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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the following sentence.

Rahul won the extempore competition. He is lucky to be blessed with the (gift of the gab).

(A) An honest person

(B) A big surprise

(C) A lucky person

(D) A talent for speaking

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the following sentence.

Instead of confusing others, let us (call a spade a spade) in front of the audience.

(A) Pretend superiority

(B) Remain silent

(C) Speak truthfully

(D) Be at strife

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error.

When you have worked out this sum, you may went out to play.

A. went out to play
B. you may
C. this sum
D. When you have worked out

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The manager / did not / gone to / Bombay yesterday.

A. gone to
B. did not
C. Bombay yesterday
D. The manager

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

A person who is inclined to see the worst aspect of things.

1. Altruist

2. Pessimist

3. Philanthropist

4. Optimist

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

An important person who represents his/her country in a foreign country

1. Ambassador

2. Amateur

3. Anonymous

4. Altruist

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 05 Feb 2025

1. UNFOUNDED (ADJECTIVE): (निराधार): groundless
Synonyms: baseless, unsubstantiated
Antonyms: well founded
Example Sentence:Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded.


2. PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (वाजिब): credible
Synonyms: reasonable, believable
Antonyms: unlikely
Example Sentence:She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance.


3. DURABLE (ADJECTIVE): (टिकाऊ): long-lasting
Synonyms: hard-wearing, heavy-duty
Antonyms: flimsy
Example Sentence:Porcelain enamel is strong and durable.


4. DAWDLE (VERB): (विलंब करना): linger
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.


5. IMPLICATE (NOUN): (दोषी ठहराना): incriminate
Synonyms: compromise, involve
Antonyms: absolve
Example Sentence:He was implicated in a price-fixing scandal.


6. FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without
Synonyms: go without, give up
Antonyms: keep
Example Sentence:He wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.


7. GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:His face was grave.


8. CONFIDENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): private
Synonyms: personal, intimate
Antonyms: public, on record
Example Sentence:His confidential information got leaked.


9. APEX (ADJECTIVE): (शिखर): tip
Synonyms: peak, crest
Antonyms: bottom
Example Sentence:We reached the apex of the roof.


10. CONTEST (VERB): (विरोध करना): oppose
Synonyms: challenge dispute
Antonyms: agree with
Example Sentence:The former chairman contests his dismissal.

Nuclear Power in Union Budget 2025-26

• The Government has set an ambitious target of 100 GW Nuclear Power capacity by 2047, positioning Nuclear Energy as a major pillar in India's Energy mix.

• The Government has allocated ₹20,000 crore for research and development (R&D) of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), aiming to develop at least five indigenously designed and operational SMRs by 2033.

• India plans to increase Nuclear capacity from 8,180 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031-32 by building 10 reactors totaling 8,000 MW across six states.

• A new discovery at Jaduguda Uranium Mine, Jharkhand will extend the mine’s life by more than 50 years.

• The First two units of 700 MWe PHWRs at Kakrapar, Gujarat began commercial operations in FY 2023-24.

• NPCIL and NTPC have formed a joint venture named ASHVINI to develop new nuclear power plants, including the 4x700 MWe PHWR Mahi-Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 29.01.2025             

1. SLAM (VERB): (आलोचना करना): criticize
Synonyms: find fault with, censure
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:The new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible.


2. UPHOLD (VERB): (सही ठहराना): confirm
Synonyms: endorse sustain
Antonyms: overturn
Example Sentence:The court upheld his claim for damages.


3. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनःआरंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:With peace came the resumption of foreign imports.


4. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions.


5. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence:Investments banks won't abrogate any condition for profit.


6. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (आशाहीन): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:A desperate sadness enveloped him.


7. DISCERN (VERB): (पहचानना): perceive
Synonyms: make out, pick out
Antonyms: overlook
Example Sentence:She could faintly discern the shape of a skull.


8. SPIRAL (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): soar
Synonyms: shoot up, rocket
Antonyms: fall
Example Sentence:Inflation continued to spiral.


9 REPROACH (NOUN): (फटकार): rebuke
Synonyms: reproof, reproval
Antonyms: commendation
Example Sentence:She gave her a look of reproach.


10. MOMENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूर्ण): important
Synonyms: significant, epoch-making
Antonyms: unimportant
Example Sentence:A period of momentous changes in East–West relations.

Best Marching Contingents & Tableaux of Republic Day Parade 2025

Best Marching Contingent among Services - Jammu & Kashmir Rifles Contingent

Best Marching Contingent among CAPFs/other Auxiliary Forces - Delhi Police Marching Contingent

Top three Tableaux (States/UTs)

• 1st - Uttar Pradesh (Mahakumbh 2025 - Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas)
• 2nd - Tripura (Eternal Reverence: The worship of 14 Deities in Tripura - Kharchi Puja)
• 3rd - Andhra Pradesh (Etikoppaka Bommalu - Eco-Friendly Wooden Toys)

Best Tableau from Central Ministries/Departments - Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh)

Special Prize :-
i. Central Public Works Department (75 years of Constitution of India)
ii. "Jayati Jai Mamah Bharatam" Dance Group

Uttarakhand becomes the First Indian state to implement Uniform Civil Code.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 28.01.2025
            

1. INDICT (VERB): (आरोप लगाना): charge with
Synonyms: accuse of, arraign for
Antonyms: acquit
Example Sentence:His former manager was indicted for fraud.


2. PERSISTENT (ADJECTIVE): (लगातार): tenacious
Synonyms: persevering, determined
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence:An attempt was made to stop persistent drink-drivers.


3. FIERCE (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): ferocious
Synonyms: savage, vicious
Antonyms: gentle
Example Sentence:Fierce fighting continued all day long.


4. FAVOURABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अनुकूल): approving
Synonyms: commendatory, commending
Antonyms: unfavourable
Example Sentence:The exhibition received favourable reviews.


5. CONSOLIDATE (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen
Synonyms: secure, stabilize
Antonyms: weaken
Example Sentence:The company consolidated its position in the international market.


6. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): grave
Synonyms: serious, dangerous
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:The floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical.


7. ABSOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्ण): complete
Synonyms: total, utter
Antonyms: partial
Example Sentence:We needed to ensure absolute secrecy.


8. ACCELERATE (VERB): (गति बढ़ाना): speed up
Synonyms: hurry up, get a move on
Antonyms: deccelerate
Example Sentence:Inflation started to accelerate.


9. IMBECILE (ADJECTIVE): (मूर्ख): stupid
Synonyms: foolish, idiotic
Antonyms: intelligent
Example Sentence:Try not to make imbecile remarks.


10. SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:I shunned his ideas completely.

Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

(A) Some of these substances may be added to increase the weight of food-stuffs and may not be injurious to health.

(B) They are often imperceptible but can have far-reaching effects.

(C) The evil effects of adulteration of food on our health are often slow in their onset and may go unnoticed.

(D) The danger obviously depends upon the substances added to adulterate food.

The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.

He sees us coming, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

A. He saw us coming, and unaware that we learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

B. He saw us coming, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

C. He saw us coming, and unaware that we were learning of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

D. He saw us come, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greets us with a smile.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A mare's nest

1. Deep crisis

2. Simple and interesting work

3. Complicated situation

4. Area of law

select the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

A plum job

1. An expression of good-luck.

2. A situation of having no job.

3. A difficult job with many hardships.

4. An easy pleasant job that also pays well.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

(A) Plants on the farms died whenever the wind brought ashes from the volcano.

(B) And birds fell from the sky, dying before they reached the ground.

(C) After the eruption of the Paricutin volcano, for 100 miles no green thing, not even grass, could live.

(D) The volcano had brought complete ruin to seven villages in the valley.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To read between the lines

(A) To underline some words

(B) To read differently

(C) To read aloud to public

(D) To understand more than what the words suggest

Indian Railways has been taking significant steps towards making its operations more eco-friendly, one of which is the installation of solar power plants. Recently, Indian Railways established a new solar power plant in Kanpur. This plant is intended to meet the energy needs of the railway station.

11. *बाल एवं ऊन में सामान्यतः पाए जाने वाला प्रोटीन है /* The protein commonly found in hair and wool is-
*उत्तर: A)* केराटिन / Keratin

*Explanation:* केराटिन बाल और ऊन में सामान्यतः पाया जाने वाला मुख्य प्रोटीन है।
Keratin is the primary protein commonly found in hair and wool.


12. *भारतीय रेलवे ने निम्नलिखित में किस यंत्र को शीत ऋतु में कोहरे से निपटने के लिए विकसित किया है?* / Which of the following devices has been developed by Indian Railways to deal with fog in winters?
*उत्तर: C)* त्रिनेत्र / Trinetra

*Explanation:* भारतीय रेलवे ने कोहरे के दौरान ट्रेन संचालन में सहायता के लिए त्रिनेत्र यंत्र विकसित किया है।
Indian Railways developed the Trinetra device to assist in train operations during foggy conditions.

13. *भगत सिंह को निम्नलिखित में से किस मामले में फांसी दी गई थी?* / Bhagat Singh was executed in which of the following case?
*उत्तर: A)* लाहौर षड़यंत्र केस / Lahore conspiracy case

*Explanation:* भगत सिंह को लाहौर षड़यंत्र केस में फांसी दी गई थी।
Bhagat Singh was executed in the Lahore conspiracy case.

14. “अ थिंग ऑफ ब्यूटी इज़ अ जॉय फॉरेवर” यह प्रसिद्ध लेख किसने लिखी थी? / Who wrote the famous adage "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"?
*उत्तर: A)* जॉन कीट्स / John Keats

*Explanation:* यह उद्धरण जॉन कीट्स की कविता "एंडिमियन" से लिया गया है।
This quote is from John Keats' poem "Endymion."

15. *पृथ्वी के अपने वायुमंडल का कारण है?* / The reason for the Earth's own atmosphere is-
*उत्तर: C)* गुरुत्वाकर्षण शक्ति / Gravitational force

*Explanation:* पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल को बनाए रखने का मुख्य कारण गुरुत्वाकर्षण शक्ति है।
Gravitational force is the primary reason for maintaining Earth's atmosphere.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.01.2025


1. CASTIGATE (VERB): (आलोचना करना): reprimand
Synonyms: rebuke, admonish
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:She was castigated for not setting a good example.


2. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: decline
Example Sentence:Education groups thrive on organization.


3. MORIBUND (ADJECTIVE): (मरणासन्न): dying
Synonyms: expiring, at death's door
Antonyms: thriving
Example Sentence:On examination she was moribund and dehydrated.


4 .RECONCILE (VERB): (समाधान करना): reunite
Synonyms: pacify, appease
Antonyms: estrange
Example Sentence:He sought my advice on how to reconcile the conflict.


5. BLUNT (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्टवादी): frank
Synonyms: straightforward, plain-spoken
Antonyms: subtle
Example Sentence:What he said was a blunt statement of fact.


6. DENT (VERB): (घटाना): diminish
Synonyms: reduce, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:This neither deterred him nor dented his enthusiasm.


7. FOUL (ADJECTIVE): (विकर्षक): disgusting
Synonyms: revolting, repellent
Antonyms: fragrant
Example Sentence:A foul odour troubled us all.


