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Current Affairs 25th November 2019

English Version

1.  Independence Day of the Republic of Suriname is celebrated on 23 November. 2.  'International for the Elimination of Violence against Women' is celebrated on November 25. 3.  Military Literature Festival begins in Chandigarh. 4.  Uttar Pradesh's government recently launched Immunization Campaign to Prevent Filaria. 5.  Madhya Pradesh government recently saved 5% of sportsmen in the workplace. 6.  Sangai Festival 2019 begins in Manipur. 7.  National Tribal Craft Mela 2019 begins in Bhubaneswar. 8.  Indian Shuttle aims to win the 4th Scottish Open 2019 title.9.  India and Japan's Prime Minister Annual Modi - Abe Summit 2019 will be held in Guwahati. 10.  Rafael Nadal wins Davis Cup 2019 title 11.  According to the 'Nomuras Food Vulnerability Index', India's rank is 1. 12.  Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kailash Joshi is late. 13.  71st Raising Day celebrates National Cadet Crops (NCC). 14.  The former is the former minister of state, politician Khiti Goswami. 15.  Singapore recently signed MoU with South Korea for Cybersecurity Cooperation.

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List of current secretaries to the Government of India

List of current secretaries to the Government of India

Cabinet Secretary : RAJIV GAUBA 

Defence Production : SUBHASH  CHANDRA   GARG 

Secretary to Lokpal : BRIJ KUMAR AGARWAL

Finance Secretary : RAJIV KUMAR

Economic Affairs Secretary : ATANU CHAKRABORTY   

Department of Telecommunication ( DoT) Secretary :  ANSHU PRAKASH 

Home Secretary : AJAY KUMAR  BHALLA

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Daily Vocabulary : 22nd September

BODE(Verb) : पूर्वाभास
Meaning: to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs
Synonyms: augur, forebode
Antonyms: ignorance, thoughtlessness
Example: Poor sales do not bode favorably for the success of the new store.

MEED(Noun) : पारितोषिक
Meaning: a much deserved reward or honor
Synonyms: atonement, compensation
Antonyms: disregard, penalty
Example: The handyman is owed a meed for his work on the home but is yet to be paid.

CARNAGE(Noun) : संहार
Meaning: that which is left after an extremely violent event such as a massacre
Synonyms: crime, bloodshed
Antonyms: peace, non- violence
Example: We banned our child from playing his favorite video game because of the violence and carnage it contained.

USURIOUS (adjective) : अति ब्याज
Meaning: rate of interest that is unfairly high.
Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
Antonyms: affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Example: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?

CONDIGN (adjective) : उचित 
Meaning: appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Synonyms: earned, merited, warranted, justified.
Antonyms: undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust.
Example: Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing.

LULL (Verb) : शांति काल
Meaning: make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident.
Synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Example: Rocking two and fro, the hammock was just what was needed to lull the exhausted man.

REMINISCENT (Adjective) : याद ताजा
Meaning: tending to remind one of something.
Synonyms: evocative, suggestive
Antonyms: unreminiscent
Example: This painting is strongly reminiscent of da Vinci’s “Annunciation”.

SUBJUGATE (Verb) : अधीन करना
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush
Antonyms: liberate
Example: Is your goal to take away our freedom and subjugate us by military force?

Credulous (Adjective) :  भरोसेमंद
Meaning: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Synonym: gullible, naive, impressionable, trusting,
Antonym: worldly, suspicious
Example: When she was younger, my baby sister was incredibly credulous and fell for all my tricks.

The Global Happiness survey 2019

• The Global Happiness survey 2019 was conducted by Ipsos’s Global Advisor online survey platform. The survey included 28 countries and all the data for the survey was taken between May 24th and June 7th, 2019 by the organisation.

The Hindu Editorial : 13th September

Futile fines: On traffic violation penalties

Better enforcement and infrastructure are key to mitigating anger over higher road fines

The steep penalties for violation of road rules that came into force on September 1 under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 have produced a backlash, with several State governments opting to reduce the quantum of fines, or even to reject the new provisions. Gujarat has announced a substantial reduction in the fines, West Bengal has refused to adopt the higher penalties, Karnataka and Kerala are studying the prospects to make the provisions less stringent, and others are proceeding with caution. Motorists have reacted with outrage at the imposition of fines by the police, obviously upset at State governments pursuing enforcement without upgrading road infrastructure and making administrative arrangements for issue of transport documents. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has reiterated that it is left to the States to choose the quantum of fines, since it is their responsibility to bring about deterrence and protect the lives of citizens. Mr. Gadkari’s argument is valid, and the intent behind amending the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be faulted. After all, India has some of the deadliest roads in the world, and 1,47,913 people died in road accidents only during 2017. The question that has arisen is whether enhanced fines can radically change this record when other determinants, beginning with administrative reform, remain untouched.

