Good evening to all and welcome to the session the Hindu editorial analysis for Proficiency in English let us start the session with a nice quote am I audible today’s quote if you want to live a happy life TI to a goal not to people or things I repeat if you want to
Live a happy life tie it to a goal not to people or things so once you tie your goal to uh you you tie your life to a goal then obviously you will live a happy life a very useful quote good evening today I’m not expecting a lot of
Students because of their semi-final match glad you guys are here so today’s editorial is all about seizing the devices of the journalist in a way violating the fundamental right or the professional rights and the editorial definitely does not approve that it takes a negative stand and shows concern
Based on that the tone of this editorial is assertive it it states firmly what is going on is not acceptable and also concerned obviously it shows concern am I audible the writer expresses a clear stance means a clear stand on the issue of limiting search and seizure powers on digital devices particularly those
Belonging to Media professionals how does the editorial start limiting search and Caesar here limiting search has to be limited and also seizure this comes from the word seize what does it mean to hold or grab something using Force you take something gra thank you thanks for confirming you take something
Using force or you grab something using Force then it is known as seiz and seizure has another meaning it’s a medical term usually we use the word fits that’s a different meaning Al together so limiting search and seizure on digital devices and media professionals this goes with seizing the
Devices digital devices of media professionals and the editorial fields that should be limited here there’s one important word whenever you come across uh words which are important from the exam point of view you have to recollect there are two words here one is devise the other one used in the
Editorial device tell me what is the difference between these two one is a verb and the other one is a noun here v i c is a verb v i c is a noun devise a plan devise a strategy means come up with you cannot I appreciate that so
Come up with a plan or idea and here noun the gadgets you should also recollect the word devices household devices household gadgets so here it talks about digital devices and media professionals what is the main idea of this editorial unfettered Powers unfettered we have got for the first time
Unfettered part of speech try to guess the part of speech adjective because here we have the non Powers means uninhibited without any control without any restriction uninhibited powers unfettered powers to seize devices threaten freedom of speech as I said this goes with the media people and the
Media persons try to report what is right what is wrong and in that process if they disturb the government in power or the current regime and obviously if they are cornered and if the devices are seized that is in a way threatening freedom of speech that is the main idea of this
Editorial the Supreme Court’s direction to the union government to frame guidelines to protect the interest of media professionals with regard to the seizure of their digital devices is a timely First Step a ly sentence but what does it say it it talks about or it says the direction given by the Supreme Court
And this direction is related to what given to whom the union government to frame guidelines when it comes to to frame guidelines why should we need the guidelines why should they frame the guidelines to protect the interests of media professionals with regard to in relation to the seizure of the digital devices is
A timely first step it is a first step also a timely one yes who is that Anusha guidelines standards yach s very good recent actions against journalists so it provides a background information today’s editorial is a short editorial I may finish off in 15 20 minutes recent actions against journalists whose
Laptops and smartphones these come under digital devices were seized here it is in past passive voice and searched was seized and searched have sent a chilling message have sent present perfect have sent a chilling message we have got this many a Time chilling message means what giving or creating a lot of
Fear chilling message people get scared people get frightened people get intimidated then we use chilling message chilling feeling but the word chill has another meaning one meaning chill chilled drink means what very cold one meaning also just chill we say just chill means what relax don’t get tensed up just
Chill I I hope you guys know all the meanings chilling message negative connotation chill the drink entirely different meaning just a chill a positive connotation chilling message not just to The Wider media fraternity but also to whistleblowers and others who speak to journalist on the condition that their identity will not be revealed
A lengthy sentence but what does it talk about recent actions what are the recent actions seizing the laptops and smartphones of journalist which come under digital devices it has or doing those those actions have sent a chilling message not to The Wider media fraternity first and foremost the media
Fraternity must have felt that chilling message must have received and here there is one word fraternity the literal meaning of the word fraternity which is a noun Brotherhood but fraternity here here media fraternity a different meaning Al together when we say fashion fraternity media fraternity medical fraternity
Means a group of people group of people who belong to who belong to a particular profession then you can use media fraternity I cannot answer that question who is that godavari I cannot answer that question watch here so fraternity but I would like to tell something important
