Current Affairs 15 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond: 15 July : World Youth Skills Day

:large_orange_diamond: Theme 2020 : " Skills For Resilient Youth "

:large_orange_diamond:Ministry of Shipping approved Rs 107 Crore for Modern Firefighting Facilities in Haldia Dock, Kolkata

:large_orange_diamond:UNICEF, FICCI joined hands to Initiate “#Reimagine Campaign” to Support Vulnerable Populations and Children in India

:large_orange_diamond:8.9% of the world’s population, went hungry in 2019: UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

:large_orange_diamond:UNODC’s World Wildlife Crime Report: Pangolin Scale Seizure Jumped 10 times Between 2014 & 2018

:large_orange_diamond:NABARD organised a ‘digital choupal’ to mark its 39th Foundation Day on July 13; 2 schemes each of Rs 5,000 cr announced

:large_orange_diamond:IRDAI mandated insurance companies to launch ‘Corona Kavach’ & ‘Corona Rakshak’ amid increasing COVID-19 cases

:large_orange_diamond:Legendary Hockey Player Ashok Kumar, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award of  Mohun Bagan Football Club

:large_orange_diamond:Mukesh Ambani becomes World’s 6th richest man, after surpassing Elon Musk and Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page

:large_orange_diamond:Hemang Amin, Appointed as the Interim CEO of BCCI

:large_orange_diamond:IIT Kanpur Develops ‘SHUDH’, UV Sanitizing Device to make Surroundings COVID free

:large_orange_diamond:ARAD and CARMEL – New Israeli Assault Rifles Are Set to Manufacture in India under Make in India Initiative

:large_orange_diamond:Former Australian Skipper Mile Jedinak Announces Retirement from Football

:large_orange_diamond:Dutch Football Player Wim Suurbier Passed Away at 75

:large_orange_diamond:A new book titled” If It Bleeds” authored by Stephen King released in India

:large_orange_diamond:Central Govt Provides Rs 1500 crore to Haryana for its Crop Diversification and Rejuvenate Ponds

:large_orange_diamond:Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates and Lays Foundation Stones of 11 Highway Projects Worth Around Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana Virtually

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 15th July 2020

1. ARTIFACT (NOUN): lie (असत्य)
   Synonyms:untruth, fiction
   Antonyms: reality, truth
   Example: He made a statement full of artifacts.
2. ARTLESS (ADJECTIVE): simple (सीधा)
   Synonyms:guileless, honest
   Antonyms: contrived, artful
   Example: He is such an artless man.
3. ABSTINENT (ADJECTIVE): ascetic (संयमी)
   Synonyms:austere, moderate
   Antonyms: hungry, greedy
   Example: The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol.
4.  SATE (VERB): satisfy (पूरा करना)
   Synonyms: cloy, gorge
   Antonyms: abstain, deprive
   Example: Ate your appetite at the resort’s restaurant.
5. PERVERION (NOUN): spoof (दोष)
   Synonyms: burlesque, distortion
   Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity
   Example: The absurdly lenient sentence is a perversion of justice.
6. BURGESS (NOUN): civilian
   Synonyms: inhabitant, resident
   Antonyms: alien, foreigner
   Example:  He is a nice burgess. 
7. ARRAIGN (VERB): accuse (दोष लगाना)
   Synonyms: incriminate, indict
   Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate
   Example: She was arraigned on charges of attempted murder.
8. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): pertinent (योग्य)
   Synonyms: germane, relevant
   Antonyms: inappropriate, improper
   Example: There was an apposite quotation written in the side of the wall.
9. RAPACIOUS(ADJECTIVE): Greedy (लालची)
   Synonyms: acquisitive, avaricious

Antonyms: benevolent, generous

Example: He is a rapacious boy.

10. SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Misleading (दिखौवा)

Synonyms: deceptive, false           

Antonyms: genuine, valid

Example: Because it was based on specious information, the study was flawed.