How to Solve Sentence Correction & New Pattern Error Spotting Questions

Sentence Correction has emerged as an important topic for the English Language Section of Bank Exams. In this post, we will discuss the important concepts of Sentence Correction as well as new pattern error

spotting question to make you all well aware of the topics. It will definitely help you in scoring well in the English Section of upcoming exams -

Sentence Correction & New Pattern Error Spotting Questions

Daily Vocabulary: 5th September, 2019

Airticle: On the edge: On economic slowdown

Source: The Hindu

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Stall (रोकना)

Pronunciation: stawl/ स्टॉल
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: stop or cause to stop making progress.
Synonyms: obstruct, impede
Antonyms: accelerate, actuate
Usage in a Sentence: Fears are increasing that a tax increase may stall the economic recovery.
2. Word: Verge (कगार)

Pronunciation: vurj/ वर्ज
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning:
a. the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink [Noun]
b. be very close or similar to. [Verb]
Synonyms: margin, incline, brink, border
Antonyms: midstream middle, centre
Usage in a Sentence: The country was on the verge of becoming successful.
3. Word: Decelerate (धीमा होना)

Pronunciation: dee-sel-uh-reyt/ डीसेलरेट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: reduce or cause to reduce in speed.
Synonyms: slow down, retard, delay
Antonyms: accelerate, hasten, speed
Usage in a sentence: The government has made every effort to decelerate inflation.
4. Word: Discretionary (विवेकगत)

Pronunciation: dih-skresh-uh-ner-ee/ डिस्क्रेशनेरी
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: available for use at the discretion of the user.
Synonyms: optional, elective, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory, obligatory
Usage in a sentence: The company used to give discretionary bonus payments.
5. Word: Cognisant (अवगत)

Pronunciation: kog-nuh-zuh nt/ काग्निज़न्ट
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: having knowledge or awareness
Synonyms: aware, conscious, apprised, abreast, mindful
Antonyms: unaware, incognizant, dumbfounded, unconscious
Usage in a sentence: The solution architect must be cognisant of the overarching business and IT architecture responsibilities.
6. Word: Debilitate (बलहीन करना)

Pronunciation: dih-bil-i-teyt/ डिबिलिटेट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. make (someone) very weak and infirm.
b. hinder, delay, or weaken
Synonyms: weaken, enervate, exhaust, enfeeble, fatigue
Antonyms: energize, strengthen, fortify, invigorate
Usage in a sentence: The heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears.
7. Word: Falter (अटकना, डगमगाना, लड़खड़ाना)

Pronunciation: fawl-ter/ फॉल्टर
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning:
a. lose strength or momentum
b. speak hesitantly
c. move unsteadily or hesitantly
Synonyms: stumble, hesitate, stagger, waver, vacillate
Antonyms: maintain, persist, continue, steady
Usage in a sentence: The business was faltering due to poor management.
8. Word: Engender (उत्पन्न करना)

Pronunciation: en-jen-der/ एन्जेन्डर
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
Synonyms: generate, produce, create, cause, breed, beget
Antonyms: destroy, halt, stop, annihilate
Usage in a sentence: The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate.
9. Phrase: Prime the pump (पूंजी लगा कर वृद्धि करना)

Pronunciation: प्राइम द पंप
Meaning: stimulate the growth or success of something by supplying it with money.
Synonyms: finance, capitalize
Antonyms: penalize, disapprove, discourage
Usage in a sentence:
10. Word: Reinvigorate (पुनर्जीवित करना)

Pronunciation: re-in-vig-uh-reyt/ रीइन्विगरेट
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: give new energy or strength to.
Synonyms: revitalise, revive, stimulate
Antonyms: destroy, abolish
Usage in a sentence: Buss believes his project is the right way to reinvigorate a neighbourhood by reusing existing buildings.

Bank Customers Alert: These 7 Rules Will Change From 1st September

Many rules related to banks will change from 1st September 2019 (Sunday), which may have a direct impact on your life. The new set of rules has come with many benefits for the bank customers including cheap home loans and Kisan Credit Card within 15 days. In addition the bank timings will also change for the benefit of general public.

Important changes in Bank rules from 1st September 2019 are as follows:

Bank Timings

In general, banks in India open at 10am for general public but from 1st September 2019, these timings may change for the PSBs. Now, the PSBs may have to start banking functions for consumers from 9am. The Ministry of Finance has already issued directives to the PSBs to begin banking operations at 9 in the morning from September 1st.