8.CONVALESCE (VERB) (निरामय होना): recuperate
Synonyms: recover, improve
Antonyms: deteriorate
Example Sentence:He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.


9. IMPOVERISH (VERB): (शक्तिहीन करना): weaken
Synonyms: sap, exhaust
Antonyms: strengthen
Example Sentence:The soil was impoverished by burning.


10. REPUDIATE (VERB): (अस्वीकार करना): reject
Synonyms: renounce, abandon
Antonyms: embrace
Example Sentence:She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.

*8. राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान ड्रामा महोत्सव 2024-25 का आयोजन कहां हुआ? / Where was the National Science Drama Festival 2024-25 held?*
A) मुंबई / Mumbai
B) बेंगलुरु / Bengaluru
C) नई दिल्ली / New Delhi
D) हैदराबाद / Hyderabad

उत्तर: C) नई दिल्ली / New Delhi

Explanation:-
*राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान ड्रामा महोत्सव 2024-25 का आयोजन नई दिल्ली में हुआ।*
The National Science Drama Festival 2024-25 was held in New Delhi.


*9. केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने किस राज्य में तीन नए आपराधिक कानूनों की समीक्षा की? / In which state did Amit Shah review three new criminal laws?*
A) उत्तर प्रदेश / Uttar Pradesh
B) मध्य प्रदेश / Madhya Pradesh
C) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
D) गुजरात / Gujarat

उत्तर: B) मध्य प्रदेश / Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:-
*केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने मध्य प्रदेश में तीन नए आपराधिक कानूनों की समीक्षा की।*
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed three new criminal laws in Madhya Pradesh.

*10. उत्तर रेलवे ने किस ऐतिहासिक वस्तु को धरोहर स्मृति चिन्ह के रूप में शामिल किया? / Northern Railway inducted which artifact as a heritage symbol?*
A) पुराना स्टीम इंजन / Old steam engine
B) 140 साल पुरानी हस्तचालित क्रेन / 140-year-old hand-operated crane
C) रेलवे स्टेशन की घड़ी / Railway station clock
D) प्राचीन टिकट मशीन / Ancient ticket machine

उत्तर: B) 140 साल पुरानी हस्तचालित क्रेन / 140-year-old hand-operated crane


Explanation:-
*उत्तर रेलवे ने 140 साल पुरानी हस्तचालित क्रेन को धरोहर स्मृति चिन्ह के रूप में शामिल किया।*
Northern Railway inducted a 140-year-old hand-operated crane as a heritage symbol.


11. The Char Dham project is a major infrastructure project in which of the following Indian states?
*चार धाम परियोजना एक प्रमुख बुनियादी ढांचा योजना निम्नलिखित किस भारतीय राज्य में है?*
A. Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेश
B. Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश
C. Uttarakhand / उत्तराखंड
D. Sikkim / सिक्किम

Answer: Uttarakhand / उत्तराखंड
.
Explanation:-
*चार धाम परियोजना उत्तराखंड में धार्मिक और पर्यटन स्थलों को जोड़ने वाला एक प्रमुख बुनियादी ढांचा प्रोजेक्ट है।*
The Char Dham project is a major infrastructure project in Uttarakhand, connecting religious and tourist destinations.


12. ___ of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to life and personal liberty.
*भारत के संविधान का __ जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के अधिकार की गारंटी देता है।*
A. Article 19 / अनुच्छेद 19
B. Article 20 / अनुच्छेद 20
C. Article 21 / अनुच्छेद 21
D. Article 22 / अनुच्छेद 22

Answer: Article 21 / अनुच्छेद 21

Explanation:-
*अनुच्छेद 21 भारतीय संविधान के तहत जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता का अधिकार प्रदान करता है।*
Article 21 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty.


13. Global Liveability Index report is released by whom?
*ग्लोबल लिवेबिलिटी इंडेक्स रिपोर्ट किसके द्वारा जारी की जाती है?*
A. The Economist Intelligence Unit / द इकोनॉमिस्ट इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट
B. World Bank / विश्व बैंक
C. International Monetary Fund / अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मौद्रिक कोष
D. None of the above / उपरोक्त में कोई नहीं

Answer: The Economist Intelligence Unit / द इकोनॉमिस्ट इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट


Explanation:-
*ग्लोबल लिवेबिलिटी इंडेक्स रिपोर्ट द इकोनॉमिस्ट इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट द्वारा जारी की जाती है।*
The Global Liveability Index report is released by The Economist Intelligence Unit.


14. International Day of the Tropics is observed annually on ___.
*अंतर्राष्ट्रीय उष्णकटिबंधीय दिवस प्रतिवर्ष __ को मनाया जाता है।*
A. 20 June / 20 जून
B. 21 June / 21 जून
C. 23 June / 23 जून
D. 29 June / 29 जून

Answer: 29 June / 29 जून

Explanation:-
*अंतर्राष्ट्रीय उष्णकटिबंधीय दिवस हर साल 29 जून को मनाया जाता है।*
The International Day of the Tropics is observed annually on 29th June.

15. Who is the author of Aine Akbari and Akbarnama?
*आईन-ए-अकबरी तथा अकबरनामा के लेखक कौन हैं?*
A. Akbar / अकबर
B. Malik Mohammad Jayasi / मलिक मोहम्मद जायसी
C. Abul Fazal / अबुल फजल
D. Gulbadan Begum / गुलबदन बेगम

Answer: Abul Fazal / अबुल फजल

Today's Word

buoyancy /ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/ (n)

Meaning: the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid

Examples:
1)The buoyancy of the water supports the body.
2)The boat had lost its buoyancy and was sinking.

Important Days & Theme (December 2024)

1 Dec - World AIDS Day
Theme 2024 - Take the Rights Path

1 Dec - BSF Raising Day

2 Dec - National Pollution Prevention Day

2 Dec - World Computer Literacy Day

4 Dec - Indian Navy Day
Theme 2024 - “Strength and Power through Innovation and Indigenisation,” reflects the Navy’s ongoing focus on enhancing its defense capabilities through cutting-edge technology and self-reliance.

10 Dec - Human Rights Day
Theme 2024 - Our Rights, Our Future

11 Dec - International Mountain Day
Theme 2024 - Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth 

11 Dec - UNICEF Day

24 Dec - National Consumer Rights Day 

25 Dec - Good Governance Day

Word of the Year 2024

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2024 - “Polarization”

Collins Dictionary word of the year 2024 - "Brat"

Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2024 - "Brain rot"

Cambridge Dictionary word of the year 2024 - "Manifest"


Word of the Year 2023

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023 - "Authentic"

Collins Dictionary word of the year 2023 - "AI"

Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2023 - "Rizz"

Cambridge Dictionary word of the year 2023 - "Hallucinate"

♦️10 January 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi


  ➼  Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 09 January in India . Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was started in the year 2003 with the announcement of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee . This day is celebrated to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India.
भारत में हर वर्ष 09 जनवरी को प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस(Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025) मनाया जाता है। प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस की शुरुआत साल 2003 में तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी के घोषणा के साथ हुई थी। यह दिन भारत के विकास में प्रवासी भारतीय समुदाय के योगदान को चिह्नित करने के लिए मनाया जाता है।

  ➼  Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has released two special songs of All India Radio and Doordarshan dedicated to MahaKumbh 2025 in New Delhi.
सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्री अश्विनी वैष्णव ने नई दिल्ली में महाकुंभ 2025 (MahaKumbh 2025) को समर्पित आकाशवाणी और दूरदर्शन के दो विशेष गीतों का लोकार्पण किया है।

  ➼  According to the Railway Ministry, 'Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express'will start soon between Katra and Srinagar . This train will have eight coaches and the journey will be completed in just three hours and ten minutes.
रेल मंत्रालय के अनुसार कटरा से श्रीनगर के बीच ‘जम्मू श्रीनगर वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस’ (Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express) शीघ्र शुरू होगी। इस ट्रेन में आठ डिब्बे होंगे और यह यात्रा केवल तीन घंटे दस मिनट में पूरी होगी। 

  ➼  IBD India AI, an independent business division under Digital India Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to promote the adoption and development of Artificial Intelligence in India .
डिजिटल इंडिया कॉरपोरेशन के अंतर्गत स्वतंत्र व्यापार प्रभाग-IBD इंडिया एआई ने भारत में कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता को अपनाने और विकसित करने के लिए माइक्रोसॉफ्टके साथ सहमति पत्र पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं।

  ➼  The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being organized in Bhubaneswar city.
18वां प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस का आयोजन भुवनेश्वर शहर में किया जा रहा है।

Today's Word

Secluded /sɪˈkluː.dɪd/ (adj)

Meaning: quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings

Examples:
1)They enjoyed a secluded picnic in the woods.
2)The house is in a secluded location on the edge of the village.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.01.2025


1. STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up
Synonyms: amass, accumulate
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.


2. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.


3 .REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary
Synonyms: required, prerequisite
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.


4. CAPITULATE (VERB): (हथियार डाल देना): surrender
Synonyms: give in, yield
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.


5. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.


6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.


7. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.


8 .TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.


9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.


10. VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ
Synonyms: range, extend
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others.

(B) These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres haemorrhaging workers.

(C) The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care.

(D) But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods.

Important Literature Awards (2023-24)

• Booker Prize 2023 - Irish author Paul Lynch for "Prophet Song"

• Booker Prize 2024 - Samantha Harvey for "Orbital" 

• International Booker Prize 2023 - Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov for "Time Shelter"

• International Booker Prize 2024 - German author Jenny Erpenback and translator Michael Hofmann for the book "Kairos". 

• 32nd Saraswati Samman 2022 - Sivasankari For her book "Survya Vamsam"

• 33rd Saraswati Samman 2023 - Prabha Varma for his verse novel "Roudra Sathwikam" 

• 32nd Vyas Samman 2022 - Hindi writer Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi For his 2018 satirical novel "Pagalkhana"

• 33rd Vyas Samman 2023 - Pushpa Bharati for 2016 Memoir "Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein"

• 34th Vyas Samman 2024 - Hindi writer Suryabala for her Novel "Kaun Desh Ko Vaasi: Venu Ki Diary"

• 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 - Damodar Mauzo (Goan writer) for Konkani

• 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 - Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit & Shri Gulzar for Urdu

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 07.01.2025


1. SWEEPING (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): extensive
Synonyms: wide-ranging, global
Antonyms: narrow
Example Sentence:We cannot recommend any sweeping alterations.


2. PRUDENCE (NOUN): (बुद्धिमानी): wisdom
Synonyms: judgement, sagacity
Antonyms: folly
Example Sentence:We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.


3. SHRUG (VERB): (उपेक्षा): disregard
Synonyms: dismiss, take no notice of
Antonyms: heed
Example Sentence:The managing director shrugged off the criticism.


4. MEAGRE (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): meagre
Synonyms: scanty, sparse
Antonyms: abundant
Example Sentence:His parents were poor and he received a meagre education.


5. RIVETED (VERB): (मोहित करना): fascinate
Synonyms: engross, grip
Antonyms: bore
Example Sentence:He was riveted by the newsreels shown on television.


6. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:An interim arrangement was made.


7. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): ambivalence
Synonyms: equivocation, obscurity
Antonyms: unambiguousness transparency
Example Sentence:We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act.


8. BAR (VERB): (निषेध करना): prohibit
Synonyms: debar, preclude
Antonyms: admit
Example Sentence:She is barred from leaving the country.


9. EXHILARATION (NOUN): (आनंद): elation
Synonyms: euphoria, exultation
Antonyms: dejection
Example Sentence:They felt the exhilaration of victory.


10. GREGARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सुसामाजिक): sociable
Synonyms: social, companionable
Antonyms: unsociable
Example Sentence:He was a popular and gregarious man.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) No country has yet achieved the combination of very high human development with a light ecological footprint and the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are growing.

(B) Compounded by a climate emergency, political polarization and challenged multilateralism, continued conflicts, and forced displacement, the number of people living in poverty rose in 2020 for the first time since 1998 by an estimated 119-124 million and inequalities are growing, and the traditional social contract is no longer working for many.

(C) The challenge of reaching Agenda 2030 was already significant, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

(D) Today's development challenges are dynamic, interconnected puzzles of multidimensional risk that require systemic solutions and multilateral cooperation is vital in addressing these shared challenges that cross boundaries of geography and time.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) I was almost drowned a dozen times; was nearly boiled alive and just missed being cremated.

(B) Now, my well-being is simply the result of a careful and measured mode of living and perhaps the most astonishing thing is that three times in my youth I was rendered by illness a hopeless physical wreck and given up by physicians.

(C) More than this, through ignorance, and light-heartedness, I got into all sorts of difficulties, dangers and scrapes from which I extricated myself as by enchantment.

(D) But as I recall these incidents to my mind I feel convinced that my preservation was not altogether accidental.

Important International Appointments (2024)

• President of 79th United Nation General Assembly - Philemon Yang
• US Representative On WHO Board - Vivek Murthy
• Secretary General of NATO - Mark Rutte
• Executive Director of Asian Development Bank - Vikas Sheel
• 11th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Masato Kanda
• President of the International Court of Justice - Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam
• President of Financial Action Task Force – Elisa de Anda Madrazo
• President of the European Council – António Luís Santos da Costa
• Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) - Parvathaneni Harish

India's Ambassador to Other Countries (2024)

• India’s Ambassador to Brazil - Shri Dinesh Bhatia
• India’s Ambassador to Denmark - Shri Manish Prabhat
• India’s Ambassador to France - Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singla 
• India’s Ambassador to Germany - Shri Ajit Vinayak Gupte
• India's Ambassador to Iceland - Shri R. Ravindra
• India’s Ambassador to Iraq - Shri Soumendu Bagchi
• India’s Ambassador to Myanmar - Shri Abhay Thakur
• India’s Ambassador to Niger - Shri Sita Ram Meena     
• India’s Ambassador to Palau - Shri Harsh Kumar Jain
• India’s Ambassador to Romania - Ms. Manika Jain
• India’s Ambassador to Russia - Shri Vinay Kumar
• India’s Ambassador to Ukraine - Shri Ravi Shankar
• India’s Ambassador to USA - Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra
• India’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe - Shri Bramha Kumar

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) The principles that emerged from those trials, known as the Nuremberg Code, are broadly applicable to many types of health-related research involving human participants, including clinical trials.

(B) The growing breadth and complexity of contemporary health challenges have produced a range of difficult questions that cannot always be adequately addressed by relying exclusively on existing policies, guidelines or codes of conduct.

(C) Recent formal efforts to articulate international standards of ethics applicable to health and health care can be traced to the Nuremberg trials of 1947, during which the horrors of Nazi medical experiments came to light.

(D) Ethical questions related to health, health care and public health cover topics as diverse as moral issues around reproduction, state obligations in the provision of health care services and appropriate measures to
control infectious disease.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) Many fitness trainers encourage their clients to include these foods in their diet to build muscle.

(B) Power foods can be included in your everyday diet in a variety of ways.

(C) The secret to getting the most out of power foods is, of course, knowing how to cook them properly, buying seasonal produce and recognising your preferred flavour profile.

(D) Power foods are high in nutrients such as fibre, potassium and minerals

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 04.01.2025


1. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (सुझाव): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.


2. NOTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): noteworthy
Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding
Antonyms: insignificant
Example Sentence:The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias.


3 SCRUTINY (NOUN): (जांच): inspection
Synonyms: survey, scan
Antonyms: glance
Example Sentence:She checked her weapons with scrutiny that would've made her father proud.


4. SCANTY (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): meagre
Synonyms: scant, minimal
Antonyms: abundant
Example Sentence:They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.


5. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण): repudiation
Synonyms: revocation, repeal
Antonyms: institution
Example Sentence:They have regarded the law’s renewal and abrogation with about equal anxiety.


6. GRIEVANCE (NOUN): (शिकायत): complaint
Synonyms: criticism, objection
Antonyms: commendation
Example Sentence:He was nursing a grievance.


7. FLIMSY (ADJECTIVE): (असाध्य): insubstantial
Synonyms: slight, light
Antonyms: sturdy
Example Sentence:The huts are relatively few and flimsy.


8. EVENTFUL (ADJECTIVE): (व्यस्त): busy
Synonyms: event-filled, action-packed
Antonyms: dull
Example Sentence:His long and eventful life.


9. SKETCHY (ADJECTIVE): (अधूरा): incomplete
Synonyms: inadequate, limited
Antonyms: detailed
Example Sentence:The information they had was sketchy.


10. EMBARRASSMENT (NOUN): (शर्मिंदगी): awkwardness
Synonyms: self-consciousness, unease
Antonyms: confidence
Example Sentence:I turned red with embarrassment.

BILLS PASSED IN LOK SABHA / RAJYA SABHA IN 2024

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• Lok Sabha passes ‘The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024’ to curb paper leaks, malpractices as well as organised malpractices in recruitment examinations like UPSC, SSC etc and entrance tests such as NEET, JEE and CUET.

• The Bill proposes a punishment of a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and for those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs 1 crore.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• It amends the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

• The Act establishes the central and state pollution control boards (CPCB and SPCBs) to prevent and control water pollution.

• The Bill decriminalises several violations, and instead imposes penalties. It will initially apply to Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the union territories. Other states may pass resolutions to extend its applicability to their states.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha.

• Communities Added to the list of Scheduled Tribes :- 
The Bill adds following communities to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha : (i) Muka Dora, Mooka Dora, Nuka Dora, Nooka Dora (for districts of Koraput, Nowrangapur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri), and (ii) Konda Reddy, Konda Reddi.

• Certain Communities Moved from list of Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes :-
The Bill removes Tamadia and Tamudia communities from the list of Scheduled Castes in Odisha, and instead adds them to the list of Scheduled Tribes.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, in relation to Andhra Pradesh. The Order lists the tribes deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories.

• Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :-
The Bill adds the following to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :- (i) Bondo Porja , (ii) Khond Porja & (iii) Konda Savaras

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To incorporate Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To include ‘Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Koli and Gadda Brahmin’ communities in the list of STs of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

• The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9th February 2024 to amend the Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 with respect to the UT of J&K. Earlier, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th February 2024.

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 31, 2024 and was passed by the Lower House on August 9.

• The Rajya Sabha on December 05 passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, which replaces the Aircraft Act, 1934.

• The Act regulates activities related to aircrafts including manufacturing, possession, use, and trade. The Bill retains these provisions and also provides for regulation of aircraft design.

Nasa Spacecraft "Parker Solar Probe" attempts closest ever approached to the Sun

No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory: Mission operations manager at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.

Today's Vocab word

Astute /əˈstuːt/ (adjective)

Meaning: Having sharp judgment; being able to assess situations or people accurately for one’s advantage.

Examples:

1. She made an astute observation about the market trends.
2. His astute decision-making helped the company thrive.

*27 December Current Affairs in Bilingual*

*1. हाल ही किस राज्य सरकार ने 2025 में “जल्लीकट्टू” आयोजनों के लिए मानक संचालन प्रक्रिया जारी की है?*
Recently, which state government has issued detailed standard operating procedure for “Jallikattu” events in 2025?
A. केरल Kerala
B. तेलंगाना Telangana
C. तमिलनाडु Tamil Nadu
D. आंध्र प्रदेश Andhra Pradesh

*Ans C*

*2. भारत ने मलेरिया के मामलों में कितने प्रतिशत की कमी हासिल की है, जिसका लक्ष्य 2030 तक मलेरिया मुक्त होना है?*
How much percent reduction in malaria cases has India achieved, with the aim of achieving malaria-free status by 2030?
A. 80%
B. 85%
C. 92%
D. 97%

*Ans D*

*3. हाल ही में किस दिवस के अवसर पर 'विकसित पंचायत कर्मयोगी' पहल की शुरुआत की गई है?*
Recently on the occasion of which day 'Vikas Panchayat Karmayogi' initiative has been started?
A. सुशासन दिवस Good Governance Day
B. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मानव एकता दिवस International Human Unity Day
C. राष्ट्रीय उपभोक्ता अधिकार दिवस National Consumer Rights Day
D. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी दिवस International Anti Corruption Day

*Ans A*

*4. हाल ही में किस राज्य सरकार ने 'सौर कृषि वाहिनी योजना 2.0' की शुरुआत की है?*
Which state government has recently launched 'Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana 2.0'?
A. राजस्थान Rajasthan
B. गुजरात Gujarat
C. मध्य प्रदेश Madhya Pradesh
D.महाराष्ट्र Maharashtra

*Ans D*

*5. हाल ही में किसके द्वारा 17 बच्‍चों को ‘प्रधानमंत्री राष्‍ट्रीय बाल पुरस्‍कार’ से सम्मानित किया गया है?*
Who has recently honored 17 children with the 'Prime Minister's National Children's Award'?
A. राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू President Draupadi Murmu
B. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी Prime Minister Narendra Modi
C.शिक्षा मंत्री धर्मेन्द्र प्रधान Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
D. रक्षामंत्री राजनाथ सिंह Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

*Ans A*

*6. निम्नलिखित में सेडी किस संगठन की तर्ज पर 'भारतपोल' लॉन्च किया जाएगा?*
'Bharatpol' will be launched on the lines of which of the following organizations?
A. एनसीआईबी NCIB
B. आईसीसी ICC
C. यूएनओसीडी UNODC
D. इंटरपोल INTERPOL

*Ans D*

*7. हाल ही में किसके लिए ‘भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण’ ने राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों के किनारे आश्रय-स्थल बनाने की परियोजना शुरु की है?*
For whom has the 'National Highway Authority of India' recently started the project of creating shelters along the national highways?
A. यात्रियों के लिए Passengers
B. भिखारियों के लिए Beggars
C. पशुओ के लिए Animals
D. उपर्युक्त सभी All of the above

*Ans C*

*8. दिसंबर 2024 में, राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू द्वारा कितने राज्यों में नए राज्यपाल नियुक्त किए गए है?*
In how many states have new governors been appointed by President Draupadi Murmu in December 2024?
A. 3 राज्यों में 3 states
B. 4 राज्यों में 4 states
C. 5 राज्यों में 5 states
D. 7 राज्यों में 7 states

*Ans C*

*9. हाल ही में गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने _ नवगठित बहुउद्देशीय प्राथमिक कृषि ऋण समितियों का उद्घाटन किया है।*
Recently, Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated _ newly formed Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.
A. 8,000
B. 10,000
C. 12,000
D. 15,000

*Ans B*

*10. प्रतिवर्ष किस तारीख को 'अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महामारी तैयारी दिवस' मनाया जाता है?*
On which date is 'International Epidemic Preparedness Day' celebrated every year?
A. 25 दिसंबर 25 December
B. 26 दिसंबर 26 December
C.27 दिसंबर 27 December
D. 28 दिसंबर 28 December

*Ans C*

*11. सरकार वित्त वर्ष 2026 में, राजकोषीय घाटे को घटाकर कितने प्रतिशत करेगी?*
By what percent will the government reduce the fiscal deficit in the financial year 2026?
A. 2.5%
B. 3.8%
C. 4.5%
D. 7.6%

*Ans C*

*12. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ‘स्‍वामित्‍व योजना’ के अंतर्गत कितने लाख से अधिक परिसम्‍पत्ति कार्ड वितरित करेंगे?*
How many lakh asset cards will Prime Minister Narendra Modi distribute under the 'Svamitva Yojana'?
A. 42 लाख 42 lakh
B. 54 लाख 54 lakhs
C. 58 लाख 58 Lakhs
D. 62 लाख 62 lakhs

*Ans B*

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 27.12.2024


1. UNRAVEL (VERB): (सुलझाना): solve
Synonyms: resolve, work out
Antonyms: complicate
Example Sentence:They were attempting to unravel the cause of death.


