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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 16 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 Bill on reservation in promotions to SC/ST employees gets President’s nod News President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (To the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Bill, 2017, for providing reservation in promotions for employees belonging to SC/ST communities. Beyond News The Bill was aimed at sidestepping a Supreme Court directive that struck down reservations for SC/ST persons in promotions. The new law is aimed at determining seniority of government servants promoted on the basis of reservation in the civil services posts of the State. The State has been providing reservation in promotions…

Jun162018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 15 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 Tribal people celebrate onset of monsoon with earth festival News: When monsoon sets, the tribal people in seven mandals in Rampachodavaram Agency and four mandals in Chinturu revenue division in Andhra Pradesh, celebrate the earth festival to take up agriculture works. Beyond News The festival lasts for three days. During the three days, the tribal people offer special prayers (puja) to village deities and the agriculture field where they are going to take up sowing. They will get into agriculture related works immediately after the festival. The earth festival is mostly celebrated in Chinturu, Vara Ramachandrapuram, Kunavaram and Yetapaka mandals in which men will leave for hunting of animals in the early hours…

Jun152018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 14 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 Antarctic ice loss has tripled: study News Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published that suggests the frozen continent could redraw the earth’s coastlines if global warming continues unchecked. Findings Two-fifths of that ice loss occurred in the last five years, a three-fold increase in the pace at which Antarctica is shedding its kilometres-thick casing. The findings also highlight the existential threat facing low-lying coastal cities and communities home to hundreds of millions of people. Covering twice the area of the continental U.S., Antarctica is blanketed by enough ice pack to lift global oceans by nearly 60 metres (210 feet). More than…

Jun142018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 13 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 Ancient rock painting found News Archaeologists have confirmed that a rock painting discovered in the Lesser Khingan Mountains in China’s Heilongjiang province dates back 12,000 years. Beyond News A researcher said that several images painted with ochre were discovered on a rock in the city of Heihe. Preliminary studies showed that it was a scene of humans hunting, reports Xinhua news agency. Archaeologists confirmed the images of three mammoths, which means the rock paintings were made before the extinction of the animal, or at least 12,000 years ago. Meanwhile, archaeologists believe that the paintings were made by using fingers, not brushes, and with paints such as ochre. Ochre alone cannot be preserved on…

Jun122018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 12 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 World’s largest iceberg set to disappear News The largest iceberg ever recorded, that broke away from Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf 18 years ago, could be nearing the end of its voyage, according to NASA. Beyond News When iceberg B-15 first broke away in March 2000, it measured about 296 km long and 37 km wide. B-15 has since fractured into numerous smaller bergs, and most have melted away. Just four pieces remain that meet the minimum size requirement – at least 37 km to be tracked by the U.S. National Ice Center. When astronauts aboard the ISS shot a photograph of the iceberg on May 22 this year, B-15Z measured about 18 km…

Jun122018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 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 PM’s maternity scheme benefits 23.6 lakh News After initial hiccups in implementing the maternity benefit programme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), the government has finally made some headway and provided cash incentives to nearly 23.6 lakh beneficiaries out of an estimated 51.6 lakh a year. Beyond News The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2017 and expected to be rolled out in September. However, until January 2018, the government programme had covered only 90,000 women a mere 2% of the target. Under the scheme, pregnant women and lactating mothers are offered a cash incentive of ₹6,000 for the birth of their first child as partial compensation for wage loss,…