Puzzle Test : 1st September

Eight candidates are going to attend lecture on two different dates-14th and 29th of the four different months starting from March to June. Only three candidates attend lecture between Varsha and Unnati, who goes in the month which has an even number of days. More than four candidates attend lecture after Priyal. Only two candidates attend lecture between Priyal and Taruna, who attends on an even number date. Varsha attends lecture immediate after Riya, but not in the same month. Queen and Weom attend lecture on the same date but in different month. More than one candidate attend lecture between Shivani and Weom. Unnati and Taruna doesn’t attend lecture in the same month.

Who among the following attends lecture on 29th May?

Queen

Taruna

Varsha

Cannot be determined

None of these

 

Varsha attends lecture on which of the following month?

March

April

June

May

Cannot be determined

 

How many candidates are going in between Riya and Queen?

1

2

3

4

None of these

 

Which of the statement is true about Weom?

Both b and c are true

Queen attends lecture immediately before Weom

Weom attends lecture on odd numbered date

Weom attends lecture on the month which has even number of days

All are true

 

Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?

Shivani-14th May

Varsha-29th April

Unnati-14th June

Queen-29th May

Priyal-14th March

The National Register of Citizens (NRC)

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released on Saturday following a Supreme Court deadline of August 31 for its publication. NRC is a list of Assam's residents – prepared to identify bonafide residents and deport illegal migrants in the northeastern state bordering Bangladesh. About 19.07 lakh names were excluded from the final register, while names of 3.11 crore people were included.

Why August 31 deadline is important

In the run-up to the four-year-long SC-monitored exercise's culmination, anxiety levels were mounting. About 40.7 lakh names were excluded from the draft NRC released on July 31 last year. This increased to over 41 lakh names after an 'additional draft exclusion list' that dropped another one lakh names was published on June 26, 2019. Some 2.9 crore people out of a total 3.29 crore applicants were included in the NRC. For those who don't make it to the final list, a long and tough battle lies ahead where they will have to prove they are legal Indian citizens.

What gets you on the list?

To make it to the current list, names of family members of the applicant should be in the first NRC prepared in 1951 or in the electoral rolls up to March 24, 1971. Other documents include birth certificate, refugee registration certificate, land and tenancy records, citizenship certificate, permanent residential certificate, passport, LIC policy, government issued licence or certificate, bank/post office accounts, government employment certificate, educational certificate and court records.

The Assam Accord of 1985 formalised March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date to identify "foreigners" in the state as the Bangladesh Liberation War began the next day. But considering India's poor documentation culture, many genuine citizens have been unable to furnish the required documents.

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What happens if you are excluded?

The Union home ministry has clarified that "non-inclusion of a person's name in the NRC does not by itself amount to him/her being declared a foreigner" as the person will be allowed to present his/her case before designated foreigners' tribunals. The state government has also said that those left out of the NRC will not be detained "under any circumstances" until the foreigners' tribunals declare them foreigners.

Foreigners’ tribunals, promised under the Assam Accord, are quasi-judicial bodies that exclusively adjudicate matters of citizenship. Those who have been declared foreigners by tribunals are not eligible for inclusion in the NRC. In case a person is included in the NRC but declared a non-national by a tribunal later, it is the tribunal’s verdict that will prevail.

According to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the Centre may consider bringing in legislation to set right wrongful inclusions (of foreigners) and exclusions (of genuine citizens) on the list. However, this measure, if warranted, will take place only after the NRC is published.

Where to appeal?
Appeals can be made under Section 8 of Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. The time limit to file an appeal has been increased from 60 days to 120 days – till December 31, 2019. A total of 1,000 tribunals have been sanctioned by the home ministry. If one loses the case in the tribunal, the person can move the high court and, then, the Supreme Court. No one will be put in detention centres until all legal options are exhausted, the government has stated.
The Assam government has said it will provide free legal aid to 'needy' people whose name does not figure on the list. The state's ruling BJP and opposition Congress also plan to 'assist' bonafide citizens who are kept out of the NRC. NGOs too have volunteered to navigate the complex issue of Indian citizenship after August 31.
The state is setting up detention centres exclusively for those declared foreigners after exhausting all legal routes. Repatriation of such people looks difficult as India and Bangladesh do not have any treaty in this regard
First created in 1951, NRC is a list of Indian citizens in Assam. At the time, two other states in the northeast – Manipur and Tripura – were also given grants by the Centre to create their own NRCs, but it never materialised. Assam is presently the only state in India to have an NRC. The grounds then were the same as those now – “unabated” migration from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). A year before the first NRC was released, the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 was passed by the Centre, allowing the government to deport anyone whose stay was “detrimental to the interests” of the people. An exception was made only for those displaced by “civil disturbances” in what was then East Pakistan. The Act was repealed in 1957.

