The Hindu Editorial (Persisting issues) – Nov 23, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Persisting issues) – Nov 23, 2022:

persisting (adjective) – continuing, lasting, persistent, enduring, deep-rooted.
tighten up (phrasal verb) – stiffen, make/become stiff/rigid, strengthen, make stronger, reinforce, be stricter or more serious about something.
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 (or) draft statute/law, proposed legislation, proposal (presented to parliament/congress/council for discussion).
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, precondition, essential requirement.
draft (noun) – a preliminary version; outline.
much-awaited (adjective) – eagerly anticipated, expected, long-awaited.
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP Bill) 2022 (noun) – This is the fourth iteration (repetition) of a data protection law in India. The first draft of the law — the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, was proposed by the Justice Srikrishna Committee set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with the mandate of setting out a data protection law for India. The government made revisions to this draft and introduced it as the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (PDP Bill, 2019). Later, the Joint Committee on the PDP Bill, 2019 (JPC) submitted its report on the Bill after two years in December, 2021. The report was accompanied by a new draft bill, namely, the Data Protection Bill, 2021 that incorporated the recommendations of the JPC.
open (adjective) – accessible, available.
aver (adjective) – declare, state, assert, claim.
come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, propose, present, put forward.
comprehensive (adjective) – all-inclusive, broad-based; all-embracing, complete, thorough.
framework (noun) – structure, system organization.
regulation (noun) – supervision, overseeing, monitoring, inspection; control, direction, guidance.
standalone (adjective) – independent, self-governing, self-sustaining, self-reliant, self-standing.
better (verb) – improve, ameliorate, raise, advance, further, lift, upgrade, enhance.
iteration (noun) – repetition, reiteration.
clause (noun) – provision, requirement, condition.
for simplicity (phrase) – for clarity.
result in (verb) – lead to, cause, bring on.
case in point (phrase) – example, sample, case.
consent (noun) – approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, concurrence.
fiduciary (adjective) – trustful, trustworthy; more believable, guardian/trustee.
obligation (noun) – responsibility, liability, duty, burden.
recipient (noun) – beneficiary, inheritor, receiver.
breach (noun) – contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
establishment (noun) – formation, creation, foundation, setting up, institution.
Data Protection Board of India (noun) – The government will establish a “Data Protection Board” for ensuring compliance with the proposed law. The board will also hear user complaints. “The Central Government shall, by notification, establish, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Data Protection Board of India. The allocation of work, receipt of complaints, formation of groups for hearing, pronouncement of decisions, and other functions of the Board shall be digital by design,” says the draft DPDP Bill 2022.
composition (noun) – formation, structure, framework, arrangement.
prescribe (verb) – determine, establish, formulate, pronounce, require.
diverge (verb) – deviate.
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. The first draft of the law — the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, was proposed by the Justice Srikrishna Committee set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with the mandate of setting out a data protection law for India.
oversight (noun) – supervision, surveillance, superintendence, inspection.
exemption (noun) – exception, exclusion.
informed consent (noun) – the permission a patient gives a doctor to perform a test or procedure after the doctor has fully explained the purpose.
non-consensual (adjective) – without a mutual consent.
vaguely (adverb) – roughly, indeterminately.
instrument (noun) – factor, mechanism, channel, medium, vehicle.
the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government that enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
amount to (verb) – be equal to, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, represent.
surveillance (noun) – monitoring, observation, scrutiny, inspection.
scrutiny (noun) – examination, inspection, investigation.
notwithstanding (preposition) – despite, in spite of, regardless of.
robust (adjective) – strong, powerful.