HINDU NOTES-OCT 13 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

HINDU NOTES-OCT 13 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, The Hindu Notes
General Studies-01 Assam govt decides to rejuvenate Barak river News: The Assam government plans to rejuvenate the Barak river . Why its important:It has potential to revitalise trade and commerce with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Developing the river as a major channel for water transport will help improve trade with the neighbouring countries. Barak River: It  is one of the major rivers of South Assam and is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It rises in the hill country of Manipur State, where it is the biggest and the most important of the hill country rivers. After Manipur it flows through Mizoram State and into Assam, ending just after it enters Bangladesh where it forks into the Surma and Kushiyara rivers ADD-ON Info: Namami Barak festival  Barak, the gift of God has been a source of great blessing to the people of Tahamzam(Senapati) district since time immemorial. Besides irrigating crops and…
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HINDU NOTES-OCT 12 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

HINDU NOTES-OCT 12 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, The Hindu Notes
General Studies-01 {Op-Ed}It’s not enough to know who killed Mahatma Gandhi-we must understand why he was killed  Key fact: Sixty-nine years down the line, Pankaj Phadnis has appealed that the Supreme Court reinvestigate the death of Gandhi, and holds that Gandhi was killed by a fourth bullet fired by someone else. Authors view points: Indians continue to be murdered for the same reason — therefore, the murder of a Gauri Lankesh here, of a Narendra Dabholkar there, of a Govind Pansare here, and of an M.M. Kalburgi there. Gandhi was a powerful moral exemplar — therefore, he posed a distinct threat to the dark forces of doom and destruction. He had to be removed physically. Nathuram Godse of the Hindu Mahasabha assassinated Gandhi because the Mahatma stood for a world view…
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HINDU NOTES-OCT 11 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

HINDU NOTES-OCT 11 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, The Hindu Notes
General Studies-02 Hate messages could have communal angle: Kerala police. News: A fake audio clip about a hotel owner in Kozhikode bludgeoning to death a migrant worker had recently spawned a visceral sense of insecurity among other-State labourers in North Kerala. Beyond News: The police pointed out that the bulk of the migrant labour community in Kerala relied exclusively on WhatsApp groups to communicate with each other and their families in Assam, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. Such groups were their sole source of news. They conceded that running to ground the perpetrators of the disinformation campaign might be difficult given the fact that such platforms used encrypted communication. Senior police officers pointed out that a similar set of regional language chauvinists had unleashed a comparable fake news campaign in…
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HINDU NOTES-OCT 10 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

HINDU NOTES-OCT 10 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

Bank test, Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, The Hindu Notes
General Studies-02 SC brings back ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR region News: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, 2017 in a bid to test whether a Deepavali without firecrackers this year will have a “positive effect” on the health of citizens and a steadily deteriorating air quality. Beyond News: A Bench of Justices reverted to its November 2016 decision to suspend sales of firecrackers “to test itself to find out whether there would be a positive effect of this suspension, particularly during Deepavali period.” The judgment came on petitions challenging the September 12 modification of the November 2016 ban on sale of firecrackers. Perusing records, the Bench pointed to the various efforts made by the government, media and civil…
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Daily PIB Notes-October 5 and 6 compilation

Daily PIB Notes-October 5 and 6 compilation

Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, PIB notes, Press Information Bureau(PIB), UPSC exam
Press Information Bureau(PIB) is an important part in competitive exams. We are already providing PIB notes monthly Magazines free of cost .Now onwards you can track daily PIB notes from here instead of surfing through 30+ daily PIB updates which may not be relevant for preparation. We provides CRUX OF PIB DAILY. >>CLICK HERE for date wise compilations free<< 1.Embryo Transfer Technology, a promising revolution in Bovine breeding :-. Under this techonology, embryos of higher genetic merit indigenous bovines are being transferred in to surrogate cows. Proposed benefits:- (i) a farmer can get a 5-6 fold increase in number of offsprings , (ii) the calves so born will be of high genetic merit and (iii) the offsprings born will be free from diseases 2. Nobel Prize for Physics, 2017 – Indian Connection:- The 2017…
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Daily PIB Notes-October 3 and 4 2017

Daily PIB Notes-October 3 and 4 2017

Bank test, Current affairs, Daily challenge, Daily hindu notes, IAS EXAM, PIB notes, UPSC exam
Press Information Bureau (PIB) is an important part in competitive exams. We are already providing PIB notes monthly Magazines free of cost .Now onwards you can track daily PIB notes from here instead of surfing through 30+ daily PIB updates which may not be relevant for preparation. We provides CRUX OF PIB DAILY. 1.Environment Minister Inaugurates Global Wildlife Programme :- Two documents were released on the occasion. – India’s National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) for the period 2017-2031 Secure Himalaya National Wildlife Action Plan 2017-2031 :- The NWAP has been made landscape-based, rather than sanctuary, or national park-based. The Plan focuses on preservation of genetic diversity and sustainable development. The NWAP has five components, 17 themes, 103 conservation actions and 250 projects. The five components are – strengthening and promoting the integrated management of wildlife…
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