Current Affairs :- 31st August, 2020

♦️ India Withdraws From Multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 

♦️ Exercise Kavkaz 2020 To Be Held In Russia Next Month

♦️ Indian Origin WWII Spy Noor Inayat Khan Gets Honoured With Blue Plaque In London

♦️Indian Army Dog Vida Honoured With A Chief Of Army Staff ‘ Commendation Cards '

♦️ Army Sniffer Dog Sophie Honoured With A Chief Of Army Staff ' Commendation Cards '

♦️Gerard Nus Appointed As Head Coach Of NorthEast United

♦️ Muthoot Finance Ltd Has Launched A CSR Initiative " Muthoot Snehasraya " 

♦️Muthoot Snehasraya For Conducting Free Covid-19 Tests In Kerala

♦️ Karnatak Launches RORO Train Service From Bengaluru To Solapur

♦️ RORO Train Is Carrying Trucks In An Open Flat Wagon From Bengaluru To Solapur

 RORO Train Enables Carrying As Many As 42 Trucks Loaded With Goods

♦️Punjab Police Joined Hands With The SAFE To Launch The " Safe Punjab " Programme

♦️ Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Has Launched " Pet Insurance " For Dogs

♦️Assam’s 1st Newspaper For Kids " The Young Minds " Launched

♦️ Founders Of The Young Minds - Neelam Sethia & Neha Bajaj 

♦️ Kerala CM P Vijayan Launched State’s 1st Marine Ambulance " Pratheeksha " In Kochi

♦️The Marine Ambulance Built By The Cochin Shipyard Limited

♦️ Seaplane Services Between Ahmedabad & 'Statue of Unity' To Be Launched

♦️ BSNL Has Launched Its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Services

♦️ADB Approves US $1 Billion Loan For Delhi-Meerut Rapid Transit System

♦️ ADB Approves $3 Million Grant To Support Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 Response

♦️India , Qatar 3 3 Others Submit Bid To Host AFC Asian Cup 2027

♦️ BCCI Announces Unacademy As IPL's Official Partner For Next 3 Seasons

♦️ 13th IPL Is Scheduled To Be Held In UAE From September 19 To November 10

♦️ India & Russia Declared Joint Winners Of 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad

♦️Veteran Athletics Coach Purshottam Rai Has Passed Away 

♦️ Renowned Assamese Folk Singer Archana Mahanta Passed Away

♦️ Co-Creator Of The Cartoon Series Scooby-Doo Joe Ruby Passed Away

♦️ The International Day Of The Disappeared Is Held On August 30

♦️Lewis Hamilton Won The Belgian Grand Prix 2020 .

The Hindu Editorials :- 31st August, 2020

♣️For the weakest: On sub-classification among SCs

♣️Alone at the top: On India’s COVID-19 numbers

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 31st August, 2020

▪️AGILE (ADJECTIVE): Flexible (चुस्त) 

Synonyms: lithe, supple

Antonyms: rigid, stiff

Example: Monkey is an agile animal.

▪️SHOVE OFF (VERB): Leave quickly (निकास)

Synonyms: depart, exit

Antonyms: arrive, come

Example: As soon as the police arrives the goons shove off from the bank.

▪️SALACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Indecent (गंदा)

Synonyms: vulgar, lewd

Antonyms: moral, decent

Example: The salacious ruffians made filthy remarks on her.

▪️PULL UP (VERB): Stop ( रोकना)

Synonyms: halt, pause

Antonyms: continue, go

Example: This old orthodox practice should be pulled up now.

▪️TARDY (ADJECTIVE): late:(आलसी) 

Synonyms: delinquent, sluggish

Antonyms: prompt, punctual

Example: His working style is extremely tardy and can cause a loss to the company.

▪️SPARINGLY (ADVERB): gently:(किफ़ायत से)

Synonyms: delicately, mildly

Antonyms: roughly, heavily

Example: Childish people should be dealt with sparingly so that their feelings don’t get hurt.

▪️TERMINATE (VERB): finish:(समाप्त करना)

Synonyms: abolish, adjourn

Antonyms: employ, uphold

Example:  The government has decided to terminate the services of the new busses.

▪️STEEP (ADJECTIVE): elevated:(तीव्र ढलानवाला)

Synonyms: lofty, arduous

Antonyms: lowered, mild

Example: We had to face a steep climb to reach the summit of the mountain.

▪️EQUIP (VERB): prepare:(लैस करना)

Synonyms: arm, gear

Antonyms: disarm, disrobe

Example: He wanted to equip all his soldiers with modernized guns.

▪️WITHSTAND (VERB): resist: (सामना करना)

Synonyms: thwart, brace

Antonyms: dodge, surrender

Example: They will not be able to withstand a power attack from our army.