Transforming Paradigms

Khushi Arun Kumar, a Chennai student from Stella Marris college had won the best poster prize in the event 2020 'Together against Corruption', International Youth Contest for Social Anti Corruption Advertising. The Rajasthan government has recently decided that there should be an increase in the minimum wages in the state. Science and Technology Minister has recently released a set of guidelines to facilitate sharing of biological information and data generated by research groups in the country. MSIP (Meghalaya State Investment Promotion Society (MSIP) signed an MoU with Invest India of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to boost trade and industry in the state. Joe Biden, the US President, has recently nominated Indian-American attorney Rashad Hussain as the Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom. 10 crore families have been covered in India, under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Ultrahuman has recently tied up with Visa to make good health accessible to its ca...

  Aestivate - Verb - Pronunciation(Hindi):  अ -इस -टी-वेट  - Pronunciation (English): Uh-ees-ti-wayt - Meaning (Hindi):   ग्रीष्म-ऋतु में जड़ तथा शिथिल रहना - Meaning (English): spread the summer or dry season in a state of torpor - Examples:  That fruit might aestivate in this weather That actually aestivates in drought like conditions. They may aestivate in the dry season. Species native to temperate latitudes typically aestivate. They do not brumate, but may aestivate in hot, dry weather.

Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari has announced construction work of four and six-lane Greenfield Ludhiana - Rupnagar National Highway (NH-205K). The health ministry has announced 27% reservation for the OBCs and 10% quota for the EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in the AIQ (All India Quota) scheme for UG (Undergraduate) and postgraduate (PG) medical/ dental courses (MBBS/MD/MS/Diploma/BDS/MDS) from 2021-22 onwards. JSW future Energy Ltd has entered into a framework agreement with Australian Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd. The RBI has accorded its approval to the government of Ladakh to acquire 8.23 percent of the paid up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd as on the date of enforcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Panatone Finvest Limited, a Tata Sons' subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to pick a 43.3% stake in Tejas Networks, for Rs 1850 cr. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had laid the foundation stone of a bamboo ind...

  Aestival - Pronunciation (Hindi):  अ -इस -टी -वल   - Pronunciation (English): Uhs-tee-vuhl - Meaning (Hindi):  गर्मी में होने वाला - Meaning (English): pertaining to summer - Examples:  We chose the aestival menu for ourselves today. The aestival heat was unbearable. It was an aestival day today. There are two forms of it - aestival and autumnal form. - Synonyms:  Sunny Warm - Antonyms:  wintery

The Union Cabinet has cleared the amendment to the DICGC (Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation) Bill 2021. The United States has announced USD 25 million assistance to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts across India. The 2300 year old archaeological ruin Chankillo, which is the oldest solar observatory in the Americas, has been awarded UNESCO world heritage status. The 15th Finance Commission, in its report submitted to the government, has recommended a performance based challenge fund of Rs 8000 crores to states for incubation of new cities. Rajasthan government's Industries Department and the apex industrial development body, RIICO (Rajasthan Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, had recently launched a campaign. The parliament had recently passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill of 2021. The first rapid electronic COVID-19 RNA Test Kit called 'COVIHOME' has been developed by a research group at IIT ...

 Aesthetician - Pronunciation (Hindi):  ईस - थेट -ीशियन  - Pronunciation (English): ees-thuh-ti-shun - Meaning: a person versed in or devoted to aesthetics - Examples:  At what time do you have your session with the aesthetician ? My aesthetician performs my treatment daily prior to lunchtime. The author of this book is an aesthetician.

Dholavira, a Harappan era's metropolis, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Team GB will launch an NFT storefront to showcase the achievement of British Olympic Athletes. The sport of Sqay Martial Arts, which is currently part of the Fit India Movement, will soon be part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021. The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to resume suspended communication lines and enhance ties. Sri Lanka has proposed holding the BIMSTEC summit in the beginning of December 2021.  Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, India's chief hydrographer, received the Alexander Dalrymple award in recognition of his leadership in the disciplines of hydrography and nautical cartography. China has outlined plans to build the first 'clean' commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The Gujarat Government will provide a monthly financial aid of Rs 2000 to children who have lost a parent to COVID-19. Axis Bank has bought 5.55% stake in financia...

