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Jun92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 7 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 Asia’s glaciers help prevent water shortage during droughts, says a new study News Glaciers become the largest supplier of water to some of Asia’s major river basins during droughts, fulfilling the basic needs of 221 million people when water shortages are at their worst, a study has found. The study has important economic and social implications for a region that is vulnerable to drought. Findings Climate change is causing most of the region’s glaciers to shrink. The melt-water is important for the people living downstream when the rains fail and water shortages are at their worst. According to researchers, each summer, glaciers release 36 cubic kilometres of water - equivalent to 14 million…

Jun72019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 6 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 224 new species of plants and 372 animal species discovered in India last year News Scientists and taxonomists have documented 596 new species of flora and fauna from India in the year 2018. The details of the discoveries were made public by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). Findings Of the 596 species, 372 come under fauna (311 invertebrates and 61 vertebrates). The newly identified 224 plant species include seed plants, pteridophytes, bryophytes, fungi and lichen. About 31% of the plant species were discovered in the Himalayas. In the case of animals, the Western Ghats remained a biological hotspot from where about 50% of the species…

Jun62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 5 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 Yamuna — up-close and personal News Yamuna once the lifeline of Delhi, along whose banks the Mughals built the Red Fort and the city of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) is one of the “most polluted rivers in the world” and is getting more polluted, say experts. Beyond News Despite different plans to clean the river, found that deadlines for multiple works to curb pollution have not been met. Also, enforcement of many rules for the same remains only on paper. A report, which is yet to be made public, submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by a Monitoring Committee (MC) appointed by it, states that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has not met…

Jun62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 4 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 Can changes in the Atlantic ocean affect the Indian Summer Monsoon News Changes in the equatorial Atlantic ocean have been known to have an inverse relationship with the Indian summer monsoon rainfall. This means if there is a cold phase in the Atlantic, it can bring more rainfall to India and vice versa. Findings Researchers have shown that this relationship has significantly strengthened in recent decades. The researchers looked at sea surface temperature changes, wind patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and compared it with the Indian monsoon patterns for the past 106 years. They studied how the relationship has evolved from 1903- 2010 They divided the years into three equal parts and looked…

Jun42019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 2 and 3 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 Just 20% water left in 91 major reservoirs News Water storage in reservoirs of most States of west and south India has dipped to less than the average of last 10 years, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said, indicating a worsening water crisis. Beyond News In the western region, which includes Gujarat and Maharashtra, there are 27 major reservoirs with total live storage capacity of 31.26 billion cubic metres (BCM). The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 3.53 BCM which is 11% of the total live storage capacity. The storage during the corresponding period last year was 15% and the average storage of the corresponding period in last 10 years was…

Jun22019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 1 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 State’s unemployment rate at 4.8% is below national average News The controversial and much-delayed Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows that Karnataka’s unemployment stands at 4.8% for those above 15 years of age, significantly below the national average of 6%. Unemployment rates in PLFS, which conducted its surveys in 2017-18, have been under the scanner after a leaked report showed that the national unemployment rate was at a 45-year high. Findings The report, released by Ministry of Statistics, Planning and Implementation, shows that the Unemployment Rate (UR) in Karnatakafor usual status (that is, based on work over the year prior to the survey) compares to relatively-industrialised States of Gujarat and Maharashtra (both are 4.8%), but…