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Jan262019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 24 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 Cabinet approves India-Kuwait pact on domestic workers News The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers. Beyond News The move is likely to benefit around 3 lakh Indian workers deployed in Kuwait, including about 90,000 female domestic workers. The MoU provides a structured framework for cooperation on domestic workers related matters and provides strengthened safeguards for Indian domestic workers including female workers deployed in Kuwait. The MoU is initially valid for a period of five years and incorporates provision for automatic renewal. Under this MoU, a joint committee will also be set up to follow up the implementation. The…

Jan252019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 23 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 Greenland ice melts four times faster in a decade: study News Greenland’s melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than in 2003 and is noticeable across the Arctic island, not just on glaciers, researchers warned. Findings While 111 cubic kilometres of ice disappeared per year in 2003, 10 years later this figure had almost quadrupled to 428 cubic km. Until now, most of Greenland’s ice melt was observed on the ice cap, predominantly on the glaciers in the island’s northwest and southeast. But most of the ice loss from 2003 to 2013 was from Greenland’s southwest region, which is largely devoid of large glaciers. The ice…

Jan202019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 19 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 Chilika Lake possesses 20% of India’s seagrass News Chilika Lake is claimed to have 20% of India’s seagrass distribution, which plays a vital role in oxygen production and absorption of carbon dioxide and acts as a purifier in aquatic ecology. Beyond News Seagrass distribution has been estimated over an area of 152 sq. km, an increase from 135 sq km in the last year. Increase in seagrass has been reported against its declining trend throughout the world and now Chilika has 20% of India’s seagrass. The seagrass area increases only when the water is clean. Seagrass will rejuvenate fishing ground by providing nursery habitat to important fish species. Some of the indicators that…

Jan192019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 18 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 New Delhi appoints new envoys for Israel, South Africa, Bhutan, Maldives News In a major reshuffle of ambassadorial appointments, the Ministry of External Affairs has decided on sending new Ambassadors to Israel, Mexico, South Africa, Argentina, New Zealand and Vietnam. Beyond News More than 20 ambassadorial and key consulate positions are expected to come up for change, although some of the postings are yet to be announced and the timing of the moves will depend on documents or “agreements” being cleared by host countries. There will also be two significant changes in the neighbourhood coinciding with new governments being elected in Bhutan and the Maldives. U.S. discusses potential missile defence cooperation with India News The…

Jan182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 17 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 Drone corridor proposed to expand UAS services in India News To address various challenges posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in India, a task-force constituted by the Union government has proposed creation of a “Drone Corridor” in the country. Beyond News Accordingly, the task-force has recommended key principles in the Drone Ecosystem Policy Roadmap that will guide the drafting of ‘Civil Aviation Regulations’ (CAR) 2.0. Currently, a basic framework for regulations in the area has been established under the “DigitalSky Platform” in CAR 1.0 which took effect from December 1, 2018. The roadmap was released at the Global Aviation Summit 2019 being held here.One of the key recommendations is a Drone Corridor: A…

Jan182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 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 Basic literacy, numeracy skills of rural Class VIII students in decline: ASER 2018 News While there has been some improvement in the reading and arithmetic skills of lower primary students in rural India over the last decade, the skills of Class VIII students have actually seen a decline. Findings The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018, the results of a yearly survey that NGO Pratham has been carrying out since 2006, shows that more than half of Class VIII students cannot correctly solve a numerical division problem and more than a quarter of them cannot read a primary-level text. Those figures are worse than they were a decade ago. In 2008, 84.8%…