All Editorials Snapshot & Free Vocabulary PDF – 18 Dec 2025
The Hindu Editorials snapshot
Editorial 1
Change for the Worse: On MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G
The BJP-led government introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Grameen (VB-G RAM G) Bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), altering its core demand-driven nature into a centrally controlled, supply-capped scheme with 60:40 Centre-state funding that burdens strained state finances amid GST restructuring concerns. While promising 125 workdays yearly versus MGNREGA’s 100, data shows only 9.5% of households achieved full days during the 2020-21 pandemic, dropping to 7% recently, and states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala oppose it for undermining decentralisation linked to Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj. The bill shifts from absorbing full wage costs to shared funding, removes special status, mandates states cover excess expenses, restricts work during sowing/harvesting without state consultation, and erodes grassroots democracy despite claims aligning with Ram Rajya ideals.
Editorial 2
Rearguard Action: On Weather Change and Consistent Action
India’s fog season has begun, triggering chaos with road accidents, flight disruptions, and severe pollution spikes across northern regions like Delhi, Indo-Gangetic plains, and even cities like Mumbai and Kolkata, where low visibility from trapped moisture worsens already toxic air quality indices (AQI) exceeding 400 in “severe+” categories. At least 25 deaths and 59 injuries occurred in fog-related crashes in Uttar Pradesh, including a deadly pile-up on Yamuna Expressway turning into a fire, while Delhi cancelled 228 flights and imposed GRAP-4 emergency measures banning construction, shifting schools online, restricting vehicles, and threatening fuel denial for non-compliant ones—yet these overlook year-round residual emissions trapped by weather. Central announcements of repetitive meetings fail to deliver, underscoring the need for the independent Commission for Air Quality Management to enforce sustained actions keeping AQI below 350 regardless of season.
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The Indian Express Editorials snapshot
Editorial 3
In the Insurance Market, Avoid Over-Regulation
The Lok Sabha passed the Sabko Bima Sabko Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, which updates the Insurance Act of 1938, Life Insurance Corporation Act of 1956, and IRDAI Act of 1999 to advance the goal of insurance for all by 2047. India has improved metrics like insurers rising from 54 to 74, insurance density from $55 to $97 per person, and penetration from 3.3% to 3.7% of GDP over the past decade, yet remains underserved with density at 0.6% of the world average and few top global firms present. Key changes raise FDI limits to 100% from 74% to attract investment and tech transfer, lower net owned funds for foreign reinsurers from Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 1,000 crore to boost competition, and strengthen IRDAI powers like disgorging wrongful gains similar to SEBI, while cautioning against over-regulation stifling growth.
Editorial 4
IPL’s Nurseries, Test Cricket’s Loss
Young players dominate the recent IPL auction as teams like Chennai Super Kings shifted from experienced stars to uncapped talents, buying Rajasthan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Kartik Sharma and Uttar Pradesh’s all-rounder Prashant Veer for a record Rs 14.2 crore each, while Delhi Capitals picked Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for Rs 8.4 crore. This reflects youth craze for T20, with even 20-year-old leg-spinner Izaz Sawariya—who lacks domestic experience but shared bowling videos on Instagram—entering the auction, highlighting aggressive IPL talent scouting. Domestic T20 leagues and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy now nurture IPL prospects, shortening grooming periods, securing state spots, and democratising access by removing barriers, but this T20 focus sidelines Test cricket, contributing to India’s rare home Test series losses in the past year.
Vocabulary from the Editorial: 1
| Word | Simple Meaning | Synonym | Antonym |
| Nomenclature | System of names or terms | Naming, terminology | Anonymity |
| Plausible | Seemingly reasonable | Believable, credible | Implausible |
| Decentralisation | Transfer of power to local levels | Devolution, dispersal | Centralisation |
| Quota | Fixed share or amount | Allocation, limit | Unlimited |
| Robust | Strong and healthy | Sound, sturdy | Weak |
| Apprehensions | Feelings of anxiety or fear | Concerns, worries | Confidence |
| Undermining | Weakening or subverting | Sabotaging, eroding | Strengthening |
| Diffused | Spread out or dispersed | Distributed, scattered | Concentrated |
| Nourished | Supported growth or development | Fostered, nurtured | Neglected |
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