The Hindu Editorial (Finding a home) – Aug 18, 2022

Policy intervention without knowledge of the ground realities often ends up as an exercise in self-gratification for those in authority and results in little or no benefit for the intended target group. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Finding a home) – Aug 18, 2022.

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adoption (noun) – a legal process that allows someone to become the parent of a child, even though the adopter and child are not related by blood.
established (adjective) – accepted, traditional, entrenched, well known, recognized, acclaimed, esteemed, acknowledged.
bypass (verb) – circumvent, avoid, dodge, escape, sidestep.
policy intervention (noun) – it involves any course of action, programme or activity taken or mandated by national or international authorities and non-state actors. (non-state actor is an individual or organization that has significant political influence).
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.
end up (phrasal verb) – finish up, turn up, come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
self-gratification (noun) – lack of restraint, excessiveness, self-indulgence.
authority (noun) – rule, power, dominion.
result in (verb) – lead to, cause, bring on.
circumstance (noun) – condition, situation, state of affairs, position.
child-centric (adjective) – concentrated about/focused on child.
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).
warrant (verb) – justify, vindicate, call for, sanction, validate; guarantee, affirm, support.
guardianship (noun) – protection, guidance, support, backing.
personnel (noun) – human resources, people, men and women.
Public Grievance (noun) – complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, charge, protest (by the people as a whole).
point to (phrasal verb) – indicate, suggest, signal, signify, denote, reveal.
mismatch (noun) – discrepancy, inconsistency, contradiction.
adopt (verb) – (of a legal act of an adopter) takes a child and brings it up as his/her own child.
remedy (noun) – solution, answer, antidote/panacea.
orphan (noun) – parentless child; a child who lost his/her parents.
abandoned (adjective) – neglected, rejected.
at the earliest (phrase) – as soon as possible, without delay, in a very quick time.
periodic (adjective) – repeated, regular, cyclical, continual.
orphan (verb) – cause (a child) to become an orphan (a child who lost his/her parents).
historically (adverb) – normally, generally, typically.
chasm (noun) – a clear difference between two people/groups’ thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc.; divergence, disunion, gulf, void, gap.
undoubtedly (adverb) – unquestionably, indisputably, undeniably, doubtlessly.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
prospective (adjective) – potential, possible, likely, future, probable.
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) (noun) – a statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993, ratified by Government of India in 2003. CARA primarily deals with adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated /recognised adoption agencies.
Child Welfare Committee (noun) – The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 makes it mandatory to establish one Child Welfare Committee in each district as the final authority to dispose of cases for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of children in need of care & protection and to provide for their basic needs and protection of human rights.
tighten (verb) – make stricter, make more rigorous, make more stringent, stiffen, toughen, heighten.
rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
malpractice (noun) – misconduct, wrongdoing, unethical behaviour, unprofessionalism.
inter- (prefix) – between.
racket (noun) – criminal activity, illegal scheme, fraud.
nodal (adjective) – relating to a node (junction/intersection) in a network.
body (noun) – association, organization, group, federation.
in- (prefix) – within.
regulate (verb) – supervise, oversee, inspect, administer.
stringent (adjective) – strict, severe, extreme, rigorous.
interest (noun) – benefit to, to the advantage of, for the sake of.
interpret (verb) – mean, understand, read, infer, conclude, suppose.
acknowledge (verb) – accept, recognize, realize.
institutionalisation (noun) – the process of establishing something as a practice/custom/norm in an organization or culture.
detrimental (adjective) – harmful, damaging, unfavourable, dangerous, destructive, ruinous.
in the long term (phrase) – in the future.
pay attention to (phrase) – take notice of, take into account, bear in mind, be mindful of, consider.
aspect (noun) – detail, particular, factor, feature, element.
shortcut (noun) – an alternative route.
come to no harm (phrase) – be undamaged, be unharmed, be unhurt.