Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 24 February 2026| English Notes for SSC & Railway

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 24 February 2026 is a crucial resource for SSC and Railway exam aspirants. It helps students learn new words every day, improve their grammar, and understand how ideas are clearly presented in editorials. Reading it regularly builds consistency and reduces last-minute exam pressure.

With time, it improves reading comprehension and makes it easier to understand arguments and opinions. It also helps in forming better sentences, using vocabulary correctly, and strengthening overall English skills. This daily practice boosts confidence while attempting the English section in exams like SSC GD, SSC CGL, CHSL, RRB Group D, NTPC, ALP, and other government job exams.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 24 February 2026

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 24 February 2026 is a helpful resource for SSC and Railway aspirants who want to improve their English every day. It covers important vocabulary, explains difficult words in simple language, and breaks down key ideas from the editorial for better understanding. 

Regular reading improves comprehension, grammar, and sentence formation. For a detailed explanation and word meanings, we have provided the complete video below for your easy learning and practice.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab 24 February 2026

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 24 February 2026  helps aspirants improve vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension in a structured way. 

• Foreboding

• Part of Speech: Adjective / Noun
• Meaning: A feeling that something bad will happen; threatening.
• (अशुभ संकेत / भयावह आशंका)
• Synonyms: Ominous, Threatening, Menacing, Apprehensive, Alarming
• Antonyms: Reassuring, Promising, Encouraging, Hopeful
• Example: There were foreboding challenges ahead.

• Diffuse

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: To spread over a wide area.
• (फैलाना / प्रसारित करना)
• Synonyms: Spread, Distribute, Circulate, Disseminate, Scatter
• Antonyms: Concentrate, Collect, Gather, Restrict
• Example: Technology must diffuse across sectors.

• Momentum

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The force or speed gained by movement; progress strength.
• (गति / रफ्तार / प्रगति की ताकत)
• Synonyms: Drive, Impetus, Force, Acceleration, Progress
• Antonyms: Stagnation, Slowdown, Halt, Inertia
• Example: The AI sector needs further momentum.

• Overwhelmingly

• Part of Speech: Adverb
• Meaning: To a very great degree.
• (अत्यधिक / भारी मात्रा में)
• Synonyms: Extremely, Excessively, Predominantly, Largely, Vastly
• Antonyms: Slightly, Marginally, Minimally, Moderately
• Example: The strategy relies overwhelmingly on deployment.

• Finetuning

• Part of Speech: Noun / Verb
• Meaning: Making small adjustments to improve performance.
• (सूक्ष्म सुधार / बारीकी से सुधार करना)
• Synonyms: Adjusting, Refining, Polishing, Optimising, Modifying
• Antonyms: Neglecting, Ignoring, Damaging, Worsening
• Example: Finetuning AI models improves accuracy.

Grammar Rule – 1

• At its core, the summit (A) / were a continuation (B) /
of a series of annual (C) / multilateral discussions on AI. (D)

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D
• E) No Error

• Answer: B
• Correction: were → was

Grammar Rule – 2

• Eighty-nine countries (A) / have signed a declaration (B) /
laying out a voluntary set (C) / of commitments for share knowledge. (D)

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D
• E) No Error

• Answer: D
• Correction: commitments for share knowledge → commitments to share knowledge

 Antonym

• Perturbed
a. Calm
b. Dull
c. Hinder
d. Delight

• Answer: A (Calm)

Phrasal Verb – 1

• He tried to fob her off with a silly excuse.

a. Convince honestly
b. Deceive with excuses
c. Motivate
d. Punish

• Answer: B (Deceive with excuses)

Phrasal Verb – 2

• The officer decided to hold off the decision.

Hold off means:

A) Postpone
B) Reject
C) Accelerate
D) Approve

• Answer: A (Postpone)

Also Read:

• SSC Monthly Current Affairs
• SSC Weekly Current Affairs

Daily “The Hindu” Editorial 24 February 2026

AI for all: On the India AI Impact Summit 2026

The AI Impact Summit was a sign of things to come in India

• The attendance at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, showed an extreme enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies by digitally connected Indians.

• While statistics shared by AI firms have frequently cited India as the biggest user base outside the U.S., the crowds over the week were the biggest indicator of just how keen many Indians are to adopt this technology.

• At its core, the summit was a continuation of a series of annual multilateral discussions on AI, and 89 countries have signed a declaration laying out a voluntary set of commitments to share knowledge on AI democratisation.

• The summit’s context comes with foreboding challenges for India: namely, deploying and diffusing a technology whose capital and infrastructure reside abroad, and finding a place in the global AI ecosystem that will place Indians well in the economic transformations that this technology’s adoption promises.

• India’s data centre capacity is growing healthily, but the AI moment calls for further momentum, a difficult ask when the costs of graphics processing units (GPUs) driving AI push up the cost of domestic deployment so much, not to mention the additional electrical capacity that must be built.

• A national strategy that relies overwhelmingly on becoming a hub for the deployment of models, with less emphasis on their training and finetuning, could pose risks; after all, with fewer labour costs, the advantage that India has will be smaller than in the ITeS era.

Editorial Questions (MCQs)

1. The large attendance at the AI Impact Summit primarily indicates:

A) Government pressure to attend
B) India’s technological superiority
C) Strong public enthusiasm for AI adoption
D) Foreign investment in India

Answer: C

2. According to the passage, India is frequently described as:

A) The largest AI exporter
B) The biggest AI user base outside the U.S.
C) The leading AI manufacturer
D) The top AI research nation

Answer: B

3. The declaration signed by 89 countries focuses on:

A) Mandatory AI regulations
B) Trade agreements on AI hardware
C) Voluntary commitments for AI democratisation
D) Restricting AI exports

Answer: C

4. The reference to GPUs suggests that:

A) AI development is labour-intensive
B) Hardware costs significantly impact AI deployment
C) India manufactures most GPUs
D) AI requires no electricity

Answer: B

5. One major challenge for India mentioned in the passage is:

A) Lack of skilled manpower
B) Overproduction of AI tools
C) Dependence on foreign capital and infrastructure
D) Weak public interest

Answer: C