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Dec302019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 28 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-02 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Govt cancels 6 coal block allocations of 4 states for failing to operationalise mines News The Coal Ministry cancelled allocations of six blocks with state-run power generation companies of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra. Cancels allocations These coal blocks, with geological reserve of around 4 billion tonne, had been allocated to the states in the 2007-10 period to serve as fuel reserves for future power generation projects. None of these power projects saw the light of the day and no significant development has been made to operationalise these mines, leading to the ministry de-allocating the coal blocks. The development takes place at a time when captive coal production (25.1 MT in FY19) is still much lower than…

Dec282019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 27 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Crime against women increases in Hyderabad, overall crime rate dips News The Hyderabad Police has recorded an overall reduction in crimes by 3 per cent in 2019, as compared to the previous year. As the number of rape cases recorded a decline by 16 per cent, crime against women, however, reported did not witness any significant change. Crime against women In incidents of crime against women, a slight rise was seen in cases that were reported in 2019 with 2305 cases when compared to last year which recorded 2286 cases reported. Cases relating to outraging the modesty of a woman and dowry deaths saw a significant increase by 21 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. The…

Dec272019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 25 & 26 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE The locust attack in Gujarat’s farms. News Gigantic swarms of locusts have descended on parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan, destroying crops and triggering panic. The first large swarm arrived in Gujarat about 10 days ago. In Rajasthan, Chief Minister reviewed measures taken to deal with locust attacks in the western districts. Destroying crops locust control teams Some 10 swarms have entered Rajasthan since May; however, the crisis is currently the most acute in Gujarat. The government has formed 27 locust control teams that has been engaged in spraying insecticides in the affected regions, especially in the Banaskantha district of North Gujarat. The government has also ordered a survey of farmers affected by the locust swarms. About 20…

Dec252019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 24 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-02 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE India needs fiscal-consolidation path to cut debt: IMF News India needs to consolidate its finances by curbing expenditure and boosting taxes to trim its debt, the International Monetary Fund said. To cut debt The IMF, which estimates India’s economy will expand 6.1% in the year through March, is set to reduce the prediction amid continuing weakness signaled by a decrease in rural consumption and lower business sentiment. The central bank recently cut its full-year GDP expansion forecast to 5% from 6.1%, after quarterly growth slowed to a six-year low. Highlights Government debt rose to a three-year high of 68.1% of GDP in fiscal 2019, the IMF said. Its directors recommend India adopts measures to reduce this to…

Dec242019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 22 & 23 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Amazon rainforest is reaching a dangerous tipping point News The Amazon basin is the world’s largest repository of biodiversity and produces about 20 per cent of the world’s flow of freshwater into the oceans. Threats from deforestation and burning In the recent few years, the rainforest has been under threat from deforestation and burning. Earlier this year, fires in the Amazon that were visible from space made headlines. According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), forest fires in the Brazilian part of the rainforests have doubled since 2013. It estimates an increase of over 84 per cent since last year. Until August this year, over 72,000 fires were recorded. June to December is considered to…

Dec242019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -DECEMBER 21 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE National Population Register updation: Centre to seek info on date and place of parents’ birth News Amid protests over the NRC, the Union Home Ministry has approached the Cabinet for Rs 3,941 crore to update the National Population Register (NPR). The upcoming NPR exercise will require people to declare ‘date and place of birth of parents’ which was not asked in the earlier NPR this holds significance in the context of the proposed nationwide NRC. Update the National Population Register Home Ministry has sought Rs 8,754 crore for Census 2021 and Rs 3,941 crore for updating the NPR. The data for NPR will be updated alongside the first phase of Census.No biometric data is being collected during the updation exercise.…