence

Synonyms: junction, concurrence

Antonyms: division, separation

Example:  The confluence of warm and cold temperatures is going to create a powerful storm