Tuesday, 21 July 2020
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 21st July, 2020
ERUDITE(ADJECTIVE): (विद्वान): scholarly
Synonyms: educated, learned
Antonyms: unintellectual, absent-minded
Example: Aditi is one of the erudite students of the class.
SPUNKY (ADJECTIVE): (दिलेर): spirited
Synonyms: energetic, courageous
Antonyms: inactive, lethargic
Example: Abhinav is a spunky boy.
UNDAUNTED (ADJECTIVE): (निडर): fearless
Synonyms: steadfast, undeterred
Antonyms: coward, timorous
Example: Kamlesh is an undaunted officer.
APPEASE (VERB): (शांत करना): pacify
Synonyms: soothe, satisfy
Antonyms: aggravate, irritate
Example: Every political leader tries to appease the minorities to create its own vote bank.
GENUFLECT (VERB): (घुटने के बल बैठना): kowtow
Synonyms: bow, kneel
Antonyms: disrespect, disregard
Example: Rajat just genuflect before almighty.
ALLY (NOUN): Associate: (सहयोगी)
Synonyms: partner, colleague
Antonyms: enemy, opponent
Example: India’s Prime Minister met his chines ally.
PEJORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): Debasing: (अपमानजनक)
Synonyms: deprecatory, derogatory
Antonyms: complimentary, praising
Example : Alpa pejorative remark made Marry cry.
AMALGAM (NOUN): Mixture: (मिश्रण)
Synonyms: compound, fusion
Antonyms: division, separation
Example: It was the best amalgam of respect and sincerity.
COALITION (ADJECTIVE): Affiliation: (गठबंधन)
Synonyms: alliance, confederacy
Antonyms: detachment, disconnection
Example: Few politicians have formed a coalition.
UPFRONT (ADJECTIVE): Genuine: (वास्तविक)
Synonyms: instinctive, real
Antonyms: intricate, artificial
Example: Sonal is very upfront kind of girl.
Current Affairs : 21st July, 2020
♦️Indian Railways to launch 1st set of private trains by 2023, all 151 by 2027
♦️Maharashtra becomes the 1st State to use drones to inspect power lines and transmission towers
♦️Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting virtually
♦️Indian direct selling industry records USD 2.477 bn sales in 2019, ranked 15th globally: WFDSA‘s report
♦️SBI Cards and payment services appointed its new MD & CEO in Ashwini Kumar Tewari
♦️Hope Mission: UAE became 1st West Asian & Arab Nation to Launch Space Mission to Mars; Took off from Japan
♦️CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur Introduced COVID Protection System(COPS) with IntelliMAST, TouF & 360° Car Flusher for Workplace
♦️Prakash Javadekar hails KURMA mobile app as unique tool for conservation of Indian Turtles
♦️Formula One Champion, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2020; won this Title for 8th Time
♦️CS Seshadri, Padma Bhushan Awardee & Renowned Mathematician Passed Away at 88
♦️John Lewis, Civil Rights Movement Pioneer and Longtime Congressman of U.S, Dies at 80
♦️Shakthiya Akademi Awardee Baldev Singh Sadaknama Authored a book ‘Suraj Kade Marda Nahi’ (sun never dies)
♦️Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu Released the Book Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh
♦️1st World Chess Day celebrated on July 20, 2020
♦️Tamil Nadu Government Signed 8 MoUs worth Rs 10,399 crore with Industrial Groups for Employment Creation
♦️Harsimrat Kaur Badal E-Inagurates First Operationalized Mega Food Park of Mizoram: Zoram Mega Food Park
♦️Odisha Government included Transgender Community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana
♦️Yogi Adityanath launched “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for Scheduled Castes
Monday, 20 July 2020
Current affairs 20th July, 2020
✅Current Affairs 20 July 2020
🔶Indian Navy Conducts Naval Exercises in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
🔶Capitals of NE states to be connected through rail network by 2023
🔶India Established Individual Bilateral ‘Air Bubbles’ with France, Germany and US
🔶PM Modi delivers keynote address virtually at High-Level Segment of ECOSOC held at in New York, US
🔶Dharmendra Pradhan & Dan Brouillette co-chaired 2nd Meeting of India-US Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) virtually
🔶UN’s Global Multidimensional Poverty Index: India Record Largest Reduction in Number of People Living in Poverty
🔶India Remains as Lower-Middle-Income Economy: World Bank Country Classifications by Income Level 2020-2021
🔶Centre’s fiscal deficit to increase to 7.6% & India’s GDP to contract by 5.3% in FY21: India Ratings and Research’s Report
🔶UN announced the Laureates of 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize: Marianna Vardinoyannis & Morissana Kouyaté
🔶South Central Railway’s Ongole Sub-Division Office Won Water Heroes Award for April 2020 from Jal Shakti Ministry
🔶Narendra Singh Tomar declared the 2019 ICAR Awards in 92nd ICAR Foundation Day
🔶PM SVANidhi app launched to provide digital interface for Lending Institutions (LIs); promotes digital access of micro-credit facilities by street vendors
🔶ICAT launched automotive technology e-portal ASPIRE
🔶Former Chelsea Forward and World Cup Winner Andre Schurrle Retires at 29
🔶FIFA World Cup 2022: to be held in Qatar at Al Bayt Stadium
🔶Civil Rights Veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian Dead at 95
🔶Nelson Mandela International Day 2020 – July 18
🔶Government of Andhra Pradesh Announces Renewable Energy Export Policy 2020
The Hindu Editorial VOCAB - 20th July, 2020
DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE):(भिन्न)
Synonyms: discordant, diverse
Antonyms: agreeing, alike
Example: Alpa made disparate Logic.
DOYEN (NOUN): (वरिष्ठ एवं प्रतिष्ठित सदस्य)
Synonyms: principal, authority
Antonyms: pupil, student
Example: Rupi is a doyen of this office.
DEVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी)
Synonyms: duplicitous, insidious
Antonyms: honest, forthright
Example: Prachi’s plays a devious character.
DISENTOMB (VERB): (अन्वेषण करना)
Synonyms: resurrect, unearth
Antonyms: entomb, bury
Example: They disentombed the matter.
CANARD (NOUN): (झूठी अफ़वाह)
Synonyms: exaggeration, lie
Antonyms: truth, reality
Example: Alpa’s story was full of canard.
DROLL (ADJECTIVE): (मनोरंजक)
Synonyms: eccentric, whimsical
Antonyms: common, normal
Example: Swati is a droll girl.
PINCH (NOUN): (चुटकी)
Synonyms: confinement, contraction
Antonyms: freedom, release
Example: Harun felt pinch beneath his hair.
RESORT (VERB): (काम मे लाना)
Synonyms: devote, exercise
Antonyms: abstain, halt
Example: The fish was prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed.
PARRY (VERB):(टालना)
Synonyms: deflect, evade
Antonyms: encounter, encounter
Example: Sonal parried the danger somehow.
REVELRY (NOUN): (मद्यपान का उत्सव)
Synonyms: debauchery, carousal
Antonyms: sadness, mourning
Example : Abhinav is involved in revelry four days.
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