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HINDU NOTES-JULY 14 and 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 Mediterranean sharks face risk of ‘disappearing’ News: Sharks the sea’s top predators for millions of years are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean as overfishing and plastic pollution choke populations of the endangered hunters, conservationists have warned. Beyond News: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said that more than half of shark and ray species in the Mediterranean were under threat, and that almost a third of them have been fished to the brink of extinction. Its report, released ahead of Shark Awareness Day, singled out Libya and Tunisia as the worst culprits, with each country’s fishery hauling in about 4,200 tonnes of sharks a year three times that of the next biggest…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 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 Fish landing falls, but State fares better News Oil sardine catch has declined sharply with a 54% fall in landings across the country. The popular fish variety fell to the 9th position in 2018. It had the top position in 2017. From the 2017 landings of 3.37 lakh tonnes, the figure came down to 1.55 lakh tonnes in 2018. Beyond News The total marine fish production too fell by 9% in 2018, recording 3.49 million tonnes compared to 3.83 million tonnes in 2017, a drop of 3.47 lakh tonnes. The data collated by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) were released. The El Nino phenomenon had an impact on Indian waters. During…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 12 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 Indian appointed as World Bank’s first woman MD News The World Bank Group announced its first female Managing Director - an Indian national. Anshula Kant, an MD at the State Bank of India (SBI) and formerly CFO of SBI, was appointed MD and CFO of the World Bank Group, the multilateral development bank said in a statement on Friday. Warming threatens Greenland’s archaeological sites, says study News In Greenland,climate change isn’t just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history, as global warming is affecting archaeological remains, according to a study. Findings There are more than 1,80,000 archaeological sites across the Arctic, some dating back thousands of years, and previously these were protected…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 11 2019 [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 Nagaland to frame RIIN norms after consultation News The Nagaland government has said guidelines for implementing a localised version of the National Register of Citizens being updated in Assam would be framed in consultation with civil society groups and traditional tribal bodies. Beyond News The decision follows remarks from organisations such as the Naga Hoho, the apex body of all Nagaland’s tribes, that the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) was premature and could have serious ramifications. The RIIN exercise was launched with designated teams surveying people living in every village and urban ward to prepare a list of indigenous inhabitants who would be provided a certificate. The government has also assured the people…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 10 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 Bengal port records country’s highest sea level rise in 50 years News Of the major ports in India, Diamond Harbour in West Bengal located at the mouth of river Hooghly has recorded the maximum sea level increase, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Beyond News While recent studies reveal that sea level rise in the country has been estimated to be 1.3 mm/year along India’s coasts during the last 40-50 years, at Diamond Harbour the rise was almost five times higher at 5.16 mm per year. The mean sea level rise for Diamond Harbour was based on recordings over the period from 1948 to 2005. This is…

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HINDU NOTES-JULY 9 2019 [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 Rising healthcare costs impoverish 75 lakh families annually: Minister News The Central government has admitted that 75 lakh families fall below the poverty line annually due to the rising cost of healthcare in India. Beyond News Central government is providing generic medicines under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) which are normally cheaper by 50-90% of average price of top 3 brands of corresponding medicines. A total 5,028 PMBJP Kendras have been opened across the country, where 714 of the 900 medicines in the product basket of PMBJP is currently available. Product basket of PMBJP now comprises 900 medicines and 154 surgicals and consumable items. Out of this, 714 medicines and 53 surgicals…