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Today’s Vocabulary Vigilance (noun) = The action or
state of keeping careful watch for
possible danger or difficulties
(जागरूकता) Grim (adj) = Very serious or
gloomy (विकट) Mortality (noun) = The state of
being subject to death, especially
on a large scale (मतृ्यु दर) Low median age = Low median
age in some countries means that
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Today’s Vocabulary
March to (one's) own beat = To do
something, act, or behave in a
manner that does not conform to
the standard, prevalent, or popular
societal norm.
Tussle (noun) = A vigorous struggle
or scuffle, typically in order to
obtain or achieve something
Heft (noun) = Lift or carry
(something heavy) (िज़न)
Traction (noun) = The extent to
which an idea, product, etc. gains
popularity or acceptance, grip
(सकंर्षण)
Wilting (verb) = (of a person)
lose energy, vigour, or confidence
Scout (verb) = Make a search for
someone or something in various
places
Deem (verb) = Regard or consider
in a specified way (समझना)
Recreational (adj) = Relating to or
denoting activity done for
enjoyment when one is not working
(मनोरंजन)
All hell broke loose = Used to say
that people suddenly become very
noisy or angry
Repercussion (noun) = An
unintended consequence of an
event or action, especially an
unwelcome one (प्रततक्रिया)
Rippling (adj) = Moving in a way
that resembles a series of small
waves
Fervour (noun) = Intense and
passionate feeling (जोश)
Battered (adj) = Injured by
repeated blows or punishment
(चकनाचरू)
Dearth (noun) = A scarcity or lack of
something (अकाल)
Detonation (noun) = The action of
causing a bomb or explosive device
to explode (विस्फोट)
Confiscated (adj) = (of property)
taken or seized with authority
Beleaguer (verb) = Put in a very
difficult situation
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First Editorial
Title: Delayed start (The IPL remains a big draw, but it should not put public health at risk)
Context: The Indian Premier League
(IPL) marches to a beat of its own. It may
lack the enduring international appeal of
the World Cup, the Ashes or tussles
featuring India and Pakistan, yet for a
domestic cricket league that blends the
local with the global, the IPL has
commercial heft and guarantees annual
thrills.
Since its launch on an April night at
Bengaluru in 2008, the league gained
traction and also suffered controversies.
The 2013 spot-fixing crisis forced a
cleansing exercise within the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but the
tournament continued unhindered.
With India still grappling with coronavirus,
the UAE stepped in and the IPL will be held
there from September 19 to November 10,
subject to the central government’s
approval, now deemed a formality.
Once the league’s governing council
mentioned over the weekend that Vivo, the
cellphone company with Chinese roots,
will continue to be the title sponsor, all hell
broke loose.
For now both Vivo and the BCCI have
blinked, a separation is certain, and the
hunt for a lead sponsor is on. If commerce
is one headache to be dealt with, the bigger
migraine is the absolute importance that
has to be given to conducting the
tournament in bio-secure bubbles at
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Final Words:
West Asia with its Indian diaspora has its
distractions and the IPL officials have to
ensure that while cricket prospers on the
turf, the larger picture of health is not
ignored. The virus remains a threat, and
the thirst for profit should not override
public health concerns.
Second Editorial
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Title: Beirut battered (Blast worsens Lebanon’s situation as it
fights political, economic, and health
emergencies)
Context: The devastating blast in
central Beirut on Tuesday that killed 135
people and wounded 4,000 has once again
turned the spotlight on a city that had in
the past survived civil wars, sectarian
violence, foreign interventions and
terrorist attacks.
While there is no dearth of conspiracy
theories, the initial assessment of the
government is that the blast was caused
by the detonation of more than 2,700
tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had
been stored in a warehouse at the Beirut
port after it was confiscated from a cargo
ship six years ago.
The magnitude of the blast and the level of
the destruction it caused in one of the
busiest areas of the capital city suggest
that the casualties could be higher.
Beirut’s health-care system, struggling to
fight the COVID-19 pandemic, is already
stretched. Coping with the aftermath of
the blast itself would be an uphill task for
the country’s beleaguered government.
The blast could not have come at a worse
time for Lebanon. In recent years, it has
been battling with one crisis or another —
be it political instability, a crumbling
economy or the pandemic. Massive street
protests that broke out in Beirut and
elsewhere last year against corruption
and the government’s inability to provide
even basic services to citizens, paralysed
governance further, leading to Prime
Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation.
The new government’s immediate priority
was to fix the economy. But the economy
is still in free fall. Prices of essential goods
are high, foreign currency is scarce and
the GDP is expected to contract 12% this
year, according to the International
Monetary Fund.
Final Words:
All stakeholders, from the Sunni parties to
Shia Hezbollah, should work together.
Other countries in the region as well as
international institutions should offer help
to Beirut to withstand this moment of
catastrophe.
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