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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 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 Indians top list of ‘overstayers’ in U.K. News India accounts for the largest number of individuals staying in the U.K. illegally, and the number of those subjected to forced returns to India has fallen by 50% in three years, Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said. Beyond News The problem of “visa overstayers” was highlighted by the department in its submission to a British parliamentary committee’s “Global Britain and India’ inquiry into post-Brexit relations with India. The focus on overstayers is significant, suggesting that there is little sign of change on an issue that has overshadowed bilateral relationships. Tensions came to a head earlier this year when Britain’s Trade Secretary Liam Fox linked…

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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 11 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 Checks reveal 8% error rate in VVPATs News The error rate of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines supplied by the Election Commission of India is found to be around 8%. Beyond News Assessment by the Telangana State election authority has revealed the error rate of VVPATs to be 8.08% while the error rate of control units is pegged at 2.02%. The ballot units are relatively better placed with error rate estimated at less than 1% (0.92%). The error rate of the election equipment was assessed after the first-level checks done on 99.69% of the machines received by the State. Machines in which errors are detected are being sent back to…

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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 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 India must limit global warming increase to 1.5 degrees News Even with an increase of little over one degree Celsius in global warming, India is being battered by the worst climate extremes. Beyond News It is clear that the situation is going to worsen with an 1.5 degrees increase, and hence India must quickly get its act together now, environmentalists cautioned . The response of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director General came on the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in Incheon in South Korea. The IPCC, the biggest UN scientific body feeding climate science to policy-makers, released its special report on the impacts of global warming…

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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 9 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 Researchers find Iron Age pits News A team of researchers has found evidence throwing light on human settlements during the Iron Age at Vattakkadu,in Kerala state. Beyond News The holes in round and square shape found in the laterite rock of a hill were proof enough to reveal the continuous presence of human life in the area in the iron age. Holes had apparently been dug using iron implements. These holes will help us understand the iron age life in a wider and better perspective. Other team members said the finding called for detailed studies, as the exact date of the holes needed to be established. Researchers said that the holes were believed…

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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 7 and 8 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 Alarming portents from global warming report News Coastal nations and agricultural economies like India would be the worst affected. Decline in crop yields, unprecedented climate extremes and increased susceptibility could push poverty by several million by 2050, said the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C,’ commissioned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that saw as many as 91 authors and review-editors from 40 countries, convene in Incheon, South Korea and, over the last week, assess the scientific evidence, feasibility and benefits from countries striving to keep the average global temperature from rising above 1.5 C from pre-industrial times. Beyond News Even at a little over 1.0°C warming, India is being…

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HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 6 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 India leaves out offset clause for S-400 News The ₹40,300-crore deal between India and Russia for five S-400 air defence missile systems does not have any offset clause. India has decided to drop it so as to advance deliveries, though it was Russia that initially did not want offsets. Beyond News As per the schedule, Russia will start deliveries after 24 months, which is 2020-end. Contract negotiations started after an inter-governmental agreement was concluded in October 2016. Under the defence procurement procedure, deals worth ₹2,000 crore or more have a 30% offset clause. This is meant to bring technologies to the country and build domestic defence manufacturing capabilities. As a result, manufacturers add the cost…