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Current Affairs Section

1) Former England and Sussex captain Ted Dexter has passed away.

2) The Government of India and Maldives inked the contract for the
mega Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP).

3) The Reserve Bank of India has announced to include street vendors of tier-
1 and tier-2 centres, identified as part of the PM Street Vendor’s
AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) as beneficiaries under
the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme.

4) RBI has approved the appointment of Hitendra Dave as the Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank (India).

5) NITI Aayog in partnership with Cisco has launched the next phase of
the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled “WEP Nxt” to foster
women entrepreneurship in India.

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received a book titled ‘Accelerating

India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ by former Union Minister, K J
Alphons.

7) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has named Carol Furtado as the interim CEO
of the bank after the whole time CEO Nitin Chugh resigned recently.

8) The International Military and Technical Forum ‘ARMY 2021’ has been
organised in Moscow, Russia from August 22 to 28, 2021

9) Dubai Courts announced the establishment of a specialised court, focused

on combating money laundering, within the Court of First Instance and
Court of Appeal.
Vocabulary Section

1) Ponder
English Meaning- to think or introspect.
Synonyms- Think, Evaluate, Meditate, Muse, Ruminate
Antonyms- Forget, Neglect, Bury, Ignorant
Example Sentence- We should give ourselves at least one hour daily to
ponder.

2) Influence
English Meaning- the capacity to affect someone or something
Synonyms- Control, Power, Sway, Effect, Rule, Command
Antonyms- Debility, Weakness, Inability
Example Sentence- The influencers should not misuse their power against
the law.

3) Facilitate
English Meaning- make something easy.
Synonyms- Aid, Ease, Simplify, Relieve, Smooth
Antonyms- Complicate, Hinder, Obstruct, Prohibit, Hamper, Foil
Example Sentence- Gadgets are facilitating our daily life; at the same time,
these are making us lazy.

4) Underpin
English Meaning- to support from the bottom or ground level.
Synonyms- Support, Help, Back, Uphold, Reinforce, Corroborate
Antonyms- Accuse, abase, Undermine, Dismantle, Diminish
Example Sentence- Basic knowledge of any topic underpins the whole
subject.
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5) Withhold
English Meaning- suppress or refuse to share.
Synonyms- Keep, Hold, Suppress, Deny, Refuse
Antonyms- Release, Give, Donate, Deliver, Pass
Example Sentence- The opposition party withholds some crucial bills in the
parliament

IDIOMS

1) In His Cups
Meaning: Drunk
Use: He was in his cups and talking very loudly.

2) In Hot Water
Meaning: In trouble
Use: He is in hot water with the authorities.

3) In One’s Element
Meaning: A situation where one is comfortable
Use: You can tell she's in her element.

4) In Touch
Meaning: In contact
Use: Always get in touch with me.

5) In the Blink of an Eye

Meaning: Extremely quickly
Use: The fighter jet passes in the blink of an eye.
Articles Section

Teacher, friend, icon: Remembering historian

David Baker
( Source – The Indian Express )

The passing away of David Baker marks the end of an era. He will be remembered with
much affection by all those he came in contact with — students, staff, karamcharis and
alumni. He joined St Stephen’s College in 1969 and for five decades was an integral
part of its life. He was an excellent teacher, mentor, author and historian and his life is
an example of simple living and high thinking.

A demanding teacher, Baker insisted on getting his tutorial assignments on time. They
were graded meticulously and returned with extensive comments. Erring students were
summoned, and they complied quickly. Even though he could have moved into a
college house soon after he began teaching, he lived in the two-room set for tutors. His
block was the quietest and much sought after by the students who wanted to study,
sleep before midnight or escape ragging. Although he was strict about tutorials, the
dress code in the dining hall, decorum in the main building or noise in the residence
blocks, Baker was popular with students. Always ready to speak up for them, he
befriended and mentored generations of students. He organised tea and sandwiches
for his block students, listened to their problems and went out for dinners with them.
Many of the students he befriended and mentored over the years are in touch with him
today
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In many ways, Baker lived according to the norms of Oxbridge dons — combining a
commitment to undergraduate teaching with academic research. In 1979, 1993 and
2007, Oxford University Press in Delhi published three of his books on central India —
the focus area of his research. The first dealt with political history, the second with
features of colonialism and the third explored the relation between region and nation in
Central India. His commitment to research was lifelong and he visited the archives at
least once every week, for many years, long after his retirement. While many
academics — retired or serving — would prefer more fashionable places like the India
International Centre or the Habitat Centre, Baker was a regular at the National Archives
of India.

After years of diligent research, he accumulated a large number of index cards,

recording notes about the history of St Stephen’s College and its relationship with the
city in which it is located. He painstakingly collected details about the city of Delhi, the
students who came to the college and the men who taught and worked in it. All
Stephanians love their alma mater but David Baker’s whole life was devoted to the
college. He completed the book before his death and it is his final tribute to the
institution he loved so much. Baker came to St Stephen’s College in 1969 as a young
Australian academic and eventually settled in India. He was in touch with his family
members in Australia till the very end but made India his home.
Articles Section

The meaning of India’s ‘wait and watch’ policy

on Afghanistan
( source – The Indian Express )

On Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the Opposition parties on

India’s Afghanistan policy in the wake of the Taliban takeover. The main focus of his
briefing was on India’s evacuation effort, but he also added that the Indian government’s
policy is to wait and watch. The briefing appears to leave as much unsaid as said. On
evacuation, the Modi administration has prioritised safe passage for our citizens and
minorities of Indian origin over our Afghan allies. Indeed, the Home Ministry has gone
even further: It now says that any Afghans wishing to evacuate to India must apply for e-
visas, and all other existing visas will not be honoured. This is a breathtaking demand to
make of people in hiding, many without internet access. Are we simply abandoning the
Afghans who worked for our embassy and consulates, students on Indian scholarships,
human rights defenders, MPs and officials who might be under threat? One Afghan MP,
who flew to Delhi from Istanbul to see her doctor, has already been turned back, to our
eternal shame.

The urgency to leave is as great, if not greater, for Afghans. The Taliban oppose the flight
of Afghans and have already started turning them away from the airport road. While the
US and UK have prioritised evacuation of their citizens, as have other countries, they have
also transported out thousands of Afghans who worked with them.
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By contrast, the number of potentially at-risk Afghans that we have evacuated number a
few dozen, including Hindu and Sikh minorities. The recent evacuation on August 24 of 78
people, including Indian nationals and members of minorities, suggests that our planes
might be flying half-empty. Given the Taliban’s ban on evacuating Afghans, it is now vital
for our government to seek to negotiate their travel to India, either on its own or in tandem
with those G-7 countries that pledged they would negotiate safe passage for both
foreigners and Afghans who wish to exit, beyond the August 31 deadline. When it comes
to students, especially, our case should be strong. They are not seeking to flee the
country; they are availing of educational opportunities that will enable them to contribute
to Afghanistan’s development.

In view of the above, whether we can call waiting and watching a policy option is
debatable; arguably, it is more akin to abnegation of responsibility. Indeed, it is not clear
that the Modi administration is waiting and watching. Indian diplomats have already begun
to focus international attention on the threat of terrorist revival following the Taliban
takeover, as have several other countries. Terrorism has been India’s chief focus since
assuming the presidency of the UN Security Council. In other words, we will wait and
watch when it comes to the fast-changing events in Afghanistan but will warn proactively
against the potential revival of terrorist threats.
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