👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -1-> 5 JUNE👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 1  from editorial - Farm friction: on the malaise in agriculture💥

friction (noun) – conflict, dispute, argument.
Hindu Editorial usage : Farm friction: on the malaise in agriculture

malaise (noun) –  trouble, unease, unhappiness/dejection.
Hindu Editorial usage : Farm friction: on the malaise in agriculture

systemic (adjective) – organizational, constructional, formational.
Hindu Editorial usage : The government must move purposefully to address the systemic malaise in agriculture

draw someone’s attention to (phrase) – to attract someone to notice/focus on something.
Hindu Editorial usage : Since June 1, many farmers are on an unusual 10-day ‘strike’ to draw the government’s attention to distress in the fields.

distress (noun) – hardship, adversity, trouble/calamity.
Hindu Editorial usage : Since June 1, many farmers are on an unusual 10-day ‘strike’ to draw the government’s attention to distress in the fields.

inch up (phrasal verb) – increase/rise slowly.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Prices of vegetables and fruits are inching up in urban centres given the supply shock created by this ‘Gaon Bandh’; in cities like Mumbai fishermen have joined the cause.

in line with (phrase) – in accordance with, in alignment with.
Hindu Editorial usage : enhancement of the minimum support price regime for crops in line with the M.S. Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations,

procurement (noun) – the action of buying or purchasing something.
Hindu Editorial usage :  higher prices for milk procurement and loan waivers to offset low or negative returns on investment

loan waiver (noun) – it is the waiving of the real or potential liability of the person or 
party who has taken out a loan through the voluntary action of the person or party who has made the loan.
Hindu Editorial usage :  higher prices for milk procurement and loan waivers to offset low or negative returns on investment

offset (verb) – balance out, equalize, neutralize.
Hindu Editorial usage :  higher prices for milk procurement and loan waivers to offset low or negative returns on investment

glut (noun) – surplus, excess, oversupply.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is a supply glut, and with a good monsoon expected, a healthy output could put additional pressure on prices. 

cash-strapped (adjective) – relating to someone who has no sufficient money.
Hindu Editorial usage :  is not about the immediate crisis faced by specific sections of farmers (such as the cash-strapped sugarcane-growers for whom a cess is being considered under the GST regime). 

culmination (noun) – highest point, pinnacle, climax/peak.
Hindu Editorial usage :  It is a culmination of multiple attempts made over a year to red-flag the systemic malaise in agriculture.

red-flag (verb) – warn, caution, admonish.
Hindu Editorial usage :  It is a culmination of multiple attempts made over a year to red-flag the systemic malaise in agriculture.

tangible (adjective) – real/actual, definite, substantial.
Hindu Editorial usage : The current stir also derives from lack of tangible action on assurances made earlier and imperceptible movement on the Centre’s grand promises such as doubling farm incomes and raising MSPs

imperceptible (adjective) – unnoticeable, undetectable, indistinguishable.
Hindu Editorial usage : The current stir also derives from lack of tangible action on assurances made earlier and imperceptible movement on the Centre’s grand promises such as doubling farm incomes and raising MSPs

Minimum Support Price (MSP) (noun) – it is a form of market intervention by the 
Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
Hindu Editorial usage : The current stir also derives from lack of tangible action on assurances made earlier and imperceptible movement on the Centre’s grand promises such as doubling farm incomes and raising MSPs

subtext (noun) – implicit/indirect meaning.
Hindu Editorial usage : That the general elections are just a year away adds a political sub-text to the protest. 

dent (verb) – diminish, reduce, lessen.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Rural distress has dented the BJP’s electoral performance in recent months. Too much of the structural reform agenda to free agricultural markets from the grip of government rules and intermediaries remains pending

intermediary (noun) – mediator, negotiator, intervenor.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Rural distress has dented the BJP’s electoral performance in recent months. Too much of the structural reform agenda to free agricultural markets from the grip of government rules and intermediaries remains pending

dither (verb) – hesitate, be in two minds, be undecided/unsure.
Hindu Editorial usage : There has been dithering even on simple things like strengthening the food processing sector.


heavy lifting (noun) – hard work.
Hindu Editorial usage : Blaming the agitators is easy; policy responses are where the heavy lifting is needed.



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