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Feb132019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 10 & 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 Moving continents created new centipede species News Continental drift (the moving apart of continents) almost 100 million years ago created many species of Ethmostigmus centipedes in the world's tropics. In the Indian peninsula, these centipedes first originated in the southern and central Western Ghats, and then spread across the ranges here. Findings India is home to six, fairly large Ethmostigmuscentipedes: four dwell in the Western Ghats, one in the Eastern Ghats and one in north-east India. Africa, south-east Asia and Australia are also home to other species of Ethmostigmus Using genetic data of 398 Ethmostigmus centipedes from published studies, they constructed a species ‘time-tree’ a network that reveals how species are related to each other and when new species…

Feb92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 9 2019 [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 U.S. may end zero-tariffs for India News India could lose a vital U.S. trade concession, under which it enjoys zero tariffs on $5.6 billion of exports to the United States, amid a widening dispute over its trade and investment policies. Beyond News A move to withdraw the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) from India, the world’s largest beneficiary of a scheme that has been in force since the 1970s, would be the strongest punitive action against India since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, vowing to reduce the U.S. deficit with large economies. Trump has repeatedly called out India for its high tariffs. Indian Prime Minister has courted foreign investment as part…

Feb92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 Unearths early Harappan artefacts https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/m8ljqs/article26207612.ece/ALTERNATES/FREE_660/7 News Artefacts believed to be around 5,000 years old, dating back to the early Harappan phase, have been unearthed during an excavation jointly being held by archaeologists in Khatiya village of Kutch in Gujarat. Findings Researchers stumbled upon several pieces, including mud pots, conch-shell bangles, beads, and stone blades, during the excavation, being undertaken in burial sites in the region. The area of excavation spanned around 300 sq m. The project is believed to be the first such excavation to be undertaken at Harappan sites by a university based in south India. The research team had conducted an exploration in Gujarat in 2016, following which they obtained permission…

Feb92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 7 2019 [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 Kerala to have 168 forward castes News: The sub-castes among forward caste Hindus and Christians may soon be treated as castes, taking the number of forward castes in the State to 168. These include 149 castes from the Hindu community and 19 from Christians. Beyond News: Earlier, there were 84 castes and 90 sub-castes in the forward communities. The KeralaState Commission for Economically Backward Classes among Forward Communities had drawn up the draft caste list the other day. These communities together account for 27.73% of the State population. The panel had earlier sought response from the public to finalise the list of forward caste communities that were out of caste-based reservation. The panel decided…

Feb82019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 6 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 Warming oceans can increase frequency of extreme rain storms News Rapid climate change, that is causing warming of the tropical oceans, could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century, say scientists from NASA. Findings The study found that extreme storms those producing at least 3 millimetres of rain per hour over a 25-km area formed when the sea surface temperature was higher than about 28 degrees Celsius. They also found that 21% more storms form for every 1 degree Celsius that ocean surface temperatures rise. Currently accepted climate models project that with a steady increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ,…

Feb62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 3 and 4 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 Alien invasion in Kerala News The floods, due to unusually heavy rainfall, caused widespread destruction throughout Kerala in 2018. While the state is still in the process of rebuilding itself, it has a major environmental issue to deal with invasion by alien plant and fish species triggered by the floods. Findings In September 2018, a joint research showed that the floods have released several alien species of fish into the State’s water bodies, raising a threat to the endemic aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity. An ongoing study has sought immediate attention to the wild growth of invasive plants in agricultural lands and forest areas. Alien species An alien species is any kind of…