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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 22 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 Why did woolly rhino, mammoth go extinct News A pile of dung may irk many, but not these researchers who spend days analysing yak dung to understand the vegetation and climate of the past and the connections they have to extinct mega herbivores such as the woolly rhino and mammoth. Findings The wild yak is an endangered species restricted to the higher Himalayas of Asia, the Tibetan plateau and parts of North Russia. It can tolerate temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and is associated with the Himalayan tahr and White-bellied musk deer. The most non-invasive way to study its diet and the local vegetation is by examining its dung. During the…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 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 Bhubaneswar becomes 0.5 degree C hotter due to urbanisation News Urbanization of cities in the last decade can sharply increase the local temperature has been well documented by a recent study undertaken by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar. Findings Blame it on increased urbanisation, the local surface temperature in large cities in Odisha Cuttack and Bhubaneswar has increased by as much as 40-50% during the period 2001-2010. While temperature has increased by about 0.9 degree C due to regional warming, which is a global phenomenon, urbanisation or changes in land use and land cover alone has contributed 40-50% of that increase in these cities. In other words, there has…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 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 How the populations of the world's regions are changing News The world's regions are all growing at different rates and many of the fastest growing nations are the ones which are among the poorest, according to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2019. Findings Many poor nations also have higher rates of population density, thereby putting more pressure on resources like land and water. This also means that achieving Sustainable Development Goals like equality and eradication of poverty is tougher. At the other end of the spectrum, 27 countries or areas have experienced a reduction in the size of their populations (1% or more) since 2010. This is due to low levels of fertility and, in…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 19 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 U.P. site likely to get ‘national importance’ tag News An ancient site with chariots, swords and other objects pointing to the presence of a warrior class around 4,000 years ago in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district could be declared a site of national importance Beyond News The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started the process of declaring the site at Sadikpur Sinauli, which is spread over 28 hectares, of national importance, issuing a notification seeking objections, if any, from the public for a period of two months. After taking any objections into consideration, the Union government is likely to proceed with notifying the site as one of national importance. The site, where excavation…

Jun192019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 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 India to be most populous by 2027: UN News India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050, says a United Nationsreport, adding that South Asia’s opportunity to reap the “demographic dividend” will peak by 2047. Findings Globally, people aged above 65 are the fastest growing age group, putting pressure on social protection systems as the proportion of the working-age population shrinks. According to the World Population Prospects 2019 report, India is expected to add 273 million people by 2050, which will be the largest national increase in the world. China, on the other hand, is expected to become smaller, dropping…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 16 and 17 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 ‘Greenland loses over 2 billion tonnes of ice in a single day’ News In a sign that this year could once again set records for loss in Greenland ice, researchers found that the Island’s ice sheet has lost more than two gigatonnes (a gigatonne is equal to one billion tonnes) of ice in just a day this week due to a widespread melting event. Findings The researchers found that the Greenland melting event was due to an atmospheric circulation in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The sudden spike in melting this year is comparable to some spikes seen seven years ago. Melting off early in the season makes it easier for further ice loss later…