  Aesthetic - Adjective - Pronunciation (Hindi):  एस -थे -टिक  - Pronunciation (English): Uhs-theh-tik - Meaning (Hindi):  सौंदर्य विषयक, सौंदर्यात्मक, सौंदर्यबोध-विषयक - Meaning (English): artistic, exquisite - Examples: My aesthetic standards do not match with her. The new building gives a different aesthetic appeal. Charisma will always win over an aesthetic personality. There is an aesthetic to movement. This outfit is so aesthetic. - Synonyms:  Attractiveness  beauteousness Beautifulness Comeliness - Antonyms:  Flaw Imperfection grotesqueness Hideousness

IT Ministry withdraws compliance letter that was sent to Apple over iMessage.  Samsung Big TV days sale has gone live. OnePlus buds pro will be unveiled on July 22 with adaptive noise cancellation and Warp Charge. Redmi Note 11 Pro may come up with 200 MP cameras. iPhone 13 series might be coming up with WiFi 6e support. Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition will be launched in India on 21st July 2021. Mercedes Benz's 2022 AMG SL Roadster will be coming up with a flappable touchscreen. POCO F3 GT will launch on July 23rd in India. Stay tuned on this for further exciting updates. We are gonna say a goodbye to the twitter's fleets feature from August 3, 2021. Tiktok is has hit 3 billion downloads. It is the only app that falls into this bracket now.

 AIFF (All India Football Federation) has nominated Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in the AFC Club Championship 2020-21. A tri-nation tabletop anti-narcotics and maritime search and rescue exercise, 'Exercise Shield', was held between Indian and Sri Lankan Navies and Maldives National Defence Force through virtual mode. Maruti Suzuki has now decided to set up a new plant in Haryana. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units. Italy has banned cruise ships from Venice lagoon. Jeff Bezos will donate $200 billion to Smithsonian. RBL Bank has tied up with card network visa worldwide to issue fresh credit cards after the RBL had barred Mastercard Asia/Pacific from issuing new cards in India. The Andhra Pradesh Government has released the Retail Parks Policy 2021-2026. Haryana government has set up 'Grain ATM as a pilot project in Gurugram. This is the first in India. The Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 was tabled in the Assam Legislative As...

  Aesthete - Noun - Pronunciation (Hindi):  इस - थीट  - Pronunciation (English): eees - theeet - Meaning (Hindi):  सौंदर्य विज्ञान का मतावलंबी - Meaning (English): A person who has or professes to have a special appreciation of beauty - Examples:   He seems to be a paradoxical aesthete. Nobody will deny that he is an outstanding aesthete. One of his most noticable character traits is that he is an aesthete. This theory of mine proves that he was a misunderstood aesthete. As an aesthete, he tried to blur the difference between art and life. - Synonyms:   person of good taste connoisseur dilettante esthete

  Aerialist - Noun - Pronunciation (Hindi): ए - रियल - इस्ट  - Pronunciation (English): Aey-ri-uhll-ist - Meaning (Hindi): रस्सी पर चलने वाला  - Meaning (English): A high wire or trapeze artist - Examples: He has got a job as an aerialist in the circus. Hawkeye is an aerialist in the other universe. Loki of the other universe had the abilities of an aerialist. - Synonyms:  Ropedancer Ropewalker Trampoliner Trampolinist

  Aeon - Noun - Pronunciation (Hindi):  ई -यान  - Pronunciation (English): ee-aawn - Meaning (Hindi):  कल्प , युग , अनंत काल  - Meaning (English): a vast age, eternity - Examples:  For an Aeon of time, the actions of Captain America meant everything to us. Minute after minute, aeon afteraeon, it seemed as nothing was happening. And Dr. Strange, going from aeon to aeon, did an amazing job. Captain America's nature in this aeon is in view. Aeon Aeon thou existed in curiosity. - Synonyms:   Age Epoch generation

Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, had addressed a webinar on the 40th foundation day of the NABARD (National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development, on 12 July 2021. Ethiopia's governing Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country's parliamentary election. The  CCI (Competition Commission of India) has given its nod for a proposed deal involving SoftBank Group investment in food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy. Cristiano Ronaldo claimed its first European Championship Golden Boot as EURO 2020 concluded on 11 July, 2021. A Lemru Elephant Reserve had been proposed in Chhattisgarh. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the CM of Assam, has rolled out a shceme to provide one-time financial assistance of Rs. 2.5 lakhs each to all widows, whose husbands died due to COVID-19 NASSCOM CoE (Centre of Excellence) has launched HIC (Healthcare Innovation Challenge) 2.0 NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation's Simhadri Super Thermal Powe...

Aegis - Noun - Pronunciation (Hindi): ई - जस  - Pronunciation (English): ee-juhs - Meaning (Hindi): तत्वाधान , संरक्षण  - Meaning (English): patronage; protection - Example Sentences:   This programme will continue under the aegis of the Avengers. This project is happening under the aegis of my faculty guide. Devoid of others aegis besides work. This conference will be held under the aegis of Captain America. The agents of SHIELD operate under the aegis of the mighty Avengers. - Synonyms:  1. Backing  2. Shelter 3. Umbrella

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution extending the delivery of humanitarian aid for a year from Turkey to northwest Syria.  Joe Biden, the President of USA, has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garccetti, to be Ambassador of India. The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has released the first draft of the bill aimed at population control. Dr. S. Jaishankar, the minister of External Affairs, will attend the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting in Dushanbe on 13th and 14th July, 2021. Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister of India, had participated virtually in the G20 High-Level Tax Symposium on Tax Policy and Climate Change, on 9th July 2021. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 10 crores on a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. All BRICS countries have agreed to the BRICS Innovation Cooperation Action Plan (2021-24) proposed by India during the 12th meeting of the BRICS S&T Steering Committee. PM Modi received the first copy of the boo...

  Advocate - Noun/ Verb - Pronunciation (Hindi): अ-एड-वोकेट - Pronunciation (English): Aed-vo-kayt  - Meaning (Hindi): वकील, समर्थक, अभिवक्ता - Meaning (English): defender; attorney; lawyer; promote - Examples:  No, I never advocate doing such things. Many people advocate on building Avengers tower in every country. Many experts advocate on rewarding students for their good moral behavior. Our group does not advocate the use of violence. She is a passionate advocate of natural childbirth. - Synonyms: champion supporter promoter backer protector - Antonyms:  critic

Kerala reports the first case of Zika virus. Scientists show that the spent catalysts from the energy industry work as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electro-catalyst and can catalyze the core reactions that facilitate the operation of metal-air batteries. The Indian Army has inaugurated a war memorial in memory of Captain Gulmarg near the LOC (Line of Control). Indian economist Kaushik Basu has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for economics. Actress Vidya Balan has achieved another feat as a military firing range in Gulmarg, Kashmir, has been named after the actress Geographical Indications certified Madurai jasmine and another traditional flowers were exported to the US and the UAE from Tamil Nadu on 08 July, 2021. India may see only modest improvement in economic activity in the September quarter of FY22 after a second wave of the pandemic held back the country's economic rebound in June quarter. The Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry has released the...

