Quota for ‘locals’ a haryana vs india law that must go

The Economic Times

Quota for ‘locals’  a haryana vs india law that must go
04,Mar,2021

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Salvage (verb)

Retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances. नुक़सान होने से बचाना

Synonyms: Retain, Preserve, Conserve

Antonyms: Harm, Lose

Example: In the last minute of injury time Ireland closed a one-goal deficit with Germany to salvage a draw.

Ratify (verb)

To make an agreement officially or legally valid by voting for or signing it. पुष्टि करना

Synonyms: Confirm, Approve, Agree to, Validate

Antonyms: Reject, Disapprove, Deny

Example: The treaty was ratified by all the member states.

Rant (verb)

Speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way. शेखी बघारना

Synonyms: Hold forth, Fulminate, Spout

Antonyms: Calm, Quiet

Example: I've ranted about this issue before, and my opinion remains unchanged.

Embark (verb)

Begin (a course of action). आरंभ करना

Synonyms: Begin, Start, Commence, Initiate

Antonyms: Disembark, Finish, End, Stop

Example: She embarked on a new career.

Coerce (verb)

To force somebody to do something by using threats. दबाव डालना

Synonyms: Force, Compel, Pressurize, Threaten

Antonyms: Persuade, Convince, Lure, Influence

Example: They were coerced into negotiating a settlement.

Mitigate (verb)

To make something less harmful, serious, etc. गम्भीरता कम करना

Synonyms: Alleviate, Palliate, Assuage, Attenuate, Extenuate

Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Worsen, Increase

Example: Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.

Sabotage (verb)

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage. तोड़-फोड़ करना

Synonyms: Wreck, Vandalize, Undermine, Impair

Antonyms: Fix, Aid

Example: Sickness produces symptoms and collateral damage that disrupt or sabotage health.

Cascade (noun)

A mass of something that falls or hangs in copious quantities. प्रपात के रूप में गिरना

Synonyms: Barrage, Volley

Example: That earnings slip triggered a cascade of problems.

Dossier (noun)

A collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject. फाइल

Synonyms: File, Report, Case history

Example: Inside were various dossiers and files with letters and family documents.

Reverberations (noun)

A continuing effect. प्रतिघात

Synonyms: Repercussions, Consequences

Example: In Asia, the reverberations will inspire a generation.

The editorial

Source: The Economic Times · 4 Mar 2021

The Haryana government has approved 75% of jobs in private companies offering a salary of less than ₹50,000 a month for ‘locals’. So, regression is not confined to the Lalaland of pre-liberalisation India or post-Brexit Britain. With the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) government making ‘nativism’ an economic policy, this is ‘vocal for local’ gone crazy. It not only flies in the face of GoI’s measures to actually strengthen intra-state movement of labour like ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ and goes against the spirit of a unified Indian market embedded in GST, but it also makes a mockery of the Constitution — equality of law irrespective of place of birth (Article 14), against discrimination in (public) employment (Article 15), and free movement to all Indian citizens across India (Article 19).

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

1. Synonym of Rant

2. Antonym of Coerce

3. Synonym of Ratify

4. Antonym of Sabotage

5. Synonym of Reverberations

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