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Mar172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 16 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 U.S. challenges Indian export programmes at WTO News Turning the heat further on India on trade issues, the United States has challenged India’s export subsidy programmes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Beyond News The move comes close on the heels of a string of statements accusing India of “unfair” trade practices, by President Donald Trump. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said Washington has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO on the issue. Trump had threatened to raise duties on products from India. Unlike the many trade disputes between India and America that are sector specific or product specific, the new move by Mr. Lighthizer a…

Mar152018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 The cave temples of Elephanta Nb: This is not a news/beyond news item, still this article from Hindu is significant for preparation. Located on the Elephanta island off the coast of Mumbai, the Elephanta Caves are cave temples dedicated predominantly to Siva, the Hindu god. It also contains a Buddhist stupa mound. Archaeologists believe the rock-cut caves were hewn between the 5th and 7th centuries AD. Over the years, several dynasties laid claim over the island. These include the Konkan-Mauryas, Trikutakas, Chalukyas of Badami, Silaharas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Yadavas of Deogiri, Muslim rulers of Ahmedabad and the Portuguese. Many of the art work in the caves were destroyed during the Portuguese rule. The…

Mar142018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Pune tops quality of governance list News Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhubaneswar have the best quality of governance among Indian cities in 2017, a study has found. Beyond News The fifth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy spans 23 Indian cities and factors in answers to 89 questions. The cities were scored based on the quality of laws, policies, institutions and institutional processes that together help govern them. ASICS groups questions into four categories: urban planning & design; urban capacities & resources; transparency, accountability & participation; and empowered & legitimate political representation. Pune scored 5.1 out of 10 (all questions are scored on a scale of…

Mar132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Artefacts of ‘pre-Iron Age’ found in Odisha News: Archaeological Survey of India, which has been excavating a mound at Jalalpur village of Odisha’s Cuttack district, has now come across stone and bone tools believed to be of early Iron Age. Beyond News: The discovery includes faunal remains, carbonised grains and stone and bone tools of early iron age to prehistoric period. Yellow and dark grey colour soil noticed during the excavation signifies the rural settlement flourished in different eras. Circular wall, semi-circular wall, crescent shape wall and mud platforms of different size and shape have been discovered. Recently, teeth of three types of sharks, stone tools were unearthed from the site. Among the…

Mar122018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 12 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 WHO steps up fight against tobacco News The World Health Organization has launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in reducing tobacco demand, saving lives and raising revenues for health services to treat tobacco-related diseases. Guidelines Most countries hesitate to implement policies, due in part to the highly technical nature of such policy interventions and the difficulties in translating science into regulation. Failure to regulate represents a missed opportunity as tobacco product regulation, in the context of comprehensive control, is a valuable tool that complements other tried and tested tobacco control interventions, such as raising taxes, and ensuring smoke-free environments. The new guidelines provide practical, stepwise approaches to…

Mar102018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 10 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 Coral sediments in oceans could dissolve by next century News As oceans get more acidic, sediments that constitute coral reefs could begin dissolving by the end of this century, suggests a study. Beyond News Coral reefs are formed by not just the calcium carbonate skeletons that tiny animals called coral ‘polyps’ create, but also carbonate sediments which accumulate on them over thousands of years. Ocean acidification lowering of sea water’s pH when it absorbs the excess, human-caused carbon dioxide from the atmosphere prevents polyps from building their stony skeletons. In several reef systems, acidification also dissolves corals’ carbonate sediments. Predictions Based on this, the team also predicted changes in coral systems by incorporating…