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HINDU NOTES-MAY 31 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 India to lose preferential trade terms with U.S. under Generalized System of Preferences programme News India will lose access to preferential trade terms with the U.S. under the latter’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme, a Senior State Department official told. Beyond News The official, said the restoration of benefits remained a possibility if underlying trade issues were resolved, but the withdrawal of India’s GSP eligibility, was “a done deal”. S. President Donald Trump had written to the U.S. Congress stating his intention to withdraw GSP benefits for India, saying India had failed to assure the U.S. that it would provide “equitable and reasonable access to the markets of India”. Trump had issued…

May302019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 29 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 Teenage marriages down by 51% in India since 2000: report News The number of girls in India in the age group of 15-19 years who are currently married is down 51% since 2000 and 63% since 1990, and the country’s average performance across a set of indicators related to child health, education, labour, marriage and violence has improved, a new report has said. Findings According to the Global Childhood Report released by UK-based NGO Save the Children, India, with its score on Childhood Index up 137 points, from 632 to 769, has also cut teen births by 63% since 2000 and 75% since 1990. The index score reflects the average level of performance across a set of…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 28 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 Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal at Colombo Port News Sri Lanka, Japan and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port. Beyond News The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) is significant, given that India and Sri Lanka were negotiating a potential partnership on the project, although with little success. New Delhi’s interest in partnering the project is well known. Over 70% of the transhipment business at the strategically located East Container Terminal is linked to India, according to official sources. However, India’s possible role in developing the terminal had become a major flashpoint within the government. President Maithripala…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 25 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 Women’s representation in Lok Sabha rises to a record at 14.4% News At 78 elected women MPs, the 17th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women representatives ever. They will account for 14.39% of the entire strength of the Lower House, which was at 12.5% with a total 65 women MPs in the previous Lok Sabha. Beyond News With 40 women MPs, BJP has sent the largest number of elected women representatives to Lok Sabha because of the sheer size of its victory. It is followed by Trinamool Congress (9), Congress (6), BJD (5) and YSRCP (4), as per data compiled by Association for Democratic Reforms, which analysed 539 out of the total…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 24 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 Four more deaths on traffic-jammed Everest News A traffic jam of climbers in the Everest “death zone” was blamed for two of four new deaths reported, heightening concerns that the drive for profits is trumping safety on the world's highest peak. Beyond News Nepalhas issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for the current spring climbing season, bringing in much-needed money for the Himalayan country. But a small window of suitable weather before the short season ends has in recent days triggered bottlenecks of hundreds of climbers wanting to achieve for many although perhaps not for purists the ultimate in mountaineering. The four latest deaths, taking the toll from a deadly week…

May242019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 23 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 BJP makes huge gains; Congress marginally improves tally News Heading towards a grand finale, the BJP, is poised to return to become the second political party in the Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. Beyond news: The Bharatiya Janata Party garnered 37.4% of the votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The NDA as a whole, received nearly 45% of the vote. This is the highest vote share received by the party nation-wide in any Lok Sabha election since the party was (re)formed in 1980. U.S., Japan, S.Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in Western Pacific News S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from allies Japan,…