Tuesday 1 September 2020

The Hindu Editorials :- 1st September, 2020

♣️Quantum not a solace: On Prashant Bhushan contempt case

Current Affairs :- 1st September, 2020


♦️ Ashok Ghosh Appointed JSCA Senior Men’s Selection Committee Chairman

♦️Csaba Laszlo Appointed As Chennaiyin Head Coach

♦️Defence Ministry To Host Aero-India Exhibition In Bengaluru From February 3-5

♦️ Tamil Nadu Govt Withdraws E-Pass System For Travel Within State

 ♦️Turkey Has Discovered The Biggest-Ever Natural Gas Reserve In The Black Sea

♦️ IIT Hyderabad Launches ' World’s Most Affordable ' Respirator Mask

♦️ India's 1st Female Cardiologist S. Padmavati Passes Away 
 S Padmavati Awarded Padma Bhushan In 1967 & Padma Vibhushan In 1992
 S Padmavati Awarded Harvard Medical International Award In 2003

♦️ Myntra Announces Kiara Advani As New Brand Ambassador

♦️ Sbotop Ropes In Dwayne Bravo As Brand Ambassador

♦️ US Actor Chadwick Boseman Died At The Age Of 43

♦️ Mohammad Hafeez Becomes 2nd Pakistani Batsman To Register 2000 T20I Runs

♦️ Shoaib Malik Was The 1st Player From Pakistan To Complete 2000 T20I Runs

♦️ Hafeez Became The 9th Batsman To Touch The 2000 Run-Mark

♦️ Virat Kohli Is The Leading Run-Scorer In The T20I Format ( 2794 Runs In 82 Matches )
 Rohit Sharma Is Second In The List With ( 2773 Runs In 108 Matches )

♦️ UAE Becomes 1st Arab Country To Grant Paternal Leave

♦️ Private Sector Staff In UAE Shall Be Granted A Paid Parental Leave For 5 Working Days

♦️ Amul Enters The Rabobank's Global Top 20 Dairy Companies List

♦️ Amul Also Known As The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation

♦️ Amul Ranks 16th Position With An Annual Turnover Of $5.5 Billion

♦️ Nestle At The Top With An Annual Turnover Of $22.1 Billion

♦️ UP Govt Launches ' Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana ' 

♦️UTS 19 International Players From UP Will Get Road Connectivity To Their Houses

♦️ Mobile Premier League Named As Sponsor Of Royal Challengers Bangalore

♦️ Football Stadium In Sikkim To Be Named After Indian Football Great Bhaichung Bhutia
 Bhaichung Bhutia 1st Indian Footballer To Play 100 International Matches 

♦️ K Premnarayen To Be Conferred With AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
 K Premnarayen Became The Youngest President Of AAAI When He Took Charge In 1988 At 36

♦️Jayanti Behera & Deep Grace Ekka Received Biju Patnaik Sports Award 

♦️ Former President Of India Pranab Mukherjee Passed Away 
He Served As The 13th President Of India From 2012 Until 2017

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 1st September, 2020

▪️GLIMPSE (VERB): (झलक): glance 
Synonyms: flash, sight

Antonyms: stare, glare

Example:  Alpa glimpsed a figure standing in the shade.

▪️BLEND (NOUN): (मिश्रण): amalgam 
Synonyms: fusion, combination

Antonyms: division, separation

Example:  School fests are now a great blend of cultural representation and musical concerts.

▪️AVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिकूल): opposing 
Synonyms: hesitant, hostile

Antonyms: kind, loving

Example: We are quite averse to the suggestion of having year-round college.

▪️SENILITY (NOUN): (बुढ़ापा): dementia 
Synonyms: decrepitude, dotage

Antonyms: infancy, adolescence

Example:  Ramesh; father is suffering from senility.

▪️RIDICULE (NOUN): (उपहास): travesty 
Synonyms: satire, mockery

Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

Example:  Abhinav is held up as an object of ridicule.

▪️PERSECUTE (VERB): (सताना) harass 
Synonyms: torment, domineer

Antonyms: comfort, console

Example: The teacher kept on persecuting the student.

▪️GIGANTIC (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल) huge
Synonyms: enormous, immense

Antonyms: small, slight

Example:   A gigantic lily grows at a height of 12 feet’s.

▪️RAMPAGE (NOUN): (हंगामा) binge
Synonyms: disturbance, violence

Antonyms: calm, peace

Example: Alpa ravaged all our weekend plans.

▪️TRECHAREOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासघाती) disloyal
Synonyms: faithless, unreliable

Antonyms: faithful, reliable

Example: Sunita is a treacherous junk-dealer.

▪️SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी) confident
Synonyms: hopeful, optimistic

Antonyms: pessimistic, depressed

Example: Arun is a sanguine person in every adverse situation.