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HINDU NOTES-MAY 30 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Home most unsafe for children: Childline report News Childline Kozhikode in Kerala is planning to launch a new project titled ‘Safe neighbourhood for every child’ in the district soon, in view of the increasing physical and sexual offences on children in the district. The project will be implemented with the help of various agencies including residents associations and Kudumbashree. Findings A recent data released by Childline shows that close relatives and neighbours are the key offenders in most of the sexual and physical abuse cases in which children are victims. Members of the family are behind at least one-third of the total abuse cases. Of the 130 physical abuse and corporal punishment cases…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 29 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Teenage marriages down by 51% in India since 2000: report News The number of girls in India in the age group of 15-19 years who are currently married is down 51% since 2000 and 63% since 1990, and the country’s average performance across a set of indicators related to child health, education, labour, marriage and violence has improved, a new report has said. Findings According to the Global Childhood Report released by UK-based NGO Save the Children, India, with its score on Childhood Index up 137 points, from 632 to 769, has also cut teen births by 63% since 2000 and 75% since 1990. The index score reflects the average level of performance across a set of…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 28 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal at Colombo Port News Sri Lanka, Japan and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port. Beyond News The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) is significant, given that India and Sri Lanka were negotiating a potential partnership on the project, although with little success. New Delhi’s interest in partnering the project is well known. Over 70% of the transhipment business at the strategically located East Container Terminal is linked to India, according to official sources. However, India’s possible role in developing the terminal had become a major flashpoint within the government. President Maithripala…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 26 and 27 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE India among countries where women face most violence by partner News Global estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Findings Worldwide as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner. What make this worse for countries like India is the fact that intimate partner violence is the highest at 37.7% in the WHO South-East Asia region. As per figures released by WHO, the violence ranges from 23.2% in high-income countries and 24.6% in the WHO Western Pacific region to 37% in…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 25 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Women’s representation in Lok Sabha rises to a record at 14.4% News At 78 elected women MPs, the 17th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women representatives ever. They will account for 14.39% of the entire strength of the Lower House, which was at 12.5% with a total 65 women MPs in the previous Lok Sabha. Beyond News With 40 women MPs, BJP has sent the largest number of elected women representatives to Lok Sabha because of the sheer size of its victory. It is followed by Trinamool Congress (9), Congress (6), BJD (5) and YSRCP (4), as per data compiled by Association for Democratic Reforms, which analysed 539 out of the total…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 24 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Four more deaths on traffic-jammed Everest News A traffic jam of climbers in the Everest “death zone” was blamed for two of four new deaths reported, heightening concerns that the drive for profits is trumping safety on the world's highest peak. Beyond News Nepalhas issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for the current spring climbing season, bringing in much-needed money for the Himalayan country. But a small window of suitable weather before the short season ends has in recent days triggered bottlenecks of hundreds of climbers wanting to achieve for many although perhaps not for purists the ultimate in mountaineering. The four latest deaths, taking the toll from a deadly week…