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HINDU NOTES-MAY 21 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 Western Ghats yields a new species of Amaranthus News A team of researchers have reported a new edible plant species belonging to the genus Amaranthus from the southern Western Ghats of Findings It was in February 2014 that the team came across the new species Amaranthus saradhiana on the outskirts of the Kulathupuzha forest range in Kollam district. Critical studies on the collected specimens revealed that the species is related to the widespread Amaranthus spinosus but differs in many characteristics. The researchers, carried out detailed taxonomic studies over the next five years to come up with the finding that the specimen is a new species. It is the first time that an Amaranthus species has been…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 19 and 20 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 143% turnout in world’s highest polling booth News The world’s highest polling station at 15,256 feet in Tashigang village of Himachal Pradesh recorded an unbelievable 142.85% voter turnout. And all votes were duly declared valid. Beyond News In another unique feature of the country’s democratic exercise, the smallest polling booth Ka, located near Tashigang in Spiti valley itself and having only 16 registered voters, the poll percentage stood at over 81.25%. A total of 13 voters cast their votes in Ka. Against merely 49 registered voters in the Tashigang electoral roll, a total of 70 voters cast their votes at the village polling booth. The unbelievable spike in the poll percentage was attributed to…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 18 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 Hornbills among top seed dispersers, most threatened News The study carried out in Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh noted that hornbills, one among the large-sized frugivores, are the top seed dispersers. Sadly, they are also the most threatened. This is because they are hunted for meat, and the tribal communities use their feathers for head dresses. Findings The study looked at 43 tree species, 48 frugivore bird species that were seen visiting them. A single bird species could visit different tree species, and a single tree species would be visited by different bird species. So a complex network of over 400 interactions was created and studied. The trees were classified into small-,…

May182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 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 Asian summer monsoon weakening unprecedented: Study News Rainfall from the Asian summer monsoon, which influences water availability, ecosystems and agriculture in India, has been decreasing over the past 80 years, according to a study. Findings Man-made atmospheric pollutants are likely the reason for the decline unprecedented in the last 448 years, said researchers from the University of Arizona in the U.S. The study, used tree ring records to reconstruct the Asian summer monsoon back to 1566. The study found the monsoon has been weakening since the 1940s, resulting in regional droughts and hardships. The 80-year decline in the monsoon coincides with the ongoing boom in industrial development and aerosol emissions in China and…

May182019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 15 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 Floods result of rampant construction: SC News Unbridled construction activities in eco-sensitive areas with natural water flow have a devastating effect and lead to natural calamities like those seen in the recent floods in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court warned. Beyond News Expert opinions suggest that the devastated floods faced by Uttarakhand in recent years and Tamil Nadu this year are immediate result of uncontrolled construction activities on river shores and unscrupulous trespass into the natural path of backwaters, a Bench of Justices observed in a recent order. The observations are part of its direction to the authorities in Kerala to demolish certain apartment blocks situated in ecologically sensitive areas…

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HINDU NOTES-MAY 12 and 13 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 Number of people below the poverty line to increase in city News The number of people below the poverty line in the Chennai city is likely to increase, as more than 28 lakh residents of notified and non-notified slums are expected to be included in the BPL list. Findings Officials have compiled a list of 7.12 lakh BPL families, of the 17.88 lakh families in the city. The data already points to 40% people under the poverty line in the city. The percentage of BPL families is high in zones such as Tondiarpet, Royaouram and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, with 45% under the poverty line. But southern zones such as Adyar have just 30% families…