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Jul182018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JULY 17 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 Flying into trouble: Harrier birds decline as grasslands disappear. News Harrier birds, a migratory raptor species that regularly visits vast swathes of India, are declining. This may foretell lurking dangers to the country’s grasslands. Beyond News: Every winter, several species of harrier birds travel thousands of kilometres to escape frigid Central Asia for the grasslands of the subcontinent. Researchers collated published data, unpublished accounts and their own field research on roosting harriers to analyse trends in their population since the mid-1980s. At least five species of harriers were recorded in India over the years; India has one of the largest roosting sites in the world for Pallid Harriers and Montagu’s Harriers. In the mid-1990s,…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 14 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 Proposed DNA bank will not store data permanently: official News India’s proposed DNA databank, to be used during investigation into crimes or to find missing persons, will not permanently store details of people. Beyond News The DNA details will be removed, subject to “judicial orders,” said a senior official in the Department of Biotechnology. The rules will come after Parliament approves the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, the latest version of the DNA ‘profiling’ Bill framed by the Department of Biotechnology in 2015. The aim of that draft legislation was to establish an institutional mechanism to collect and deploy DNA technologies to identify persons based on samples collected from crime…

Jul132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JULY 13 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 India, Indonesia discuss Indo-Pacific cooperation News Taking forward the India-Indonesia shared vision on maritime cooperation in Indo-Pacific, an Indian team visited Sabang in Indonesia to discuss steps for mutual collaboration. At the same time, in a first, Indian ship INS Sumitraberthed at Sabang Port close to the Malacca Strait for operational turnaround. Beyond News The hosting of the India-Indonesia investment forum in Aceh and the visit of the Indian delegation and INS Sumitraport call at Sabang, were important follow-up outcomes flowing from the understanding reached during the recently concluded visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Indonesia. Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the shared vision on maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific during Mr.…

Jul112018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JULY 11 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 India, South Korea agree on framework to improve trade News India and South Korea signed a joint statement agreeing to discuss an ‘early harvest’ package for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at identifying key areas for enhanced trade between the two countries. Beyond News Resolving to work towards promoting mutual prosperity, India and South Korea agreed to expand bilateral trade, including through the early conclusion of ongoing negotiations to upgrade the ROK-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) The two countries also agreed to try to increase their bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, up from current levels of $20 billion. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the signing of the early harvest package was…

Jul102018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JULY 10 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 Ancient water tank found in Hampi News In yet another chance discovery, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a water tank within the precincts of the Virupaksha Temple at Hampi, the erstwhile seat of the Vijayanagar empire. Why its important? This makes Hampi & vijayanagar empire relevant to upsc preparations. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 China to cut tariffs on Indian cancer drugs: foreign ministry News India and China have reached an agreement to reduce tariffs on Chinese imports of Indian medicines, particularly cancer drugs. Beyond News It was days after a Chinese movie on a leukaemia patient, Dying to Survive,highlighted the need for paving the way for import of cheap Indian…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 7 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 China and U.S. fire first salvos in a long haul trade war. News: China joined the trade war with the United States, by announcing it was ready for a long campaign after authorities in Washington declared a 25 % additional levy on Chinese products worth $ 34 billion. Beyond News: The Chinese have retaliated in equal measure, opening the possibility of tit-for-tat tariff escalation, which could disrupt existing international network of supply chains, and slow down the global economy, which was yet to fully recover from the 2008 recession. The Chinese retaliation followed immediately after the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a note that stated that any goods that entered the country or…