Current Affairs :- 20th August, 2020

♦️Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu Virtually Announced ARIIA 2020 Results; IITMadras Topped among Institutes of National Importance

♦️‘Dhanwantari Rath’ to bring Ayurveda at Doorsteps of Delhi Police Families

♦️Ravi Shankar Prasad Launched “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge- Innovate Solutions for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat” to Support Startups

♦️Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Rural Development Inked MoU to Take convergence endeavour ahead

♦️AIFF signs MoU with IPSO to Conduct Online Scouting Workshops in India

♦️ILO-ADB Report: 41 Lakh Youths Lost Their Jobs of India Due to COVID-19

♦️ADB Approved USD 1 billion loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, a 1st of its kind in India

♦️RBI Released Framework for Authorisation of Pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments

♦️RBI Released Draft Framework for Self-Regulatory Body for Payment System Operators

♦️Bharti AXA Life Insurance Entered into Bancassurance Partnership with SBM Bank India

♦️Fino Payments Bank Ltd Launched ‘Jan BachatKhata’, an Aadhaar Authentication Based Digital Savings Account

♦️Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd Collaborates with BSE EBIX  to sell General Insurance products

♦️Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Partnered with Element AI for AI Transformation

♦️YES Bank in Partnership with KFin Technologies Launched ‘Loan against Securities’ to Provide Complete Digital loan Against Mutual Fund

♦️St Christopher School in Nagaland won the first ever Pallikkutam National Award for Innovation in Education

♦️Ganesh Vilas Lengare Awarded Star 2020 Certificate by World Book of Records, London

♦️Luis Rodolfo Abinader sworn in as 54th President of Dominican Republic

♦️Ashok Lavasa Resigns as Election Commissioner

♦️Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Resigns after Military Mutiny

♦️Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd Acquired 60% stake in Vitalic Health Pvt Ltd & 100% direct ownership of Netmeds

♦️Indian Railways Introduces Drone Based Surveillance System for Railway Security

♦️Filmmaker-actor Nishikant Kamat Passes Away at the Age of 50

♦️Michael Cohen’s Book “Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump” is Set to Publish

♦️World Humanitarian Day 2020 – August 19

♦️World Photography Day 2020 – August 19

♦️Punjab gets First Rank in Health, Welfare Centre Operationalisation: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)

♦️Biodegradable Face Mask “Pavitrapati” & Anti-microbial Body Suit “Aushada Tara” developed : DIAT

The Hindu Editorials :- 20th August,2020

♣️Need for transparency: On PM CARES Fund

♣️Data power: On Facebook and BJP

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 20th August, 2020

▪️DEFALCATION (NOUN): (कमज़ोरी)

Synonyms: disaster, failure    

Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement

Example: Abhinav made defalcation in funds.

▪️DEBILITY (NOUN): 

Synonyms: enervation, enfeeblement 

Antonyms: soundness, healthiness

Example: Even though she beat cancer, she still dealt with debility from her battle. 

▪️DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक्)

Synonyms: discordant, diverse    

Antonyms: agreeing, alike

Example: Alpa made disparate arguments.

▪️CANARD (NOUN): (झूठी अफवाह)

Synonyms: exaggeration, lie 

Antonyms: truth, reality

Example: Her statement was full of canard.

▪️DOYEN (NOUN): (दल के उच्च सदस्य)

 Synonyms: principal, authority     

Antonyms: pupil, student

Example: Harun is a doyen of this organisation.

▪️RECEDE (VERB):  (पीछे हटना)

Synonyms: abate, regress

Antonyms: increase, extend

Example: The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party.

▪️WANTON (ADJECTIVE):  (आवारा)

Synonyms: lustful, outrageous

Antonyms: good, moral

Example: Between 1868 and 1872 they added ten millions by wanton extravagance to the State debt.

▪️NULLIFY (VERB):  (प्रभावहीन करना)

Synonyms: revoke, abolish

Antonyms: approve, allow

Example: Fortunately, the attempt to nullify its benefits proved ineffectual.

▪️ALIGN (VERB):( पंक्तिबद्ध करना)

Synonyms: array, adjust

Antonyms: disorder, mess up

Example: Similar instruction is given the troopers in aligning themselves to the left.

▪️GRAPPLE (VERB):(भिड़ जाना)

Synonyms: confront, cope

Antonyms: release, let go

Example: Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.