22 March 2025 Current Affairs

  ➼  Recently India has achieved 24th position among 33 countries in the “Free Speech Index”.
हाल ही में भारत ने “मुक्त अभिव्यक्ति सूचकांक” में 33 देशों में 24वां स्थान प्राप्त किया है।

  ➼  Recently the Central Government has approved Namrup-IV fertilizer plant in Assam.
हाल ही में केंद्र सरकार ने असम में नामरूप-IV उर्वरक संयंत्र को मंजूरी दी है।

  ➼  Recently, Ayushmann Khurrana Bollywood actor has been named 'Fit India Icon' by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
हाल ही में केंद्रीय खेल मंत्री मनसुख मंडाविया ने आयुष्मान खुराना बॉलीवुड अभिनेता को 'फिट इंडिया आइकन' नामित किया है।

  ➼  Recently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Tata Sons to increase its stake in Tata Play by Ten percentage.
हाल ही में भारतीय प्रतिस्पर्धा आयोग (CCI) ने टाटा संस को टाटा प्ले में अपनी हिस्सेदारी 10% प्रतिशत बढ़ाने की मंजूरी दी है।

  ➼  According to the latest global happiness ranking, Finland is the happiest country.
नवीनतम वैश्विक खुशी रैंकिंग के अनुसार, सबसे खुशहाल देश फ़िनलैंड है।

  ➼  Recently the United Nations French Language Day was celebrated on 20 March.
हाल ही में संयुक्त राष्ट्र फ्रेंच भाषा दिवस 20 मार्च को मनाया गया है।

  ➼  Gorakhpur Atomic Power Project of the two major nuclear power projects of the Government of India is the first nuclear facility in North India.
भारत सरकार की दो प्रमुख परमाणु ऊर्जा परियोजनाओं में से गोरखपुर परमाणु ऊर्जा परियोजना उत्तर भारत में पहली परमाणु सुविधा है।

  ➼  Recently the 23rd edition of bilateral naval exercise Varuna 2025 was held between India and France.
हाल ही में भारत और फ्रांस के बीच द्विपक्षीय नौसैनिक अभ्यास वरुण 2025 का 23वां संस्करण आयोजित हुआ है।

  ➼  Recently, the first temple dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been inaugurated in Bhiwandi.
हाल ही में भिवंडी में छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज को समर्पित पहले मंदिर का उद्घाटन किया गया है।

  ➼  Recently ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has inaugurated the Thermal Research Center in IIT Madras institute.
हाल ही में ISRO के अध्यक्ष वी नारायणन ने आईआईटी मद्रास संस्थान में थर्मल रिसर्च सेंटर का उद्धाटन किया है।

  ➼  'World Poetry Day' is celebrated every year on 21 March.
प्रतिवर्ष 21 मार्च को 'विश्व कविता दिवस' मनाया जाता है।

  ➼  Recently Kabaddi World Cup 2025 was organized in England.
हाल ही में इंग्लैंड में कबड्डी विश्व कप 2025 आयोजित हुआ है।

  ➼  Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India has partnered with WhatsApp to combat online scams and spam through the 'Save from Spam' campaign.
हाल ही में, भारत में दूरसंचार विभाग (DoT) ने 'स्पैम से बचाओ' अभियान के माध्यम से ऑनलाइन घोटालों और स्पैम से निपटने के लिए व्हाट्सएप साथ भागीदारी की है।

  ➼  Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the revised National Gokul Mission with an allocation of 3800 crore rupees.
हाल ही में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 3,400 करोड़ रुपये के आवंटन के साथ संशोधित राष्ट्रीय गोकुल मिशन को मंजूरी दी है।

  ➼  Recently the central government has advised to reduce the use of cooking oil in mid-day meals by Ten percentage.
हाल ही में केंद्र सरकार ने मध्याह्न भोजन में खाना पकाने के तेल के उपयोग में 10% की कमी लाने की सलाह दी है।

Today's Word

Augment /ɔːɡˈment/ (verb)

Meaning: To increase or enhance something, making it larger, greater, or more effective.

Example : She decided to augment her income by taking on a part-time job.

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meaning to each.Choose the response (a),(b),(c) or(d) which is the most appropriate expression.

Bought the farm.

1. Died

2. Born

3. Alive

4. Strong

Select the meaning of the given phrase/idiom.

‘Look down upon’

1. Be humble

2. Keep head downwards

3. Keep low profile

4. Hate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted one word.

She was (engaged to be married) to him.

1. Baptised

2. Bestowed

3. Betrayed

4. Betrothed

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted one word.

Ms Marry is a (barbarous) lady.

1. brutal

2. dull

3. matured

4. calm

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

They attend / a meeting / in Chicago / this weekend.

A. a meeting

B. this weekend

C. in Chicago

D. They attend

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

The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.

A. their chatter

B. The students stopped

C. the teacher enter the classroom

D. as soon as them noticed

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 22 March 2025

INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण) → attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence: Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक) → unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence: He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना) → slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence: The pace of trade never slackens.
BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू) → kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence: He was something of a benevolent despot.
TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित) → implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना) → build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence: The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति) → danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence: The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना) → gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence: He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
BRINK (NOUN): (कगार) → edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence: This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा) → stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence: Wars act as a spur to practical invention.