Boosting indian r&d and patent filing

The Economic Times

Boosting indian r&d and patent filing
11,Sep,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Affront (verb)

To say or do something that offends somebody. अपमानित करना

Synonyms: Insult, Offend, Scandalize, Hurt

Antonyms: Praise, Honor, Please

Example: He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.

Spur (verb)

To make something happen faster or sooner. उसकाना

Synonyms: Stimulate, Prompt, Induce, Impel

Antonyms: Discourage, Halt, Stop

Example: An increase in the country's arsenal could spur an arms race in the region.

Dismay (verb)

To make somebody feel shocked and disappointed. निराश करना

Synonyms: Appall, Daunt, Horrify

Antonyms: Encourage, Please, Soothe

Example: Their reaction dismayed him.

Clamour (verb)

To demand something loudly. गुहार करना जोरदार माँग करना

Synonyms: Demand, Call, Bay

Antonyms: Whisper, Murmur, Sigh

Example: Scientists are clamouring for a ban on all chlorine substances.

Revile (verb)

To criticize somebody/something in a way that shows how much you dislike them. बुरा-भला कहना

Synonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Vituperate, Censure, Berate

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Compliment

Example: He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead.

Tempting (adjective)

Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise. लुभावना

Synonyms: Enticing, Fascinating, Captivating

Antonyms: Undesirable, Uninviting, Distasteful

Example: Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise.

Hasty (adjective)

Done with excessive speed or urgency. शीघ्र

Synonyms: Precipitate, Hurried, Rapid, Speedy

Antonyms: Slow, Leisurely, Sluggish

Example: Why has the Government taken such a hasty decision to restore the old order?

Devise (verb)

To invent something new or a new way of doing something. ईजाद करना

Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate

Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate

Example: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.

Entrenched (adjective)

(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change. गहराई से समाया हुआ

Synonyms: Ingrained, Established, Deep-rooted

Antonyms: Irresolute, Changeable, Temporary

Example: We now have the resources to tackle entrenched poverty.

Endowed (adjective)

Provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature). संपन्न

Synonyms: Supplied, Furnished, Blessed

Antonyms: Neglected, Withheld, Dishonored

Example: He was endowed with good eyesight.

The editorial

Source: The Economic Times · 11 Sep 2020

The figures reveal that nearly eight out of 10 of all patent applications filed in India over the last 13 years were made by researchers abroad. We clearly need to policy-induce innovation here, and Indian corporates must step up patenting and translational research. True, the share of Indian patenting activity has risen steadily and, as per the latest data, is now 30% of the filings. Yet, our innovation ecosystem needs much revamping. Of course, we must raise total R&D expenditure. But it is also important to rid industry of easy pickings by way of steep import protection, inflated project costs and lax regulation, to force it to make money from doing good, globally competitive business. That would compel industry to value R&D.

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Quick quiz: 5 questions on these words

Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Hasty

2. Antonym of Revile

3. Synonym of Spur

4. Antonym of Entrenched

5. Synonym of Dismay

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