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May182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 16 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 Asian summer monsoon weakening unprecedented: Study News Rainfall from the Asian summer monsoon, which influences water availability, ecosystems and agriculture in India, has been decreasing over the past 80 years, according to a study. Findings Man-made atmospheric pollutants are likely the reason for the decline unprecedented in the last 448 years, said researchers from the University of Arizona in the U.S. The study, used tree ring records to reconstruct the Asian summer monsoon back to 1566. The study found the monsoon has been weakening since the 1940s, resulting in regional droughts and hardships. The 80-year decline in the monsoon coincides with the ongoing boom in industrial development and aerosol emissions in China and…

May182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 15 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 Floods result of rampant construction: SC News Unbridled construction activities in eco-sensitive areas with natural water flow have a devastating effect and lead to natural calamities like those seen in the recent floods in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court warned. Beyond News Expert opinions suggest that the devastated floods faced by Uttarakhand in recent years and Tamil Nadu this year are immediate result of uncontrolled construction activities on river shores and unscrupulous trespass into the natural path of backwaters, a Bench of Justices observed in a recent order. The observations are part of its direction to the authorities in Kerala to demolish certain apartment blocks situated in ecologically sensitive areas…

May152019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 14 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 Odisha fishermen in a fix News The traditional fishermen of Odisha are in a fix as they have lost their boats and nets in cyclone Fani and face the diminished scope of professional employment in other coastal States during the summer months. Beyond News A large number of the cyclone-devastated fishermen may be forced to become menial migrant labourers during the next two months. The Phailin cyclone of 2013 that had its landfall near Gopalpur in Ganjam district had led to large scale migration of fishermen looking for work outside the State. But Phailin occurred in October, when the scope of employment in the marine fishery sector was high in other coastal States.…

May152019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 12 and 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 Number of people below the poverty line to increase in city News The number of people below the poverty line in the Chennai city is likely to increase, as more than 28 lakh residents of notified and non-notified slums are expected to be included in the BPL list. Findings Officials have compiled a list of 7.12 lakh BPL families, of the 17.88 lakh families in the city. The data already points to 40% people under the poverty line in the city. The percentage of BPL families is high in zones such as Tondiarpet, Royaouram and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, with 45% under the poverty line. But southern zones such as Adyar have just 30% families…

May122019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 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 Cyclone Fani’s fury creates four new mouths in Odisha’s Chilika Lake News The extremely severe cyclone, Fani, has created four new mouths in Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, connecting to Bay of Bengal, officials said. Beyond News Chilika Development Authority (CDA) officials have started studying the impact of saline ingression into the lake. While three new mouths have come up between the two functional mouths near Sanpatna and Arakhakuda, a smaller mouth has been noticed on the northern side. In the meantime, a lot of sea water is entering Chilika Lake. They are now monitoring its salinity level at different stations. If sea water ingression goes up, fish migration will increase…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 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 Iceland turns CO2 to rock for cleaner air News In the heart of Iceland’s volcano country, 21st century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity, cleaning the air of harmful emissions that cause global warming. Beyond News The technology mimics, in accelerated format, a natural process that can take thousands of years, injecting CO2 into porous basalt rock where it mineralises, capturing it forever. In Iceland, a country of geysers, glaciers and volcanoes, at least half of the energy produced comes from geothermal sources. The plant pumps up the water underneath the volcano to run six turbines providing electricity and heat to the capital, Reykjavik, about 30 km away. The CO2…