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Oct172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 16 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 Climate change causing sea snail shells to dissolve: study News Shelled marine creatures living in increasingly acidified oceans face a fight for survival as the impacts of climate change spread, a study suggests. Findings Researchers assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory “triton shell” gastropod. They found those living in regions with predicted future levels of CO2 were on average around a third smaller than counterparts living in conditions seen throughout the world’s oceans today. However there was also a noticeable negative impact on the thickness, density, and structure of their shells, causing visible deterioration to the shell surface. The study found that the effects are down to…

Oct172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 14 and 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 ‘As ice melts, walruses need protection’ News Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers would most likely choose ice. Likewise, they prefer sea ice for molting, mating, nursing and resting between dives for food. Trouble is, as the century progresses, there’s going to be far less ice around. Findings The federal government in 2008 listed polar bears as a threatened species because of diminished sea ice brought on by climate warming. That year the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned to do the same for walruses. Pacific walrus males grow to 12 feet long and up to 1,815 kg more than an average midsize sedan. Females reach…

Oct132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 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 C-section use doubled in India between 2005 and 2015: Lancet News The number of babies born in India through caesarean section increased from 9% in 2005-6 to 18.5% in 2015-16, according to The Lancetjournal, which also found that C-section use almost doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2015. Findings While the surgery is still unavailable for many women and children in low-income countries and regions, the procedure is overused in many middle-and high-income settings, said researchers, including those from Ghent University in Belgium. In the 10 countries with the highest number of births in 2010-2015 period, there were large differences in caesarean section or C-section use between regions. For instance, differences between provinces in…

Oct122018 by albindiaNo Comments

UPSC MAINS DAILY WRITING WITH ANSWER REVIEW-OCTOBER 12 QUESTIONS [IASTODAY MASTER 2019]

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DAILY MAINS ANSWER WRITING SERIES WITH EXPERT REVIEW -MASTERing UPSC 2019 OCTOBER 12 2018- Questions for Mains Answer Writing CLICK HERE TO SEE previous days Questions DATE WISE>> Nb: We analyse all leading 8 newspapers in India for this mains answer writings questions & those already covered in previous dates wont be asked again to write, instead will be provided in compilation.You wont get these wide coverage anywhere else. It includes : The Hindu, The Indian express, The Business standard,The Financial express,The Tribune,The Business line,The Hindustan Times. Further Down to earth & live mint are covered weekly. General Studies -01 Syllabus area: Changes in critical geographical features and in flora & fauna and the effects of such changes. Q1: Prosopis juliflora once considered as viable solution for soil erosion now backfired & resulted…

Oct112018 by albindiaNo Comments

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…

Oct112018 by albindiaNo Comments

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…