Current Affairs 14 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond:NATGRID signed MOU with NCRB to access database that links around 14,000 police stations

:large_orange_diamond:Smart City Mission opens the registration for India Cycles4Change Challenge

:large_orange_diamond:NITI Aayog presented India’s 2nd Voluntary National Review at UN’s High-Level Political Forum; held virtually

:large_orange_diamond:Visa Partners with Federal Bank to Deploy Visa Secure to the Bank’s Cardholders

:large_orange_diamond:India’s annual median GDP growth in FY21 to contract 4.5%; Possibility of V shaped recovery: FICCI survey

:large_orange_diamond:US remain India’s top trading partner in 2019-20 with Rs 8,875 cr bilateral trade

:large_orange_diamond:BSE signs MoU with IIT Alumni Council to Encourage Startups Listing and Develop a ‘High Investor Depth’ Platform

:large_orange_diamond:Google Launches $10 Billion Digitization Fund in India

:large_orange_diamond:IAA named ISRO Chief K Sivan As the Recipient of 2020 Von Karman Award

:large_orange_diamond:NTPC Wins CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2019

:large_orange_diamond:Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Darpan Portal and Mobile App Receives Elites Excellence Awards 2020 by IT Institutions

:large_orange_diamond:Sachin Awasthi is honoured as the Top Publicist in Global Humanitarian Award 2020 – London

:large_orange_diamond:Poland’s Incumbent Andrzej Duda Wins Presidential Election

:large_orange_diamond:Qualcomm Ventures buys 0.15% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 730 crore

:large_orange_diamond:NITI Aayog’s AIM launched ATL App Development Module for school students & teachers nationwide; #TinkerfromHome

:large_orange_diamond:Lewis Hamilton Won the Styrian Grand Prix in Spielberg

:large_orange_diamond:Veteran Gujarati Journalist, Columnist, Writer and Padma Shri Awardee Nagindas Sanghvi Passed Away at 100

:large_orange_diamond:Jack Charlton, England’s Former World Cup Winner passed away at 85

:large_orange_diamond:Malala Day 2020 –  July 12

:large_orange_diamond:MP Govt to Launch ‘Roko -Toko’, a Campaign for those who do not Wear Masks

:large_orange_diamond:Google relaunches Google Plus as Google Currents

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 14th July 2020

1.REPINE (VERB): (शिकायत करना)

Synonyms: grumble, lament

Antonyms: compliment, praise

Example: Aakash always repines about his behaviour.

 

2. ONSLAUGHT (NOUN):(आक्रमण)

Synonyms: onrush, invasion

Antonyms: retreat, defense

Example: The people suddenly made an onslaught on him.

3. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना)

Synonyms: chase, pursue

Antonyms: precede, retreat

Example: Firstly Rajan did the honours then everybody supervened.
   4. REPROACH (NOUN): (तिरस्कार)

Synonyms: blame, censure

Antonyms: compliment, praise

Example: Alpesh gave her a look of reproach.
      5. LAURELS (NOUN): (ख्याति)

Synonyms: accolade, praise

Antonyms: blame, disapproval

Example: A soldier won his laurels in the battle field.

        6. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): (उद्दण्ड)

Synonyms: fractious, obstinate

Antonyms: agreeable, compliant

Example: A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds.

7. SWAMP (VERB):(आप्लावित करना)

Synonyms: inundate, overload

Antonyms: underwhelm, lower

Example: A huge wave swamped the canoes.
         8. PANTHEIST (NOUN): (सर्वेश्‍वरवादी)

Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker

Antonyms: believer, pious

Example: Rakesh is a pantheist person.

9.CANNY (ADJECTIVE): (चतुर)

Synonyms: shrewd, prudent

Antonyms: imprudent, foolish

Example: Canny businessman will switch banks.

10. RANCOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषी)

Synonyms: acrimonious, petulant

Antonyms: nice, kind

Example: Ravish saw miserable months of rancorous disputes.

