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Dec282018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 27 2018 [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 Indonesia reroutes all flights around erupting Anak Krakatau volcano News Indonesia raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano to the second-highest, and ordered all flights to steer clear, days after it triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people. Beyond News A crater collapse on the volcanic island at high tide on Saturday sent waves up to 5 metres (16 feet) high smashing into the coast on the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Bali. Authorities have warned that the crater of Anak Krakatau, or child of Krakatau, remains fragile, raising fears of another collapse and tsunami, and have urged residents to stay away from the coast.…

Dec282018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 26 2018 [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 Nepal caps expenditure of its citizens in India News Nepal imposed a monthly limit on the amount of Indian currency its citizen can spend in India. A visiting Nepali citizen would not be able to spend more than one lakh rupees every month while paying for goods and services in India and that the decision was taken to deal with the current account deficit of Nepal. Beyond News The announcement is a historic first as it is the first time that Kathmandu is enforcing such a limit on spending ability of individual Nepali citizens and businessmen in India. The policy applicable to prepaid, credit and debit cards of Nepali banks came into effect…

Dec262018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 25 2018 [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 Cold wave rages in N. India News The cold wave sweeping large parts of north India continued unabated, with Srinagar witnessing its coldest night in 11 years at minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, resulting in partial freezing of the Dal Lake, and Amritsar reeling at 1.1 degrees Celsius. Beyond News Srinagar recorded its coldest night in 11 years as the mercury plunged to minus 6.8 degrees C on Monday, a Met official said. The cold wave resulted in freezing of some waterbodies, including the fringes of the famous Dal Lake, and residential water supply pipes. The all-time low recorded in Srinagar in the month of December is minus 12.8 deg C on December 13,…

Dec242018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 23 and 24 2018 [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 Sikkim's highest forest zone could get denser News The cold climes on high-altitude mountain tops make it usually difficult for trees to grow above the timberline (the last canopy forests on the mountains). Though global warming is changing this in many of the world's high mountains and causing timberlines to move upward, the eastern Himalaya may be an exception. The zone of uppermost canopy forests here are unlikely to shift upwards but will get denser. Findings Timberlines, the uppermost limit of canopy forests that gradually gives way to the treeline (beyond which trees do not grow) are limited by climate: factors including low temperatures and high winds on mountain tops prevent woody tree…

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HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 22 2018 [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 hybrid energy policy News The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet approved AP Wind, Solar Hybrid Power Policy 2018. Beyond News The policy is aimed at encouraging hybrid renewal energy projects in the State and thus generate 18,000 MW renewable energy by 2021-22. The government has set a target that Andhra Pradesh should be able to generate 10% of the total renewable energy generated in the country. The Cabinet also decided to bring out a new policy to replace the existing AP Wind Policy-2015, AP Solar Policy 2015 with a focus on clean energy. The proposed policy aims at achieving 5,000 MW of solar power in the next five years. The Cabinet approved…

Dec222018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 21 2018 [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 Global warming causing ‘feminisation’ of turtles News Up to 93% of green turtle hatchlings could be female by 2100, as climate change causes “feminisation” of the species. Findings The sex of turtle hatchlings is determined by temperature, and at present about 52% of hatching green turtles one of seven species of sea turtle are female. Researchers found that in warmer temperatures predicted by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenarios, 76-93% of hatchlings would be female. The figures are specific to the study site in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, but researchers say they expect a similar picture globally. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Himachal, Kerala and T.N. top development index News Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and…