IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 29 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 29 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 Warm winter likely this year: IMD News Winter is likely to be warmer than average, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting average minimum temperatures to be “warmer than average” over most of India. Sign of global warming The December-January-February season will be hotter, except over “northern-most parts”. Minimum temperatures over most parts of central and peninsular India are likely to be warmer than normal by ≥1 degree Celsius. A trigger for the warm winters are the warm surface waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The IMD’s weather models expect these surface waters to cool over the winter. Overall, winter temperatures have been on the rise. The IMD started issuing winter forecasts in 2016 and, except for 2017, had…
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 28 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 28 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 More than 2,27,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card News More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to the latest official data. Family-sponsored Green Card Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum. The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is from America’s southern neighbour Mexico, followed by a distant India with 227,000 and China with nearly 180,000. Majority of those in the family-sponsored Green Card waiting list are siblings of US citizens. Under current law, US citizens can sponsor their family members and blood relatives for Green Cards or permanent legal…
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 27 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 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 Global warming alters rainfall rhythm, finds study News Global warming has altered a key weather system and that may be whetting cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, decreasing winter rain in North India and altering global rainfall patterns, a study by a team of Indian and U.S. researchers has found. Altering global rainfall patterns The Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO), as it’s called, is a moving band of rain clouds that travels around the globe spanning 12,000–20,000 km across the tropical oceans. In its journey it interacts with surface waters of the Indo-Pacific ocean, the largest pool of warm water in the globe, and due to this the authors say the lifecycle of the MJO. The MJO clouds on average…
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 26 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 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 Five Sainik Schools throw open their doors to girls News In a significant step, the Ministry of Defence has given permission to five Sainik Schools, including two in Karnataka, to provide admission to girls from the next academic year. Admission to girls The two schools in Karnataka are in Vijayapura and Kodagu; while the other three are in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Ghorakhal in Uttarakhand, and Kalikiri in Andra Pradesh. Though on a pilot bases, the Defence Ministry began admitting girls to Sainik School, Chhingchhip, Mizoram, last year itself. This year, it has included five more. The ministry, in its order, said that to start with, admission of girls would be limited to 10% of the total seats. It has directed the…
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 22 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 22 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 Andhra Pradesh cancels bar licences, brings in new policy News The Andhra Pradesh State government issued orders cancelling licences for all bars in the State, and brought out a new licensing policy paving the way for implementation of liquor prohibition in a phased manner. Liquor prohibition Following representations from women organisations and the public, the decision had been taken in order to reduce road accidents and other crime committed under the influence of alcohol. The new policy envisaged a reduction in the number of bars in each Urban Local Body (ULB) i.e., municipal corporation, municipality and Nagar Panchayat, by 40%. In case there is only one existing bar in the ULB, the number will be retained. The number of…
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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 23 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 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 Study of one lakh individuals finds why India’s children are anaemic News A paper published in Scientific Reports points out that about 58.5% of children below five years of age in India are anaemic. Factors at play The team analysed over one lakh children using the National Fertility and Health Survey (2015-16) data. They write that socio-demographic factors including wealth of the family, maternal education, maternal age, type of residence are the main reasons behind the incidence of childhood anaemia. Maternal education plays a very important role in reducing the incidence of childhood anaemia in any society and indeed in India. It increases the chances of mothers appreciating the issues involved and taking the correct and appropriate steps towards…
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