The Hindu Editorial (No more delays) – Aug 27, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (No more delays) – Aug 27, 2024:

hold (verb) – conduct, organize.
hold (verb) – stop doing something.
census (noun) – an official survey, particularly of a population.
enumeration (noun) – the action of establishing the number of something; counting, numbering, tally.
undertake (verb) – start, begin, commence, embark on, get cracking on, take forward.
muddy the waters (phrase) – make the issue more complicated; to make something harder to understand.
reportedly (adverb) – ostensibly, supposedly, allegedly, presumably.
mull (verb) – ponder, consider, contemplate, think over/about, chew over, give thought to, deliberate about/on, reflect on, evaluate, review.
expansion (noun) – extension, enlargement.
long-delayed (adjective) – long-pending, not on time, overdue.
variable (noun) – element, feature, or factor that is likely to vary/change
outcome (noun) – end result, implication, ramification, repercussion.
strident (adjective) – harsh, vocal, vociferous, forceful.
socio-economic (noun) – relating to the interaction of social (position, rank, or importance) and economic (income, pay, and wealth) aspects.
result in (verb) – cause, lead to, bring about, give rise to.
unwieldy (adjective) – cumbersome, unmanageable, difficult, awkward, unhandy.
hurry (verb) – be quick, go fast, rush, hasten, move quickly.
Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (noun) – Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, founded in 1961 by Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, for arranging, conducting and analysing the results of the demographic surveys of India including Census of India and Linguistic Survey of India.
tabulate (verb) – arrange, order, organize, classify.
definite (adjective) – decisive, fixed, certain, precise, specific, clear-cut, categorical
war footing (noun) – a state of preparedness (for war).
deliberate (adjective) – wilful, intentional, purposeful, conscious, pre-planned, premeditated.
in order to (noun) – so as to, with the aim of, with the intention of, in the hope of.
delimitation (noun) – the act of establishing limits or boundaries in a Treaty, Judgement or other Agreement.
demarcation (noun) – the physical marking of the boundary on the ground.
public policy (noun) – the framework of laws, regulations, and actions governments implement to achieve social and economic goals.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
ostensible (adjective) – supposed, so-called, claimed, professed, reported, alleged.
due to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, thanks to, on account of, owing to.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
mark (verb) – show, indicate, represent, denote.
onset (noun) – start, beginning, arrival.
dubious (adjective) – debatable, questionable, unexpected.
distinction (noun) – status, name; prominence, importance, significance.
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
economic crisis (noun) – a period in an economic cycle in which an economy faces difficulties for a long time.
crises (plural noun) – plural of crisis.
turmoil (noun) – disorder, turbulence, confusion, trouble, chaos.
decennial (adjective) – recurring every ten years.
exercise (noun) – activity, work, task, assignment.
freeze (noun) – fix, set, regulate, limit, confine.
tehsil (noun) – an administrative division forming part of a Jilla/Zila/District; Tahsil, Taluk, Taluka, Mandal.
prerequisite (noun) – precondition, necessary condition, requirement, imperative.
lapse (verb) – expire, become void/invalid, become obsolete, out of date, terminate, discontinue.
National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) (noun) – An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India’s 1.2 billion people.
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) (noun) – It is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. This programme is being implemented in rural areas as well as urban areas. NSAP represents a significant step towards the fulfilment of the Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in the Constitution of India which enjoin upon the State to undertake within its means a number of welfare measures. These are intended to secure for the citizens adequate means of livelihood, raise the standard of living, improve public health, provide free and compulsory education for children etc.
constituency (noun) – the specific geographical area in which voters elect a representative to a legislative body.
be dependent upon (adjective) – depend on, be contingent on, be connected with, have a bearing on.
besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
go into (phrasal verb) – examine, investigate, inquire about, analyze, review, discuss, consider.
household (noun) – family, house.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (noun) – a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. Three rounds of the survey have been conducted since the first survey in 1992-93. The survey provides state and national information for India on fertility, infant and child mortality, the practice of family planning, maternal and child health, reproductive health, nutrition, anemia, utilization and quality of health and family planning services.
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (noun) – National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) had been conducting surveys on employment and unemployment on quinquennial (five-yearly) basis. However, considering the need for availability of such statistics at more frequent intervals, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has launched a regular employment-unemployment survey, namely, ‘Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)’. The PLFS has been launched from April, 2017 with the objective to provide quarterly changes of various indicators of the labour market for urban areas and the annual estimates of different labour force indicators for both rural and urban areas, at State/UT and all India level.
Sample Registration System (SRS) (noun) – a large scale demographic sample survey which is being conducted in a random sample of villages and urban blocks and is based on the idea that with an adequate machinery for recording of births and deaths as they occur and with proper supervision at all levels, it is possible to obtain reliable estimates of vital rates at the State and National level.
sampling frame (noun) – a list of all elements within the population from which a sample is selected. For the rural sector, the list of 2011 Population Census villages constitutes the sampling frame. For the urban sector, the latest available list of UFS blocks has been considered as the sampling frame.
Urban Frame Survey (UFS) block (noun) – Urban Frame Survey (UFS) blocks are the first stage units (FSU) in the urban sector whereas Census villages are the first stage units (FSU) in the rural sector. The ultimate stage units (USU) are households in both the sectors.
increasingly (adverb) – more and more, steadily more, continuously more, gradually more.
out-dated (adjective) – out of date, outmoded, old-fashioned, old, bygone, obsolete, archaic.
phenomena (plural noun) – occurrence, happening, event, incident.
migration (noun) – the movement of people within the borders of the same country or across international borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
urbanisation (noun) – a process of creating urban areas. It is a result of population migration from rural areas in addition to natural urban demographic growth.
suburbanisation (noun) – the movement of people from urban areas to surrounding suburbs, often in search of better living conditions.
lack (noun) – absence, unavailability, non-existence, inadequacy.
telling (adjective) – revealing, significant, important, striking, meaningful.
reliance (noun) – dependence, leaning, trust, confidence, belief.
bevy (noun) – a group of people or things of a specific type; group, cluster, bunch, pack gang, crowd, horde.
cherry-pick (verb) – pick and choose; look at the various things that are on display and select the best or the most valuable from among them.
derelict (adjective) – negligent, neglectful, careless, sloppy, slack, irresponsible, lax, delinquent.