Advert  - Verb - Pronunciation (Hindi): आ-एड-वर्ट - Pronunciation (English): Aed-vuhrt - Meaning (Hindi): ध्यान दिलाना - Meaning (English): to turn one's attention to; to refer - Examples:  1. I put an advert in the international newspaper. 2. The advert featured the AIR-1 of JEE Advanced examination. 3. We've been really very occupied since the advert has come up. 4. The paper ran our advert last week. 5. I saw this advert in the "XYZ Times" newspaper. - Synonyms: announcement, bulletin, notice. - Antonyms: disregard, forget, ignore

Black Carbon has a significant adverse effect on human health and leads to premature mortality, according to a new study. Former international footballer M Prasannan passed away in July 2021. The Second Gender Samvaad was organized by the Ministry of Rural Development's DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) on 02 July, 2021. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed at the inaugural session of the 17th World Congress for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy on 01 July, 2021.  Prahlad Singh Patel, the Minister of state for Culture and Tourism, hosted the 6th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting on 02 July, 2021, through video conference. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to grant recognition to WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as NSF (National Sports Federation). Jim Whitehurst has announced he is stepping down as the President of IBM. American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has accepted a one-mo...

  Adverse - Adjective - Pronunciation (Hindi): अ-एड-वर-सरी  - Pronunciation (English): Aeyd-vuhr-suhri  - Meaning (Hindi): विरुद्ध - Meaning (English): hardship; misfortune; poverty - Examples: 1. There were no adverse toxicological effects. 2. The conservatives suffered an adverse swing of 6% 3. The match was cancelled because of adverse weather conditions. 4. Tony Stark attracted a lot of adverse publicity with his speech about Thanos. 5. Dirt and disease are adverse to the best growth of children. - Synonyms: unfavorable, disadvantageous, inauspicious. - Antonyms: favourable, beneficial, positive, friendly

 Contra returns, a classic game, will be launching on July 26 in selected regions. It will be available Android, iOS devices. Realme buds 2 neo earphones, trimmer and hair dryer have been launched in India. Intel and Apple may be first to use TSMC's 3nm chips. Samsung has announced 5 years of security updates for selected enterprise devices. Realme to partner with Kodak for its next flagship phone. Xiaomi has patented a Clamshell-like foldable phone design. Lets see when do we get such a phone launched and with what specifications and features do we get it. Vivo has patented a drone phone with detachable drone like flying camera module. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G's leaked photos suggest that the phone might come up in multiple colors. A report suggests that gamers are particularly targeted in cryptojacking. Airtel Black plan has been launched to enable users to combine DTH, postpaid and fibre services under one bill.

  Adversary - Noun - Pronunciation (Hindi): अ-एड-वर-सरी  - Pronunciation (English): Aeyd-vahr-sari  - Meaning (Hindi): विरोधी - Meaning (English): an opponent - Examples: 1. Thanos considered Tony Stark a worthy adversary. 2. He saw Captain America as his only adversary amongst all the Avengers. 3. When Captain America went back in time to return the soul stone, he defeated the Red Skull, his old adversary. 4. He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless. 5. An independent thesis is that of adversary politics. - Synonyms: rival, enemy, foe - Antonyms: ally, supporter

OneWeb, a Britain based tech company, had sent 36 satellites into orbit on 01 July, 2021. The UN WMO (World Meterological Organisation) has confirmed a new maximum temperature record for the Antartic of 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celsius). A mouse, whose species was believed to have been extinct more than 150 years ago, has been rediscovered in islands of Western Australia. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the CM of Andhra Pradesh, has launched the 'YSR Bima' scheme with new guidelines. Sun Pharmaceuticals has launched an initiative 'Sunkalp' for the welfare of doctors, their families and the community. The Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javdekar virtually launched six technology innovation platforms, on 02 July, 2021. Indian Economic Trade Organization signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Libyan African Business council in Tunisia during the FITA 2021 (Financial Investment Trade Africa) India has j...

Adventitious - Adjective - Pronunciation (Hindi): ऐड-वेन-टी-शियस - Pronunciation (English): Aed-veyn-tea-shiauhs - Examples: 1. This was an adventitious contributing cause. 2. Some rural parishes recorded high adventitious populations. 3. High mass concentration of lead produced adventitious roots. 4. Eureka adventitious buds regeneration was investigated. - Synonyms: unplanned, accidental, unpremeditated, unintentional, unintended - Antonyms: planned