2. TENDER (ADJECTIVE): (दयालु): caring
Synonyms: kind, kindly
Antonyms: hard-hearted
Example Sentence:He was unusually tender to me, and for a brief space the shadow lifted.


3. MALIGNANT (ADJECTIVE): (विघातक): spiteful
Synonyms: hostile, malevolent
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He is now in the hands of malignant fate.


4. RAMSHACKLE (ADJECTIVE): (टूटा-फूटा): tumbledown
Synonyms: dilapidated, derelict
Antonyms: well maintained, sturdy
Example Sentence:It has a slightly ramshackle atmosphere, which adds to the charm.


5. SUBTERFUGE (NOUN): (छल): trickery
Synonyms: intrigue, evasion
Antonyms: honesty
Example Sentence:He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions.


6. VEX (VERB): (खीझाना): annoy
Synonyms: irritate, infuriate
Antonyms: mollify
Example Sentence:The memory of the conversation still vexed him.


7. UNREALISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): impractical
Synonyms: impracticable, unworkable
Antonyms: realistic
Example Sentence:It was unrealistic to expect changes to be made overnight.


8. DIGNITY (NOUN): (गरिमा): nobility
Synonyms: majesty, regality
Antonyms: informality
Example Sentence:He bowed with great dignity.


9. SPARK (VERB): (कारण बनना): cause
Synonyms: give rise to, set in motion
Antonyms: bring to an end
Example Sentence:The meeting sparked a row of rumours.


10. REBELLIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अवज्ञापूर्ण): defiant
Synonyms: disobedient, insubordinate
Antonyms: conformist
Example Sentence:I became very rebellious and opted out.

Former PM of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92.
India's fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. Dr.
Singh completed his Matriculation examinations from the Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Dr. Singh followed this with a D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. His book, "India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth" [Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] was an early critique of India's inward-oriented trade policy.
In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991 and 1996 as India's Finance Minister. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognized worldwide.
Among the many awards and honours conferred upon Dr. Singh in his public career, the most prominent are India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan (1987); the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress (1995); the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year (1993 and 1994); the Euro Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year (1993), the Adam Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge (1956); and the Wright's Prize for Distinguished Performance at St. John's College in Cambridge
(1955). Dr. Singh has also been honoured by a number of other associations including the Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Dr.
Singh is a recipient of honorary degrees from many universities including the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

India observes Constitution Day, also known as Samvidhan Divas, on November 26 each year. This day also coincides with the 133rd birth anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly. Initially celebrated as Law Day, the day was renamed Constitution Day by the Indian government in 2015. Committee that drafted the Constitution- a process that took 2 years, 11 months, and 17 days to complete. November 26 marks the adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1949, which came into effect on January 26, 1950.

*सुबह देश राज्यों से खबरें*

*26- नवंबर - मंगलवार*

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*1* संविधान दिवस आज, राष्ट्रपति दोनों सदनों को संबोधित करेंगी, वर्षगांठ पर सिक्का और डाक टिकट जारी होगा; 1949 में इसी दिन कॉन्स्टिट्यूशन अपनाया गया था

*2* संविधान के 75 वर्ष पूरे: आज संसद के संयुक्त सत्र को संबोधित करेंगी राष्ट्रपति मुर्मू; वर्ष भर चलेगा समारोह

*3* केंद्रीय कैबिनेट ने PAN 2.0 को मंजूरी दी गई। इसके साथ ही इनोवेशन मिशन के लिए 2750 करोड़ रुपये का प्रावधान किया गया। इसके साथ ही वन नेशन और वन सब्सक्रिप्शन को भी लागू करने पर मुहर लगाई गई। केंद्रीय मंत्री अश्विनी वैष्णव ने बताया कि वन नेशन वन सब्सक्रिप्शन का सबसे बड़ा लाभ युवाओं और छात्रों का मिलेगा।

*4* यूपी-महाराष्ट्र और मध्य प्रदेश को रेलवे की तीन योजनाओं की सौगात; यात्रा आसान होगी, ढुलाई लागत घटेगी

*5* महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा चुनाव 2024 में शानदार जीत के बाद पूर्व सीएम देवेंद्र फडणवीस शीर्ष नेताओं से मिलने दिल्ली पहुंचे। खबरों के मुताबिक देवेंद्र फडणवीस सोमवार देर रात महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा अध्यक्ष राहुल नार्वेकर के साथ पार्टी के शीर्ष नेताओं से मिलने दिल्ली पहुंचे। फडणवीस गृहमंत्री अमित शाह और भाजपा अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा से मिलकर राज्य में नई सरकार के गठन पर विचार-विमर्श करेंगे

*6* भाजपा के अभूतपूर्व प्रदर्शन के बाद फडणवीस को राज्य में मुख्यमंत्री पद का सबसे बड़ा दावेदार माना जा रहा है। दिल्ली में राजनीतिक विमर्श से पहले सोमवार रात फडणवीस ने लोकसभा अध्यक्ष ओम बिरला की बेटी की शादी के भोज में भी हिस्सा लिया।

*7* हेमंत की शपथ का राहुल, ममता और तेजस्वी को न्योता, 28 नवंबर को चौथी बार झारखंड CM की लेंगे शपथ, JMM बोला- ऐतिहासिक होगा कार्यकाल

*8* तेलंगाना ने अडाणी का ₹100 करोड़ डोनेशन ठुकराया, यंग इंडिया स्किल यूनिवर्सिटी के लिए ऑफर किया था, CM बोले- इससे छवि को नुकसान होता

*9* देश का पहला वर्टिकल रेल ब्रिज तैयार; 2 किमी लंबे नए पंबन ब्रिज पर 80 की स्पीड में दौड़ेगी ट्रेन, रामेश्वरम सिर्फ 5 मिनट में

*10* आईपीएस रश्मि शुक्ला को सरकार ने दोबारा नियुक्त किया, महाराष्ट्र डीजीपी का पदभार संभालेंगी

*11* IPL मेगा ऑक्शन- 182 प्लेयर्स बिके, 639.15 करोड़ खर्च, ऋषभ पंत इतिहास के सबसे महंगे खिलाड़ी, 13 साल में शतक लगाने वाले वैभव सबसे युवा
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Today's Word

Congenital (adj)

Meaning: having particular disease that's exist since birth

Example: Spread of congenital diseases satrting to make scientists fret.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 26.11.2024


1. RAVAGE (VERB): (विध्वंस करना): devastate
Synonyms: ruin, destroy
Antonyms: conserve
Example Sentence:Southern Florida was entirely ravaged by the hurricane.


2. COPIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचुर): abundant
Synonyms: superabundant, plentiful
Antonyms: sparse
Example Sentence:She took copious notes of the lesson.


3. ANNULMENT (NOUN): (विलोपन): voiding
Synonyms: repeal, cancellation
Antonyms: restoration
Example Sentence:The applicant sought the annulment of the decision.


4. PREDOMINANT (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वाधिक): main
Synonyms: chief, principal
Antonyms: subsidiary
Example Sentence:The predominant colour in the painting was white.


5. STAGNATE (VERB): (कुछ नहीं करना): do nothing
Synonyms: languish, decline
Antonyms: rise
Example Sentence:Teaching can easily stagnate into a set of routines.


6. SOMBER (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:He looks at her with a somber expression.


7. VETO (NOUN): (पदच्युति): rejection
Synonyms: vetoing, dismissal
Antonyms: approval
Example Sentence:His casual attitude on veto infuriated her.


8. LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप करना): mourn
Synonyms: sorrow, wail
Antonyms: celebrate
Example Sentence:He was lamenting the death of his infant daughter.


9. GRATUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निःशुल्क): free
Synonyms: gratis, complimentary
Antonyms: paid
Example Sentence:Solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice.


10. CURTAIL (VERB): (घटाना): reduce
Synonyms: cut, cut down
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:Civil liberties were further curtailed.

Today's Word

Burgeon (verb)

Meaning: to develop or grow quickly

Example: Cost of products burgeoning in our country day by day.😶

*21 November Current Affairs*

1.हर वर्ष 20 नवंबर को ‘विश्व बाल दिवस’ मनाया जाता है।
*Every year, 20 November is observed as World Children’s Day.*

2. दिल्ली-एनसीआर में वायु गुणवत्ता सूचकांक (AQI) 422 "बहुत खराब" श्रेणी में दर्ज किया गया।
*Delhi-NCR recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 422, categorized as "very poor."*

3.मुख्य न्यायाधीश संजीव खन्ना ने दिल्ली में प्रदूषण के मद्देनजर वर्चुअल सुनवाई की अनुमति दी।
*Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna allowed virtual hearings in Delhi considering the pollution levels.*

4.55वां भारत अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म महोत्सव गोवा में शुरू हुआ, जिसमें ऑस्ट्रेलिया विशेष फोकस देश है।
*The 55th International Film Festival of India began in Goa, with Australia as the focus country.*

5.जोगा पूर्ति ने एशियाई यूथ क्लाइम्बिंग चैंपियनशिप में रजत पदक जीता।
*Joga Purti won a silver medal at the Asian Youth Climbing Championship.*

6.चाइना ओपन मास्टर्स टूर्नामेंट 19 नवंबर को चीन के शेनजेन में शुरू हुआ।
*The China Open Masters Tournament began on 19 November in Shenzhen, China.*

7.डेविस कप के क्वार्टर फाइनल में राफेल नडाल को नीदरलैंड्स के बोटिक वान डे ज़ैंड्शल्प से हार मिली।
*In the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Rafael Nadal lost to the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp.*

