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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 16 and 17 2018 [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 Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt News Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. Beyond News The Antiquities Ministry says the sphinx made of sandstone was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater. Secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities says the statue probably dates back to the Ptolemaic time. The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for some 300 years from around 320 B.C. to about 30 B.C. NASA puts laser satellite in space to track ice loss News NASA’s most advanced space laser satellite blasted off on a mission to track ice…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 15 2018 [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 Rain triggers landslides in Sikkim, Darjeeling News Incessant rain for the past few days has triggered multiple landslides in Sikkim and Darjeeling, snapping road connectivity at several places, officials said. Beyond News The landslides have occurred at Dzongu, Mangan, Lachen and Mangshilla in North District and at two places near Sevoke, around 22 kms from Siliguri city. The Border Roads Organisation has arranged for small cars to pass through the two areas but large vehicles have been barred. Mangan, which houses the headquarters of North Sikkim district, has been cut off from Gangtok due to a landslide at Ambithang. The road link between Mangan and Chungthang has also been snapped after a bridge…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 14 2018 [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 Reality different in ‘leprosy-free’ India, says Supreme Court News India “underestimated” leprosy and diverted funds meant to eliminate the curable disease for 18 long years, the Supreme Court Beyond News In its 22-page judgment, a Bench pointed out that though the country was declared leprosy-free on December 31, 2005, the reality is “entirely different”. The Supreme Court referred to progress reports of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) to show that only 543 districts of the total 642 districts in the country had achieved the World Health Organisation-required prevalence rate of less than one case of leprosy for 10,000 persons. Meanwhile, patients and their families continue to suffer from leprosy and its stigma. They…

Sep132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 13 2018 [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 Global hunger on rise, warming to blame: UN News The number of hungry people in the world is growing again, in large part due to climate change that is wreaking havoc on crop production in much of the developing world, the United Nations said. Findings Major UN agencies said in an annual report that the number of hungry people facing chronic food deprivation increased to 821 million in 2017 from 804 million in 2016, reversing recent downward trends. South America and Africa face acute food insecurity and malnutrition. Analysis in the report found that climate variability, extreme drought and floods are already undermining production of wheat, rice and maize in tropical and temperate…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 12 2018 [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 Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian paddy fields very high: study News Rice farming across the world could be responsible for up to twice the level of climate impact relative to what was previously estimated, according to a study conducted in India. Findings The study, found that intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continuously flooded farms that predominantly emit methane. According to a global analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in the US, methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms could have the same long-term warming impact as about 600 coal plants. The researchers investigated greenhouse gas emissions from rice farms across…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 11 2018 [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 Climate actions can create millions of jobs News As cities around the world accelerate efforts to meet their commitments to the Paris climate agreement, a new research has shown that ambitious urban climate policies can vastly reduce carbon emissions globally while also generating new jobs. Findings The research has been conducted by C40 Cities, The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and the NewClimate Institute. The research estimates that by 2030 a boost in urban climate action can prevent approximately 1.3 million premature deaths per year, generate 13.7 million jobs in cities and save 40 billion hours of commuters’ time plus billions of dollars in reduced household expenses each year. Funded…