Current Affairs :- 6th August, 2020

♦️Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated 1st golf course of Mizoram, “Thenzawl Golf Resort”

♦️eVIN to Strengthen Immunisation Supply Chain, reached 32 States & UTs

♦️Uttarakhand to develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests

♦️Northern Railway runs the first-ever Vyapar Mala express train for small traders5India contributed USD 15.46 mn to India-UN Development Partnership Fund of UNOSSC

♦️Aditya Birla Health Insurance Launches New Services and Products for COVID-19

♦️Airtel Announced the Multi Year Strategic Collaboration with Amazon to Tap Startups and SMB

♦️US conducted test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile

♦️CPCB Developed COVID19BWM App to Track Biomedical Waste: Recommended by SC

♦️New twighopper species named Cladonotus bhaskari after Kerala researcher Dhaneesh Bhaskar

♦️Polar Bears in Arctic will become extinct by 2100: The Study published in Nature Climate Change

♦️Spanish Footballer Iker Casillas announces retirement at 39

♦️Former Maharashtra CM, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away at 88 in Pune

♦️Father of Modern Indian theatre & Padma Awardee Ebrahim Alkazi Passed Away at 94

♦️William English, co-creator of computer mouse, passes away aged 91

♦️Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat & Smriti Irani Launch the book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’

♦️World Lung Cancer Day 2020: August 1

♦️International Plastic Bag Free Day 2020 – July 3

♦️Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched Parivar Pehchan Patras

♦️Haryana Minister Anil Vij Launches “Works Management System” Web Portal to its ULBs

Andhra Pradesh Government signed an MoU with ISB to drive economic growth of the state

♦️A device named “AJO-Neo” developed : SNBNCBS

♦️KVIC and ITBP sign MoU to supply mustard oil

The Hindu Editorials :- 6th August, 2020

♣️Delayed start: On IPL 2020

♣️Beirut battered: On Lebanon blast

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 6th August, 2020

▪️SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): (तुच्छ)

Synonyms: inferior, tawdry

Antonyms: noble, sophisticated

Example: The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency.

▪️JUNTA (NOUN): (समिति)

Synonyms: faction, cabal

Antonyms: single, individual

Example: After the dictator died the country was taken over by a junta of former officials.

 ▪️SCUTTLE (VERB): (जल्दी से दौड़ना)

Synonyms: dash, hasten

Antonyms: walk, saunter

Example: The hamster starts to scuttle around his cage when he hears the children approaching.

 ▪️JEER (VERB): (मज़ाक उड़ाना)

Synonyms: taunt, hoot

Antonyms: compliment, laud

Example: The winning team jeered the opponents as their captain flaunted the trophy.

▪️JETTISON (VERB): (निकाल फ़ेकना)

Synonyms: dump, discard

Antonyms: hold, keep

Example: I will keep the good experiences and jettison the bad ones, before I leave this city.

▪️RUEFUL (ADJECTIVE): (उदास)

Synonyms: apologetic, ashamed 

Antonyms: cheerful, happy 

Example: Alpa gave a rueful grin. 

▪️AFTERMATH (NOUN): (परिणाम)

Synonyms: outcome, consequences 

Antonyms: source, origin 

Example: Although the aftermath was daunting, nothing could compare to the moment that the tornado struck the building. 

▪️ABSOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिमित)

Synonyms: infinite, unlimited 

Antonyms: bounded, limited 

Example: Your idea has really an absolute influence. 

▪️PREPONDERATE (VERB): (प्रभुत्व रखना)

Synonyms: dictate, overrule 

Antonyms: follow, lose 

Example: Do not even think of preponderating me. 

▪️DILUTE (VERB): (मिलावट करना)

Synonyms: make thinner, water down 

Antonyms: make thicker, concentrate 

Example: To obtain the effect you want, firstly dilute the paint with a little bit of oil. 

Current Affairs :- 5th August, 2020

♦️MoD releases draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020; aimed at $5 bn export by 2025

♦️IIT Kanpur and DAR & PG sign agreement with MoD for using AI, ML to address grievances

♦️Listed entities get 3 years to meet criteria of minimum 25% public shareholding

♦️Four more States/UTs linked with One Nation One Ration Card scheme; taking total to 24

♦️For the 1st time in India Railways uses NTC machine for track construction

♦️Canara Bank Partnered with 3 insurers to Provide Individual Short-Term Corona Kavach Policy

♦️National Bank of Bahrain Selects Infosys Finacle to Digitally Transform its Transaction Banking Business

♦️Sunil ydv SS received the Karmaveer Chakra of United Nations and iCONGO at ReX ConcLIVE

♦️RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank; will Succeed Aditya Puri

♦️IIT Madras with Helyxon Developed First of Its Kind Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for COVID-19

♦️A health assistant robot “Rakshak” designed by the Mumbai Division of Central Railway

♦️A COVID prevention kiosk named “UV Baggage Bath” inaugurated at Bengaluru railway station

♦️Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume Passed Away at 83

♦️Padma Bhushan Awardee & Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor Ram D Pradhan passes away

♦️Government of AP Signs MoU with Hindustan Unilever Ltd, P&G and ITC to Support Economic Empowerment of Women

♦️DNHDD Launched E-Gyan Mitra Mobile Application for Online Education

♦️Two-day international webinar on ‘Lokmanya Tilak – Swaraj to Self-Reliant India’: ICCR

♦️Axis Bank unveils AXAA ,an AI powered conversational banking IVR

The Hindu Editorials :- 5th August, 2020

♣️More of the same: On Trump's signing of order against hiring H1B visa holders

♣️Language of unity: on rejection of the three-language formula

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 5th August, 2020

▪️RABID (ADJECTIVE): (उन्मत्त)

Synonyms: frenzied, zealous 

Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent 

Example: The show is small but rabid fan base. 

▪️THRONG (NOUN): (भीड़)

Synonyms: flock, mass 

Antonyms: individual, one

Example: Ayush pushed his way through the throng. 

▪️INCERTITUDE (NOUN): (संदेह)

Synonyms: doubt, insecurity 

Antonyms: certainty, certitude 

Example: Some schools broke down under the stresses of policy incertitude. 

▪️TENUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कमज़ोर)

Synonyms: delicate, insubstantial 

Antonyms: certain, strong 

Example: The light may be an exceedingly tenuous cometary tail to the earth. 

▪️ANNEX (NOUN): (पूरक अंश)

Synonyms: appendix, adjunct 

Antonyms: base, lessening

Example: The first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791. 

▪️UPRISING (NOUN): (विद्रोह)

Synonyms: rebellion, revolt 

Antonyms: harmony, obedience 

Example: We have witnessed many uprisings in the past. 

▪️ AMBIGUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट)

Synonyms: enigmatic, puzzling 

Antonyms: determined, unambiguous 

Example: They spoke many ambiguous statements. 

▪️COERCION (NOUN): (दबाव)

Synonyms: intimidation, duress 

Antonyms: freedom, liberty 

Example: They surrendered due to the coercion faced by them. 

▪️PLACARD (NOUN): (इश्तिहार)

Synonyms: advertisement, banner 

Antonyms: concealment, secrecy 

Example: These tiles are often found openly displayed on a pallet with a placard indicating a drastic price drop. 

▪️ WINSOME (ADJECTIVE): (मनोहर)

Synonyms: appealing, delightful 

Antonyms: repulsive, unattractive 

Example: Alpa gave him her most winsome smile.