8.भारत ने जापान को 2-0 से हराकर महिला एशियाई चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी के फाइनल में प्रवेश किया।
*India defeated Japan 2-0 to reach the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy final.*

9.प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी G20 शिखर सम्मेलन के बाद गयाना की तीन दिवसीय यात्रा पर रवाना हुए।
*Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for a three-day visit to Guyana after the G20 Summit.*

10.ISRO ने अमेरिका के केप कैनवरल से GSAT-20 का सफल प्रक्षेपण किया।
*ISRO successfully launched GSAT-20 from Cape Canaveral, USA.*

♦️20 November 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi


  ➼  Every year on November 19, International Men 's Day is celebrated across the world. 
हर वर्ष 19 नवंबर को दुनियाभर में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पुरुष दिवस मनाया जाता है। 

  ➼  The 'Competition Commission of India'has imposed a fine of Rs 213 crore 14 lakh on  social media platform ' Meta' regarding WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update .
‘भारतीय प्रतिस्पर्धा आयोग’ ने व्हाट्सएप की 2021 की गोपनीयता नीति अपडेट को लेकर सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म ‘मेटा’ पर 213 करोड़ 14 लाख रुपये का जुर्माना लगाया है।

  ➼  'Russia' has vetoed the resolution presented in the United Nations Security Council demanding an immediate ceasefire in Sudan. Let us tell you that Russia was the only country in the 15-member Security Council that vetoed this proposal.
‘रूस’ ने सूडान में तत्काल युद्धविराम की मांग को लेकर संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद में पेश प्रस्ताव को वीटो कर दिया है। बता दें कि 15 सदस्य वाली सुरक्षा परिषद में रूस एकमात्र देश था जिसने इस प्रस्‍ताव के खिलाफ वीटो किया है।

  ➼  Dhudmaras, a small village in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, has been selected by the ' United Nations World Tourism Organization' (UNWTO) for the best tourism village development program.
छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर जिले के छोटे से गांव धुड़मारास को ‘संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व पर्यटन संगठन’ (UNWTO) द्वारा सर्वेष्ठ पर्यटन गांव के उन्नयन कार्यक्रम के लिए चयनित किया गया है।

  ➼  Reigning Asian Games champion in archery, Jyothi Surekha Vennam has won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the GT Open in Luxembourg.
तीरंदाजी में मौजूदा एशियाई खेल की चैंपियन ‘ज्‍योति सुरेखा वेन्‍नम’ (Jyothi Surekha Vennam) ने लक्‍जमबर्ग में जीटी ओपन में महिलाओं की कंपाउंड स्‍पर्धा में स्‍वर्ण पदक जीता है। 

  ➼  HCL Software, the enterprise software products unit of HCL Tech, has appointed Vikrant Choudhary as Senior Vice President and Country Head for India.
HCL टेक की इंटरप्राइज सॉफ्टवेयर प्रोडक्ट्स यूनिट एचसीएल सॉफ्टवेयर (HCL Software) ने ‘विक्रांत चौधरी’ को सीनियर वाइज प्रेसिडेंट और भारत का कंट्री हेड नियुक्त किया है।

  ➼  Defence Minister ' Rajnath Singh' will pay an official visit to Vientiane, the capital of Laos from 20 to 22 November to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM-Plus) .
रक्षा मंत्री ‘राजनाथ सिंह’ आसियान रक्षा मंत्रियों की बैठक (एडीएमएम-प्लस) में भाग लेने के लिए 20 से 22 नवंबर तक लाओस की राजधानी वियनतियाने की आधिकारिक यात्रा करेंगे। 

  ➼  Recently, the Telangana government has set up the ' Mechanical Intelligence Advisory Council' . This council is studying the best styles of mechanical intelligence for a strong policy system.
हाल ही में तेलंगाना सरकार ने ‘यांत्रिक मेधा सलाहकार परिषद’ की स्थापना की है। यह परिषद् एक सशक्त नीतिगत व्यवस्था के लिए यांत्रिक बुद्धिमत्‍ता संबंधी सर्वोत्तम शैलियों का अध्ययन कर रही है। 

  ➼  The Central Government has notified  Chhattisgarh's 'Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve' as the 56th tiger reserve of the country.
केंद्र-सरकार ने छत्तीसगढ़ के ‘गुरु घासीदास-तमोर पिंगला टाइगर रिजर्व’ (Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve) को देश का 56वांँ बाघ-अभयारण्य अधिसूचित किया है।

  ➼  The third edition of the 'Global Freight Summit 2024' began in Dubai on November 18. The three-day event, organised by DP World, is attended by over 5,000 industry leaders from 155 countries, representing diverse sectors of the global supply chain industry.
‘ग्लोबल फ्रेट समिट 2024’ का तीसरा संस्करण 18 नवंबर को दुबई में शुरू हुआ है। डीपी वर्ल्ड द्वारा आयोजित तीन दिवसीय कार्यक्रम में 155 देशों के 5,000 से अधिक उद्योग जगत के नेताओं ने भाग लिया है, जो वैश्विक आपूर्ति श्रृंखला उद्योग के विविध क्षेत्रों का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं।

  ➼  'National Youth Day 2025' will be celebrated as Developed India Youth Leaders Dialogue on 11 and 12 January next year. 
‘राष्ट्रीय युवा महोत्सव 2025’ (National Youth Day) को अगले वर्ष 11 और 12 जनवरी को विकसित भारत युवा नेता संवाद के रूप में मनाया जाएगा।

Today's Word

Beseech (verb)

Meaning: Ask for something in a way that shows you need it very much

Example: Do some work and earn money rather than sitting under the sun and beseeching.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.11.2024


1. HUDDLE (VERB): (करीब आना): crowd 
Synonyms: gather, throng 
Antonyms: disperse 
Example Sentence: Both of them huddled under the blanket, watching the flames grow. 


2. STARK (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्टवादी): blunt 
Synonyms: bald, bare 
Antonyms: disguised 
Example Sentence: His position is in stark contrast to that of his brother. 


3. DAUNT (VERB): (भयभीत करना): intimidate 
Synonyms: abash, shake 
Antonyms: encourage 
Example Sentence: Most of the elderly people are daunted by technology. 


4. VIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): workable 
Synonyms: feasible, practicable 
Antonyms: impracticable 
Example Sentence:The proposed investment was of economically viable nature. 


5. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कड़ा): harsh 
Synonyms: severe, strict 
Antonyms: mild 
Example Sentence: The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws. 


6. DELECTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (स्वादिष्ट): delicious 
Synonyms: mouth-watering, appetizing 
Antonyms: inedible 
Example Sentence: We love delectable handmade chocolates. 


7. CAUSTIC (ADJECTIVE): (व्यंग्यपूर्ण): sarcastic 
Synonyms: cutting, biting 
Antonyms: kind 
Example Sentence: The players were making caustic comments about the refereeing. 


8. CONTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद): controversial 
Synonyms: disputable, debatable 
Antonyms: uncontroversial 
Example Sentence: We are dealing with a contentious topic. 


9. SPARE (ADJECTIVE): (अतिरिक्त): extra 
Synonyms: supplementary, additional 
Antonyms: principal 
Example Sentence: Few people had spare cash for essentials. 


10. IMPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आज्ञसूचक): peremptory 
Synonyms: commanding, imperious 
Antonyms: submissive 
Example Sentence: The bell pealed again, a final imperative call. 

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confers the Grand Commander of The Order of the Niger (GCON) on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Abuja.

Queen Elizabeth is the only Foreign Dignitary who has been Awarded GCON in 1969.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.11.2024


1. INEVITABLY (ADVERB): (अनिवार्य रूप से): unavoidably 
Synonyms: automatically, necessarily 
Antonyms: avoidably 
Example Sentence: Inevitably some details are already out of date. 


2. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (बेचैन): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, upset 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: There was a fraught silence in the cabin. 


3. INCENDIARY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): inflammatory 
Synonyms: provocative, agitational 
Antonyms: conciliatory 
Example Sentence: The principal's incendiary remarks were not appropriate for the students to hear. 


4. STARTLE (VERB): (डराना): surprise 
Synonyms: frighten, scare 
Antonyms: put at ease 
Example Sentence: A sudden sound in the doorway startled all of us. 


5. SAGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बुद्धिमान): wise 
Synonyms: clever, intelligent 
Antonyms: stupid 
Example Sentence: Step by step, with sagacious attitude, he advanced to the great discovery. 


6. DISRUPT (VERB): (भंग करना): distort 
Synonyms: damage, buckle 
Antonyms: organize 
Example Sentence:It wasn't like Alex to let anger disrupt his schedule. 


7. VENOMOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): vicious 
Synonyms: spiteful, rancorous 
Antonyms: friendly 
Example Sentence: She replied with a venomous glance. 


8. LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): (वैध): valid 
Synonyms: sound, admissible 
Antonyms: invalid 
Example Sentence: His excuse for being late was legitimate. 


9. INADVERTENTLY (ADVERB): (अनजाने में): accidentally 
Synonyms: by accident, unintentionally 
Antonyms: deliberately 
Example Sentence: His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list. 


10. SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce 
Synonyms: cut drop 
Antonyms: raise 
Example Sentence: The workforce has been slashed by 3,000. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.11.2024


1. COROLLARY (NOUN): (परिणाम): consequence
Synonyms: result, upshot
Antonyms: cause
Example Sentence:The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.


2. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुद्र): flippant
Synonyms: glib, waggish
Antonyms: serious
Example Sentence:At bottom the man was frivolous, selfish and unstable.


3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अपमान): disrespect
Synonyms: disregard, slighting
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.


4. DRENCH (VERB): (भिगाना): soak
Synonyms: saturate, wet through
Antonyms: dry
Example Sentence:I fell in the stream and was drenched.


5. PROPRIETY (NOUN): (शिष्टाचार): decorum
Synonyms: respectability decency
Antonyms: impropriety
Example Sentence: She always behaves with the utmost propriety.


6. REFUTE (VERB): (खंडन करना): disprove
Synonyms: rebut, confute
Antonyms: confirm
Example Sentence:These claims have not been refuted at all.


7. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE): (बोल-चाल की शैली): informal
Synonyms: conversational, everyday
Antonyms: literary
Example Sentence:His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order.


8. BEWILDER (VERB): (भरमाना): baffle
Synonyms: mystify, bemuse
Antonyms: enlighten
Example Sentence:She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.


9. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): (अभागे): unfortunate
Synonyms: unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: lucky
Example Sentence:I met the hapless victims of the disaster.


10. INHIBIT (VERB): (रोकना): impede
Synonyms: hinder hamper
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:Too much cold inhibits plant growth. 

