Thursday 3 September 2020

Current Affairs :- 3rd September, 2020



♦️ Supreme Court Gives 10 Years Time To Telecom Companies To Pay Dues Of AGR

♦️ 17th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ Consultations Held Virtually

♦️6th International Military-Technical Forum Army-2020 Held In Russia

♦️ 1st Meeting Of The BRICS Sports Ministers Held Virtually 

♦️ BRICS Sports Ministers Approve MoU For Cooperation In The Field Of Physical Culture & Sport
 BRICS : Brazil , Russia , India , China , South Africa

♦️ Ministry Of Information & Technology Bans PUBG & 118 Other Mobile Apps

♦️ DM Rajnath Singh Leaves For Russia On 3 Day Visit 
 Rajnath Singh To Attend The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defence Ministers’ Meet

♦️ India & Finland For Cooperation In The Field Of Geology & Mineral Resources

♦️ Cabinet Approves MoU Between India & Japan For Cooperation In The Field Of Good Quality Textiles

♦️ Cabinet Approves Karmayogi Scheme For Govt Officials
 Karmayogi - National Programme For Civil Services Capacity Building

♦️ Mukesh Kumar Meena Conferred With Jeewan Raksha Medal

♦️ Shivcharan Singh Conferred With Jeewan Raksha Medal

♦️ Jagbir Singh Conferred With Jeewan Raksha Medals

♦️ One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Extended To 2 More UT's, Ladakh And Lakshadweep
A Total Of 26 States/UTs Are Now Under " One Nation One Ration "

♦️ Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya Takes Charge As NTPC Director Of Projects

♦️India & Russia Are To Hold Bilateral Naval Exercise INDRA 2020 In Andaman Sea

♦️ 3 Russian Naval Ships Are To Take Part In The Exercise On Sept 4 - 5

♦️National Crime Records Bureau Released The Data On Farmer Suicides

♦️ The Total Number Of Suicides In The Country Were 1,39,123 In 2019

♦️ Around 10,281 Farmers Committed Suicides In 2019 , It Was 10,357 In 2018

♦️In 2019 , The Number Of Daily Wagers Committed Suicide Were 32,559

♦️ Chhattisgarh Had The Highest Suicidal Rate In The Country With 26.4% 

♦️ Kerala 2nd Highest Suicidal Rate In The Country With 24.3% 
Telangana 3rd Highest Suicidal Rate In The Country With 20.6%

♦️ Farmers Suicide Contributed To 7.4% Of Total Suicides In The Country

♦️ 10,281 Farmers That Committed Suicides 4,324 Were Agricultural Labourers

♦️ 5,563 Male Farmers & 394 Female Farmers Committed Suicide In 2019

♦️ Most Suicides By Unemployed Persons Were In Kerala At 14% (1,963)

♦️ 2nd Most Suicides By Unemployed Persons Were In Maharashtra At 10.8% 

 3rd Most Suicides By Unemployed Persons Were In Tamil Nadu At 9.2% 

♦️ Road Crash Deaths In The Country Have Increased By 1.3% To 1,54,732 

♦️ Delhi Recorded Highest Number Of Road Accidents Deaths Among Cities

♦️ Metro Rail Operations Will Be Resumed From September 7 , 2020

♦️ Japan Extends Emergency Loan Of 3500Cr For India To Fight Covid-19

♦️ India-Japan-Australia To Launch Supply Chain Resilience Initiative

♦️ EIB Will Invest 650 Million € In The Construction Of Kanpur’s 1st City Metro Line

♦️Payal & DSCI Released " Fraud & Risk Management In Digital Payments " Report

♦️ India’s GDP Likely To Contract By 10.9% In FY21 : SBI

♦️ Pramod Chandra Mody Gets 6 Months Extension As Chairman Of CBDT

♦️ CFI Host The 1st-Ever Cycling Summit In 2021

♦️ SpiceJet Launches Portable Ventilator SpiceOxy For Patients With Breathing Issues .

The Hindu Editorials :- 3rd September, 2020


The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 3rd September, 2020

▪️OPPRESS (VERB): subdue (दबाना) 
Synonyms: torment, trample 

Antonyms: encourage, aid 

Example:  The tyrant general oppressed his people. 

▪️CANNY (ADJECTIVE): clever (चालाक) 
Synonyms: dexterous, adroit 

Antonyms: foolish, idiotic 

Example: Abhinav is a canny person. 

▪️SCOURGE (NOUN): curse (अभिशाप)
Synonyms: curse, bane 

Antonyms: reward, benefit 

Example: He would always look back on this winter and remember the scourge of blizzards and ice storms. 

▪️CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): secret (अप्रकट)
Synonyms: arcane, esoteric 

Antonyms: definite, obvious 

Example: When Virat spoke, his words were cryptic to all those in the room. 

▪️UPTIGHT (ADJECTIVE): nervous (तनावग्रस्त)
Synonyms: nervy, edgy 

Antonyms: unworried, composed 

Example:  Your uptight behavior can get you rejected in an interview.

▪️DRIP (VERB): drop (टपकना या टपकाना)
Synonyms: dribble, drizzle 

Antonyms: collect, pour 

Example:  Everyone must ensure that water doesn’t drips away uselessly. 

▪️ALLIANCE (NOUN): accord (गठबंधन) 
Synonyms: affinity, connection 

Antonyms: antagonism, detachment 

Example: They decided to stay away from the malodorous room. 

▪️QUIRK (NOUN): strange act (विचित्रता)
Synonyms: knack, quibble 

Antonyms: conformity, normality 

Example:  It was just another quirk by Mohit. 

▪️NIGGARD (ADJECTIVE): ungenerous (कंजूस)
Synonyms: penurious, miserly 

Antonyms: generous, kind 

Example: Alpa is a niggard landlady. 

▪️REPINE (VERB): complain (शिकायत करना)
Synonyms: grumble, lament 

Antonyms: compliment, praise 

Example: Ruchi repined against Rajeev.