The Hindu Editorial (Falling short) – Nov 23, 2021

It has been more than three years since a draft Bill on personal data protection was crafted by the Justice Srikrishna Committee of experts and submitted to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2018. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Falling short) – Nov 23, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Falling short) – Nov 23, 2021:

fall short (phrase) – fail to meet/reach; be deficient/inadequate/insufficient.
proviso (noun) – condition, stipulation, provision, clause, requirement.
joint parliamentary committee (noun) – ad hoc (temporary) Committees appointed for a specific purpose (to examine irregularities and aberrations, if any, and the consequences therefore in the implementation of Government decisions and policy prescriptions) and they (JPCs) cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report. (Courtesy: loksabha website).
Bill (noun) – A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills.
leeway (noun) – freedom, scope/flexibility, latitude/elbow room.
exempt (verb) – exclude.
Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB), 2019 (noun) – The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019. The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals, and establishes a Data Protection Authority for the same.
The Srikrishna Committee (noun) – The Government of India constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Justice Shri B N Srikrishna to study various issues relating to data protection in India and make specific suggestions on principles to be considered for data protection in India and suggest a draft Data Protection Bill.
set up (phrasal verb) – create, start, begin, initiate, institute, establish.
scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
dissent note (noun) – differing note/message, disputing note, disagreeing note.
point out (phrasal verb) – identify, mention, indicate, draw attention to.
divergence (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, variance, contrast.
Data Protection Authority (DPA) (noun) – India’s proposed data protection legislation, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 proposes to create a new, independent public authority called the Data Protection Authority of India (DPA). The DPA will oversee the implementation of the protections provided under the bill and is therefore a key part of the proposed regulatory framework.
interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
application (noun) – implementation, utilization, execution, carrying out, putting into operation.
oversight (noun) – supervision, surveillance, superintendence, inspection.
rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government that enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
exemption (noun) – immunity, exclusion, freedom.
informed consent (noun) – the permission a patient gives a doctor to perform a test or procedure after the doctor has fully explained the purpose.
the state (noun) – the government, the administration, the authorities.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
non-consensual (adjective) – without a mutual consent.
public order (noun) – it means the situation that exists when people obey the laws, rules or authority of the State.
besides (adverb) – in addition, furthermore, moreover, further.
comply with (verb) – abide by, act in accordance with, observe, obey, adhere to, conform to, follow.
safeguard (noun) – protection, provision, security.
table (verb) – submit, put forward, present, propose, introduce.
ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
susceptible (adjective) – liable to, prone to, subject to.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (noun) – a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individual citizens of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas.
viable (adjective) – reasonable, practical, logical, sensible, effective.
Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) (noun) – The Global Privacy Assembly first met in 1979 as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The Assembly has been the premier global forum for data protection and privacy authorities for more than four decades. it’s vision is an environment in which privacy and data protection authorities around the world are able effectively to act to fulfil their mandates, both individually and in concert, through diffusion of knowledge and supportive connections.
come up with (phrase) – produce, devise, propose, put forward, present, submit, suggest, recommend.
resolution (noun) – proposal, plan; solution, answer.
proportionality (noun) – similarity, correlation.
transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
remedy (noun) – solution, answer, antidote/panacea.
redress (noun) – compensation, reparation, restitution; remedy.
append (verb) – add, attach, affix, adjoin, include.
blanket (adjective) – outright, overall, general, total, complete, comprehensive, thorough, extensive, wide-ranging, widespread.
tighten (verb) – strengthen, make stronger, reinforce, harden, consolidate.
conformance (noun) – another term for conformity; compliance with, adherence to, accordance with, observance of.