Exam point of view generally if you take the suffix side means kill so when we say p side means what kill one’s father matri side means what kill one’s mother and a lot of students think frory Side based on fraternity Brotherhood they think frory side means to kill one’s brother
But do remember frory side means kill one’s brother or sister and if you don’t know that in the exam when you see sister you may think it is wrong but do remember very important fratricide means what killing one’s brother or sister and it talks about uh this particular action or these actions have
Sent a chilling message not only not just to The Wider media fraternity but also to Wizzle blowers Wizzle blowers I’m sure you all know if you take a particular field there are some people they disclose actual facts or they disclose some secrets and based on those
A lot of they make a lot of impact and we call those people whistleblowers buffering no it does not happen should not happen uh check your settings whistleblowers and others who speak to journalist on the condition their identity will not be revealed some people speak to the journalist and the
Request don’t disclose my identity so when someone says makes a call does not tell the name or gives information does not want the name to be revealed or disclosed then we use a word on anonymity does it sound familiar when someone makes no buffering no buffering I think tat you have to
Check your settings Anonymous caller Anonymous call anonymity means name should not be revealed if a journalist coming communication device devices can be seized it is in passive voice and the data examined on the flimsy grounds of allegations there are two words here if a journalist communication devices can
Be seized it is in passive voice and the data we have got so many times data can be uh it is a plural noun datum singular datum singular data plural but sometimes students come to me and ask me so we see data is sometimes data are sometimes what is right what is
Wrong both are correct data is also considered a collective noun if the writer wants to if the writer thinks data plural a plural verb is used if the writer considers data collective noun a singular verb is used here data examined on the flimsy grounds actually flimsy means a thin and also
Fragile fragile what is the other word delicate I hope I’m not blocking your view and uh but these are familiar words here flimsy grounds means not serious ground not serious and of allegations allegation means what you say someone has done something wrong but there’s no evidence there’s no proof here you have
To think of two words one is accuse from that you get the word accusation and based on that you have to recollect allegation accusation allegation sometimes what happens we accuse a person or everyone accuses that person and after some time they stop accusing that person then we there’s one
Important word what is that word exonerate exonerate means stop blaming someone or stop accusing someone this is an important word oh I know I know okay fine that’s good thanks for giving the feedback so it comprises again this is an important word tell me why is it
Important if you use a word consist you can use a preposition of but after the word comprise don’t use of it is not correct it comprises of something wrong it comprises something but you can say it consists of that is acceptable it comprises sources and impedes news professionals ability to do their
Job the digital device comprises sources and it if they seize the digital devices obviously impedes we have got this word impede many a time what does it mean impede to block impede is a verb and what is a noun form impediment you have to recollect related words hindrance hurdle
Bottleneck all these words you have to recollect impedes news professionals again this is important from the exam point of view why is it important when we have to use an apostrophe with a plural noun that ends in the letter s we have to use the apostrophe after the letter s not before
A common error when you go uh any Colony you come across a banner or a board like this boys hostel or girls hostel is this right or wrong they write this way these are wrong wrong wrong because boys a plural noun ends in the letter s then we have
To use after the letter s the apostrophe so how do you write this girls plural noun and after s apostrophe girls hosel it’s a common error that you have to recollect ah very good I appreciate Anusha and others also tnd it our regular students are here today that’s good in this way it
Impinges on the freedom impinge again it’s a negative word it blocks or it forces it makes an impact here impinge means effect it effects on the freedom of the press and also strikes at the right to livelihood of journalist as digital devices have become the critical tools
Of the profession today if you take any journalist or anyone who belongs to the media what do they use obviously they use digital devices if these digital devices are seized the livelihood gets affected and because they the critical tools of the profession without those tools they cannot work now it talks about the
Guidelines the Supreme Court has told the union government to come up with the guidelines the guidelines must must is used it has two functions one a personal obligation another to convey the idea something is compulsory the guidelines must ensure that law enforcement agencies are not permitted to seize or
Search devices without a prior judicial warrant clearly laying out the information that the agency expects to find rather than authorizing an unlimited fishing Expedition today we come across this editorial what is its speciality many sentences are lengthy sentences from here to here but here it talks about uh