17 November 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi

  ➼  Recently, Nepal women's cricket team has qualified for  the ICC T-20 Women's Under-19 World Cup 2025 .
हाल ही में नेपाल की महिला क्रिकेट टीम ने आईसीसी T-20 महिला अंडर-19 विश्व कप 2025 के लिए क्वालीफाई किया है।

  ➼  In view of the increasing level of air pollution in Delhi, all 'primary schools' will conduct online classes till further orders. 
दिल्‍ली में वायु प्रदूषण के बढ़ते स्‍तर को देखते हुए सभी‘प्राथमिक विद्यालय’ अगले आदेश तक ऑनलाइन कक्षाएं संचालित करेंगे। 

  ➼  'Guru Nanak Jayanti' or Guru Parv is being celebrated with religious fervour across the country and abroad on November 15. It marks the birth of the first Guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. 
‘गुरु नानक जयंती’ या गुरु पर्व 15 नवंबर को देश-विदेश में धार्मिक उत्साह के साथ मनाया गया है। यह सिख धर्म के पहले गुरु, गुरु नानक देव जी के जन्म का प्रतीक है, जिन्होंने सिख धर्म की नींव रखी थी। 

  ➼  Defence Research and Development Organisation- DRDO has successfully flight tested the  ' Guided Pinaka Weapon System' .
रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन- DRDO ने ‘गाइडेड पिनाका हथियार प्रणाली’ के उड़ान का सफल परीक्षण किया है।

  ➼  Chinese smartphone company Vivo has appointed Bollywood actress Suhana Khanas the brand ambassador for its Y-series smartphones.
चाईनीज स्मार्टफोन कंपनी Vivo ने बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री ‘सुहाना खान’ को अपनी Y-सीरीज स्मार्टफोन्स के लिए ब्रांड एंमबेडर बनाया है।

  ➼  ' Central Board of Secondary Education'-CBSE has given a big relief to the students of class 10th and 12th. The syllabus for these classes has been reduced by 15%. Also, the exam pattern has also been changed. According to this, 40% marks will be given for internal assessment and the remaining 60% marks will be for the final examination.
‘केंद्रीय माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड‘-CBSE ने 10वीं और 12वीं कक्षा के छात्र-छात्राओं को बड़ी राहत दी है। इन कक्षाओं के लिए पाठ्यक्रम में 15% की कटौती की गई है। साथ ही परीक्षा पैटर्न में भी बदलाव किया गया है। इसके अनुसार इंटरनल असेसमेंट के लिए 40% नंबर दिए जाएंगे बाकी 60% नंबर फाइनल परीक्षा के होंगे।

  ➼  Dr S Jaishankar on 14 November released a special logo to mark the completion of 75 years of India-Philippines diplomatic relations at an event in New Delhi, showcasing the special ties between India and the Philippines.
डॉ. एस जयशंकर ने 14 नवंबर को नई दिल्ली में एक कार्यक्रम में भारत-फिलीपींस राजनयिक संबंधों के 75 वर्ष पूरे होने के अवसर पर एक विशेष लोगो जारी किया है, जो भारत और फिलीपींस के बीच विशेष संबंधों को प्रदर्शित करता है।

  ➼  External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar presided over the inauguration of the first overseas campus of Symbiosis International University at Dubai Knowledge Park on 14 November.
विदेश मंत्री डॉ. एस जयशंकर ने 14 नवंबर को दुबई नॉलेज पार्क में ‘सिम्बिओसिस अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय’ के पहले विदेश परिसर के उद्धाटन कार्यक्रम की अध्‍यक्षता की है।

Today's Word

Equinox (noun)

Meaning: An occasion when length of day and night are equal

Example: Vernal( happening in spring) equinox is called Navruz and celebrated countrywidely in Uzbekistan.

Books In News 2023-2024

• Ambedkar: A Life - Shashi Tharoor

• Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies - Shubhra Gupta

• Victory City - Salman Rushdie

• Jaadunama : Javed Akhtar's Journey - Arvind Mandloi 

• The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living - Ruskin Bond 

• Made In India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise” - Amitabh Kant

• Breaking the Mould - Raghuram Rajan

• The Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras - Radhika Iyengar

• Welcome to Paradise - Twinkle Khanna

• The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success - Vivek Agnihotri

• Zeba: An Accidental Superhero - Huma Qureshi

• The Conspiracy - Sri Lanka ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

• Knife - Salman Rushdie

14 November 2024 Current Affairs

  ➼  Every year on November 13, 'World Kindness Day' is celebrated all over the world.
हर वर्ष 13 नवंबर को दुनियाभर में ‘विश्व दयालुता दिवस’ मनाया जाता है।

  ➼  India is among the global top 10 countries in patents, trademarks and industrial designs in  the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024 report.
भारत, विश्व बौद्धिक संपदा संकेतक 2024 रिपोर्ट में पेटेंट, ट्रेडमार्क और औद्योगिक डिजाइन में वैश्विक शीर्ष 10 देशों में शामिल है।

  ➼  In the first phase of 'Jharkhand Assembly Elections' , voting will be held on 43 seats in 15 districts on November 13.
‘झारखंड विधानसभा चुनाव’ के पहले चरण में 13 नवंबर को 15 जिलों की 43 सीटों पर मतदान हुआ।

  ➼  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of AIIMS in Darbhanga, Bihar on November 13. After Patna, this will be the second AIIMS in the state.
प्रधानमंत्री ‘नरेंद्र मोदी’ 13 नवंबर को बिहार के दरभंगा में ‘अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्‍थान’-AIIMS की आधारशिला रखी। बता दें कि पटना के बाद यह राज्‍य का दूसरा एम्‍स होगा।

  ➼  Voting for the assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20. Let us tell you that by-election for the  'Nanded Lok Sabha seat' of the state will also be held on the same day.
महाराष्ट्र में एक ही चरण में होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए 20 नवंबर को वोट डाले जाएंगे। बता दें कि इसी दिन राज्य की ‘नांदेड़ लोकसभा सीट’ के लिए उपचुनाव भी होगा।

  ➼  The Central Government has extended the tenure of Foreign Secretary ' Vikram Misri'till 14 July 2026. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of service.
केंद्र सरकार ने विदेश सचिव ‘विक्रम मिस्री’ का कार्यकाल 14 जुलाई 2026 तक बढ़ा दिया है। कैबिनेट की नियुक्ति समिति ने सेवा विस्तार को मंजूरी दे दी है।

  ➼  Defence Research and Development Organisation-DRDO on November 12 conducted the first flight test of  a long-range ' Land Attack Cruise Missile' from a mobile articulated launcher from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha.
रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन-DRDO ने 12 नवंबर को ओडिशा के इंटीग्रेटेड टेस्ट रेंज, चांदीपुर से एक मोबाइल आर्टिकुलेटेड लॉन्चर से लंबी दूरी की ‘लैंड अटैक क्रूज मिसाइल’ का पहला उड़ान परीक्षण किया है।।

  ➼  India's industrial production grew by 3.1 per cent  in September this year due to increased manufacturing activities .
विनिर्माण गतिविधियों में बढ़ोत्तरी के कारण इस वर्ष सितंबर महीने में भारत का औद्योगिक उत्पादन बढ़कर 3.1 प्रतिशत हो गया है।

  ➼  The Home Ministry has approved the creation of the first women battalion of the Central Industrial Security Force – CISF. This decision has been taken with the aim of empowering women and increasing their role in national security.
गृह मंत्रालय ने ‘केंद्रीय औद्योगिक सुरक्षा बल’– CISF की पहली महिला बटालियन बनाने को मंजूरी दी है। यह निर्णय महिलाओं को सशक्त बनाने और राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा में उनकी भूमिका बढ़ाने के उद्देश्य से लिया गया है।

  ➼  The next 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' convention will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from January 8-10 next year.
आगामी ‘प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस’ सम्मेलन अगले वर्ष 8 से 10 जनवरी तक ओडिशा के भुवनेश्वर में आयोजित किया जाएगा।

  ➼  Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has released a book titled 'Maa-Mother' in New Delhi. The book has been written by ' Dr. Devendra Kumar Dhodavat', Additional Secretary to the Governor of Kerala.
विधि और न्याय मंत्री अर्जुन राम मेघवाल ने नई दिल्ली में ‘माँ-मदर’ नामक पुस्तक का विमोचन किया है।  यह पुस्तक केरल के राज्यपाल के अतिरिक्त सचिव ‘डॉ. दवेंद्र कुमार धोडावत’ द्वारा लिखी गई है।

Today's Word

Abhor (verb)

Meaning: to hate the way of behaving or thinking, often because it's not moral

Example: I abhorred a man's behaving last night at the party. He must've been drunk.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.11.2024


1. ALIENATE (NOUN): (पृथक करना): estrange 
Synonyms: turn away, set apart 
Antonyms: unite 
Example Sentence: We live in an urban environment which alienates its own inhabitants. 


2. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): (नीचतापूर्ण): wicked 
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous 
Antonyms: noble 
Example Sentence: While the town is sleeping, the mafia is out doing dastardly deeds. 


3. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (भीषण): shocking 
Synonyms: appalling, horrific 
Antonyms: marvellous 
Example Sentence: Copyright faces egregious abuses. 


4. CALLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निर्मम): heartless 
Synonyms: unfeeling uncaring 
Antonyms: kind 
Example Sentence: His callous comments about the murder made me shiver. 


5. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): ambivalence 
Synonyms: equivocation, obscurity 
Antonyms: transparency 
Example Sentence: We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act. 


6. CONSOLIDATE (VERB): (मजबूत करना): strengthen 
Synonyms: secure, stabilize 
Antonyms: weaken 
Example Sentence: The company consolidated its position in the international market. 


7. DESPISE (VERB): (घृणा करना): detest 
Synonyms: hate, loathe 
Antonyms: like 
Example Sentence: He despised himself for being selfish. 


8. UNRAVEL (VERB): (सुलझाना): solve 
Synonyms: resolve, work out 
Antonyms: complicate 
Example Sentence: They were attempting to unravel the cause of death. 


9. PATCHY (ADJECTIVE): (असम): uneven 
Synonyms: bitty, varying 
Antonyms: uniform 
Example Sentence: There was patchy fog in the sky. 


10. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना): take apart 
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct 
Antonyms: assemble 
Example Sentence: The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap. 

Important Diseases

Brain Disease - Huntington , Alzheimer , Meningitis , Encephalitis , Dimentia

Silicosis - Lungs Disease

Sepsis - Organ Dysfunctioning

Osteoporosis - Bones Affected

Weils - Kidney Disease

Emphysema - Caused by Asbestos (Lungs Disease)

Glaucoma - Eye Disease

Myopia - Near Sighted (Eye)

Hypermetropia - Long Sighted (Eye)

Amblyopia - Lazy Eye Disorder

Hepatitis - Liver Disease

Thalassemia - Blood Disorder

Hypoxia - Not Enough Oxygen available to blood

Leukopenia - Abnormal decrease in WBC's.

