Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 29 Jan 2026| English Notes for SSC & Railway

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 29 Jan 2026  is very useful for SSC and Railway exam students. It helps you learn new words, improve your grammar, and understand how ideas are written clearly in editorials.

If you read it every day, your preparation stays regular, and you won’t feel pressure near the exam. Slowly, it improves your reading skills and builds confidence for exams like SSC GD, SSC CGL, CHSL, RRB Group D, NTPC, ALP, and other competitive exams.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 29 Jan 2026

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab & Editorial 29 Jan 2026 is designed to help SSC and Railway exam aspirants improve their English skills step by step. It focuses on important vocabulary, grammar usage, and understanding how ideas are explained in editorials. 

Regular practice with such content helps build strong reading comprehension and boosts confidence for competitive exams like SSC CHSL, CGL, CPO, and others. To make learning easier and more effective, we have provided a detailed explanation in the video below.

Daily “The Hindu” Vocab 29 Jan 2026

Below we have provided the most important vocabulary from 29 Jan 2026 Daily Hindu Editorial:

1. Mature
Part of Speech: Adjective
Hindi Meaning: परिपक्व, समझदार
Meaning: Showing good judgment, experience, and emotional control
Synonyms: Experienced, sensible, wise, balanced
Antonyms: Immature, childish, naive
Example: India adopted a mature approach during trade negotiations.

2. Pragmatic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Hindi Meaning: व्यावहारिक
Meaning: Practical and focused on realistic solutions rather than ideals
Synonyms: Practical, realistic, logical, sensible
Antonyms: Idealistic, unrealistic, impractical
Example: The agreement reflects a pragmatic trade policy.

3. Counterparty
Part of Speech: Noun
Hindi Meaning: समझौते में शामिल दूसरा पक्ष
Meaning: The other party involved in an agreement or negotiation
Synonyms: Opponent, partner, stakeholder
Antonyms: Ally (contextual)
Example: The EU is a powerful counterparty for India.

4. Accounted for
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
Hindi Meaning: हिस्सा होना
Meaning: To form a part or percentage of something
Synonyms: Comprised, constituted, made up
Antonyms: Excluded, omitted
Example: The EU accounted for nearly 12% of India’s trade.

5. Intractable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Hindi Meaning: कठिन, जटिल, अड़ियल
Meaning: Very difficult or impossible to solve or change
Synonyms: Unmanageable, stubborn, unsolvable
Antonyms: Manageable, solvable, flexible
Example: Long-standing intractable issues were resolved.

6. Derail
Part of Speech: Verb
Hindi Meaning: विफल करना, पटरी से उतार देना
Meaning: To obstruct or prevent progress
Synonyms: Disrupt, obstruct, hinder, block
Antonyms: Facilitate, support, enable
Example: Disagreements derailed the talks.

7. Burgeoning
Part of Speech: Adjective
Hindi Meaning: तेजी से बढ़ता हुआ, उभरता हुआ
Meaning: Growing rapidly or developing quickly
Synonyms: Emerging, expanding, flourishing
Antonyms: Declining, shrinking, stagnating
Example: The policy protects India’s burgeoning industry.

8. Negotiate
Part of Speech: Verb
Hindi Meaning: बातचीत करना, मोलभाव करना
Meaning: To discuss in order to reach an agreement
Synonyms: Bargain, discuss, settle
Antonyms: Refuse, impose, reject
Example: India negotiated firmly with the EU.

9. Derive
Part of Speech: Verb
Hindi Meaning: प्राप्त करना
Meaning: To obtain something from a source
Synonyms: Obtain, gain, extract
Antonyms: Lose, surrender
Example: Europe will derive benefits from luxury car exports.

10. Fervent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Hindi Meaning: प्रबल, अत्यंत उत्साही
Meaning: Showing intense enthusiasm or passion
Synonyms: Passionate, intense, eager
Antonyms: Indifferent, apathetic
Example: Wine exports were a fervent demand of France.

11. Stand out
Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
Hindi Meaning: अलग दिखना, प्रमुख होना
Meaning: To be noticeable or prominent
Synonyms: Excel, emerge, be remarkable
Antonyms: Blend in, go unnoticed
Example: The compromise on automobiles stood out.