What happens if you are declared a foreigner?

The history

Why the NRC update in Assam
When the NRC was first created, the idea was that it would be updated from time to time, just like the Census. But, that never happened. The NRC is basically an outcome of the All Assam Students’ Union's (Aasu) demand for removing the names of all illegal migrants from electoral rolls after a “rise” in the number of Bengali voters in Mangaldoi district in 1979 was noticed. The Mangaldoi episode led to a six-year-long anti-foreigner movement in Assam, culminating in the signing of the Assam Accord in 1985. Aasu and the Asom Gana Sangram Parishad (present-day Asom Gana Parishad) were the two main protagonists of the agitation. The accord, signed between the Centre, the Assam government and the agitators agreed to identify and deport all “foreigners” living in Assam. It identified March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date for identifying illegal migrants.

As the problem of infiltration from across the border persisted, in 2005, the signatories of the Assam Accord agreed to update the 1951 register to detect illegal non-nationals and settlers. Owing to a lack of consensus on modalities, the government took another five years to initiate a pilot project for NRC update, which was abruptly called off because of violent protests by students from the minority community. In 2013, the Supreme Court, in response to a series of writ petitions, ordered the Centre and the Assam government to resume the NRC update process. But, it was only after a wait of two years that the process finally started in 2015.

Shape Your Vocabulary: 31st August 2019

Over the last couple of years, the English section of the Banking Examinations has given good surprises. You must have encountered one or more new type of question in almost every Banking exam you appear for. Many of these questions exclusively check your vocabulary skills. So, apart from enhancing your reading, writing and speaking skills, a sound grip on vocabulary helps you score better in examinations. 

Reading is one of the best ways to boost your vocabulary. As you read a piece of writing, you come across new words which you might not have come across before. So, we must always try to inculcate a habit of reading.

Keeping this vision in mind, we bring to you the series, ‘Shape up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist’. The articles in this series fulfil your daily intake of English words. The series tries to feature words from an article, with their meanings, contextual usage, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, proper use in sentences, etc. Given below is an important editorial from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’. Read it, understand the context and go through the meanings of words to boost up your learning.

Happy Reading!

Law and opinion: On SC taking up Kashmir special status issue

Important Words from the Article

1. Word: Sway (हिलना-डुलना)

Pronunciation: swey / स्वे

Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

Meaning:
a. move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. [Verb]
b. rule; control. [Noun]

Synonyms: influence, control, oscillate, swing, dominion

Antonyms: stay, steady, dissuade

Usage in a sentence: The boat suddenly began to lurch and sway.

2. Word: Abrogation (निराकरण)

Pronunciation: ab-ruh-gey-shuh n / ऐब्रगेशन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.

Synonyms: repeal, abolition, annulment

Antonyms: collaboration, appointment, mandate

Usage in a sentence: Measures for the abrogation shall be stipulated by the State Council.

3. Word: Acquiescence (अनुमति)

Pronunciation: ak-wee-es-uh ns/ ऐक्वीएसन्स

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. 

Synonyms: consent, agreement, acceptance, accession, concurrence, approval

Antonyms: refusal, disagreement, defiance, rejection

Usage in a Sentence: Good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner

4. Word: Intervene (हस्तक्षेप करना)

Pronunciation: in-ter-veen/ इन्टर्वीन

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: 
a. take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
b. occur in the time between events.

Synonyms: interfere, interpose, intercede, meddle

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, leave, avoid

Usage in a Sentence: The prisoner asked me to intervene with the authorities on his behalf.

5. Word: Latitude (अक्षांश, स्वतंत्रता)

Pronunciation: lat-i-tood/ लैटिट्यूड

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: 
a. regions, especially with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator.
b. scope for freedom of action or thought.

Synonyms: freedom, leeway, scope, space

Antonyms: limitation, restriction, termination

Usage in a Sentence: We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job.

6. Word: Integration (एकीकरण)

Pronunciation: in-ti-grey-shuhn/ इन्टग्रेशन 

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the action or process of integrating.

Synonyms: inclusion, union, consolidation, incorporation, amalgamation

Antonyms: segregation, isolation, division, discrimination

Usage in a Sentence: Catron failed to clarify that this study focused on immediate social ties, rather than on more formal forms of integration into civic life and other social institutions.

