THE HINDU EDITORIAL VOCABULARY: JANUARY 2, 2020

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Infrastructure push: On Centre’s ₹102-lakh-crore plan

The challenge is in making the plan to boost investment in infrastructure work

For an economy that is tottering, a big bang announcement from the government can sometimes work to turn around sentiment. The unveiling by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday of a mega push to infrastructure investment adding up to ₹102 lakh crore over the next five years belongs in this category. Projects in energy, roads, railways and urban infrastructure under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) have been identified by a task force. About 42% of such identified projects are already under implementation, 19% are under development and 31% are at the conceptual stage. The NIP task force appears to have gone project-by-project, assessing each for viability and relevance in consultation with the States. Considering that the NIP will be like a window to the future, a constant review becomes paramount if this is not to degenerate into a mere collation and listing of projects. A periodic review, as promised by the Finance Ministry, is necessary. The government’s push on infrastructure development will not only enable ease of living — such as metro trains in cities and towns — but also create jobs and increase demand for primary commodities such as cement and steel. From this perspective, this push to invest in infrastructure is welcome.

Identifying the projects to be put on the pipeline is the easy part. Implementing and commissioning them will be the more difficult one. There are a few hurdles that the NIP task force needs to watch out for. First, the financing plan assumes that the Centre and the States will fund 39% each while the private sector will chip in with 22% of the outlay. Going by the present fiscal situation, it will be no small challenge for the Centre to raise ₹39 lakh crore, even if it is over the next five years. The financial position of States is even more perilous. Second, the ₹22 lakh crore expected from private investment also looks steep considering the lack of appetite for fresh investment by the private sector in the last few years. In fact, this factor has been a major drag on economic growth. Given the scale of investment, debt will play an important role and it remains to be seen if banks have gotten over their apprehensions on infrastructure financing as a major part of their bad loans originated there. Finally, cooperation from States becomes very important in implementing infrastructure projects. The experience on this count has not been very happy till now. While these are genuine obstacles that the task force needs to manage, these should not detract from the need for a concerted effort to invest in infrastructure. The key will be following up and reviewing the pipeline at regular intervals.

VOCABULARY

  1. tottering

Meaning:move in a feeble or unsteady way / (of a building) shake or rock as if about to collapse.  

Tamil Meaning: தள்ளாடி

Synonyms: Dizzy, Fluctuating, Moving

Antonyms: Stable

 Example Sentence: “tottering, gutted houses”

  1. yielded

Meaning: produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product /concede (a point of dispute).

Tamil Meaning: வழங்கியுள்ளன

Synonyms: Produce, Bear, Give, Supply

Antonyms: Deny, Hold, Keep

Example Sentence: “the land yields grapes and tobacco”

  1. accolades

Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.

Tamil Meaning: பாராட்டுக்களை

Synonyms: Honour, Recognition, Privilege 

Example Sentence: “the hotel has won numerous accolades”

  1. breakthrough

Meaning: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.

Tamil Meaning: திருப்புமுனை / ஊடுவழி

Synonyms: Advance, Development, Step Forward

Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Loss

Example Sentence: “a major breakthrough in DNA research”

  1. outreach

Meaning: an organization’s involvement with or influence in the community, especially in the context of religion or social welfare / reach further than.

Synonyms: Overdo, Overact, Overextend 

Example Sentence: “the loving outreach of God to the world”

  1. envoy

Meaning: a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

Tamil Meaning: தூதுவர்

Synonyms: Representative, Delegate, Agent

Antonyms: Receiver

Example Sentence: “the UN special envoy to Yugoslavia”

  1. verdict

Meaning: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest/ an opinion or judgement.

Tamil Meaning: தீர்ப்பு

Synonyms: Coclusion

Antonyms: Accusation

Example Sentence: “the jury returned a verdict of not guilty”

  1. dispute

Meaning: a disagreement or argument / argue about (something) / compete for; strive to win.

Tamil Meaning: சர்ச்சை

Synonyms: Bickering, Brawl, COnflict

Antonyms: Accord, Agreement, Calm 

Example Sentence: “a territorial dispute between the two countries”

  1. convene

Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.

Tamil Meaning: திரட்டு

Synonyms: Summon, Call, Call Together

Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter

Example Sentence: “he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel”

  1. repercussions

 Meaning: an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Tamil Meaning: தாக்கங்கள்

Synonyms: Consequences, Results , Effect

Antonyms: Cause

Example Sentence: “the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region”

  1. Hurdles

Meaning: One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump. 

Tamil Meaning: தடைகளை

Synonyms: Conquer

 Antonyms: Surrender

 Example Sentence: A hurdle race 

  1. Chip in  

Meaning:  Contribute something as one’s share of a joint activity, cost, etc

Synonyms: Ante up

 Antonyms: Pilfer

 Example Sentence: Rollie chipped in with nine saves and five wins

  1. Outlay

Meaning:  An amount of money spent on something.

Tamil Meaning: செலவீடு

Synonyms: Disbursement

 Antonyms: Saving

 Example Sentence: A modest outlay on local advertising

  1. Perilous 

Meaning: Full of danger or risk.

Tamil Meaning: அபாய

Synonyms: Delicate

 Antonyms: Calm

 Example Sentence: A perilous journey south

  1. Steep 

Meaning:  Rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.

Tamil Meaning: செங்குத்தான

Synonyms: Abrupt

 Antonyms: Low 

Example Sentence: She pushed the bike up the steep hill

  1. Appetite

Meaning:  A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

Tamil Meaning: பசியின்மை

Synonyms: Craving

 Antonyms: Apathy

 Example Sentence: He has a healthy appetite

  1. Apprehensions 

Meaning:  

Tamil Meaning: எழுந்த ஐயங்கள்

Synonyms: Alarm

 Antonyms: Belief 

 Example Sentence: He felt sick with apprehension 

  1. Originated

Meaning:  Have a specified beginning.

Tamil Meaning:  பிறப்பிடமாக

Synonyms: Begun

Example Sentence: The word originated as a marketing term

  1. Obstacles

Meaning:  A thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress.

Tamil Meaning: தடைகளை

Synonyms: Bump

Antonyms: Advantage 

Example Sentence: The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money

  1. Detract 

Meaning:  Diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

Tamil Meaning: திசை

Synonyms: Draw Away

 Antonyms: Commend

 Example Sentence: These quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

Check the other – THE HINDU EDITORIAL vocabulary words from previous days in THE HINDU EDITORIAL section which has bilingual meanings. 

THE HINDU EDITORIAL – VOCABULARY WORDS

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