Current affairs Archives - Page 20 of 199 - IASTODAY-BEST ONLINE IAS EXAM COACHING PORTAL

Dec12019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 30 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES, MAINS 2020, PRS NOTES, TARGET 2020, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE 16 seismometers defunct in earthquake-prone zones News At least 20 out of 35 seismometers in Maharashtra are lying in a state of disrepair, and 16 of these are located in seismic zones III and IV, an official said. A seismometer is an instrument used to measure and record earthquakes. Seismometers defunct At least four seismometers in seismic zone III and 12 in zone IV are defunct, and they fall under moderate and strong earthquake categories, respectively. The procedure to induct new instruments is under way. A seismometer is an instrument used to measure and record earthquakes. Seismometers have been installed at 35 locations across Maharashtra and these instruments were commissioned from 1963 onwards. As time passed, these instruments turned defunct due…

Dec12019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 29 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES, MAINS 2020, PIB notes, Prelims UPSC, PRS NOTES, Read Hindu, TARGET 2020, UPSC exam

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Warm winter likely this year: IMD News Winter is likely to be warmer than average, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting average minimum temperatures to be “warmer than average” over most of India. Sign of global warming The December-January-February season will be hotter, except over “northern-most parts”. Minimum temperatures over most parts of central and peninsular India are likely to be warmer than normal by ≥1 degree Celsius. A trigger for the warm winters are the warm surface waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The IMD’s weather models expect these surface waters to cool over the winter. Overall, winter temperatures have been on the rise. The IMD started issuing winter forecasts in 2016 and, except for 2017, had…

Dec12019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 28 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES, MAINS 2020, TARGET 2020, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE More than 2,27,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card News More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to the latest official data. Family-sponsored Green Card Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum. The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is from America’s southern neighbour Mexico, followed by a distant India with 227,000 and China with nearly 180,000. Majority of those in the family-sponsored Green Card waiting list are siblings of US citizens. Under current law, US citizens can sponsor their family members and blood relatives for Green Cards or permanent legal…

Nov282019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 27 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, Daily challenge, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES, MAINS 2020, PIB notes, Read Hindu, The Hindu Notes

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Global warming alters rainfall rhythm, finds study News Global warming has altered a key weather system and that may be whetting cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, decreasing winter rain in North India and altering global rainfall patterns, a study by a team of Indian and U.S. researchers has found. Altering global rainfall patterns The Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO), as it’s called, is a moving band of rain clouds that travels around the globe spanning 12,000–20,000 km across the tropical oceans. In its journey it interacts with surface waters of the Indo-Pacific ocean, the largest pool of warm water in the globe, and due to this the authors say the lifecycle of the MJO. The MJO clouds on average…

Nov282019 by albindiaNo Comments

[Free] IMPORTANT EDITORIAL COMPILATIONS- NOVEMBER 27 2019

UPSC exam, Current affairs, Daily challenge, Editorials, MAINS 2020, MASTER 2020, UPSC answer writing, Writing contest

Daily 8 editorials compilation free for answer writing -NOVEMBER 27. This is important as all editorials may not be equally important everyday.We provides important editorials only. So keep serious eye on syllabus while analyzing editorials. We will be providing it separately as many users notified issues with accessing compilation associated with MASTER 2020 daily writing series for mains 2019. Date wise editorial compilations are available here>> >>> CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD NOVEMBER 27 COMPILATIONS<<< DATE WISE MASTER 2020 QUESTIONS are available here

Nov272019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 26 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES, MAINS 2020, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Five Sainik Schools throw open their doors to girls News In a significant step, the Ministry of Defence has given permission to five Sainik Schools, including two in Karnataka, to provide admission to girls from the next academic year. Admission to girls The two schools in Karnataka are in Vijayapura and Kodagu; while the other three are in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Ghorakhal in Uttarakhand, and Kalikiri in Andra Pradesh. Though on a pilot bases, the Defence Ministry began admitting girls to Sainik School, Chhingchhip, Mizoram, last year itself. This year, it has included five more. The ministry, in its order, said that to start with, admission of girls would be limited to 10% of the total seats. It has directed the…