7. Word: Detention (कारावास)

Pronunciation: dih-ten-shuh n/ डिटेन्शन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

Synonyms: custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration

Antonyms: redemption, release, liberation, discharge, freedom

Usage in a sentence: The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.

8. Word: Approbation (अनुमोदन)

Pronunciation: ap-ruh-bey-shuh n/ ऐप्रबेशन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: approval or praise

Synonyms: approval, acceptance, assent, endorsement, encouragement

Antonyms: contempt, criticism, disapprobation, condemnation, shame

Usage in a Sentence: The company has even received the approbation of its former critics.

9. Word: Substitution (स्थानापन्नता)

Pronunciation: in-ti-grey-shuhn/ सब्स्टिटूशन

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.

Synonyms: exchange, change, interchange; replacement

Usage in a Sentence: The coach made three substitutions in the second half of the game.

10. Word: Consent (सहमति)

Pronunciation: kuh n-sent/ कन्सेन्ट

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Meaning: 
a. permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. (Noun)
b. give permission for something to happen. (Verb)

Synonyms: agreement, assent, approval, accord, allow, sanction, accept

Antonyms: dissent, forbid, disagree, refuse, oppose

Usage in a Sentence: He was reluctant at first but finally consented.

11. Word: Loom (संकट मँडराना)

Pronunciation: loom/ लूम

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening

Synonyms: menace, emerge, stand out

Antonyms: disappear, diminish, remove

Use in a Sentence: We should flag those problems that could loom ahead.

12. Word: Precedent (उदाहरण/ अग्रगामी)

Pronunciation: pres-i-duh nt/ प्रेसिडन्ट

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Meaning:
a. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. [Noun]
b. preceding in time, order, or importance. [Adjective]

Synonyms: model, example, preceding

Antonyms: after, following, later

Usage in a sentence: The judgment on pension rights has established a precedent.

Daily Vocabulary : 31th August

Daily Vocabulary : 30th August

Appointment

1. Pramod Agarwal appointed Chairman of Coal India

• Senior IAS officer (1991 batch: Madhya Pradesh cadre) Pramod Agarwal (53-year) has been selected as the next Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India Limited.
• He will succeed incumbent Chairman Anil Kumar Jha (retire in January 2020).
• Currently, Mr Agrawal is working as principal secretary for urban development and housing department in Madhya Pradesh.

Note

• The Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
• It is the largest coal-producing company in the world.

2. Govt. extends CBDT Chairman Mody's tenure by 1 year

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the tenure of Pramod Chandra Mody (Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre)- 1982-batch) as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for one year.
• He was to retire on 31^st August 2019.
• The Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is ex-officio special secretary and is under the direct charge of the revenue secretary of India.
• It frames a policy for the Income-Tax Department.

3. Lakshmi Vilas Bank MD & CEO Parthasarathi Mukherjee resigns

• Managing Director (MD) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Parthasarathi Mukherjee has announced his resignation citing personal reasons.
• Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering a proposal of merger of Indiabulls Housing Finance with Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
• On 5 April 2019, the board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank approved a merger of the bank with the country's second-largest housing finance company, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

Note:

• Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited was founded in 1926 by a group of seven businessmen of Karur under the leadership of Shri V.S.N. Ramalinga Chettiar.
• Lakshmi Vilas Bank is headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

4. Pavan Kapoor appointed as India's Ambassador to UAE

• Senior diplomat Pavan Kapoor (1990 cadre IFS officer) has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• Mr. Kapoor will replace Navdeep Suri, heading the Indian mission in UAE since October 2016.
• Earlier, Mr. Kapoor has served in different capacities in the Indian Missions in Moscow, Kyiv, London and Geneva.

Note:

• An ambassador is especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state.
• Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an ambassador has the highest diplomatic rank.

Honour & Awards

5. Shri Prabhakar Singh chosen for ‘Eminent Engineer Award- 2019’

• Shri Prabhakar Singh (Director General, Central Public Works Department) has been chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers (India) for his distinguished and exemplary service in the field of Engineering and Technology.
• This Prestigious Award shall be conferred to him on the ‘Engineers Day’ (15^th September) New Delhi.
• Shri Prabhakar Singh is an IIT graduate and MBA from one of Premier Business Institute of India.
• His enormous contributions and dedicated service to the Nation as an Eminent Technocrat has been instrumental in transforming the Premier Engineering Organisation of the Central Government CPWD (Central Public Works Department).
• Institution of Engineers (India) is the national organization of engineers in India.

