The Hindu Editorial (Making every drop count) – Oct 04, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Making every drop count) – Oct 04, 2022

One of the most significant commitments of the Narendra Modi government is to ensure piped water to every rural household by 2024. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Making every drop count) – Oct 04, 2022.

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The Hindu Editorial (Making every drop count) – Oct 04, 2022:

count (verb) – matter, mean a lot, be important.
Jal Jeevan Mission (noun) – it is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
long-lasting (adjective) – enduring, continuing, lasting, long-term.
commitment (noun) – vow, pledge, promise, assurance, guarantee, resolution.
household (noun) – family, house.
sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces.
claim (verb) – state, declare, aver, assert, affirm.
percentage point (noun) – the difference between two percentages is termed as percentage point.
stated (adjective) – expressed, announced, specified.
potable (adjective) – fit/suitable to drink.
potable water (noun) – drinking water.
imply (verb) – mean, point to, signify, indicate, entail.
suffice (verb) – be enough, be sufficient, be adequate.
commission (noun) – committee, council, panel, advisory group.
audit (noun) – assessment, evaluation, appraisal, inspection, examination, scrutiny.
functional (adjective) – operative, working, functioning, usable, in service, in operation.
premises (noun) – building, buildings, site, place, property.
Parliamentary Standing Committee/Parliamentary panel (noun) – it is a committee (consisting of Members of Parliament) constituted usually on an annual basis to enable detailed consideration/discussion on all bills (all proposed laws).
nodal (adjective) – relating to a node (junction/intersection) in a network.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti (noun) – The Government of India has created the Ministry of Jal Shakti in May 2019 by integrating the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Department of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, with a goal of integrated water resources management under one umbrella, so that all the issues relating to water are dealt with in a holistic manner.
margin of error (phrase) – the small degree/amount of error that your survey results might have.
substantial (adjective) – considerable, sizeable, large, significant.
subject to (verb) – dependent on, contingent on, conditional upon.
on one’s way (phrase) – about to happen, approaching, nearing, proceeding, en route.
disparity (noun) – imbalance, inequality, disproportion, unevenness.
moreover (adverb) – in addition, furthermore, besides, further.
contamination (noun) – the presence of a impurity.
anganwadi (noun) – a type of rural child care centre in India.
permissible (adjective) – admissible, allowable, acceptable.
residual (adjective) – remaining, leftover.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
likely (adjective) – possible, potential, probable.
soften (verb) – decrease, reduce, lessen, moderate.
aid (verb) – help, assist, support.
liaise (verb) – cooperate, network, work together, link up.
fall behind (phrasal verb) – trail, straggle, lag behind, move slowly.
merely (adverb) – only, just.