19th February 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (19th February 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 19th February 2017

International Current Affairs

• Vice President Hamid Ansari today left on a 5-day visit to Rwanda and Uganda.
• During this visit, he will hold bilateral talks with the leadership of the two East African nations besides attending a host of events.
• His two-nation tour also seeks to broaden India's diplomatic footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
• Note : This is the first high-level visit from India to Rwanda. 
• Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launch of military operations to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State group today, four months into a massive offensive on the city.
• South Asian Speakers’ Summit ended today in Indore.
• This summit was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday.
• This summit was attended by presiding officers and delegates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal.
  
• It was concluded with the adoption of an 'Indore Declaration' - laying down the outcome of the discussions and action points agreed upon by the participants - at a closing ceremony today.    
• India has sanctioned a soft loan of 340 million US dollars to Nepal for various infrastructure development programmes.
• Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae handed over the approval papers to Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister of Nepal Ramesh Lekhak in the presence of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
• Note : Under this programme Mahalaki bridge and 15 roads will be constructed in various parts of Nepal.

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English Vocabulary from "The Hindu News Paper" - 17th February 2017

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 17th February 2017. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The bumps ahead"

• Inflation - a general, continuous increase in prices
• Spiking - increasing suddenly
• Consumer - someone who buys and uses goods and services
• Relies - depends on something
• Investment - money used in a way that may earn you more money, for example money used for buying property or shares in a company
  
• Revive - to become, or to make something become, active, successful, or popular again
• Statistics - a group of numbers that represent facts or that describe a situation
• Plummet - to fall very quickly and suddenly
• Noteworthy - worth giving special attention or praise to

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18th February 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (17th February 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 17th February 2017

Interntaional Current Affairs

• To regulate marriages of minority Hindus in the country, the Pakistani Senate today unanimously passed the Hindu Marriage Bill. 
• The bill which is due for the President's approval will become the first personal law for Pakistani Hindus.
• Note : It will help Hindus to get a documentary proof of their marriage and also discourage forced conversions to Islam.
• Finland's Parliament today confirmed same-sex marriage law after members voted down a petition seeking to repeal the law.
• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is on 3 day visit to Nepal. 
  
• During his stay, he will deliver key note address at the opening session of Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017 organised by Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).
• He will call on to President of Nepal Smt Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).

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One Word Substitutions - Lesson 13

Friends, this is the 13th Lesson of our One Word Substitutions lesson series. Today we are giving you 20 one word substitutes of the letter 'L'. Read and practice well. Happy Reading :)

One Word Substitutes Practice Test - 13

• Speech sound where lips are involved
• labial (noun)
• Involving a lot of effort and not coming naturally
• laboured (adjective)
• Complex series of paths where one finds it difficult to find one's way
• labyrinth (noun)
  
• Cut skin with a sharp device
• lacerate (verb)
• Having an inclination to cry easily 
• lachrymose (adjective)
• Not showing much interest, care or enthusiasm
• lackadaisical (adjective)
• Someone who is treated like a servant
• lackey (noun)
• Dull and not interesting
• lacklustre (adjective) 

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17th February 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (17th February 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 17th February 2017

International Current Affairs

• Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid today announced the 'Mars 2117' plan to build the 1st city on Mars in 100 years. 
• The city, reportedly the size of Chicago, will have a population of 6 lakh.
• India and Nepal have agreed to build new cross-border power transmission lines during their fourth bilateral meeting on power cooperation.
• The transmission lines will help in distribution of electricity from upcoming power projects in Nepal. 
• India also expressed readiness to train Nepalese engineers and consider new letters of credit for building infrastructure in Nepal.
• India was ranked 143rd out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 which measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. 
• The index was released by top US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation.  
• Top 5 Countries of Economic Freedom Index 2017
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• New Zealand
• Switzerland
• Austria
  

National Current Affairs

• A 2-day mega event of Global Investor Summit, branded as "Momentum Jharkhand" has started at Khelgaon of Ranchi today.
• More than one thousands delegates, including many leading industrialists, both Indian and from other countries, are taking part in this summit.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the summit through video-conferencing.
• The Jharkhand Government is hoping for an investment of around three lakhs seventy five thousands cores rupees from 219 companies.

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English Vocabulary from "The Hindu News Paper" - 16th February 2017

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 16th February 2017. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "ISRO sets the bar high"

• Sets the bar high - to raise / increase the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something
• Boosted - improved / increased something
• Reputation - the opinion that people have about how good or how bad someone or something is
• Relying on someone/something - to depend on or trust someone or something
  
• Workhorse - a machine that operates without failing for long periods, although it might not be very interesting or exciting
• Nano - extremely small
• Aeronautics - the science of designing, building, and operating aircraft
• Significant - important or noticeable
• Cement - to make something stronger
• Key player - an important person, company, etc. in a particular area of activity

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 102

• Which organ stores glycogen in the human body ?
• Liver
• Mary Anderson invented a tool that wipes off rainwater from the windshield of cars, buses and other vehicles. Name it. 
• Windshield wiper
• Name the co-founder of Microsoft along with Bill Gates. 
• Paul Allen
• Who was the first African-American actress to win the Oscar ? 
• Halley Berry
• What is the expanded from of ASAP ? 
• As soon as possible
• Name the physicist who discovered and developed insulin. 
• Frederick Banting
• Name the largest Indian classical music festival outside India. 
• The Cleverland Thyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival
• Who invented the rubber band ? 
• Stephen Perry Bobstein
  
• What is the study of genes, heredity and its variation called ?
• Genetics
• Name the Hindustani Classical Music Festival held in Kolkata during months of December and January. It is held for six days. 
• The Dover Lane Music Conference

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English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 63

Hello everyone, in our Lesson 62, we learnt about the prefix Retro.  Retro represents the meanings back; backwards. Today we shall see the prefix Se. Happy Reading :)

Note : If you are new to these lessons, read the Introductory Lesson from HERE for better understanding.

Day 63 : Se

• Se - apart; aside; without

Let's try to understand this with some examples

• separate (adjective) = not joined to something else
  
• se - Prefix = apart
• para (parare) - Root = prepare
• ate - Suffix = having
• secure (adjective) = feeling happy and confident about yourself or a particular situation
• se - Prefix = without
• cur (cura) - Root = care

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One Word Substitutions - Lesson 12

Friends, this is the 12th Lesson of our One Word Substitutions lesson series. Today we are giving you 20 one word substitutes of the letter 'K'. Read and practice well. Happy Reading :)

One Word Substitutes Practice Test - 12

• An object, especially a small one, you give to someone, so that they remember you
• keepsake (noun)
• The edge of a pavement
• kerb (noun)
• A seed or nut's inner part 
  
• kernel (noun)
• The central idea of a speech or book
• keynote (noun)
• The critical part or plan on which other components depend on
• keystone (noun)
• A word that conveys the main idea of something 
• keyword (noun)
• Money paid as bribe to someone
• kickback (noun)
• Take away someone illegally and demand a ransom
• Kidnap (verb)
• The art of making people believe something that is untrue
• kidology (noun) 

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February 2017 Current Affairs Quiz - set 7

Who has been recently appointed as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ?

The 2-day UNESCO Natural Heritage Festival was recently held at the Great Himalayan National Park in Sai Ropa. This is located in which Indian state ?

Darwin Day is observed on ?

Name the Veteran fashion designer, who has been invited to represent India at a special reception held at London's Buckingham Palace ?

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