Source: PIB

6. Govt. announces major reforms in the banking sector

• According to Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, The Union government unveiled major reforms in the banking sector to strengthen the foundation of the banks.
• The government announced the merger of Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank and United Bank of India.
• Once these three banks are merged it will create a bank with a business of Rs 17.95 lakh crore and have 11,437 branches.
• After the Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank are merged into the Punjab National Bank, it will become India's second-largest bank (SBI remains India's largest bank).
• Once the Syndicate bank is merged into the Canara Bank, the resultant bank will become India's fourth-largest public sector bank with Rs 15.20 lakh crore business.
• Union Bank, Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank to merge to become India's fifth largest public sector bank with Rs 14.59 lakh crore business.
• The 12 public sector banks: State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, Indian Bank, UCO Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.

International Affairs

7. Mobile App ‘IndTokyo’ launched to help Paralympians in Tokyo 2020

• A mobile app ‘IndTokyo’ has been launched to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.
• The application ‘IndTokyo’ was launched by Arhan Bagati, Awareness and Impact Ambassador of Paralympic Committee of India, at the ‘Countdown to Tokyo 2020’.
• It has features like information on para-athletes and accessible places in Tokyo among others.

Source: Business- standard

8. Tokyo ranked top in the Safe Cities Index 2019

• As per Economics Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index (SCI)-2019, Tokyo, Singapore, Osaka and Amsterdam occupied top spots in the Safe Cities Index 2019.
• Mumbai (45^th rank) and New Delhi (52nd) are the only two Indian cities that made an appearance on the list.
• The report is based on the third iteration of the index, which ranks 60 cities across 57 indicators covering digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security.

Note:

• The Safe Cities Index 2019 is a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by NEC Corporation.

Source: India Today

National Affairs

9. PM Narendra Modi launched ten AYUSH Centres in Haryana

• Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented Yoga Awards to the winners for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga in New Delhi.
• During the event, Prime Minister Modi has also launched ten AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres located in Haryana.
• Mr Modi also releases 12 commemorative postal stamps to honour eminent scholars, practitioners and Great Master Healers of AYUSH Systems.
• These commemorative postal stamps highlight the great work and acknowledge the achievements of the Great Master Healers of AYUSH Systems.
• The winners of the yoga award were announced during the International Day of Yoga, 2019 at Ranchi along with the two winners of the previous year.
• Japan Yoga Niketan and Bihar School of Yoga has been awarded in the institutional category while Antonietta Rozzi from Italy and Swami Rajarshi Muni of Life mission in Gujarat in the individual category.
• Each of them felicitated with a Cash Award of 25 lakh rupees, Trophy and a Certificate.

Source: AIR News

10. India’s 1st garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

• The Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh will open India’s first 'Garbage Cafe' within a few days.
• Under this, the Municipal Corporation will provide food to the poor and homeless in lieu of plastic waste.
• In this unique Cafe' poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe.
• According to the Mayor of Ambikapur Ajay Tirkey, the collected garbage will be sold at Solid-Liquid Resources Management Centre.

11. Centre releases over Rs 47,000 cr to increase green cover in states

• The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has handed over forty-seven thousand crore rupees from Compensatory Afforestation Fund to various states.
• The funds will be utilized as per the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act and rules.
• According to Mr Javadekar, the fund will be utilized for the compensatory afforestation, catchment area treatment, wildlife management, natural regeneration, forest fire-prevention, soil and moisture conservation, improvement of wildlife habitat.
• Monitoring of the implementation of the efforts pertaining to afforestation will be done with the help of technology like geotagging and video shooting.

Source: AIR News

12. 12th India Security Summit held in New Delhi

• The 12th India Security Summit was held in New Delhi.
• The theme of the summit was “Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy”.
• During the summit, many issues were discussed such as protection of critical national infrastructure, emerging cyber threats: incidents, challenges and response.
• Union Home Ministry has launched a scheme ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)’ to combat cyber-crime in the country, in a coordinated and effective manner.

Note:

• ‘Security Summit’ was organized by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and is officially supported by Union Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.

Source: PIB

Sports

13. Ajantha Mendis announces retirement from Cricket

• Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis (34-years) has announced his retirement from all formats of the Cricket after not having played for his country in almost 4 years.
• He was known as the ‘mystery spinner’ due to the unusual bowling action.
• Mendis played 19 Tests (70 - wickets), 87 One-Day Internationals (152 ODI wickets) and 39 T20Is (66 T20I wickets) for Sri Lanka.
• He also played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• Mendis was renowned in the cricketing world for his ‘carrom ball’ and various other variations.

