Current Affairs :- 27th August, 2020

♦️ Gerard Nus Appointed As Head Coach Of NorthEast United

♦️ Barry John Conferred 15th META 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

♦️ Uber Launches Auto Rental Service In India

♦️ Sun Life ASCI Launches ChatBot Nina To Assist Employees

♦️ DM Rajnath Singh Launches " Chhavni COVID : Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana "

Life Insurance Scheme For Employees In Cantonment Areas, that Will Provide A Cover Of 5 Lakhs Each

The Scheme Will Cover More Than 10K Employees In All 62 Cantonment Boards. 

♦️India - Bangladesh Will Open New Inland Waterway From September 3

 Number Of IBP Routes Were Increased From Eight To Ten

♦️ Niti Aayog Launched " Export Preparedness Index (EPI) "

 Gujarat Has Topped The Export Preparedness Index (EPI)

 Maharashtra Ranked 2nd, and  Tamil Nadu Ranked 3rd. 

 The Report Says That The 70% Of Exports Of India Are Dominated By 5 States

♦️ World Health Organisation Declared Africa Polio-Free

 Nigeria Is The Last African Country To Be Declared Free From Wild Polio

♦️ Indian Table Tennis Star Player Poulomi Ghatak Retires

♦️ Bangladesh Govt Is To Relocate Rohingyas To The Bashan Char Island

♦️ AFSPA Extended For 6 More Months In Assam

♦️ ARIES , Nainital Is To Conduct An International Conference On Climate Change & Its Impact On Himalayan Region

 Conference Is To Be Held Between Sept14 And Sept 16 , 2020

♦️ FM Nirmala Sitharaman Will Chair The 41st GST Council Meeting Today .

The Hindu Editorials :- 27th August, 2020

♣️ A shot in the dark: On Pakistan’s terror claim

♣️Sobering assessment: On RBI’s annual report

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 27th August, 2020

▪️REPLETE (ADJECTIVE):  (भरा हुआ)

Synonyms: awash, rife  

Antonyms: empty, unfilled

Example: History is replete with odious instances of countries that have differentiated between citizens in the past.

▪️THRIVE (VERB):  (कामयाब होना)

Synonyms: flourish, bloom

Antonyms: cease, decrease  

 Example: It appears to believe that English can’t thrive as long as French survives.

▪️MAGNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE):   (उदार)

Synonyms: altruistic, charitable   

Antonyms: mean, selfish

Example: The panel is more magnanimous than Article 120(2).

▪️PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE):  (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: noticeable, credible  

Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful

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

▪️STRIVE (VERB):  (प्रयास करना)

Synonyms: aim, attempt  

Antonyms: neglect, dissuade  

Example: They strive to make their respective languages prominent in governance and education.

▪️TREMOR (NOUN):  (कंपन)

Synonyms: vibration, shaking    

Antonyms: stillness, calmness

Example: The train caused tremor at the platform.

▪️QUIXOTIC (ADJECTIVE):  (विलक्षण)

Synonyms: impractical, dreamy

Antonyms: realistic, sensible

Example: It was clearly a quixotic case against the defendant.

▪️DISINGENUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी)

Synonyms:  unfair, cunning

Antonyms: frank, truthful

Example: It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the company.

▪️DERISIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यंग्यात्मक)

Synonyms: cheeky, mocking

Antonyms: polite, respectful

Example: It was a derisive act.

▪️ODIOUS (ADJECTIVE):  (घिनौना)

Synonyms: disgusting, horrid

Antonyms: attractive, delightful

Example: The detective said it was the most odious crime she had ever seen.