The Hindu Editorial (Buried questions) – Jul 23, 2026
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The Hindu Editorial (Buried questions) – Jul 23, 2026:
- buried (adjective) – hidden, covered up, or concealed from sight or public knowledge; concealed, suppressed, hidden, obscured.
- fragile (adjective) – easily damaged, broken, or harmed due to environmental or structural weakness; vulnerable, delicate, weak, brittle.
- grapple with (phrasal verb) – to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem or subject; tackle, confront, face, deal with.
- tragedy (noun) – disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune.
- Teesta Stage-VI (noun) – a 500 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project currently under construction on the Teesta river in Sikkim.
- hydroelectric (adjective) – relating to or denoting the generation of electricity using flowing water to drive a turbine.
- National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) (noun) – an Indian public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Power, dedicated to the planning, development, and generation of hydroelectric power. The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Private Ltd. is the former name of NHPC Limited, an Indian government-owned utility company engaged in hydroelectric power generation.
- formerly (adverb) – in the past or in earlier times; previously, previously, once, originally.
- strike (verb) – to hit or affect suddenly and with devastating force; hit, affect, afflict, smite.
- pocket (noun) – patch, concentration, isolated area, accumulation.
- suspected (adjective) – presumed, thought, unconfirmed, reputed.
- trapped (adjective) – prevented from escaping from a place or confined within a structure; confined, stuck, caught, enclosed.
- resulting (adjective) – ensuing, consequent, subsequent, following.
- burst (noun) – a sudden and violent breaking open or explosion of something; explosion, rupture, eruption.
- estimated (adjective) – roughly calculated or approximate; approximate, guessed, evaluated, projected.
- rescue (noun) – the action of saving someone from a dangerous or difficult situation; saving, lifesaving, recovery.
- under way (phrase) – in progress, ongoing, happening, proceeding.
- detailed (adjective) – comprehensive, exhaustive, thorough, extensive.
- well-recognised (adjective) – widely known and acknowledged; widely accepted, established, acknowledged, known.
- hazard (noun) – a danger or risk; danger, risk, peril, threat.
- excavation (noun) – the action of excavating or digging out material from the ground; digging, unearthing, mining, hollowing out.
- geology (noun) – the geological features, structure, and composition of a specific region; earth science, rock structure, terrain composition, topography.
- Teesta basin (noun) – the drainage basin or catchment area of the Teesta River, which flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal.
- likely (adjective) – probable, possible, expected, anticipated.
- basin (noun) – a depression or dip in the earth’s surface, or a river’s drainage area; valley, depression, watershed, catchment.
- sit in (phrasal verb) – to be located or positioned in a particular place; be situated in, be located in, be placed in, rest in.
- seismically (adverb) – in a way that relates to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust; tectonically, geologically, volcanically, earth-trembling.
- active zone (noun) – an area or region that is prone to significant geological or seismic activity, such as earthquakes; earthquake-prone area, tectonic zone.
- fractured (adjective) – broken, cracked, or split; cracked, broken, splintered, ruptured.
- compressed (adjective) – pressurized, squeezed, compacted, condensed.
- lay down (phrasal verb) – to deposit over time in geological formations; deposit, form, establish, settle.
- lie (verb) – to be, remain, or be kept in a specified state; exist, remain, stay, rest.
- hidden (adjective) – kept out of sight or concealed; concealed, unseen, invisible, unrevealed.
- until (preposition) – up to, till, pending, up to the time of.
- break into (phrasal verb) – to violently or forcefully enter or breach something; penetrate, breach, rupture, crack open.
- in that sense (phrase) – from that particular perspective or point of view; in that respect, from that angle, in that regard, contextually.
- in itself (phrase) – inherently, intrinsically, by its very nature, fundamentally.
- remain (verb) – to continue to exist or stay in a particular state; stay, continue, persist, endure.
- unclear (adjective) – uncertain, ambiguous, hazy, vague.
- far more (phrase) – to a much greater extent or degree; much more, significantly more, considerably more, substantially more.
- consequential (adjective) – following as a result or effect, or having significant consequences; significant, important, major, impactful.
- precise (adjective) – exact, accurate, specific, detailed.
- circumstances (noun) – situations, conditions, events, occurrences.
