Wednesday 26 August 2020

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 26th August, 2020



▪️NIMBLE(ADJECTIVE): adept (कुशल)
Synonyms: agile, deft    

Antonyms: clumsy, sluggish

Example: The insect ran with its nimble wings.

▪️BENEVOLENT(ADJECTIVE): benign (उदार)
Synonyms: caring, generous  

Antonyms: miserly, stingy

Example: I appreciate your benevolent presence.

▪️CATASTROPHE(NOUN): calamity (आपत्ति)
Synonyms: adversity, casualty 

 Antonyms: benefit, gain

Example: Floods in Assam is a natural catastrophe.

▪️PENURIOUS(ADJECTIVE): avaricious (कंजूस)
Synonyms: cheap, costive    

Antonyms: generous, giving

Example: Niraj is a penurious boy.

▪️METICULOUS(ADJECTIVE): careful (अतिसावधान)
Synonyms: particular, conscientious 

Antonyms: careless, inaccurate

Example: He is very meticulous with his assignments.

▪️LUSCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): delicious : (सुस्वाद)
Synonyms: juicy, lush

Antonyms: austere, bland

Example:  She cooks luscious food.

▪️SAVORY (ADJECTIVE): pleasing : (दिलकश)
Synonyms: aromatic, fragrant

Antonyms: stinking, sour

Example: His savory attitude will help him to get promotion.

▪️MELLOW (ADJECTIVE): ripe : (परिपक्व)
Synonyms: delicate, soft

Antonyms: harsh, healthy

Example:  She was staring at the mellow evening sky.

▪️DWINDLE (VERB): wane : (दुर्बल होना)
Synonyms: abate, decay

Antonyms: develop, enhance

Example: Water the plant otherwise it will dwindle very soon.

▪️SHRINK (VERB): become smaller : (सिकुड़ना)
Synonyms: decrease, diminish

Antonyms: enlarge, extend

Example: I saw a virus through microscope, it was shrinking.

Current Affairs :- 26th August, 2020


♦️APEDA Signed MoUs with AFC India Ltd and NCUI for Cooperation in Interest of Agriculture & Allied Aectors

♦️Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 45 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh

♦️Niti Aayog Task Force Recommends Linking of Sugarcane Prices to Sugar Rate

♦️Indian Govt, AIIB Inked $500 Mn Loan Agreement to Improve Quality & Safety of Mumbai’s Suburban Railway System

♦️NABARD Introduced  a Debt and Credit Guarantee Product, ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs’

♦️ICICI Bank Becomes the 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers

♦️MasterCard and Goals101.ai Partnered to create Targeted and Personalised Offers for Bank Cardholders

♦️SBI General Insurance Launched a 1st of its Kind offering, ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’ Policy for Personal Accident

♦️Tech Mahindra, NITI Aayog’s WEP Partnered to Support Women Entrepreneurs in India

♦️ReNew Power & UNEP Partnered to Increase Access to Clean Energy

♦️MCX Launched India’s 1st Tradeable Real-Time Bullion Index, ‘MCX iCOMDEX Bullion’

♦️Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash bags 1st ever Gold Medal for India in MCWC; Named ‘World’s Fastest Human Calculator’ title

♦️Aerospace Scientist G Satheesh Reddy gets Two-Year Extension as Chairman of DRDO

♦️IEX accepted the resignation of its MD & CEO Rajiv Srivastava

♦️Axis Bank to Acquire 17% Instead of 29% in Max Life Insurance

♦️IAF Launched “My IAF”, a Mobile Application to Provide Career Related Information

♦️India’s ASTROSAT Detected Extreme UV light from AUDFs01 Galaxy

♦️First in Indian Railways: Ahmedabad Railway Division Introduces Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine

♦️Pascal Lissouba Ex-Congo President passed away in France

♦️‘Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life’ Authored by Tenzin Priyadarshi and Zara Houshmand

♦️World Gujarati day 2020: August 24

♦️Himachal Pradesh, Micro Tek New Technologies Private Ltd Sign MoU to set up Electronics Manufacturing Unit at Baddi

The Hindu Editorials :- 26th August, 2020