The Hindu Editorial (A sunshine initiative) – Feb 05, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (A sunshine initiative) – Feb 05, 2024:

sunshine (noun) – sunlight.
accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative, considerate, helpful.
interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
reiterate (verb) – say something again; say again, repeat, retell, restate, iterate, recapitulate
household (noun) – family, house.
rooftop solar power system (noun) – a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure.
claim (verb) – assert, state, affirm, avow, insist.
so far (phrase) – until now, up to this point, thus far, hitherto.
bear the cost/expense (phrase) – to pay for something.
outlay (noun) – expenditure, expenses, spending, outgoings, money spent.
subsidise (verb) – pay part of the cost of something (for example, food), so that it is available at a lower price.
borne past participle of bear (verb) – absorb, support, take on, carry, handle, incur.
subsidy (noun) – also called as subvention; a financial contribution granted to help an industry or business, mostly given by a government, in order to keep the price of service/goods at a low level.
affiliated (adjective) – (officially) attached or connected to an organization.
Public Sector Enterprise/Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) (noun) – Companies owned by the Union Governmentof India or one of the many state or territorial governments or both together in parts. The company stock is majority-owned by the government in a PSU.
ostensibly (noun) – in a way that something appears or is officially stated to be true/real, but it might not be; apparently, seemingly, allegedly, professedly, supposedly, purportedly.
mechanism (noun) – system, arrangement, scheme, policy, regime; apparatus, medium, agency, instrument, channel.
net-metering (noun) – net metering or net energy metering (NEM) allows consumers which generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.
wherein (adverb) – in which.
surplus (noun) – generation of goods, services, and resources (such as capital) exceeds their consumption.
grid (noun) – network.
electrical grid (noun) – an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers.
make good (phrase) – repay the debt/loan.
paltry (adjective) – insufficient, inadequate, scanty, meagre, sparse.
a given (noun) – known fact/condition, established fact/situation, reality, certainty
discoms (noun) – (electricity/power) distribution companies (In India).
push for (phrasal verb) – request, ask for, demand, insist something repeatedly.
solarisation (noun) – an act or process to adapt (a building, home or etc.) to the use of solar energy.
heavily (adverb) – very much.
incentive (noun) – attraction, encouragement, motivation, stimulus, impetus.
decentralised (adjective) – relating to the transfer of the control of something from a single place to other locations.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
granular (adjective) – detailed, precise, minute.
bypass (verb) – elude, avoid, dodge, escape, sidestep, evade, circumvent, be evasive about.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
push (noun) – a vigorous effort, drive, initiative.
give visibility to (phrase) – make something or someone more visible or noticeable.
hitherto (adverb) – previously, earlier, before, formerly, so far.
laggard (noun/adjective) – slower, delayer, snail, loiterer, lingerer (than expected).
welcome (adjective) – pleasing, agreeable, favourable, promising, much needed.
move (noun) – action, act, step, measure.
Decarbonisation (noun) – the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of sources, achieving a lower output of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
half-hearted (adjective) – unenthusiastic, apathetic, indifferent, unconcerned, dispassionate, uninterested.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise, form.
galvanise (verb) – to cause someone to take action by exciting them; stimulate, encourage, inspire, arouse, prompt.
subsidiary (adjective) – secondary, subordinate, supplementary, additional.
subsidiary industry (noun) – a company that belongs to another company, which is usually referred to as the parent company or holding company.
impede (verb) – prevent, obstruct, hamper, hinder, thwart, stymie.
resurface (verb) – come out of, reappear, reemerge, return.