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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 5 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE India is home to Asia’s oldest bamboo News With over 49,000 plant species reported as of 2018, India holds about 11.5% of all flora in the world. Now, a new fossil record has shown that India is the birthplace of Asian bamboo, and they were formed about 25 million years ago in the north-eastern part of the country. Ancient fossils An international team of researchers found two fossil compressions or impressions of bamboo culms (stems) and after further study noted them to be new species. They were named Bambusiculmus tirapensis and B. makumensis as they were found in the Tirap mine of Makum Coalfield in Assam. These belonged to the late Oligocene period of about 25 million years ago. They also…

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 4 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-02 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Indo-Chinese educational tie-ups need nod from Home, foreign Ministries News Indian educational institutions that plan to collaborate with Chinese counterparts must now get clearance from the Ministries of Home and External Affairs before signing any agreements or undertaking student and faculty exchange programmes. The new guidelines would also apply to existing tie-ups, the University Grants Commission made clear. Clearance In a letter to the vice chancellors of all universities, UGC secretary notified them of a directive from the Human Resource Development Ministry. In addition to other clearances, prior approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs must be taken by all the academic institutions and universities before signing of MoUs, educational exchange…

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 3 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE The Indian Grey Hornbill: The fig disperser News The Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a fairly common hornbill species found only in the Indian subcontinent. It is a medium-sized hornbill with a beak to tail length of about 50 cm. Indian Grey Hornbill Unlike a lot of other birds, the male and female look similar, though the females have a smaller casque. These birds are known to be arboreal, i.e. spend most of their time on tall trees, but may descend for food and to collect mud pellets for nesting. They play an essential role in the ecosystem as prime dispersers of seeds. They are cavity nesters, making use of big hollows in trees as nesting sites.…

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 2 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE India open defecation-free, says Narendra Modi News Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, declared the country open defecation free as a success of the government’s toilet initiative. Railway cleanliness survey: Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura emerge top three clean stations. Three stations in Rajasthan bagged top honours but none in the national capital figured in the top 10 list of railways’ cleanliness survey.Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura were the top three ranking railway stations among 720 stations. Among the 109 suburban stations assessed, Andheri, Virar and Naigaon were the top three. The North Western Railway, which covers a route length of more than 5,761 km across parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab…

Sep282019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 28 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Bannerghatta National Park has 40 leopards: Study News The first ever scientific study on leopards in Bannerghatta National Park has estimated that there are 40 leopards in the protected area. Scientific study on leopards The report titled ‘Leopards of Bannerghatta National Park’ was recently submitted to the Karnataka Forest Department. The study indicates that the number of leopards at BNP is higher compared to many other protected areas in the country and elsewhere in the world. Considering that the BNP abuts Bengaluru city and still has such high number of leopards is encouraging. The study attributed the abundance to two factors: the presence of sambar and chital in good numbers which act as a natural prey for…

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 27 2019 NOTES[UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE 4,300 quit tobacco a year after calling South India helpline News Since its inception on September 11, 2018, the Union government’s tobacco Quitline, for counselling in south Indian languages, has received more than 5 lakh calls. It is monitored by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Quit tobacco The response came as a surprise to the team, who were able to attend to only 69,000 calls since there are only 18-20 dedicated counsellors on the line. Of the 69,000 callers the counsellors spoke to, 19,000 registered to quit tobacco within a targeted period. From all the southern states, Karnataka saw the maximum number of callers get through to a counsellor, at 29%. 11,000 of those who had committed to…