PHRASEL VERBS

1. Talked into
Meaning: Persuaded
Example: He talked himself into accepting the offer.

2. Swept under (the carpet)
Meaning: Deliberately concealed
Example: The issue was swept under the carpet by the authorities.

3. Backfired on
Meaning: Had opposite effect
Example: The plan backfired on the organisers.

4. Lived up to
Meaning: Met successfully
Example: He lived up to the expectations of his seniors.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

1. Blind alley
Meaning: Unprofitable action / ineffective situation

2. Stick by
Meaning: To be loyal to or continue to support

3. Wink at
Meaning: To pretend not to have noticed

4. Tied to the apron strings of
Meaning: To be under someone’s influence

ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. A person who avoids realities of life → Escapist
2. An insect with many legs → Centipede
3. Belonging to middle class → Bourgeois
4. A jocular person full of amusing stories → Wag

ANTONYM SECTION

Word: Algid (means extreme cold)
Correct Antonym: Igneous
Gelid = extremely cold

CORRECTLY SPELT WORD

Correct word: Renaissance
Wrong forms: Superflous, Continuos, Credentiel
Correct forms:
✔ Superfluous
✔ Continuous
✔ Credential

GRAMMAR (ERROR DETECTION)

1.
“The free trade agreement between India and the European Union are significant…”
Correction: are → is

2.
“India has managed to negotiate favourable terms…”
Answer: No error

SYNONYM (HOMEWORK)

Introvert
Correct synonym: Shy

Daily “The Hindu” Editorial 29 Jan 2026

Mature and pragmatic: On India-EU FTA
India did well to negotiate a fair deal with the European Union

The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is significant not just on account of the sizes of the economies involved, but also because it showcases Indian negotiators’ skill and maturity when dealing with a powerful counterparty.

India has managed to negotiate favourable terms in each of the previous eight FTAs of the last four years or so, but those were with much smaller economies or groupings.

For context, the other eight FTAs together accounted for about 16% of India’s total trade in 2024-25, while the EU itself accounted for nearly 12%.

Under the latest deal, the EU will drop tariffs on 99.5% of the items that India exports, with most going down to zero immediately upon implementation.

India has given tariff concessions on 97.5% of Europe’s exports. Both sides did well to address issues that were previously intractable. India ensured that strategic agricultural sectors and dairy were excluded from the deal.

The EU too managed to exclude several of its sensitive agricultural sectors. What stood out was how the two sides arrived at a workable solution on automobiles.

It had been disagreements over auto and auto parts that had derailed negotiations in 2013. The quota-based system now arrived at not only protects India’s domestic manufacturers at the lower end of the price band, but also provides a big opportunity for Europe’s luxury carmakers.

Similarly, the quota-based wine tariffs not only give French winemakers an opportunity — a fervent demand on their part — but also provide protections to India’s burgeoning domestic industry.

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Why is the India–EU Free Trade Agreement considered significant?
(a) Because it is India’s first FTA
(b) Because both economies are small
(c) Because it reflects India’s skill and maturity in negotiation
(d) Because it removes all tariffs

2. What percentage of India’s total trade was accounted for by the EU in 2024–25?
(a) About 16%
(b) About 10%
(c) About 12%
(d) About 20%

3. Which sectors did India exclude from the trade deal?
(a) Automobiles and steel
(b) Agriculture and dairy
(c) Textiles and IT
(d) Chemicals and medicines

4. What problem had derailed negotiations in 2013?
(a) Disputes over wine exports
(b) Disagreements over auto and auto parts
(c) Tariff on luxury goods
(d) Agricultural subsidies

5. According to the passage, what benefit does Europe gain from the agreement?
(a) Protection of domestic farmers
(b) Access for luxury car exports
(c) Removal of dairy tariffs
(d) Increase in software exports

6. What does the word “intractable” in the passage mean?
(a) Easy to solve
(b) Flexible
(c) Very difficult to solve
(d) Temporary

7. Which word best describes India’s approach in the agreement?
(a) Aggressive
(b) Emotional
(c) Pragmatic
(d) Reckless