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A neutral Internet – The Hindu (Nov 30, 2017)

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A neutral Internet – The Hindu (Nov 30, 2017)

The struggle to keep the Internet freely accessible to all got a welcome shot in the arm on Tuesday. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finally came out with clear guidelines in favour of Net neutrality that are….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

  1. network neutrality (noun) – net neutrality refers to the principle that all traffic on the internet should be treated equally.
  2. a shot in the arm (phrase) – boost, fillip, stimulus.
  3. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
  4. discriminatory (adjective) – biased, unfair, prejudiced.
  5. tinker with (verb) – try to improve, play around with, try to mend.
  6. in a nutshell (phrase) – in short, briefly, in essence.
  7. stand in the way of (phrase) – prevent, obstruct, hinder (something) from completed/accomplished.
  8. undue (adjective) – excessive, extreme, immoderate.
  9. in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
  10. scrap (verb) – abandon, cancel, abolish (a plan/policy).
  11. bat (for) (verb) – support, defend.
  12. cost (noun) – sacrifice, loss, expense.
  13. nuanced (adjective) – delicate, minute, subtle, exact, accurate.
  14. blanket (adjective) – overall, complete, total & inclusive.
  15. incur (verb) – suffer, experience, be subject to.
  16. niche (adjective) – relating to the market (with products, services, or interests) which provides specific products, services, etc. to a particular group of people.
  17. caveat (noun) – warning/caution of provision, condition, clause.
  18. institute (verb) – start, begin, initiate.
  19. loophole (noun) – means of evasion/escape, escape route; an ambiguity in the law.

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