Current Affairs :- 29th July, 2020

♦️GoI funded 10 Broad Gauge Locomotives handed over to Bangladesh by Indian Railways in a virtual ceremony

♦️PM Modi Launched High Throughput COVID-19 Testing Facilities at Kolkata, Mumbai & Noida

♦️Govt released guidelines for 4 schemes to boost domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs & medical devices Parks

♦️Central Govt. with World Bank decides to convert ravines of Chambal region into arable land

♦️India’s GDP boosts to 2.5% by AI : Report by ICRIER, Google & NASSCOM6India to set up Solar Power Plant in Sri Lanka

♦️GAIL and CCSL signs MoU to partner in Compressed BioGas projects in India

♦️Home Minister Amit Shah Distributed 100 Electric Potters Wheels to Artisans of Gujarat

♦️IRCTC and SBI Card launched a Co-branded Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform

♦️Bharti AXA General Insurance Launched Crop Insurance Campaign, ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ for Farmers

♦️SBI provided USD 16.20 million liquidity support for local businesses in Maldives as COVID-relief

♦️Indian oil and France’s Total formed 50:50 JV to make superior quality bitumen

♦️Former Coal India chief Anil Kumar Jha to head Expert Appraisal Committee

♦️Indian climate activist Archana Soreng becomes a member of António Guterres’s new Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

♦️Tata AIA Life Insurance Appointed Naveen Tahilyani as its new MD & CEO

♦️Alok Misra Appointed as CEO and Director of MFIN

♦️Ram Vilas Paswan launched ‘BIS-Care’ App to Check the Authenticity of ISI and Hallmark Quality Certified Products

♦️World Hepatitis Day 2020 – July 28

♦️World Nature Conservation Day 2020 – July 28

♦️International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems 2020  – July 26

The Hindu Editorials :- 29th July, 2020

♣️Digging deeper: On GST compensation

♣️The cost of haste: On drugs, vaccines and regulators

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 29th July, 2020

▪️INSTIL (VERB): (डालना)inject

Synonyms:infuse, implant

Antonyms: eradicate, extract

Example : The instructor tried to instil fear in the students.

▪️ENCROACH (VERB): (अधिक्रमण करना)violate

Synonyms:trespass, infringe

Antonyms: shun, abide

Example: As the forests continue to be destroyed for development, bears have no choice but to encroach into residential areas.

▪️EVASION (NOUN): (टालना)avoidance

Synonyms: evasiveness, obliqueness

Antonyms: directness, frankness

Example: She is in the habit of making evasion from every situation.

▪️PERSECUTE (VERB): (सताना)harass

Synonyms: torment, domineer 

Antonyms:comfort, console

Example: The major kept on persecuting the soldiers.

▪️GIGANTIC (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल)huge

Synonyms:enormous, immense

Antonyms: small, slight

Example: A gigantic lily grows at a height of 20 feet’s.

▪️RAVAGE (VERB): (नष्ट कर देना)destroy

Synonyms:ruin, devastate 

Antonyms: restore, reconstruct

Example : Anita ravaged all our weekend plans.

▪️TRECHAREOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासघाती)disloyal

Synonyms:faithless, unreliable

Antonyms: faithful, reliable

Example: He is a treacherous junk-dealer.

▪️SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी)confident

Synonyms: hopeful, optimistic 

Antonyms:pessimistic, depressed

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

▪️ORDAIN (VERB): (हुक्म देना)impose

Synonyms: order, proclaim 

Antonyms: violate, revoke

Example: Antariksh knows the ministry will never ordain him as a priest.

▪️INSIPID (ADJECTIVE): (स्‍वादहीन)tasteless

Synonyms: vapid, unflavoured 

Antonyms:delicious,pungent

Example: Tomato soup tastes insipid.

Current Affairs :- 28th July, 2020

♦️India-European Union Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation renewed for next five years (2020-2025)

♦️TRIFED Signed Tripartite MoU with IIT Delhi and Vijnana Bharati Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan of MHRD

♦️INDIA-UK’s 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting 2020 held virtually

♦️Indian Air Force Commanders Conference: 22nd – 24th July 2020

♦️Harsh Vardhan Participated Virtually in the SCO Health Minister’s Digital Meet chaired by Mikhail Murashko

♦️22 million children from South Asia missed out on early childhood education due to COVID-19: UNICEF

♦️Bank of Maharashtra joined hands with Uniken for Omni-channel security

♦️Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid appointed as Interim Prime Minister

♦️Tunisia’s Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi appointed as new PM; to form govt in 1 month

♦️Croatian Parliament Approved New government Led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic after Election

♦️Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan launched “Mausam” App for Weather Forecasts

♦️China launched new high-resolution mapping satellite Ziyuan-III 03 from Shanxi

♦️Haryana to host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2021

♦️Two time Oscar winner and actress, Olivia de Havilland passed away at the age of 104 in Paris, France

♦️American Actor John Saxon passed away at 83

♦️Popular Jazz Singer and actor Annie Ross passed away at the age 89 in New York

♦️A new book “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” authored by External Affairs Minister Dr.S Jaishankar was published by HarperCollins, India

♦️A new book titled “Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India”authored by former RBI deputy governor Viral V.Acharya

♦️82nd CRPF Raising Day: July 27

♦️21st Kargil Vijay Diwas 2020 – July 26

♦️Income Tax Day 2020 – July 24

♦️Karnataka Cabinet Approved the New Industrial Policy for 2020-2025

♦️Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, launched a free website portal named ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’ for job seekers, employers

♦️Road in Lucknow named after former MP Governor Lalji Tandon: UP

The Hindu Editorials :- 28th July, 2020

♣️In reverse gear: on draft EIA notification

♣️Sudan’s troubles

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 28th July, 2020

▪️CASTIGATE (VERB): (सज़ा देना)

Synonyms: berate, chasten

Antonyms: exonerate, forgive

Example: The boss castigated him for his incomplete work.

▪️CAVIL (VERB): (दोष ढूंढना)

Synonyms: object, complain

Antonyms: accept, agree

Example: This is perfect the time to cavil about work details.

▪️COERCE (VERB): (विवश करना)

Synonyms: compel, press

Antonyms: help, aid

Example: Alpa was always coerced by her husband into bringing money from her parents.

▪️CHARY (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान)

Synonyms: cautious, watchful

Antonyms: careless, hasty

Example: Komal should be chary of the strangers.

▪️DETERIORATE (VERB): (बिगड़ जाना)

Synonyms: decline, worsen

Antonyms: improve, get better

Example: The health condition of her father has deteriorated.

▪️ARRAIGN (VERB): (दोष लगाना)

Synonyms: blame, accuse

Antonyms: exculpate, pardon

Example: Aman was arraigned with theft.

▪️ABETTOR (NOUN): (सहायक)

Synonyms: accomplice, colleague

Antonyms: opponent, adversary

Example: Raman was his abettor in work.

▪️COVETOUS (ADJECTIVE): (लोभी)

Synonyms: greedy, insatiable

Antonyms: magnanimous, generous

Example: Alpa touched the ring with covetous hands.

▪️BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (बेरंग/ सूना)

Synonyms: gloomy, dark

Antonyms: bright, pleasant

Example: Kamal was found in the bleak little room in despair.

▪️ACCORD (NOUN): (सहमति)

Synonyms: harmony, unison

Antonyms: disagreement, denial

Example: The two state breached the accord