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Sep202018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 19 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 steps up climate action plans News At the Global Climate Action Summit, mayors and government functionaries of Indian cities have announced to scale up their actions to combat climate change and to protect people from hazardous climate impacts. Beyond News High-level forum on India Climate Actions, convened by U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), officials, mayors and organisation leaders detailed their plans ranging from heat action to cool roofs and building codes. Soon all 17 states prone to extreme heat will have plans in place to protect communities from deadly temperatures, said the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) quoting the Indian official. Currently, 30 cities and 11 states in India have…

Sep182018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 16 and 17 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 Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt News Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. Beyond News The Antiquities Ministry says the sphinx made of sandstone was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater. Secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities says the statue probably dates back to the Ptolemaic time. The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for some 300 years from around 320 B.C. to about 30 B.C. NASA puts laser satellite in space to track ice loss News NASA’s most advanced space laser satellite blasted off on a mission to track ice…

Sep162018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 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 Rain triggers landslides in Sikkim, Darjeeling News Incessant rain for the past few days has triggered multiple landslides in Sikkim and Darjeeling, snapping road connectivity at several places, officials said. Beyond News The landslides have occurred at Dzongu, Mangan, Lachen and Mangshilla in North District and at two places near Sevoke, around 22 kms from Siliguri city. The Border Roads Organisation has arranged for small cars to pass through the two areas but large vehicles have been barred. Mangan, which houses the headquarters of North Sikkim district, has been cut off from Gangtok due to a landslide at Ambithang. The road link between Mangan and Chungthang has also been snapped after a bridge…

Sep132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 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 Global hunger on rise, warming to blame: UN News The number of hungry people in the world is growing again, in large part due to climate change that is wreaking havoc on crop production in much of the developing world, the United Nations said. Findings Major UN agencies said in an annual report that the number of hungry people facing chronic food deprivation increased to 821 million in 2017 from 804 million in 2016, reversing recent downward trends. South America and Africa face acute food insecurity and malnutrition. Analysis in the report found that climate variability, extreme drought and floods are already undermining production of wheat, rice and maize in tropical and temperate…

Sep132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 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 Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian paddy fields very high: study News Rice farming across the world could be responsible for up to twice the level of climate impact relative to what was previously estimated, according to a study conducted in India. Findings The study, found that intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continuously flooded farms that predominantly emit methane. According to a global analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in the US, methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms could have the same long-term warming impact as about 600 coal plants. The researchers investigated greenhouse gas emissions from rice farms across…

Sep62018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 5 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 34% Indians not active enough: WHO News: Thirty-four per cent of Indians 24.7% male and 43.9% females are not active enough to stay healthy, according to the latest study released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which noted that, globally, more than 1.4 billion adults are at risk of diseases from not doing enough physical activity. Findings: The study notes that there is no improvement in global levels of physical activity since 2001. The data shows that if current trends continue, the 2025 global activity target of a 10% relative reduction in insufficient physical activity will not be met. Insufficient activity puts people at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, dementia,…