The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary – Set 177

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TOPIC – Troubled waters

The arrest of 68 Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan authorities between December 18 and 20 and the impounding of 10 boats for “poaching” in territorial waters have again raised concerns about the fate of the men. It is a matter of comfort and relief that the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka is working to secure their early release. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, in his communication to the External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, on Monday, has underscored the need to get back 75 fishing boats too from Sri Lanka. Fishermen from Tamil Nadu getting arrested and released later have become a routine affair, but there have been cases of deaths. In January 2021, four fishermen from Ramanathapuram district lost their lives after their vessel collided with a Sri Lankan naval craft. There was a similar case in October in which a fisherman died. This is why the Palk Bay fishing dispute needs a resolution soon. The fact that many rounds of discussions — at the levels of the fishermen and the governments of the two countries — have not led to any tangible improvement in the situation should not deter the pursuit of sustained engagement to sort out a problem that involves humanitarian and livelihood issues. The bone of contention between the two countries has been the use of bottom trawlers by the Tamil Nadu fishermen, a practice opposed in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province on the ground that trawling damages the marine ecosystem. This practice has been banned in Sri Lanka and there have been agitations for stringent enforcement of the law. More than anything else, the fishermen of Tamil Nadu should take into account the fact that their counterparts on the other side of the Palk Strait are still struggling to pick up the threads of their lives after a brutal civil war. Given that an ambitious ₹1,600 crore scheme of replacing in three years 2,000 bottom trawlers with deep-sea fishing boats equipped with long lines and gill nets continues to be a disappointment, both the Central and Tamil Nadu governments need to take up fresh initiatives to get the fishermen on board. The main reason for failure is the component of cost to be borne by the fishermen, accounting for 30% of the unit cost of ₹80 lakh; the two governments take care of the remaining 70%. Apart from increasing the unit cost at least to ₹1.2 crore, which will be at the same level as that of a similar scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Governments must increase their share of subsidy. They should also motivate the fishermen to adopt sea cage farming and sea/ocean ranching, which were all covered under the PMMSY. Such an approach is essential as the fishermen find it hard to restrict themselves to India’s territorial waters, given the limited marine wealth and area on the Indian side. But, the priority now for New Delhi should be in securing the swift release of the 68 fishermen.

The Hindu Editorial Words with meanings, synonyms, and antonyms 

Impounding (verb) – To shut up (animals or people) in a pound or enclosure

Synonyms – Corral, hedge, immure, engird, flank

Antonyms – Liberate, abstain, acquit, assault, assail

Poaching (verb) – To take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way

Synonyms – Pilfering, filching, rustling, nipping, snaffling

Antonyms – Obedience, benefit, behavior, blessing, goodness

Tangible (adjective) – Possible to be treated as fact

Synonyms – Veritable, palpable, striking, corporeal, sheer

Antonyms – Abstract, concocted, fabricated, notional, ethereal

Contention (noun) – Heated disagreement

Synonyms – Feuding, acrimony, dissidence, bickering, resentment

Antonyms – Armistice, entirety, rapport, compatibility, amity

Agitations (noun) – A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

Synonyms – Perturbation, turmoil, tizzy, edginess, trepidation

Antonyms – Insouciance, aloofness, passivity, placidity, quietude

 Ambitious (adjective) – Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

Synonyms –Avid, ardent, zealous, insistent, tenacious

Antonyms –Otiose, fainéant, slothful, feckless, indolent

Initiatives (noun) – The ability to assess and initiate things independently

Synonyms –Verve, moxie, spunk, esprit, gusto

Antonyms –Ennui, lassitude, inertia, torpidity, loitering

Territorial (adjective) – Relating to the ownership of an area of land or sea

Synonyms –Parochial, vernacular, cantonal, assertive, parish

Antonyms –Sophisticated, unconfined, generalized, unbounded

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