Thank you very much who is this uh thank you manasa thank you very much the guidelines must ensure an important expression that law enforcement agencies see today what is happening this is all about law enforcement agencies seizing the devices just like that without any guidelines without justification based on that the Supreme
Court has directed The Union government to come up with guidelines so that there’s some sort of framework and whatever the enforcement agencies do that can be justified the sentence talks about that law enforcement agencies are not permitted to seize or search devices without a prior judicial warrant at the
Outset they need a warrant prior means what beforehand judicial warrant and this is an important word from the exam point of view why is it important when it comes to comparative adjectives like Superior inferior senior Junior preferable Elder and also prior we need to use a preposition to but common error
People tend to use Dan she prefers coffee than tea wrong she prefers coffee to tea and here there’s one important expression I haven’t gone to that I appreciate who is that uh trip Sundar very good here it talks about they need a prior judicial warrant that is one
Thing clearly laying out the information that the agency expects to find there’s one important verb here lay lay out whenever I come across uh this one and another verb I spend a few minutes because after learning also these are not easy to handle Under Pressure if you
Take the word lie at the outside it’s a noun Li is also a verb lie can be a regular verb then the three forms lie lied lied Li can also be an irregular verb than Li l Lane as an irregular verb it means to be in the horizontal
Position while relaxing one meaning it also means to be in a particular state for a long time but here what is the past form of lie l we have a separate verb L leay laid lay here it has been used in ing form this verb means to put something
Down but you may not understand to put something down what does it mean ah very good anha I appreciate that here you have to know the combinations what are the combinations it goes with babies things birds lay eggs eggs butg exam point of view you have to know
Foundation stone if you read the newspapers quite often you come across a sentence like the minister laid the foundation stone yesterday past and also in this context rules here it talks about the guidelines regulations and also roads all these examples you have to remember and this laying out goes with rules and
Regulations clearly laying out the information that the agency expects to find rather than authorizing an unlimited fishing Expedition here don’t take literally unlimited fishing Expedition it means without any guidelines without any framework they cannot come they cannot keep on seizing the devices of the journalist journalists must not be
Forced again in passive voice to incriminate themselves all the sources by being compelled to provide passcodes or biometric data incriminate in a way means uh frighten uh you can take that way themselves to get frightened and also their sources by being compelled to provide passcodes or
Biometric data that is not a good thing if they have to give the passwords and they have to give the uh what do you say biometric data in the long run it may have a negative impact it is not at all advisable based on that the editorial says they should not be compelled
Sources by being compelled which tense is this being compelled present continuous passive voice the guidelines must include protocols we have got the word protocols many a time standard or established procedure official procedure we use word protocol imagine the Prime Minister visits a particular State the chief
Minister has to go and receive that is part of the protocol the guidelines must include protocols to safeguard protect the devices and the data to ensure that it is not leaked or tampered with tamper you all know to change the data or to manipulate it should not be leaked or
Tampered with or passed on to third parties that is also very dangerous and that data irrelevant to an investigation is deleted in a timely manner so all these are potential dangers they may happen there’s a possibility technological interventions allow for the cloning of a device today
Technology you can with with the help of Technology you can do a lot of things there’s an important word here cloning how many of you know clone cloning you may get this as a passage cloning means to create a replica of something today we have the technology the world
Has a technology to create another man from one particular cell imagine they take one cell from my body they can they can create a replica of my personality and because of that in many countries human cloning has been banned they have given in they gave in
The past you may get a you may get a passage human cloning can it be justified is it ethical no not ethical many countries have banned human cloning an important word exactly and here you can also think of uh how do you pronounce this a lot of people say
Fimile not correct you have to say faximile faximile means the same thing exact copy faximile not F mile cloning can be a noun can be a verb Diva when you say clone it’s a regular verb clone cloned cloned but any word if you take the present participle form cloning you
Can use as an adjective you can use as a noun you can use as a verb they are cloning a few animals present continuous used as a verb the cloning procedure is really complicated here it is an adjective cloning is not ethical here it
Is a noun you can use any of these parts of speech allow for the cloning of a device thus allowing journalist they should allow the enforcement agency should allow uh this particular thing what is it cloning of a device why should they allow that so that or does allowing