Current Affairs 13 July 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Releases White Paper by TIFAC on “Focused Interventions for Make in India Post COVID 19”

:large_orange_diamond:Chhattisgarh organises India’s first E-Lok Adalat

:large_orange_diamond:India Moves up a Rank, Becoming the Second-Largest Foreign Investor in UK

:large_orange_diamond:India’s 2018 Tiger Census – Largest Camera Trap Wildlife Survey sets Guinness Record

:large_orange_diamond:Kezang D Thongdok of Arunachal Pradesh wins 2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Award for ‘Chi Lupo’ – documentary on Honey Hunting

:large_orange_diamond:Rotary Foundation Honours TN CM Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow Recognition

:large_orange_diamond:IHD India Receives ‘Development Marketplace Award 2020’ from World Bank and SVRI

:large_orange_diamond:BCCI Accepts CEO Rahul Johri’s Resignation

:large_orange_diamond:Lee Hsien Loong becomes the third Prime Minister of Singapore, ruling PAP won the General Election 2020

:large_orange_diamond:CCI approves Kubota’s 9.09% Acquisition of Escorts and Escorts’s 40% Acquisition by KAI

:large_orange_diamond:Government launches ASEEM portal to support skilled people to find sustainable livelihood opportunities

:large_orange_diamond:IAF Received Last 5 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from US Aerospace company Boeing

:large_orange_diamond:First Launch of China’s Kuaizhou-11 Carrier Rocket Failed;Telecommunication Satellite “APSTAR-6D” Successfully Launched

:large_orange_diamond:Loyal Textile Mills in Collaboration with RIL and HeiQ Launched world’s 1st Reusable PPE with Triple Viral Shield Technology

:large_orange_diamond:A Team of  Wildlife researchers rediscover ‘Ypthima watsoni’ butterfly after 61 years in Tripura

:large_orange_diamond:A Book Titled ‘A Song of India’ Authored by Ruskin Bond to be Released

:large_orange_diamond:National Fish Farmers Day 2020 – July 10, Government is set to Establishment of Fish Cryobanks

:large_orange_diamond:World Population Day 2020: July 11

:large_orange_diamond:United Nations Observes 2nd Counter-Terrorism Week from July  6- 10, 2020

:large_orange_diamond:Jharkhand Govt signs MoU with HDFC to Offer Digital Payment Solutions to its Traffic Dept

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 13th July 2020

1. SARTORIAL (ADJECTIVE): (दर्ज़ी–संबंधी)

Synonyms: stylish, elegant

Antonyms: frumpy, dumpy

Example: Those sartorial coats made me chew the cud.

2. CAULK (VERB): (गहनी करना) 

Synonyms: block, barricade

Antonyms: free, loosen

Example: Altaf caulked me from a broken reed.

3. TUTELARY (ADJECTIVE): (संरक्षी)

Synonyms: guardian, advisory

Antonyms: careless, inattentive

Example: My boss is using tutelary fabian policy in his office.

4. PURGE (NOUN): (परिशोध)

Synonyms: expulsion, extermination

Antonyms: keeping, holding

Example: Raja was feeling shy of telling her about her purge from the contest.

5. PRECINCT (NOUN): (प्रसीमा)  

Synonyms: area, ward

Antonyms: whole, full

Example: Alpa is working in this precinct.

6. PROCLIVITY (NOUN): (इच्छा/प्रवृत्ति)

Synonyms: penchant, predilection

Antonyms: dislike, hate

Example: Rama’s proclivity towards him is getting on my nerves

           7. TOUT (VERB): (शेखी बघारना) 

Synonyms: proclaim, publicize

Antonyms: conceal condemn

Example: Swati touts her wealth and position.

         8. LAIR (NOUN): (गुफा) 

Synonyms: habitat, hideaway

Antonyms: unveil, display .

9. MOOT (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद)

Synonyms: controversial, dubious

Antonyms: certain, definite

Example: Rajan’s case accusations over the gold were considered moot.

10. MAGNANIMITY (NOUN):(दरियादिली) 

Synonyms: chivalry, philanthropy

Antonyms: meanness, selfishness

Example: Abhishek is known for his magnanimity.