14. India bags gold in 10-meter air pistol event in Shooting World Cup

• Indian shooters Abhishek Verma has won the gold medal and Saurabh Chaudhary the bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event of the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro.
• Abhishek Verma shot 244.2 in the eight-man finals, while Saurabh Chaudhary's 221.9 was good enough to get him the bronze.
• The young Elavenil Valarivan opened India's account with a gold in the women's 10m air rifle event.
• Sanjeev Rajput claimed a silver in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final to secure India's Olympic quota.
• India was placed at the top of the medals tally with two gold, one silver and a bronze.

Source: AIR News

15. Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, U-19 head coaches

• Former Saurashtra captain Sitanshu Kotak (46-years) and ex-India seamer Paras Mhambrey (47-years) have replaced Rahul Dravid as head coaches of India A and U-19 sides respectively.
• Recently, Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the National Cricket Academy (NCA)’s head of cricket operations.
• He will be preparing the roadmap for India A and U-19 teams along with up-gradation pan for the existing coaching module.
• Kotak played as many as 130 first-class games, worked as a batting coach of the India A team that recently toured West Indies.
• The former pacer Paras Mhambrey played two Tests and three ODIs, was a bowling coach for the past three years in the A and U-19 set-up.
• The fielding coach of the A team will be T Dilip, who was also shortlisted for the senior team’s fielding coach’s job.
• Hrishikesh Kanitkar will be the batting coach of the U-19 side having worked with this set-up during the U-19 tri-series win in England.

Source: Business Line

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Daily Vocabulary : 29th August

Important Dates

1. National Sports Day being observed today

• The National Sports Day is observed every year on 29th August to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand (born on 29 August 1905).
• Padma Bhushan Dhyan chand Known as ‘The Magician’ of hockey for his superb ball control and extraordinary goal-scoring feats.
• He won three Olympic gold medals in Hockey field in the years 1928, 1932, and 1936.
• In his Sports career spanning over 22 years, he scored over 400 goals.
• On this occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Sports Awards, National Adventure Awards and other awards including Arjuna, Khel Ratna to celebrate the exceptional achievements of Indian athletes.
• IPS Officer Aparna Kumar will be honoured with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018 in the ‘Land adventure’ category.
• Today, PM Narendra Modi has launched ‘Fit India Movement’ at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
• Fit India Movement is aimed at encouraging people to give priority to sports and fitness in their day-to-day lives.

Note:

• Dhyan Chand was born on 29th August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• The Union Government proclaimed 29 August as the country’s National Sports Day in 2012 to commemorate Major Dhyan Chand and his achievements in the field of sports.

2. 29th August: International Day against Nuclear Tests

• The International Day against Nuclear Tests is being observed every year on 29th August to brings public awareness and education about the effects of global nuclear weapon tests.
• The day was established on 2nd December 2009 at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly by the resolution 64/35, which was adopted unanimously.

Source: UN.Org

National Affairs

3. Rajnath Singh inaugurates 26th Kisan-Jawan - Vigyan Mela in Ladakh

• Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated 26th Ladakhi Kisan Jawan Vigyan Mela in Leh.
• The event is being organised to share research-generated farming technology with locals of Ladakh to make their life easier.
• Ladakhi Kisan Jawan Vigyan Mela showcasing crops and grains suitable for growing in high altitude areas.
• The science fair is being organised at the Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (a research unit of DRDO in Ladakh).

Source: Out Look

4. Govt to set up 75 new medical colleges in the next three years

• The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of 75 new Medical Colleges by 2021-22.
• The move will add 15,700 more MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) seats in the country.
• These medical colleges will be established in under-served areas having no such colleges with at least 200 bedded district hospitals.
• Preference will be given to Aspirational districts and district hospitals having 300 beds.

Note:

• The NITI Aayog has recommended the replacement of the Medical Council of India (MCI) with National Medical Commission (NMC).
• The decision has been approved by most states and after its approval by the Prime Minister and NMC bill was passed by parliament and approved by President on 8th August 2019.

Source: AIR News

5. India first in the world to launch facial biometric data-based identity document

• India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers.
• Mansukh Mandaviya (Minister of State for Shipping) has launched the project in New Delhi.
• The total number of Indian seafarers are employed on Indian or foreign flag vessels increased from over one and a half lakh in 2017 to over two lakhs this year.
• The new document will give a foolproof identification to our seafarers which will facilitate their movement, provide ease of getting jobs and help in identifying them from any location in the world.
• Nine data collection centres have been set up at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Noida, Goa, New Mangalore, Kochi, Vizag and Kandla for the issue of BSID.
• Every Indian seafarer who possesses a valid Continuous Discharge Certificate issued by the government will be eligible for issue of a BSID.
• The total number of existing Indian seafarers who will be required to be issued BSIDs is around 3,50,000.
• All the existing seafarers will be given BSID within the next two years.

