The Hindu Editorial (Regressive move) – Aug 21, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Regressive move) – Aug 21, 2024:

regressive (adjective) – returning to a previous, underdeveloped state; in the wrong direction; retrograde, retrogressive, unprogressive/negative.
move (noun) – step, action, activity, measure.
platitude (noun) – a banal (usual/predictable) remark/statement; overworked saying, hackneyed saying, cliché, banality.
predictably (adverb) – as expected.
tiresome (adjective) – boring, dull, ordinary, routine, annoying, iritating.
peddle (verb) – to suggest, recommend, promote, present, put forward, advocate, champion (an idea/view) persistently to make people to accept/believe it
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
dictum (noun) – law, decree, statute, bill, Act of Parliament, fiat, Act, resolution, ruling, rule, ordinance, stipulation.
to the extent (phrase) – to the level/stage/degree/range.
end up (phrasal verb) – finish up, turn up, come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
workforce (noun) – workers, employees, staff.
Labour Force Participation Rates (LFPR) (noun) – it is defined as the percentage of persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work)in the population.
peg at (verb) – fix, set, hold, limit (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.
abysmal (adjective) – very bad, awful, terrible.
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.
quarterly (noun) – (of a bulletin/magazine) published/issued every three months.
bulletin (noun) –publication, magazine, journal, news paper, periodical.
gig worker (noun) – independent contractors or freelancers who typically do short-term work for multiple clients.
lead to (verb) – cause, result in, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
financial independence (noun) – the ability to live comfortably and meet all of one’s obligations without relying on someone.
Rattirer Shaathi (noun) – “Helpers of the Night,”; an initiative launched by the West Bengal government to enhance women’s safety during night shifts, featuring a compulsory mobile app linked to local police and other security measures.
call for (noun) – need, necessity, demand, requirement, grounds, reason; appeal/request.
measure (noun) – action, step, move, procedure.
in place (phrase) – established, arranged, set up, ready.
take cognisance of (phrase) – take into account, take into consideration, give attention to, take notice of something.
suo motu (phrase) – Latin term means “on its own motion”. It is used where a government agency acts on its own knowledge.
hearing (noun) – court case, lawsuit, train, inquiry, legal proceedings, proceedings, legal action.
task force (noun) – a special committee/panel, usually of experts, formed expressly for the purpose of studying a particular problem.
look into (phrasal verb) – inquire about, probe, investigate, examine, scrutinize, analyze.
gender violence (noun) – it is a violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.
matter of concern (phrase) – something which causes worry.
sphere (noun) – arena, domain, realm, field, territory, area; an area/field of activity.
informal sector (noun) – informal economy, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
sweeping (adjective) – comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching.
bring in (phrasal verb) – introduce, initiate, institute, put forward, propose, put in place, suggest, submit, present.
harsher comparative adjective of harsh (adjective) – severe, stringent, extreme, strict.
stringent (adjective) – strict, severe, extreme, rigorous.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) (noun) – an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
nearly (adverb) – almost, about, more or less.
first information report (FIR) (noun) – a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence.
protocol (noun) – a system of rules; rule, procedure, convention, formality, custom, practice.
on paper (phrase) – in theory, theoretically, in principle, hypothetically.
effective (adjective) – practical, actual, virtual, operative; powerful, strong, forceful.
implementation (noun) – imposition, enforcement, execution.
at large (phrase) – as a whole, generally, extensively.
awareness (noun) – knowledge, sensibility, realization, cognizance, perception, understanding.
gender justice (noun) – It is the full equality and equity between women and men in all spheres of life, resulting in women jointly, and on an equal basis with men, defining and shaping the policies, structures and decisions that affect their lives and society as a whole.
go a long way (phrase) – to be helpful; to be very helpful/useful (to achieve success); will be very successful.
campaign (noun) – an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group; movement, crusade, drive ,push.
reclaim (verb) – get back, recover, regain, retrieve, recoup; rescue, save.
serve as (verb) – act as, function as, do the work of.
wake-up call (noun) – something which alerts a person to a problem and makes him/her to do some remedial action.