Journalist to continue their work once they clone it’s like they have the actual work with them the replica they can continue their work and not depriving them of their own data for an unspecified period deprive an important word not to have something and usually it goes with my pleasure it goes with
Rights they have been deprived of the fundamental rights mean they don’t have the they don’t have access to the fundamental rights similarly it is important to create a record of the device at the time of seizure to ensure that incriminating material is not planted on it during the investigation
Process the court in its directive to the additional solicitor general indicated the need for a balancing of Interest it has to be balanced th the guidelines must be drafted in a transparent Manner and involve public consultation so I think it ends on that particular note oh we have more so it says it
Should be transparent it should be balanced the court referred to the fact that privacy itself has been held to be a fundamental right we all have the Privacy to do what we want to do and privacy has to be respected it is like a fundamental right indicating that this
Is an issue involving all citizens who is a professional and personal lives are increasingly contained an important word in a vulnerable handheld device contain has two different meanings something contains something means has or possess or own but in this context contain means to control a different meaning altoe control in a vulnerable
Increasingly controlled in a vulnerable handheld device vulnerable means to be in a situation where you can be exploited or to be in a dangerous situation where you are likely to get harmed Beyond these guidelines for media professionals there’s a need to update the laws allowing search and seizure by law
Enforcement agencies to take these new digital realities into account it ends on that particular note and something for the journalists something for the law enforcement agencies but the bottom line there should be a limit and they cannot keep on doing that and also whatever the guidelines are going to
Come up with the guidelines should be balanced and transparent that’s what it’s says in a nutshell let us go to the questions based on this editorial to improve your comprehension skill please go to read the first question and try to answer give me a second incriminate exactly means Involve or implicate in a crime or make someone feel guilty what prompted the Supreme Court’s recent directive to the union government what is the answer allegations against media professionals seizure of digital devices belong to journalists chilling messages to whistleblowers lack of guidelines for law enforcement agencies so what is the
Answer here B is the answer according to the editorial why is a seizure of a journalist communication devices cause a cause for concern why is it a cause for concern it com compromises sources and impedes news profession ability to do their job it enhances the journalist ability to protect their sources no it
Facilitates a more efficient news reporting process no it is a routine practice in maintaining journalistic Integrity no so what is the answer here it com it compromises sources and impedes news professionals ability to do their job a is the answer how ah yes a is the answer what does the editorial suggest
Regarding the power to seize or search Digital devices agencies should have unfettered powers agency should only act with a prior judicial warrant agency should rely on anonymous tips for Caesar sheers journalist should willingly provide passcodes no so what is the answer already answered but third one is not
A what does editor suggest regarding the power to seize or search it is not a how come a agency should not have answer is B what is B here agency should only act with a prior judicial warrant how come you guys have answered all of you a here what does the editorial suggest
Regarding the power to seize or search Digital devices it’s all about agency should not have unfettered powers so answer is B what is emphasized in the editorial regarding the guidelines for search and seizure the need for unlimited fishing Expeditions no no problem sometimes it happens compelling journalists to incriminate themselves implicate themselves the
Importance of a transparent drafting process and public consultations allowing agencies to free really pass on seized data to third parties four C is the answer the importance of a transparent drafting process and public consultations obviously why does the editorial mention the cloning of devices to emphasize the need for more
Advanced technology no to allow journalist to continue their work without data loss hold this one to encourage agencies to plant incriminating material no to highlight the redundancy of digital devices no so what is the answer question number five to allow journalist to continue their work without data loss no no how
Come what does the editorial mention or why does editorial mention the cloning of devices if the journalists cloned then what happens they can continue their work without data loss obviously answer is B that’s all for today actually I was not expecting a lot of students because of the semi-final match glad some
Students have attended and I wanted to spend time only on analysis a short editorial thanks for being with me till the pend of the session and do remember remember to subscribe and share I will see you guys tomorrow thank you very much and tomorrow we’ll have a full-fledged session with practice
Questions as usual thank you thank you very much
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