Source: AIR News

6. HM Amit Shah flag off the first fleet of eco-friendly electric buses in Ahmedabad

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah flag off the first fleet of eco-friendly electric buses in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Mr Shah also inaugurated the country's first automated battery charging and swapping station for e-buses in Ahmedabad.
• Mr. Amit Shah has also flagged off 18 electric buses with a facility of battery swap technology.
• Thirty-two more such state-of-the-art buses would also join this BRTS fleet taking the total number of such e- buses to 50.
• Normal electric buses can run up to 200 km per charge, buses with swap facility can run only up to 40 km.
• Mr. Shah also inaugurated the battery swap facilities with robotic arm- in the city on this occasion.

Note:

• Electric buses (store the electricity onboard) can be fed continuously from an external source.

Source: DNA news

7. Bollywood film 'Mission Mangal' gets GST exemption in Maharashtra

• Maharashtra government has decided to grant exemption from the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) to Bollywood film 'Mission Mangal', which is about the ISRO's successful Mangalyaan mission.
• The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in Mumbai.
• The film conveys a positive message about science and to take the message further to common people.
• ‘Mission Mangal’ is loosely based on the life of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary expedition.

Note:

• Mission Mangal is Indian Hindi-language film (released - 15 August 2019) directed by Jagan Shakti and jointly produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, Fox Star Studios, Aruna Bhatia, and Anil Naidu.
• GST rate on movie tickets: below Rs 100 - 12% & above Rs 100 - 18%.

Source: Deccan herald

Appointment

8. Wing Commander S Dhami becomes the first female officer to become Flight Commander

• Indian Air Force's Wing Commander S Dhami has become the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.
• Recently, Dhami took over as Flight Commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase
• She is a permanent commission officer of the flying branch in the Air Force and has been flying choppers.
• Flight Commander is the second in command of the unit meaning that she is the number two in the unit after the commanding officer.

Honour & Awards

9. Indian documentary ‘I’m Jeeja’ wins the top award at We Care Film Festival

• Indian documentary film 'I'm Jeeja' has won the top award in the 'Under 30 minute' category at the 14th edition of the ‘We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues’.
• The film tells the story of specially-abled activist Jeeja Ghosh who suffers from cerebral palsy.
• The documentary directed by Swati Chakraborty attempts to explore the lives and battles of people living with the disability.
• Another Indian film “Post Dark” received a jury mention in ‘Under 5 minutes’ category.
• A total of 36 films were selected for the finals out of which 10 films were awarded in different categories.

Note:

• The festival is co-founded by UNESCO, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, and a New Delhi-based NGO, Brotherhood.
• The awards were given in categories based on the duration of the film - under five minutes, 30 minutes, and 90 minutes.

Source: The week

10. The web portal of higher education teachers, academicians launched

• Maharashtra Higher & Technical Education Minister Vinod Tawde has launched the database portal 'academisthan.com' to serve as a resource centre for educational institutions to make better policy decisions.
• The portal will serve as a resource centre for educational institutions in government, semi-government and private sectors to develop their policies and other activities.
• This will open a new window of resources for educational institutes.
• The database will help in providing requisite information to government agencies, NGOs and others to aid in making policy decisions, perspective plans and allocation of resources related to higher education.
• The exhaustive database, aimed at aiding teachers' outreach and engagements beyond their institutional geographies,
• It is an initiative of chancellor's nominee in the University of Mumbai's management council Deepak Kumar Mukadam.

Source: Economics Times

11. Govt permits 100% FDI in coal mining, associated infrastructure

• The Union Cabinet has relaxed Foreign Direct Investment rule for foreign single-brand retailers and permitted foreign investment in contract manufacturing and coal mining.
• 26% FDI has also been allowed under government route for uploading and streaming of News and Current Affairs through Digital Media.
• Briefing reporters after the Union Cabinet meeting, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that 100 per cent FDI under automatic route in coal mining and associated infrastructure has been approved.
• On FDI in single-brand retailing, the Cabinet has expanded the definition of a mandatory 30% domestic sourcing norm.
• It also allowed single-brand retailers to start on-line sales, waiving the previous condition of setting up a mandatory brick-and-mortar store.

Source: AIR News

Sports

12. West Indies fast bowler Cecil Wright retires at 85 years

• West Indies pacer Cecil Wright (85-years) has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
• Wright made his first-class debut for Jamaica against a Barbados side which had legends Wes Hall and Sir Garfield Sobers.
• He claims to have taken over 7,000 wickets in professional cricket.
• Wright’s longest purple patch span five seasons as he ended up taking as many as 538 wickets in five seasons.

Source: Indian Express

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