- breach (verb) – to break through, rupture, or make a gap in a barrier or structure; rupture, break, penetrate, pierce.
- gas-detection (noun) – the process or technology used to identify the presence of potentially hazardous gases in an environment; gas monitoring, hazard detection, fume identification, emission tracking.
- ventilation (noun) – the provision of fresh air to a room, building, or underground space; aeration, air circulation, airing, oxygenation.
- safeguards (noun) – protections, precautions, safety measures, defenses.
- demand (verb) – require, necessitate, call for, entail.
- in place (phrase) – established, ready, or working; established, set up, ready, functioning.
- function (verb) – to work or operate in a proper or particular way; work, operate, run, perform.
- terrain (noun) – a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features; landscape, topography, land, ground.
- perilous (adjective) – full of danger or risk; dangerous, hazardous, risky, unsafe.
- explosion (noun) – a sudden and violent release of energy, often causing damage; blast, eruption, blowout, detonation.
- coal mine (noun) – a deep excavation in the earth for extracting coal; colliery, coalpit.
- stretch (noun) – section, span, part, segment.
- collapse (verb) – to suddenly fall down or give way; cave in, fall in, crumble, give way.
- trap (verb) – to prevent someone from escaping from a dangerous place; confine, catch, shut in, corner.
- pull out (phrasal verb) – to extract or rescue someone from a confined or dangerous situation; extract, rescue, draw out, extricate.
- underscore (verb) – to emphasize or show that something is important; highlight, emphasize, underline, accentuate.
- lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, mortal, life-threatening.
- underground (adjective) – situated, occurring, or done beneath the surface of the earth; subterranean, buried, sunken, covered.
- tunnelling (noun) – the process of digging or constructing a tunnel underground; excavation, digging, boring, drilling.
- across (preposition) – throughout, all over.
- series (noun) – succession, sequence, string, chain.
- hydropower (noun) – electrical power generated using the energy of falling or flowing water; hydroelectric power, water power, hydroelectricity, renewable energy.
- Teesta (noun) – a major river flowing through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal, known for its extensive hydroelectric projects.
- environmental clearances (noun) – the official approvals required from the government/environmental authorities before starting certain projects that may affect the environment;.
- feature (noun) – a distinctive attribute or aspect of something; characteristic, attribute, quality, trait.
- belt (noun) – a continuous region or strip of land having a particular characteristic; region, area, zone, tract.
- vulnerability (noun) – susceptibility, weakness, defenselessness, fragility.
- tragically (adverb) – devastatingly, terribly, awfully, sadly.
- glacial (adjective) – relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers; icy, freezing, frostbound, cold.
- outburst (noun) – eruption, surge, sudden release, flood.
- downstream (adverb) – situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river flows; downriver, lower down, flowing downward, following the current.
- Teesta-VI (noun) – a reference to the Teesta Stage-VI hydroelectric project.
- absorb (verb) –take over, acquire, assimilate, incorporate.
- public-sector (adjective) – state-owned, government-run, nationalized, state-controlled.
- afford (verb) – to have enough money or resources to pay for something; bear the cost of, pay for, manage, sustain.
- escalating (adjective) – increasing, soaring, skyrocketing, surging.
- go into insolvency (phrase) – to enter a legal state where an entity is unable to pay its debts as they become due; go bankrupt, face liquidation, fail financially, become insolvent.
- insolvency (noun) – a condition in which the financial difficulties of an individual or organisation are such that it is unable to pay its debts; bankruptcy, liquidation, financial ruin, default.
- priority (noun) – prime concern, primary issue, most important consideration, precedence.
- pass (verb) – to come to an end or fade away; end, be over, cease, fade.
- disaster (noun) – catastrophe, calamity, tragedy, mishap.
- isolated (adjective) – happening only once or not part of a pattern; solitary, singular, one-off, unique.
- misfortune (noun) – tragedy, bad luck, adversity, hardship.
- thorough (adjective) exhaustive, comprehensive, complete, in-depth.
- independent (adjective) – free from outside control or influence; impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral.
- clearance (noun) – official authorization or permission for something to proceed; permission, approval, authorization, consent.
- in practice (phrase) – in reality, practically, in fact, actually.
- meet (verb) – to fulfill, satisfy, or achieve a requirement, condition, or standard; fulfill, satisfy, comply with, observe.
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