The Hindu Editorial (Two cheers) – Jun 05, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Two cheers) – Jun 05, 2021

India’s push in the right direction in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to clean energy, urban development and health has helped it improve its overall SDG score from 60 in 2019 to 66 in 2021,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Two cheers) – Jun 05, 2021.

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sustainable (adjective) – reasonable, sensible, well-founded (without disturbing the balance of nature and then without exhausting all of the natural resources).
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (noun) – The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a new, universal set of goals, targets, and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies over the next 15 years.
index (noun) – an (economic) data figure reflecting something (e.g. price/quantity) compared with a standard or base value; pointer, indicator.
methodological (adjective) – relating to method/methodology; systematized, systematic, methodical, organized.
tinkering (noun) – an act of trying to make some small changes to something amateurishly, in order to improve/repair it; repairing, improving, mending.
cause for concern (phrase) – a reason to worry (feel anxious).
push (noun) – effort, campaign, initiative, drive.
clean energy (noun) – renewable energy, green energy; energy generated from natural resources (such as water, wind & solar energy).
NITI Aayog (noun) – The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015. NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. (Thinktank is a panel of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues).
besides (preposition/linking adverb) – apart from, in addition to.
eradication (noun) – removal, elimination, wiping out.
hunger (noun) – need for food; starvation, famine, malnutrition.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
in particular (phrase) – particularly, specifically, especially.
household (noun) – family, house.
cause for cheer (phrase) – reason to be cheerful (happy and optimistic).
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure for something (to function properly).
make worse (phrase) – worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, compound.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
impose (verb) – force, thrust, inflict (an unwelcome decision/ruling).
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
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.
stark (adjective) – clear, distinct, evident, obvious, striking.
difference (noun) – dissimilarity, contrast, deviation, unevenness, variation.
on the one hand (phrase) – it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’.
point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
persisting (adjective) – continuing, prolonged, persistent, unrelenting, unending, lingering.
socio-economic (adjective) – relating to the interaction of social (position, rank, or importance) and economic (income, pay, and wealth) aspects.
disparity (noun) – imbalance, inequality, unevenness, disproportion.
unaddressed (adjective) – unnoticed, not considered, not dealt with, not tackled.
exacerbate (verb) – intensify, increase, heighten, aggravate, worsen, compound.
federal (adjective) – relating to a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
public health (noun) – the branch of medicine handling public health; public health is also the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through education, policy-making, and research for disease and injury prevention.
worse-off (adjective) – in a difficult situation; in a tight spot; less fortunate/wealthy; beleaguered, troubled, hard-pressed.
notwithstanding (conjunction) – although, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, even though.
indicator (noun) – measure, gauge, index, signal.
curiously (adverb) – mysteriously, surprisingly, unexpectedly.
render (verb) – make, cause to be, cause to become.
moot (adjective) – debatable, doubtful, arguable, disputable, problematic.
inequality (noun) – Inequality is simply defined as “the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities; imbalance, unevenness, disproportion, disparity.
weightage (noun) – importance, significance, value.
equality (noun) – fairness, justness, egalitarianism, equal rights/opportunities, non-discrimination.
representation (noun) – participation, involvement, engagement (in something (e.g. legislature) as a representative of somebody (e.g. voters).
marginalised (adjective) – treated as insignificant, treated as unimportant, neglected.
legislature (noun) – local authority, administration, executive, local government.
well-recognised (adjective) – famous, well-known.
Gini Coefficient/Gini Index (noun) -a statistical measure of economic inequality in a population. The coefficient measures the dispersion of income or distribution of wealth among the members of a population.
per capita (adverb & adjective) – per person, for each, individually.
quintile (noun) – any one group of the five equal group proportions used in statistics; In statistics, a quantile for the case where the sample or population is divided into fifths (five equal groups/classes) based on the distribution of values of a particular variable.
miss out (phrasal verb) – fail to add/include something, omit; fail to utilize/take advantage of something.
miss (noun) – omission, slip, blunder, error, mistake.
flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
lack of (noun) – absence, deficiency, scarcity, dearth.
glaring (adjective) – obvious, visible, apparent, flagrant, blatant.
fatality (noun) – death, casualty, mortality/loss.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
endeavour (noun) – activity, pursuit; aim/effort.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
pressing (adjective) – urgent, critical, crucial, important.
despair (noun) – hopelessness, depression, distress, pain.