The Hindu Editorial (​All in one) – Jul 19, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (All in one) – Jul 19, 2025:

1. public spending (noun) – government spending.
2. Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) (noun) – The Union Cabinet (on July 16, 2025) approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), a scheme to develop 100 agricultural districts through the convergence of 36 schemes of 11 ministries. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore per year, and will be implemented for six years beginning with the current financial year, 2025-26. It aims at increasing agricultural productivity and sustainable practices.
3. umbrella scheme (noun) – a  comprehensive scheme which has includes multiple smaller schemes or components/parts/elements under it.
4. convergence (noun) – joining, merging, linking.
5. seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
6. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
7. disparity (noun) – imbalance, variation, inequality, difference, disproportion, unevenness, lopsidedness.
8. pet scheme (noun) – favourite scheme.
9. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) (noun) – an initiative by the government of India in which all farmers will get up to ₹6,000 per year as minimum income support.
10. PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) (noun) – It is the Government of India’s flagship crop insurance scheme, launched in 2016 under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. Its core objective is to provide financial protection to farmers against crop loss or damage arising from unforeseen events such as natural disasters, pests, and diseases
11. District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti (noun) – A proposed district-level coordination body to implement and monitor agricultural development schemes under PMDDKY.
12. subsume (verb) – include, incorporate, absorb, encompass.
13. kharif sowing/crops (noun) – monsoon crops; seeds sowing in the beginning (Jun) of the monsoon and harvesting at the end of the season (Oct) in the South Asia.
14. rabi sowing/crops (noun) – winter crops; seeds sowing in the beginning (Nov) of the winter and harvesting at the end of the season (Apr) in the South Asia.
15. sowing (noun) – an act of seeding a plant or crop.
16. outlay (noun) – expenditure, expenses, spending, outgoings, money spent.
17. NITI Aayog (noun) – The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015. NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. (Think tank is a panel of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues).
18. Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) (noun) – it is a flagship initiative by the Government of India, launched in January 2018 by NITI Aayog. It aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country. 
19. (credit) disbursement (noun) – (of loan) paying out, giving, handing out, disbursal, outlay, expenditure, spending, distribution.
20. allied (adjective) – related, connected, associated, linked, corresponding.
21. livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
22. lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
23. self-reliance (noun) – self-sufficiency, self-support, self-sustenance.
24. in the background of (phrase) – it refers to the details behind something; out of sight ; out of notice.
25. House committees (noun) – The parliamentary (standing & select) committees; They do close examination and investigation of government policies, actions and spending.
26. Parliamentary Standing Committee/Parliamentary panel (noun) – it is a committee (consisting of Members of Parliament) constituted usually on an annual basis to enable detailed consideration/discussion on all bills (all proposed laws).
27. Parliamentary select committee (noun) – ‘parliamentary select committee’ can be formed for a specific purpose, for instance, to deliberate on a particular bill. Once the Bill is disposed of, that select committee ceases to exist.
28. Demands for Grants (noun) – Demand for Grants is the form in which estimates of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund, included in the annual financial statement and required to be voted upon in the Lok Sabha, are submitted in pursuance of Article 113 of the Constitution. 
29. observe (verb) – notice, see, discern.
30. continuous (adjective) – constant, continuing, persistent, consecutive.
31. aggregation (noun) – grouping, accumulation, gathering,  collection, clustering, combining.
32. run (verb) – manage, conduct, govern, oversee, regulate, coordinate.
33. welfare (noun) – social security, government/state benefit, public assistance.
34. keen (adjective) – eager, desirous, very interested, wanting, willing.
35. measure (noun) – action, step, procedure, initiative, plan.
36. on the ground (phrase) – in the place where real, practical work is happening; in actual conditions rather than in theories; in a place where real, practical work is done.
37. public-private partnership (PPP) (noun) – partnership between an agency of the government and the private sector in the delivery of goods or services to the public.
38. larger/greater good (noun) – the benefit of the public, of more people than oneself.
39. food grain (noun) – a grain (rice, wheat, etc.) produced for human consumption.
40. edible oil (noun) – cooking oil; fat of plant, animal or microbial origin, which is liquid at room temperature and is suitable for food use.
41. pulses (noun) – edible seeds (chickpeas, lentils, beans). (dals).
42. point to (phrasal verb) – indicate, suggest, signal, signify, denote.
43. align (verb) – give support to
44. crop (noun) – a plant that is grown in large quantities.
45. diversification (noun) – the process of diversifying/varying something. It is a risk control technique that that mitigates risk by allocating resources across different areas/categories.
46. conservation (noun) – preservation, protection, careful management (of the natural resources).
47. indicator (noun) – measure, gauge, barometer, index, mark, sign, signal.
48. participatory (adjective) – involving by participation.

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