👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -2 -> 30 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial -Policy on biofuels: Green push?💥
biofuel (noun) – a renewable source of energy produced from natural sources/organic matter (from plants or animals).
Hindu Editorial usage : The new biofuels policy is high on ambition, but success will depend on the details
feedstock (noun) – the main raw material used in the manufacture of a product.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under the new policy, feedstock for biofuels includes sugar beet, corn, damaged foodgrain, potatoes, even municipal solid waste
discomforting (adjective) – disturbing, upsetting, very bad.
Hindu Editorial usage : This will likely reduce the cost of producing biofuels and improve affordability for consumers, particularly during times when oil prices reach discomforting levels.
float (verb) – offer, submit, present/give.
Hindu Editorial usage : The oil companies have been floating tenders for ethanol supply, but availability lags behind their needs, because the price is often not attractive enough for the sugar industry.
lag behind (phrasal verb) – trail, fall back, straggle/move slowly.
Hindu Editorial usage : The oil companies have been floating tenders for ethanol supply, but availability lags behind their needs, because the price is often not attractive enough for the sugar industry.
remunerative (adjective) – lucrative, well paid/rewarding, gainful.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre hopes the new policy will also benefit farmers, who will be able to sell various types of agricultural waste to industry at remunerative prices.
chunk (noun) – a significant amount of.
Hindu Editorial usage : But given the technology available, a large chunk of the biofuel will have to come from the sugar sector for now. Therefore, pricing is the key.
curb (verb) – check, control, restrain.
Hindu Editorial usage : The production of biofuels from agricultural waste, it is hoped, will also help curb atmospheric pollution by giving farmers an incentive not to burn it, as is happening in large parts of northern India.
incentive (noun) – stimulus, impetus; payment/concession (made to motive someone).
Hindu Editorial usage : The production of biofuels from agricultural waste, it is hoped, will also help curb atmospheric pollution by giving farmers an incentive not to burn it, as is happening in large parts of northern India.
get ahead of (phrasal verb) – plan prematurely.
Hindu Editorial usage : But policy should not get ahead of technological and financial feasibility — and options should be realistically laid out for farmers.
shackles (noun) – restrictions, restraints, constraints.
Hindu Editorial usage : And while removing the shackles on raw material supply can have definite benefits
lay out (phrasal verb) – outline, draw up, formulate.
Hindu Editorial usage : But policy should not get ahead of technological and financial feasibility — and options should be realistically laid out for farmers.
surplus (adjective) – excess, remaining, extra.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is also a need for caution in using surplus foodgrain to produce ethanol. And while removing the shackles on raw material supply can have definite benefits,
envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, imagine/envision.
Hindu Editorial usage : To address this issue, the new policy envisages investment to the tune of ₹5,000 crore in building bio-refineries and offering other incentives over the next few years.
to the tune of (phrase) – amounting to.
Hindu Editorial usage : To address this issue, the new policy envisages investment to the tune of ₹5,000 crore in building bio-refineries and offering other incentives over the next few years.
barrier (noun) – obstacle, impediment, restriction.
Hindu Editorial usage : The government should also take steps to remove policy barriers that have discouraged private investment in building supply chains
potential (noun) – capability, capacity, ability.
Hindu Editorial usage : Until that happens, India’s huge biofuel potential will continue to remain largely untapped.
untapped (adjective) – dormant, inactive, unused/not yet exploited.
Hindu Editorial usage : The new biofuels policy is high on ambition, but success will depend on the details
feedstock (noun) – the main raw material used in the manufacture of a product.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under the new policy, feedstock for biofuels includes sugar beet, corn, damaged foodgrain, potatoes, even municipal solid waste
Hindu Editorial usage : This will likely reduce the cost of producing biofuels and improve affordability for consumers, particularly during times when oil prices reach discomforting levels.
Hindu Editorial usage : The oil companies have been floating tenders for ethanol supply, but availability lags behind their needs, because the price is often not attractive enough for the sugar industry.
Hindu Editorial usage : The oil companies have been floating tenders for ethanol supply, but availability lags behind their needs, because the price is often not attractive enough for the sugar industry.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre hopes the new policy will also benefit farmers, who will be able to sell various types of agricultural waste to industry at remunerative prices.
Hindu Editorial usage : But given the technology available, a large chunk of the biofuel will have to come from the sugar sector for now. Therefore, pricing is the key.
Hindu Editorial usage : The production of biofuels from agricultural waste, it is hoped, will also help curb atmospheric pollution by giving farmers an incentive not to burn it, as is happening in large parts of northern India.
Hindu Editorial usage : The production of biofuels from agricultural waste, it is hoped, will also help curb atmospheric pollution by giving farmers an incentive not to burn it, as is happening in large parts of northern India.
Hindu Editorial usage : But policy should not get ahead of technological and financial feasibility — and options should be realistically laid out for farmers.
Hindu Editorial usage : And while removing the shackles on raw material supply can have definite benefits
Hindu Editorial usage : But policy should not get ahead of technological and financial feasibility — and options should be realistically laid out for farmers.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is also a need for caution in using surplus foodgrain to produce ethanol. And while removing the shackles on raw material supply can have definite benefits,
Hindu Editorial usage : To address this issue, the new policy envisages investment to the tune of ₹5,000 crore in building bio-refineries and offering other incentives over the next few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : To address this issue, the new policy envisages investment to the tune of ₹5,000 crore in building bio-refineries and offering other incentives over the next few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The government should also take steps to remove policy barriers that have discouraged private investment in building supply chains
Hindu Editorial usage : Until that happens, India’s huge biofuel potential will continue to remain largely untapped.
Hindu Editorial usage : Until that happens, India’s huge biofuel potential will continue to remain largely untapped.
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