HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 17 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 17 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Will honour ceasefire if Pakistan curbs infiltration: India News The Indian Army will “abide by its commitment” to uphold the ceasefire understanding of 2003 if the Pakistan Army “initiates positive steps to control infiltration and abetment of terrorism” in J&K, Pakistan was told. Beyond News This was conveyed during a conversation between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) over the established hotline, which was held on Pakistan’s request. The Pakistan DGMO made an assurance that Pakistan Army would take prompt action against move of inimical elements in proximity to the Line of Control and respond to information shared by the Indian side, thereby facilitating conduct of anti-terrorist operations. The Pakistan DGMO expressed…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, PIB notes, 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 Laziness led to extinction of Homo erectus News Laziness, paired with an inability to adapt to a changing climate, may have wiped out the Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, a study has found. Beyond News An archaeological excavation of ancient human populations in the Arabian Peninsula during the Early Stone Age, found that Homo erectus used ‘least-effort strategies’ for tool making and collecting resources. This was evident in the way the species made their stone tools and collected resources. To make their stone tools they would use whatever rocks they could find lying around their camp, which were mostly of comparatively low quality to what later stone tool makers used.…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE India rejects U.K.'s DNA test plan for finding illegal migrants' nationality News India has rejected a proposal of the United Kingdom to use DNA sampling to establish the nationality of illegal migrants living there, citing “privacy issues”. Beyond News Although a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on return of illegal migrants was initialled, after the due approval of the Union Cabinet in January, by Minister of State for Home while leading a delegation to the U.K the same month, India refused to sign the final pact during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to England in April. As per the original MoU, security agencies in India were to verify the antecedents of illegal migrants without…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 14 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 14 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, MAINS 2018, PIB notes, 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 Pune tops Ease of Living index; Patna ranked lowest of 111 cities News Three cities in Maharashtra Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai  top the first Ease of Living Index brought out by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Beyond News The national capital, New Delhi, is ranked 65 among 111 cities, while Chennai is in 14th place. Kolkata did not participate in the survey. A city’s ranking reflects its ability to provide data, as well as its actual performance on four different parameters institutions or governance, social indicators, economic indicators and physical infrastructure. Senior Ministry officials told  that cities which were unable or unwilling to provide data received low scores.…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 12 & 13 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 12 & 13 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 Indian aid to SAARC nations dips News India’s financial assistance to SAARC neighbours declined considerably in the past five years, a reply by the government in Parliament this week showed. Beyond News The figures were revealed in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question on whether India had completed projects committed to countries in the neighbourhood. Minister of State for External Affairs submitted a chart of India’s grant assistance, which have fallen from Rs. 5,928.6 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 3,483.6 crore in 2017-18 for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka combined. Tribal people allowed to collect forest produce News Following talks with the Forest Department, tribal residents of…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 11 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 11 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Indian envoy in Pakistan meets Imran Khan News: Pakistan is likely to boost its role in SAARCunder the Imran Khan government which will assume charge soon. An indication on this came at the first meeting between the newly elected leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Ajay Bisaria, Indian High Commissioner. Beyond News They expressed the hope that the SAARC Summit would be held soon in Islamabad. The Indian High Commissioner said post the phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mr. Khan, there was a new optimism in India that relations would move forward positively. The summit-level meeting of the group had been uncertain since bilateral ties between India and Pakistan created a hurdle. An…
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