The Hindu Editorial (No quick fix) – Jul 21, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (No quick fix) – Jul 21, 2023:

quick fix (noun) – (simple) remedy, resolution, solution, panacea, antidote, silver bullet.
National Research Foundation (NRF) (noun) – It is an apex body, proposed by the Indian government, to be set up to promote, fund and mentor scientific research in higher education institutions across the country, with the focus on cultivating the culture of research in universities and colleges.
Bill (noun) – A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills (or) draft statute/law, proposed legislation, proposal (presented to parliament/congress/council for discussion).
incentivise (verb) – encourage, motivate, galvanize.
legislation (noun) – body of laws, acts, rules, regulations, statutes.
slate (verb) – schedule, plan.
table (verb) – propose, put forward, introduce, submit.
the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill, 2023 (noun) – The Bill, after approval in the Parliament, will establish NRF, as an apex body to provide “high-level strategic direction” to scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP), at a total estimated cost of ₹50,000 crore from 2023-28
in the public domain/realm (phrase) – if something (e.g. information) is in the public domain, people generally know about it since it is no secret.
envisage (verb) – conceive, imagine, envision, think, perceive, apprehend.
centralised (adjective) – bringing all processes together in one place.
draw on (phrasal verb) – utilize, use, employ, resort to, make use of, take/have recourse to.
United States’s National Science Foundation (NSF) (noun) – The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. NSF was established in 1950 by Congress to 1) Promote the progress of science, 2) Advance the national health, prosperity and welfare & 3) Secure the national defense.
European Research Council (ERC) (noun) – The European Research Council (ERC) was set up by the EU in 2007 to fund excellent scientists and their most creative ideas. It supports cutting-edge research in all fields, and helps Europe keep and attract the best researchers of any nationality.
go by (phrasal verb) – known as, called by.
draw (verb) – obtain, withdraw, take out, bring out, extract.
lag (verb) – linger, dally, straggle; trail (behind), fall behind.
Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun) – a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
reliant (adjective) – dependent on.
whereas (conjunction) – compared with the fact that, but, instead, contrarily.
galvanise (verb) – to cause someone to take action by exciting or shocking them; stimulate, encourage, inspire, stir, arouse, prompt.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (noun) – the ethical role of the corporation (private business) in society. It ensures that the company spends, in every financial year, at least two per cent of the average net profits of the company made during the three immediately preceding financial years, in pursuance of its Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.
obligation (noun) – duty, commitment, responsibility, onus, liability, accountability.
sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces (Courtesy: WHO)
say (noun) – voice, weight, sway, authority, influence.
coax (verb) – persuade/ convince and obtain something from someone.
relatively (adverb) – comparatively, to a certain extent, somewhat.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, continued, constant, uninterrupted.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
development (noun) – progress, progression, advancement, improvement, growth.
proprietary (adjective) – patented, licensed, branded, own-brand.
philanthropy (noun) – humaneness, benevolence, charity.
unlikely (adjective) – doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.
panacea (noun) – a solution or remedy for all problems or difficulties; or diseases; answer, antidote, elixir, cure-all, nostrum, magic bullet, magic formula.