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May102018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 9 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 urges dialogue after US withdraws from Iran n-deal News: India called for “diplomacy and dialogue” to resolve the Iran nuclear issue and asked for recognising the country’s right to produce nuclear energy. Beyond News The External Affairs Ministry issued a statement in this matter after U.S. President Donald Trump of the United States withdrew from the multiparty nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was signed during the previous Obama administration. The statement reflects India’s traditional concern for resolving the nuclear issue with Iran peacefully without letting it spiral out of control because of regional rivalries in the Gulf among the major powers. India’s statement however, does…

May82018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 8 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 inks $200 mn. WB loan for nutrition mission News India signed an agreement with the World Bank for a $200 million loan for implementing the National Nutrition Mission across 315 districts of the country. Beyond News Approved by the Union Cabinet last year, the mission aims at reaching 10 crore beneficiaries, mainly children upto the age of six years, pregnant women and lactating mothers and adolescent girls. The programme will be implemented in three phases between 2017 and 2020 across all districts of the country. The mission targets a 2% reduction in both under-nutrition and low birth weight per annum. It also aims to bring down anaemia among young children, women and…

May72018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 6 and 7 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 Supreme Court quashes U.P. law allowing ex-CMs to retain official bungalows News The Supreme Courtrejected an Uttar Pradesh law which allowed former Chief Ministers use of the State official bungalows and comforts on taxpayers’ expense as “unconstitutional.” Beyond News A Bench did not buy the justification made by government in Uttar Pradeshthat its former Chief Ministers are considered a privileged class who deserve to enjoy certain benefits even after demitting office. The Supreme Court’s verdict came on a petition filed by NGO Lok Prahari against laws enacted by the U.P. State Assembly which allows former CMs and ministers official bungalows and staff at public expense. The petition filed by the NGO challenged the constitutional validity of the…

May62018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 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 Digging into ancient know-how of building temple. News: Adopting the use of organic matter, the Sri Kailasa Prastara Mahmeru Panchamukha Umamaheswari temple, being constructed by Jyothirvastu Vidya Peetham a spiritual charity organisation based in Sangareddy , is coming up on the outskirts of the district headquarters. Beyond News: The land was dug seven feet into the ground and the construction commenced using sand and stones. One layer of sand was laid at the bottom, then stones cut in rectangular shape were placed, framed in a symmetric system. The sand and stone were placed alternately and the action repeated over and over. It was stated that this was an age-old method, going back to…

May42018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 4 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 Western Ghats forest cover vital for Tamil Nadu’s South-West monsoon rainfall News Researchers have found one more reason why urgent steps have to be taken to stop deforestation in the Western Ghats. Findings The dense vegetation in the Western Ghats determines the amount of rainfall that Tamil Nadu gets during the summer monsoon. A team from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has found that dense forests of the Western Ghats contribute as much as 40% of moisture to the southwest monsoon rainfall over Tamil Nadu during normal monsoon years. The average contribution is 25-30%. But during monsoon deficit years, the contribution increases to as high…

May32018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 3 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 ‘Glow-in-the-dark algae may be sign of global warming’ News The phenomenon of Mumbai’s beaches glowing in the dark maybe a consequence of global warming and not industrial pollution, according to a year-long investigation by Indian and American scientists. Beyond News The Noctilucaalgae, commonly known as sea tinkle, is a parasite and occurs in patches or ‘blooms’ in the Northern Arabian Sea. They glow at night due bioluminescence, and have earned them the nickname ‘sea sparkle’. However, these patches are a sign of decline because they compete with fish for food and choke their supply. Noctilucadevours one of the most important planktonic organisms at the base of the fish-food chain, namely diatoms, and also excretes large…