HINDU NOTES-JULY 15 and 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 15 and 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, General Studies, 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 to help repatriate Rohingya News Promising to help repatriate Rohingya to Myanmar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that India would provide relief supplies for the refugees in Bangladesh and build homes for them in Rakhine state of Myanmar. Beyond News Home Minister said India was prepared to “step up” assistance to approximately 7,50,000 Rohingya refugees who had fled the violence in Myanmar, and provide food, medical or relief supplies needed. India has offered to supply and construct prefabricated homes in Rakhine for the returning refugees. Singh is in Dhaka to co-chair the sixth round of India-Bangladesh talks on Home affairs . He inaugurated the “Bangladesh-India Friendship Building”…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 14 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 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 Proposed DNA bank will not store data permanently: official News India’s proposed DNA databank, to be used during investigation into crimes or to find missing persons, will not permanently store details of people. Beyond News The DNA details will be removed, subject to “judicial orders,” said a senior official in the Department of Biotechnology. The rules will come after Parliament approves the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, the latest version of the DNA ‘profiling’ Bill framed by the Department of Biotechnology in 2015. The aim of that draft legislation was to establish an institutional mechanism to collect and deploy DNA technologies to identify persons based on samples collected from crime…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 13 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 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 India, Indonesia discuss Indo-Pacific cooperation News Taking forward the India-Indonesia shared vision on maritime cooperation in Indo-Pacific, an Indian team visited Sabang in Indonesia to discuss steps for mutual collaboration. At the same time, in a first, Indian ship INS Sumitraberthed at Sabang Port close to the Malacca Strait for operational turnaround. Beyond News The hosting of the India-Indonesia investment forum in Aceh and the visit of the Indian delegation and INS Sumitraport call at Sabang, were important follow-up outcomes flowing from the understanding reached during the recently concluded visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Indonesia. Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the shared vision on maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific during Mr.…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 12 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 12 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Bank test, Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Climate change threatens Nilgiri tahr News The antics of the sure-footed Nilgiri tahr are a treat to watch, but these endangered wild mountain goats found only in high altitudes in India’s Western Ghats  could be losing their footing with increasing climate change. Findings Even under moderate scenarios of future climate change, tahrs could lose approximately 60% of their habitats from the 2030s on, predict scientists in their study. Scientists tried to predict how climate change can affect tahr habitat in the Ghats by mapping tahr distribution (using existing information and field surveys) and then using climatic factors of these locations to see where tahrs would be able to survive, given current and future…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 11 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, MAINS 2018, PIB notes, 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, South Korea agree on framework to improve trade News India and South Korea signed a joint statement agreeing to discuss an ‘early harvest’ package for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at identifying key areas for enhanced trade between the two countries. Beyond News Resolving to work towards promoting mutual prosperity, India and South Korea agreed to expand bilateral trade, including through the early conclusion of ongoing negotiations to upgrade the ROK-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) The two countries also agreed to try to increase their bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, up from current levels of $20 billion. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the signing of the early harvest package was…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 10 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 10 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2018, 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 Ancient water tank found in Hampi News In yet another chance discovery, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a water tank within the precincts of the Virupaksha Temple at Hampi, the erstwhile seat of the Vijayanagar empire. Why its important? This makes Hampi & vijayanagar empire relevant to upsc preparations. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 China to cut tariffs on Indian cancer drugs: foreign ministry News India and China have reached an agreement to reduce tariffs on Chinese imports of Indian medicines, particularly cancer drugs. Beyond News It was days after a Chinese movie on a leukaemia patient, Dying to Survive,highlighted the need for paving the way for import of cheap Indian…
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