Current Affairs :- 27th August, 2020

♦️ Gerard Nus Appointed As Head Coach Of NorthEast United

♦️ Barry John Conferred 15th META 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

♦️ Uber Launches Auto Rental Service In India

♦️ Sun Life ASCI Launches ChatBot Nina To Assist Employees

♦️ DM Rajnath Singh Launches " Chhavni COVID : Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana "

Life Insurance Scheme For Employees In Cantonment Areas, that Will Provide A Cover Of 5 Lakhs Each

The Scheme Will Cover More Than 10K Employees In All 62 Cantonment Boards. 

♦️India - Bangladesh Will Open New Inland Waterway From September 3

 Number Of IBP Routes Were Increased From Eight To Ten

♦️ Niti Aayog Launched " Export Preparedness Index (EPI) "

 Gujarat Has Topped The Export Preparedness Index (EPI)

 Maharashtra Ranked 2nd, and  Tamil Nadu Ranked 3rd. 

 The Report Says That The 70% Of Exports Of India Are Dominated By 5 States

♦️ World Health Organisation Declared Africa Polio-Free

 Nigeria Is The Last African Country To Be Declared Free From Wild Polio

♦️ Indian Table Tennis Star Player Poulomi Ghatak Retires

♦️ Bangladesh Govt Is To Relocate Rohingyas To The Bashan Char Island

♦️ AFSPA Extended For 6 More Months In Assam

♦️ ARIES , Nainital Is To Conduct An International Conference On Climate Change & Its Impact On Himalayan Region

 Conference Is To Be Held Between Sept14 And Sept 16 , 2020

♦️ FM Nirmala Sitharaman Will Chair The 41st GST Council Meeting Today .

The Hindu Editorials :- 27th August, 2020

♣️ A shot in the dark: On Pakistan’s terror claim

♣️Sobering assessment: On RBI’s annual report

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 27th August, 2020

▪️REPLETE (ADJECTIVE):  (भरा हुआ)

Synonyms: awash, rife  

Antonyms: empty, unfilled

Example: History is replete with odious instances of countries that have differentiated between citizens in the past.

▪️THRIVE (VERB):  (कामयाब होना)

Synonyms: flourish, bloom

Antonyms: cease, decrease  

 Example: It appears to believe that English can’t thrive as long as French survives.

▪️MAGNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE):   (उदार)

Synonyms: altruistic, charitable   

Antonyms: mean, selfish

Example: The panel is more magnanimous than Article 120(2).

▪️PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE):  (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: noticeable, credible  

Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful

Example: The committee’s fervour is palpable in every recommendation.

▪️STRIVE (VERB):  (प्रयास करना)

Synonyms: aim, attempt  

Antonyms: neglect, dissuade  

Example: They strive to make their respective languages prominent in governance and education.

▪️TREMOR (NOUN):  (कंपन)

Synonyms: vibration, shaking    

Antonyms: stillness, calmness

Example: The train caused tremor at the platform.

▪️QUIXOTIC (ADJECTIVE):  (विलक्षण)

Synonyms: impractical, dreamy

Antonyms: realistic, sensible

Example: It was clearly a quixotic case against the defendant.

▪️DISINGENUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी)

Synonyms:  unfair, cunning

Antonyms: frank, truthful

Example: It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the company.

▪️DERISIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यंग्यात्मक)

Synonyms: cheeky, mocking

Antonyms: polite, respectful

Example: It was a derisive act.

▪️ODIOUS (ADJECTIVE):  (घिनौना)

Synonyms: disgusting, horrid

Antonyms: attractive, delightful

Example: The detective said it was the most odious crime she had ever seen.

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 26th August, 2020

▪️NIMBLE(ADJECTIVE): adept (कुशल)

Synonyms: agile, deft    

Antonyms: clumsy, sluggish

Example: The insect ran with its nimble wings.

