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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 13 2019 [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 Cyclone Vayu skirts Gujarat, but alert continues News The deadly cyclonic storm Vayu that brought life to a standstill in coastal Saurashtra and threatened to cause extensive damage in Gujarat upon its landfall has changed course. Beyond News The authorities are, however, not taking any chances. They are continuing with all the precautionary measures as light rains accompanied by strong winds began to lash Saurashtra coast. Coastal airports and ports were shut as sea became rough with high waves inundating low lying areas in coastal towns. The “very severe cyclonic storm” moved north-northwestwards in the night over the Arabian Sea and lay centred around 110 kilometres from the coast of Gujarat. The Western…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 12 2019 [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 People are ingesting 5 g of microplastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card: study News People worldwide could be ingesting 5 g of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card, researchers said. Findings Coming mostly from tap and especially bottled water, nearly invisible bits of polymer were also found in shellfish, beer and salt, scientists reported. The findings, drawn from 52 peer-reviewed studies, are the first to estimate the sheer weight of plastics consumed by individual humans: about 250 g over the course of a year. Another study calculated that the average American eats and drinks in about 45,000 plastics particles smaller than 130…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 11 2019 [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 Gujarat on alert as cyclonic storm ‘Vayu’ inches towards coast News Cyclonic storm “Vayu” has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, forcing authorities to put Gujaraton high alert. The State authorities have swung into action, ordering closure of schools for three days in coastal districts and deploying teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and asking fishermen to return to the coast from high seas. Beyond News The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said the speed of “Vayu” had increased to 17 km per hour and was located in the Arabian Sea, about 350 km west-northwest of Goa, 410 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 530 km nearly south of Veraval (Gujarat). It…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 9 and 10 2019 [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 Chellanam reels under sea erosion as rain intensifies News The coastal village of Chellanam in Kerala continued to reel under severe sea erosion for the third day with heavy rains pounding the coast and water from the sea flowing into the compounds of nearly 50 houses. Beyond News The rough sea and high waves have been threatening the coast, where people have been demanding shore protection measures for several years now. The seawater that rushed in dislocated some of the sandbags that were erected as temporary measures to protect the shores before the rains. Sandbags were being placed in the most affected areas and that about 70% of the works were completed. Hindu…

Jun92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 8 2019 [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 Child marriage figures stand at 765 million: UNICEF News: An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, UNICEF said on Friday in its first ever in-depth analysis of child grooms. Of these, one in five children, or 23 million, were married before the age of 15. Beyond News: Using data from 82 countries, the study reveals that child marriage among boys is prevalent across a range of countries around the world, spanning sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific. Steals childhood According to the data, the Central African Republic has the highest prevalence of child marriage among males (28%), followed by Nicaragua (19%)…

Jun92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 7 2019 [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 Asia’s glaciers help prevent water shortage during droughts, says a new study News Glaciers become the largest supplier of water to some of Asia’s major river basins during droughts, fulfilling the basic needs of 221 million people when water shortages are at their worst, a study has found. The study has important economic and social implications for a region that is vulnerable to drought. Findings Climate change is causing most of the region’s glaciers to shrink. The melt-water is important for the people living downstream when the rains fail and water shortages are at their worst. According to researchers, each summer, glaciers release 36 cubic kilometres of water - equivalent to 14 million…