{"id":59280,"date":"2023-09-06T11:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=59280"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:07:29","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-september-6-2023-day-464","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-september-6-2023-day-464\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 September 6, 2023; Day 464"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wreak&nbsp;<\/td><td>Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evoke&nbsp;<\/td><td>Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thrive&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make steady progress<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invasive&nbsp;<\/td><td>spreading very quickly and difficult to stop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Throttle&nbsp;<\/td><td>Place limits on (extent, amount or access)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biome&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u200bthe characteristic plants and animals that exist in a particular type of environment, for example in a forest or desert<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Precarious&nbsp;<\/td><td>not safe or certain; dangerous<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Palatable&nbsp;<\/td><td>Acceptable to the taste or mind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Devastating&nbsp;<\/td><td>Sharply critical or damaging<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carve up&nbsp;<\/td><td>Separate into parts or portions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Topography&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u200bthe physical features of an area of land, especially the position of its rivers, mountains, etc.; the study of these features<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Subsidence&nbsp;<\/td><td>the process by which an area of land sinks to a lower level than normal, or by which a building sinks into the ground<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deluge&nbsp;<\/td><td>A heavy rain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Denude&nbsp;<\/td><td>to strip or remove the covering of something, especially land<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Denizen&nbsp;<\/td><td>A person who inhabits a particular place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unequivocal&nbsp;<\/td><td>Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kick the can down the road&nbsp;<\/td><td>to avoid or delay dealing with a problem<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infrastructure development in the hills cannot be the same as in the plains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The destruction <strong>wreaked (Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) <\/strong>by the floods in north India in August has <strong>evoked (Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) <\/strong>concern at the highest levels. Last month, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had suggested that an expert committee conduct a \u201ccomplete and comprehensive\u201d study on the carrying capacity of the Himalayan region. Following this, the Centre has proposed setting up a 13-member technical committee. \u201cCarrying capacity\u201d is a concept derived from population-biology and generally refers to the quantity of a species that can <strong>thrive (Make steady progress) <\/strong>sustainably in a defined ecosystem. Generally, population exceeding capacity will lead to a natural decline in numbers, as witnessed when grasslands or overgrazed or <strong>invasive (spreading very quickly and difficult to stop) <\/strong>species <strong>throttle (Place limits on (extent, amount or access)) <\/strong>existing <strong>biome (\u200bthe characteristic plants and animals that exist in a particular type of environment, for example in a forest or desert)<\/strong>. Applying these ideas in the context of hill-stations and Himalayan States \u2014 the challenge is between balancing rising population, infrastructural needs and the <strong>precarious (not safe or certain; dangerous) <\/strong>geography \u2014 is bound to be a challenging enterprise. Going by recent history, it is unlikely that a disinterested scientific opinion will be <strong>palatable (Acceptable to the taste or mind) <\/strong>to every stakeholder in the Himalayan States. Following the <strong>devastating (Sharply critical or damaging) <\/strong>floods in Uttarakhand in 2013, the Supreme Court had appointed a committee of experts to evaluate the role of hydropower projects in the State. While the committee\u2019s reports did influence a reduction in the proposed hydro projects, they failed to restrict road-widening projects and the <strong>carving up (Separate into parts or portions)<\/strong> of mountainsides in ways that were deemed unsuitable for the <strong>topography (\u200bthe physical features of an area of land, especially the position of its rivers, mountains, etc.; the study of these features)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest proposal by the Centre is not new; as far back as 2020, it had circulated, among the 13 Himalayan States, guidelines to assess the carrying capacity of their hill stations, cities and eco-sensitive zones. The Environment Ministry had in May reminded all the States to undertake such a study and submit them \u201cas early as possible\u201d. The crisis of land <strong>subsidence (the process by which an area of land sinks to a lower level than normal, or by which a building sinks into the ground) <\/strong>experienced in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, in January had also sparked a debate on the conflict between infrastructural development and ecology, but in a matter of months, Himachal Pradesh saw an unexpected <strong>deluge (A heavy rain) <\/strong>washing away roads and highways built on <strong>denuding (to strip or remove the covering of something, especially land) <\/strong>mountains. More committees and reports will not change the reality that infrastructure development in the hills cannot be executed as in the plains. Either States must bear the higher cost that comes from building more sustainably and minimising the risk to <strong>denizens (A person who inhabits a particular place)<\/strong>, or designate regions as no-go zones. The latter has for decades provided fertile ground for political opportunism. As <strong>unequivocal (Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding) <\/strong>scientific evidence concludes, the option to <strong>kick the proverbial can down the road (kick the can down the road means to avoid or delay dealing with a problem)<\/strong> no longer exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to learn new words on a daily basis? 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