Metal Contamination Disease

Minimata - Mercury
Mad Hatter Disease - Mercury
Itai-Itai - Cadmium
Blue Baby Syndrome - Nitrate
Black Foot - Arsenic
Siderosis - Inhalation of Iron Dust
Dermititis - Nickel
Wilson - Copper

Vitamins

Vitamin A - Retinol
Disease - Glaucoma , Xeropthalamia

Vitamin B1 - Thiamine
Disease - Bery-Bery

Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin

Vitamin B3 - Niacin
Disease - Pellagra

Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic Acid

Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine

Vitamin B9 - Folic Acid

Vitamin B12 - Cobalamin
Disease - Pernicious Anaemia

Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid
Disease - Scurvy

Vitamin D - Calciferol
Disease - Rickets , Osteoporosis , Vitiligo

Vitamin E - Tocopherol

Vitamin K - Phylloquinone (Fat Soluble)
Disease - Blood Clotting , Haemorrhage

12 November 2024 Current Affairs

  ➼  Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of the country on November 11. President Draupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office and secrecy to him this morning at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 
‘न्यायमूर्ति संजीव खन्ना’ (Justice Sanjiv Khanna) 11 नवंबर को देश के 51वें मुख्य़ न्यायाधीश पद की शपथ लेंगे। राष्ट्रपति भवन में एक विशेष समारोह में राष्ट्रपति ‘द्रौपदी मुर्मु’ आज सुबह उन्हें पद और गोपनीयता की शपथ दिलाई।

  ➼  The United Nations' ' 29th Annual Climate Change Conference' will begin on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 
संयुक्त राष्ट्र का ‘29वां वार्षिक जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन’ 11 नवंबर को अजरबैजान के बाकू में शुरु होगा।

  ➼  Recently, Pakistan has issued visas to 3 thousand Indian Sikh pilgrims on the occasion of Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji . The 554th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is on 15 November.
हाल ही में पाकिस्तान ने गुरु नानक देव जी के प्रकाश पर्व पर 3 हजार भारतीय सिख तीर्थयात्रियों को वीजा जारी किया है। गुरु नानक देव जी की 554वीं जयंती 15 नवंबर को है।

  ➼  Dubai has ranked top in West Asia and Africa in the Global City Index for the second consecutive year.
ग्‍लोबल सिटी इंडेक्‍स में ‘दुबई’ लगातार दूसरे वर्ष भी पश्चिम एशिया और अफ्रीका में सर्वोच्च स्थान पर काबिज है।

  ➼  The Thailand government has given a big honour to famous Bollywood actor ' Sonu Sood' by choosing him as the brand ambassador of Thailand Tourism.
बॉलीवुड के मशहूर अभिनेता ‘सोनू सूद’ (Sonu Sood) को थाईलैंड सरकार ने बड़ा सम्मान देते हुए उन्हें थाईलैंड टूरिज्म का ब्रांड एंबेसडर चुना है।

  ➼  The 'Women's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy' is starting from November 11 in Rajgir, Bihar. 
‘महिला एशियाई हॉकी चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी’ 11 नवंबर से बिहार के राजगीर में शुरू हुई  है।

  ➼  According to the 'QS World University Rankings', seven Indian institutions have been ranked among the top 100 institutions globally. 
‘क्यू.एस. वर्ल्ड यूनिवर्सिटी रैंकिंग’ के अनुसार भारत के सात संस्‍थानों ने वैश्विक स्तर के शीर्ष 100 संस्‍थानों में स्थान हासिल किया है।

  ➼  Renowned Indian musicians ' Ricky Kej'and ' Anushka Shankar' have been nominated for the 67th Grammy Awards. 
प्रतिष्‍ठत भारतीय संगीतकार ‘रिक्की केज’ और ‘अनुष्‍का शंकर’ को 67वें ग्रैमी पुरस्‍कार के लिए नामांकित किया गया है।

  ➼  Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena on November 10 inaugurated the  ' 73rd All India Police Athletics Cluster Championship 2024-25' at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल विनय कुमार सक्सेना ने 10 नवंबर को नई दिल्ली स्थित जवाहर लाल नेहरू स्टेडियम में ‘73वीं अखिल भारतीय पुलिस एथलेटिक्स क्लस्टर चैंपियनशिप 2024-25’ का शुभारंभ किया है।

Today's word

🔍 Pant (verb)

Meaning: to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth ,usually because you have been doing something enegetic.

Example: When he finished running in a marathon, he was panting so fast that I was scared if he would die.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.11.2024


1. EMBLEMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतीकात्मक): symbolic 
Synonyms: representative, demonstrative 
Antonyms: representational 
Example Sentence:My case is emblematic of a larger issue. 


2. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): (संकीर्ण): narrow-minded 
Synonyms: small-minded, provincial 
Antonyms: cosmopolitan 
Example Sentence:Parochial attitudes seldom lead to distress. 


3. ENTANGLE (VERB): (जाल में फंसना/ फंसाना): involve 
Synonyms: implicate, embroil 
Antonyms: steer clear of 
Example Sentence:They were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war. 


4. EXQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (अति सुंदर): beautiful 
Synonyms: lovely, elegant 
Antonyms: crude 
Example Sentence: She makes exquisite, jewel-like portraits. 


5. EXTRAVAGANT (ADJECTIVE): (फ़िजूल ख़र्च): spendthrift 
Synonyms: profligate, unthrifty 
Antonyms: thrifty 
Example Sentence: It was rather extravagant to buy both.


6. OBLITERATE (VERB): (नष्ट करना): destroy 
Synonyms: wipe out, annihilate 
Antonyms: create 
Example Sentence: The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind. 


7. ARTICULATE (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट): eloquent 
Synonyms: fluent, communicative 
Antonyms: inarticulate 
Example Sentence: He made an articulate account of his and her experiences. 


8. IMPETUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): motivation 
Synonyms: stimulus incitement 
Antonyms: discouragement 
Example Sentence:The ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism. 


9. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चौंका देने वाला): shocking 
Synonyms: appalling, horrific 
Antonyms: marvellous 
Example Sentence: Egregious abuses of copyright take place. 


10. SPLENDOUR (NOUN): (भव्यता): magnificence 
Synonyms: grandeur, opulence 
Antonyms: modesty 
Example Sentence:The tiles of these roofs are of deep-blue colour adding an element of splendour.

Important Days (November)

12 Nov - World Pneumonia Day
17 Nov - National Epilepsy Day
19 Nov - Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
19 Nov - World Toilet Day
26 Nov - Constitution Day of India
26 Nov - National Milk Day

QS World University Rankings Asia 2025

Seven Indian Institutions make it to TOP 100 of QS World University Rankings Asia 2025

Here is the List :-

• IIT Delhi - 44th
• IIT Bombay - 48th
• IIT Madras - 56th
• IIT Kharagpur - 60th
• Indian Institute of Science - 62nd
• IIT Kanpur - 67th
• University of Delhi - 81st

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.11.2024


1. STRICTURE (NOUN): (परिसीमन): constraint 
Synonyms: restriction, limitation 
Antonyms: freedom 
Example Sentence: The strictures imposed by the British Board of Film Censors. 


2. DISBURSE (VERB): (चुकाना): pay out 
Synonyms: lay out, spend 
Antonyms: claim 
Example Sentence:$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed. 


3. ANIMOSITY (NOUN): (बैर): antipathy 
Synonyms: hostility, friction 
Antonyms: goodwill 
Example Sentence: He no longer felt any animosity towards her. 


4. ARTICULATE (VERB): (साफ़ साफ़ बोलना): express 
Synonyms: voice, give voice to 
Antonyms: bottle up 
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions. 


5. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish 
Synonyms: babyish, immature 
Antonyms: mature 
Example Sentence:Everyone is fed up of his infantile jokes. 


6. DEMARCATE (VERB): (हदबंदी करना): separate 
Synonyms: divide, delimit 
Antonyms: join 
Example Sentence:Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. 


7. IMPUGN (VERB): (बहस करना): challenge 
Synonyms: question, dispute 
Antonyms: support 
Example Sentence:The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. 


8. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिरा तौर पर): apparently 
Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it 
Antonyms: genuinely 
Example Sentence: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health. 


9. INFURIATE (VERB): (क्रुद्ध करना): enrage 
Synonyms: incense, anger 
Antonyms: please 
Example Sentence: I was infuriated by your article. 


10. DEFER (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield 
Synonyms: submit, give way 
Antonyms: stand up to 
Example Sentence:I deferred to his supreme efficiency. 

11 November 2024 Current Affairs

  ➼  The air quality in Delhi-NCR region remains very poor. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index in the capital was recorded at 361 on the morning of 9 November.
दिल्ली-NCR क्षेत्र में हवा का स्‍तर बेहद खराब बना हुआ है। ‘केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड’ के अनुसार 09 नवंबर की सुबह राजधानी में वायु गुणवत्ता सूचकांक 361 दर्ज किया गया है।

  ➼  'East Central Railway' will operate 446 special trains in the next 15 days  for the return of passengers after 'Chhath Puja' in Bihar.
बिहार में ‘छठ पूजा’ के बाद यात्रियों की वापसी के लिए ‘पूर्व मध्य रेलवे’ अगले 15 दिनों में 446 विशेष रेलगाड़ियों का संचालन करेगा।

  ➼  The 'World University Shooting Championship' will begin from November 09 at Dr. Karni Singh Range in New Delhi. The competition will begin with air pistol events. 
‘वर्ल्‍ड यूनिवर्सिटी निशानेबाजी चैंपियनशिप’ 09 नवंबर से नई दिल्ली के डॉ. कर्णी सिंह रेंज में शुरू होगी। बता दें कि प्रतियोगिता की शुरुआत एयर पिस्टल स्पर्धाओं से होगी।

  ➼  Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan inaugurated the second annual edition of the ' Indian Military Heritage Festival' in New Delhi on 08 November.
प्रमुख रक्षा अध्‍यक्ष जनरल अनिल चौहान ने 08 नवंबर को नई दिल्‍ली में ‘भारतीय सैन्‍य विरासत महोत्‍सव’ के दूसरे वार्षिक संस्‍करण का उद्घाटन किया है।

  ➼  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 83rd Annual Session of the  ' Indian Road Congress' in Raipur on November 08.
केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने 08 नवंबर को रायपुर में ‘भारतीय सड़क कांग्रेस’ के 83वें वार्षिक सत्र का उद्घाटन किया है।

  ➼  Recently, the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences has established  a ' Ballast Water Purification Technology Testing Facility' at the NIOT beach at Pamanji and Vagaru villages, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh.
हाल ही में पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय के राष्ट्रीय महासागर प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान ने आंध्र प्रदेश के तिरूपति जिले के पमांजी और वागरू गांवों में एनआईओटी समुद्री तट पर एक ‘बैलास्ट जल शोधन प्रौद्योगिकी परीक्षण सुविधा’ स्थापित की है।

  ➼  The Supreme Court has set aside its 1967 judgment in S. Aziz Basha vs Union of India, which was the basis for denying minority status to Aligarh Muslim University .
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने ‘एस. अजीज बाशा’ बनाम भारत सरकार मामले में 1967 के फ़ैसले को खारिज किया है, जो ‘अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय’ को अल्पसंख्यक का दर्जा देने से इनकार करने का आधार बना था।

  ➼  'India' defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first match of the four-match International 20-20 cricket series  in Durban .
डरबन में ‘भारत’ ने चार अंतरराष्‍ट्रीय 20-20 क्रिकेट मैचों की श्रृंखला के पहले मैच में दक्षिण अफ्रीका को 61 रन से हराया है।

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 06.11.2024


1. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रासंगिक): relevant
Synonyms: to the point apposite
Antonyms: irrelevant
Example Sentence:She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.


2. EMBELLISH (VERB): (अधिक रोचक बनाना): elaborate
Synonyms: embroider, exaggerate
Antonyms: simplify
Example Sentence:Followers often embellish stories about their heroes.


3. JUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): (न्यायिक): legal
Synonyms: judiciary, juridical
Antonyms: ilegal
Example Sentence:There would be a judicial inquiry into the allegations.


4. FACTION (NOUN): (अंदरूनी कलह): infighting
Synonyms: dissension, dissent
Antonyms: harmony
Example Sentence:The army faction strengthened day by day.


5. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:As the supply of food ran out, people became desperate.


6. DEFIANCE (NOUN): (अवज्ञा): resistance
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission
Example Sentence:Despite her defiance, her voice shook.


7. TEMERITY (NOUN): (धृष्टता): audacity
Synonyms: boldness, nerve
Antonyms: shyness
Example Sentence:No one had the temerity to question his conclusions.


8. SETBACK (NOUN): (स्र्कावट): problem
Synonyms: difficulty, issue
Antonyms: breakthrough
Example Sentence:The violent attack was a serious setback for the peace process.


9. DISSEMINATION (NOUN): (प्रसार): spreading
Synonyms: circulation distribution
Antonyms: suppressing
Example Sentence:The dissemination of public information was essential.


10. DRAB (ADJECTIVE): (बेरंग): colourless
Synonyms: grey, dull
Antonyms: bright
Example Sentence:The landscape was drab and grey. 

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.11.2024


1. LUCRATIVE(ADJECTIVE): (लाभप्रद): profitable 
Synonyms: profit-making, gainful 
Antonyms: unprofitable 
Example Sentence:She has a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian. 


2. FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): complete failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: success
Example Sentence: Her plans turned into a fiasco. 


3. CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): din 
Synonyms: racket, uproar 
Antonyms: silence 
Example Sentence: The questions rose to a clamour. 


4. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual 
Synonyms: constant, continuous 
Antonyms: intermittent 
Example Sentence: His unrelenting efforts led to his success. 


5. TRANQUILLITY (NOUN): (शांति): peace 
Synonyms: repose, calm 
Antonyms: commotion 
Example Sentence: The tweeting of birds gives tranquility. 


6. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable 
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable 
Antonyms: avoidable 
Example Sentence: War was inevitable. 


7. JEOPARDIZE (VERB): (जोखिम में डालना): threaten 
Synonyms: endanger, imperil 
Antonyms: safegaurd 
Example Sentence:He jeopardized his as as well as my life by jumping in the lake. 


8. COGNIZANT (ADJECTIVE): (जानकार): aware 
Synonyms: conscious apprised 
Antonyms: unaware 
Example Sentence:Statesmen must be cognizant of the political vicinity within which they work. 


9. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): prevalent 
Synonyms: penetrating, pervading 
Antonyms: uncommon 
Example Sentence: Racism is pervasive and entrenched in our society. 


10. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): comprehensive 
Synonyms: thorough, complete 
Antonyms: small 
Example Sentence:My friend has an extensive collection of silver. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 25.10.2024


1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना): Follow 
Synonyms: pursue, supersede 
Antonyms: retreat, precede 
Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders. 


2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): Harsh 
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive 
Antonyms: easy, gentle 
Example Sentence: Your master is a draconian man. 


3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) :Waste time 
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate 
Antonyms: hasten, hurry 
Example Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again. 


4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना): Plunder, destroy 
Synonyms: ravage, ransack 
Antonyms: protect, construct 
Example Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city. 


5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): Deadly, injurious 
Synonyms: destructive, harmful 
Antonyms: helpful, kind 
Example Sentence: This is a noxious chemical. 


6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) :Observant, perceptive 
Synonyms: alert, aware 
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant 
Example Sentence: The CID officers are always perspicacious with their case. 


7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): Enthusiastic 
Synonyms: zealous, ardent 
Antonyms: apathetic, dull 
Example Sentence: He is a fervent child. 


8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल): Spasmodic 
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating 
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual 
Example Sentence:As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine. 


9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): Show contempt for 
Synonyms: defy, disregard 
Antonyms: honour, praise 
Example Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules. 


10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): Practicable 
Synonyms: possible, doable 
Antonyms: impossible, implausible 
Example Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution

2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Player of the Series - N.Zealand Amelia Kerr

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Most Wickets - N.Zealand Amelia Kerr (15 wickets)

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 22.10.2024


1. HUDDLE (VERB): (भीड़ लगाना): crowd
Synonyms: gather, throng
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:They huddled together for ensuring warmth.


2. BANDY (ADJECTIVE): (झुका हुआ): bowed
Synonyms: curved, bent
Antonyms: straight
Example Sentence:She had legs that were bent and slightly bandy.


3. MARSHAL (VERB): (क्रमबद्ध करना): gather
Synonyms: assemble, collect
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:The general marshalled his troops for an important task.


4. FIERCE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचण्ड): powerful
Synonyms: strong, violent
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:Fierce storms lashed throughout the country.


5. SHED (VERB): (बरखास्त करना): dismiss
Synonyms: let go, discharge
Antonyms: hire
Example Sentence:Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs.


6. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:She was in possession of illicit drugs.


7. DESTRUCTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): negative
Synonyms: hostile, antagonistic
Antonyms: constructive
Example Sentence:One should never practice destructive criticism.


8. REPREHENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): deplorable
Synonyms: disgraceful discreditable
Antonyms: creditable
Example Sentence:His complacency and reprehensible laxity.


9. ZEAL (NOUN): (जोश): passion
Synonyms: ardour, love
Antonyms: apathy
Example Sentence:He has a lot of zeal for privatization.


10. INTERDICT (VERB): (निषेध करना): prohibit
Synonyms: forbid, ban
Antonyms: permit
Example Sentence:Society will never interdict morality. 

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1. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained
Synonyms: unconstrained, uncontrolled
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:He had a moment of unbridled ambition.


2. HUMILIATE (VERB): (अपमानित करना): embarrass
Synonyms: mortify, humble
Antonyms: aggrandize
Example Sentence:You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!


3. BARBARIC (ADJECTIVE): (निर्दयी): cruel
Synonyms: brutal, barbarous
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war.


4. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten
Synonyms: cut, curtail
Antonyms: lengthen
Example Sentence:The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel.


5. ABEYANCE (ADJECTIVE): (निलम्बन): suspension
Synonyms: remission, suspense
Antonyms: in hand
Example Sentence:Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.


6. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रिय): unpleasant
Synonyms: disagreeable, nasty
Antonyms: delightful
Example Sentence:They overthrew the chancellor who was very obnoxious to them.


7. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:A simple bomb could also annihilate a lot of things.


8. CONFER (VERB): (प्रदान करना): bestow on
Synonyms: present with/to, grant to
Antonyms: withhold
Example Sentence:The Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament.


9. VEX (VERB): (खीझाना): annoy
Synonyms: irritate, infuriate
Antonyms: mollify
Example Sentence:The memory of the conversation still vexed him.


10. DEEM (VERB): (मानना): consider
Synonyms: judge, adjudge
Antonyms: mis-judge
Example Sentence:The event was deemed a great success.

19 October 2024 Current Affairs

➼ India has provided a loan of over Rs 487 crore to Mauritius for the  ' Water Pipeline Replacement Project' .
भारत ने मॉरीशस को ‘जल पाइपलाइन प्रतिस्थापन परियोजना’ के लिए 487 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक का ऋण प्रदान किया है।

➼ India International Centre's 20th annual festival 'IIC Anubhav Kala Ka Utsav' will be held in New Delhi from October 18. The theme of this five-day event is "Kalpavriksha-Nationalist Movement, Freedom and Identity."
इंडिया इंटरनेशनल सेंटर का 20वां वार्षिक उत्‍सव ‘IIC अनुभव कला का उत्‍सव’ 18 अक्टूबर से नई दिल्‍ली में  होगा। पांच दिन के इस आयोजन का विषय है ”कल्‍पवृक्ष-राष्‍ट्रवादी आंदोलन, स्‍वतंत्रता और पहचान।”

➼ The Central Board of Direct Taxes has amended the Income Tax rules for salaried employees. These are aimed at simplifying the process of tax collection at source and credit claim for taxes deducted.
केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोर्ड ने वेतनभोगी कर्मचारियों के लिए आयकर नियमों में संशोधन किए हैं। इनका उद्देश्य स्रोत पर कर-संग्रह और करों की कटौती के लिए क्रेडिट दावा प्रक्रिया को सरल बनाना है।

➼ India's ' Vivaan Kapoor' won the silver medal in the trap event in the Shooting World Cup Final on 17 October.
निशानेबाजी विश्व कप फाइनल में भारत के ‘विवान कपूर’ ने 17 अक्टूबर को ट्रेप स्‍पर्धा में रजत पदक जीता है।

➼ Famous actor ' Debraj Roy' has passed away at the age of 69. He started his film career  in 1970 with Satyajit Ray's film' Pratidwandi' .
प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता ‘देबराज रॉय’ का 69 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है। वर्ष 1970 में उन्होंने ‘सत्यजीत रे’ की फिल्म ‘प्रतिद्वंदी’ से अपना फ़िल्मी सफर शुरु किया था।

➼ The Supreme Court has declared  ' Section 6A' of the Citizenship Act as constitutionally valid.
उच्चतम न्यायालय ने नागरिकता कानून की ‘धारा 6A’ को संवैधानिक रूप से वैध करार दिया है।

➼ SEBI has announced the launch of ' Liquidity Window Facility' in debt securities through stock exchange mechanism . Please note that the liquidity window facility will start from November 1.
SEBI ने स्टॉक एक्सचेंज मैकेनिज्म के जरिए डेट सिक्योरिटीज में ‘लिक्विडिटी विंडो फैसिलिटी’ शुरू करने का ऐलान किया है। बता दें कि लिक्विडिटी विंडो फैसिलिटी 1 नवंबर से शुरू हो जाएगी।

➼ Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 'International Methanol Seminar and Exhibition' organised by NITI Aayog in New Delhi on October 17.
केंद्रीय मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने 17 अक्टूबर को नई दिल्ली में नीति आयोग द्वारा आयोजित ‘अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मेथनॉल संगोष्ठी एवं प्रदर्शनी’ का उद्घाटन किया है।

➼ Liam Payne, former member of the world famous music band 'One Direction' has passed away at the age of 31.
विश्व प्रसिद्ध म्यूजिक बैंड ‘वन डायरेक्शन’ (One Direction) के पूर्व सदस्य ‘लियाम पायने’ का 31 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है।

➼ India's Arjun Erigaisi has won the Chess Masters Cup. 
भारत के ‘अर्जुन एरिगैसी’ ने शतरंज मास्टर्स कप जीता है।

➼ India's 'Amanjeet Singh' has won the bronze medal in the Skeet Final Shotgun event  in the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final in New Delhi.
ISSF निशानेबाजी के विश्व कप के फाइनल में भारत के ‘अमनजीत सिंह’ ने नई दिल्‍ली में स्‍कीट फाइनल शॉटगन स्‍पर्धा में कांस्‍य पदक जीता है।

Today's Word

inexorable /ɪnˈeksərəbl/ (adj)

Meaning: (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed

Examples: The inexorable rise of crime has thrown governments into great turmoil.