The Hindu Editorial (Cripple and scuttle) – Jan 09, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Cripple and scuttle) – Jan 09, 2025:

1. cripple (verb) – destroy, impair, hamper, impede; damage, weaken, paralyse, debilitate, disable.
2. scuttle (verb) – (intentionally) cause something to fail; destroy, wreak.
3. information commission (noun) – it has been constituted with effect from 12-10-2005 under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction of the Commission extends over all Central Public Authorities.
4. discourage (verb) – prevent, stop, deter, fend off.
5. right to information (noun) – The right to information act was passed in the year 2005. This law empowers Indian citizens to seek any accessible information from a Public Authority and makes the Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible.
6. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
7. passage (noun) – enactment, passing, ratification adoption, authorization, validation (of a bill into a law).
8. Right to Information Act, 2005 (noun) – An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
9. quite (adverb) – fairly, relatively; completely, fully.
10. apparent (adjective) – visible, clear, evident, noticeable, palpable, striking.
11. section (noun) – part, division.
12. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
13. empowerment (noun) – authority/power provided to someone to do something; authorization.
14. amendment (noun) – revision, alteration ,change, modification.
15. dilute (verb) – weaken, reduce, impair, diminish, decrease, lessen, make dull.
16. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency, usefulness.
17. functioning (noun) – operation, activity, performance.
18. surface (verb) – emerge, appear, come to light, become apparent.
19. commission (noun) – board, panel, council, committee.
20. appeal (noun) – plea, request, petition, supplication, application.
21. the public (noun) – people, citizens, citizenry, electors, voters.
22. elicit (verb) – obtain or get (a reaction/response from someone with some difficulty); bring out, draw out, evoke, extract, extort, bring about, bring forth, call forth
23. designated (adjective) – appointed, assigned, delegated.
24. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
25. Constitution Bench (noun) – a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon. (Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).
26. Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
27. take note of (phrase) – pay attention, bear in mind, be mindful of, heed, follow, comply with.
28. the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
29. Central Information Commission (CIC) (noun) – Under the provision of Section-12 of RTI Act 2005 the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the Central Information Commission. The Central Information Commission shall consist of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding 10 as may be deemed necessary.
30. in fact (adverb) – actually, really, as a matter of fact, indeed, in truth.
31. defunct (adjective) – disused, no longer in use, unused, inoperative, non-functioning.
32. for want of (phrase) – lacking, needing, because of not having something.
33. bound (adjective) – duty-bound by law to do something; to obligated, obliged, compelled, committed required.
34. of any use (phrase) – to be useful/helpful.
35. sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
36. impart (verb) – give, provide.
37. Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) (noun) – it is the coordinating agency of the Central Government in personnel matters specially issues concerning recruitment, training, career development and staff welfare. The DoPT is part of The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
38. spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
39. applicant (noun) – candidate, aspirant.
40. bring about (phrasal verb) – cause, result in, lead to, give rise to, produce, generate, effect.
41. revival (noun) – re-establishment, reintroduction, restoration; improvement.
42. fulfilment (noun) – the meeting of a requirement, need, condition.
43. Act (noun) – law, decree, statute, rule, ruling, ordinance, legislation.
44. besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
45. comply with (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to; observe, obey, follow.
46. call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
47. proactive (adjective) – energetic, motivated, farsighted, cautious, careful.
48. in time (phrase) – punctually, promptly, early enough, on time, on schedule, not too late.
49. strip of (verb) – dispossess, deprive of, deny, prevent from having.
50. autonomy (noun) – independence, freedom (from external control/influence); self-determination.
51. tenure (noun) – term, period of/in office; period, time, stint, spell.
52. open-ended (adjective) – not having fixed limits; without any date/tenure fixed in advance.
53. all walks of life (phrase) – used to refer to people who have many different jobs or positions in society. 
54. hearing (noun) – lawsuit, proceedings, inquiry, legal proceedings, legal action.
55. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, inescapable, unpreventable, bound to happen. 
56. result in (verb) – cause, lead to, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
57. backlog (noun) – accumulation, logjam, pile-up/excess (of pending work/things).
58. ultimately (adverb) – eventually, finally, at last, in the end.
59. seek (verb) – ask for, request, demand, appeal.

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