HINDU NOTES-February 2 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-February 2 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 Clinical establishments Bill a game changer News The Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2017, passed by the Assembly, is a far-reaching and comprehensive legislation and the single most public health measure which is expected to change the face of health care in Kerala. Beyond News Changes made by bringing in more transparency and accountability in the functioning of both public and private sector hospitals. There had been stiff opposition to the Bill from within the medical fraternity, with many raising apprehensions that small and medium hospitals would be adversely affected and that the cost of health care would actually go up. Though there were demands to waive the registration process for…
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HINDU NOTES-February 1 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-February 1 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Bank test, Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, Prelims Quiz, Prelims UPSC, Press Information Bureau(PIB), Read Hindu, The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Stone tools offer insights into history of human evolution. News Based on the study of over 7,200 stone artefacts collected from the archaeological site at Attirampakkam in the Kortallayar river basin about 60 km from Chennai, researchers suggest that hominins in India may have developed a Middle Palaeolithic culture phase around 3,85,000 years ago and continuing up to around 1,72,000 years ago. Beyond News According to earlier evidence, the Middle Palaeolithic culture in India was dated to around 1,25,000 years ago. The Middle Palaeolithic is an important cultural phase, associated as it is globally with both modern humans and Neanderthals or other archaic hominins, with complex histories of interaction, cultural transitions and change…
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HINDU NOTES-January 31 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-January 31 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE ‘Mammals, birds likely to survive climate change’ News Researchers said that,mammals and birds stand the best chance of all animals of surviving Earth's rapidly changing climate. Beyond News: An analysis of how nearly 11,5000 species fared over 270 million years of hot-and-cold fluctuations showed that warm-blooded creatures cope better with change than reptiles and amphibians, a team reported in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Findings When a massive space rock crashed into Earth some 66 million years ago, the debris thrown in the atmosphere lowered the planet's temperature for decades. The shock wiped out the world's non-avian dinosaurs, from T-Rex to the three-horned Triceratops. But warm-blooded land mammals survived, and then thrived…
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HINDU NOTES-January 30 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-January 30 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-03 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Impose heavy penalty for burning agricultural waste, says Economic Survey News Economic Survey said heavy penalties should be imposed for burning agricultural waste, and more incentive for farmers is needed to prevent alarmingly poor air quality in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. Beyond News Besides, implementation of congestion pricing, expansion of public buses, phasing out of old vehicles as also coordination across agencies and governments can prevent the city turning into a gas chamber, especially during winters, the survey noted. Citing various reports according to which Delhi accounts for one of the unhealthiest cities in the world in terms of air pollution, the survey said effective actions suggested by National Green Tribunal, the Supreme…
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HINDU NOTES-January 29 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-January 29 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 10,000-year-old crayon found in Britain News: Archaeologists have discovered in Britain one of the earliest examples of crayon possibly used by our ancestors 10,000 years ago for applying colour to their animal skins or for artwork. Beyond News The ochre crayon was discovered near an ancient lake, now blanketed in peat, near Scarborough in North Yorkshire. An ochre pebble was found at another site on the opposite side of the lake. Ochre is an important mineral pigment used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers across the globe. The findings, suggest people collected ochre and processed it in different ways during the Mesolithic period. The latest discoveries helped further our understanding of Mesolithic life. Hindu Notes from…
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HINDU NOTES-January 27 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-January 27 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Bank test, Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, Prelims UPSC, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Fossil shows modern humans left Africa earlier than thought News Scientists have announced the discovery of a fossilised human jawbone in a collapsed cave in Israel that they said is between 1,77,000 and 1,94,000 years old. Beyond News If confirmed, the find may rewrite the early migration story of our species, pushing back by about 50,000 years the time that Homo sapiensfirst ventured out of Africa. Previous discoveries in Israel had convinced some anthropologists that modern humans began leaving Africa between 90,000 and 120,000 years ago. But the recently dated jawbone is unravelling that narrative. Findings The upper jawbone which includes seven intact teeth and one broken incisor,  provides fossil evidence that lends support…
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