▪️BENEVOLENT(ADJECTIVE): benign (उदार)

Synonyms: caring, generous  

Antonyms: miserly, stingy

Example: I appreciate your benevolent presence.

▪️CATASTROPHE(NOUN): calamity (आपत्ति)

Synonyms: adversity, casualty 

 Antonyms: benefit, gain

Example: Floods in Assam is a natural catastrophe.

▪️PENURIOUS(ADJECTIVE): avaricious (कंजूस)

Synonyms: cheap, costive    

Antonyms: generous, giving

Example: Niraj is a penurious boy.

▪️METICULOUS(ADJECTIVE): careful (अतिसावधान)

Synonyms: particular, conscientious 

Antonyms: careless, inaccurate

Example: He is very meticulous with his assignments.

▪️LUSCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): delicious : (सुस्वाद)

Synonyms: juicy, lush

Antonyms: austere, bland

Example:  She cooks luscious food.

▪️SAVORY (ADJECTIVE): pleasing : (दिलकश)

Synonyms: aromatic, fragrant

Antonyms: stinking, sour

Example: His savory attitude will help him to get promotion.

▪️MELLOW (ADJECTIVE): ripe : (परिपक्व)

Synonyms: delicate, soft

Antonyms: harsh, healthy

Example:  She was staring at the mellow evening sky.

▪️DWINDLE (VERB): wane : (दुर्बल होना)

Synonyms: abate, decay

Antonyms: develop, enhance

Example: Water the plant otherwise it will dwindle very soon.

▪️SHRINK (VERB): become smaller : (सिकुड़ना)

Synonyms: decrease, diminish

Antonyms: enlarge, extend

Example: I saw a virus through microscope, it was shrinking.

Current Affairs :- 26th August, 2020

♦️APEDA Signed MoUs with AFC India Ltd and NCUI for Cooperation in Interest of Agriculture & Allied Aectors

♦️Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 45 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh

♦️Niti Aayog Task Force Recommends Linking of Sugarcane Prices to Sugar Rate

♦️Indian Govt, AIIB Inked $500 Mn Loan Agreement to Improve Quality & Safety of Mumbai’s Suburban Railway System

♦️NABARD Introduced  a Debt and Credit Guarantee Product, ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme to NBFC-MFIs’

♦️ICICI Bank Becomes the 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers

♦️MasterCard and Goals101.ai Partnered to create Targeted and Personalised Offers for Bank Cardholders

♦️SBI General Insurance Launched a 1st of its Kind offering, ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’ Policy for Personal Accident

♦️Tech Mahindra, NITI Aayog’s WEP Partnered to Support Women Entrepreneurs in India

♦️ReNew Power & UNEP Partnered to Increase Access to Clean Energy

♦️MCX Launched India’s 1st Tradeable Real-Time Bullion Index, ‘MCX iCOMDEX Bullion’

♦️Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash bags 1st ever Gold Medal for India in MCWC; Named ‘World’s Fastest Human Calculator’ title

♦️Aerospace Scientist G Satheesh Reddy gets Two-Year Extension as Chairman of DRDO

♦️IEX accepted the resignation of its MD & CEO Rajiv Srivastava

♦️Axis Bank to Acquire 17% Instead of 29% in Max Life Insurance

♦️IAF Launched “My IAF”, a Mobile Application to Provide Career Related Information

♦️India’s ASTROSAT Detected Extreme UV light from AUDFs01 Galaxy

♦️First in Indian Railways: Ahmedabad Railway Division Introduces Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine

♦️Pascal Lissouba Ex-Congo President passed away in France

♦️‘Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life’ Authored by Tenzin Priyadarshi and Zara Houshmand

♦️World Gujarati day 2020: August 24

♦️Himachal Pradesh, Micro Tek New Technologies Private Ltd Sign MoU to set up Electronics Manufacturing Unit at Baddi

The Hindu Editorials :- 26th August, 2020

♣️Sound and fury: On the Congress and the Gandhis

♣️Down, but not out: On Islamic State