Saturday 29 August 2020
Current Affairs :- 29th August, 2020
♦️29 August : National Sports Day
♦️Dr Binay Kumar Das Has Been Appointed As Director Of IRDE
♦️ Sanjiv Singh Appointed Reliance Industries Group President
♦️Madhav Sheth Appointed CEO Of Realme Europe
♦️ VK Singh Has Been Appointed As An Advisor To The Punjab Government
♦️Adesina Re-Elected President Of The African Development Bank
♦️ Virat Kohli Retained No.1 Spot In The ICC ODI Rankings
♦️ Rohit Sharma Ranked 2nd In The ICC ODI Rankings
♦️ Babar Azam Ranked No.1 In The ICC T20I Rankings
♦️K L Rahul Ranked 2nd In The ICC T20I Rankings
♦️ AIFC And FCA Sign MoU For Development Of Game In India
♦️ UP MSME Department To Sign MOU With NIFT , SIDBI & IIP To Promote ODOP
♦️ Kerala To Set Up India’s 1st International Women’s Trade Centre
♦️ Mahindra Ties Up With Israel's REE Automotive To Develop Commercial EVs
♦️Odisha Cadre IAS Usha Padhee Has Been Appointed As DG Of BCAS
♦️ Usha Padhee Will Be 1st Woman DG Of Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security
♦️ Shinzo Abe Resigns As Japan's Prime Minister Over Health Issues
♦️ 2nd Batch Of Rafale Fighter Jets In India In October
♦️ Banks Board Bureau Recommends Dinesh Khara For SBI Chairman Post
♦️ IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches " Chunauti " Next Generation Start-Up Challenge Contest
♦️ China To Unveil Bronze Statue Of Indian Doctor Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis
♦️ Assam Cabinet Approved The Assam Skill Development University Bill
♦️Assam Govt Decided To Increase Upper Age Limit For Govt Jobs For Group III & IV For 2 Years
♦️Arunachal Pradesh Govt Passed The Resolution To Bring The State Under Schedule VI Of Indian Constitution
♦️51st IFFI To Be Held In Goa From Nov 20 To Nov 28
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 29th August, 2020
▪️PLEA (NOUN): request (तर्क)
Synonyms: pray, appeal
Antonyms: order, instruct
Example: The doctor’s plea for silence went unheard, resulting in extreme discomfort to the patient.
▪️ARREST (VERB): take in custody (गिरफ्तार करना)
Synonyms: abstain, detain
Antonyms: liberate, emancipate
Example: The judge will seek reasons for the arrest without a legal warrant.
▪️CONFLICT (VERB): fight (लड़ना)
Synonyms: brawl, scuffle
Antonyms: serene, peace
Example: They have conflicted again and again.
▪️RIFT (NOUN): division (मनमुटाव)
Synonyms: gap, difference
Antonyms: bridge, joint
Example: The opposition and the government seemed to be focused on removing the rift between them.
▪️FORTHCOMING (ADJECTIVE): coming in future (आगामी)
Synonyms: new, futuristic
Antonyms: obsolete, outdated
Example: Ever since I was of tender age, I have trained for forthcoming technical enhancements.
▪️CONDOLENCE (NOUN): (शोक/ सहानुभूति) sympathy
Synonyms: compassion, consolation
Antonyms: brutality, harshness
Example: She sent him a letter of condolence.
▪️CONFISCATE (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): seize
Synonyms: appropriate, impound
Antonyms: free, release
Example: They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
▪️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.
▪️INCULCATE (VERB): (अंतिर्नवेशन करना) impart
Synonyms: instill, implant
Antonyms: neglect, ignore
Example: My father spent most of his life trying to inculcate me with his values!
▪️CONGENITAL (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात) inborn
Synonyms: innate, inherent
Antonyms: foreign, external
Example: When he was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.
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