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Apr202019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 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 Genome sequencing to map population diversity News In an indigenous genetic mapping effort, nearly 1,000 rural youth from the length and breadth of India will have their genomes sequenced by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The project aims at educating a generation of students on the “usefulness” of genomics. Beyond News Globally, many countries have undertaken genome sequencing of a sample of their citizens to determine unique genetic traits, susceptibility (and resilience) to disease. This is the first time that such a large sample of Indians will be recruited for a detailed study. The project is an adjunct to a much larger government-led programme, still in the works, to sequence…

Apr202019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 17 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 9 groynes to check erosion in Ennore News Fishing hamlets along the Ennore Expressway that face a stormy sea and flooding every year may be spared this year. The long-pending project to construct nine groynes to prevent erosion along the coastline is expected to be completed by May-end. Beyond News Residents of coastal areas in north Chennai have been living in fear of the strong waves that hit the localities sometimes past the sea wall built in some portions. The second phase of the project to build groynes, which are a collection of boulders laid perpendicular to the shoreline, was started last year. Some of the groynes are being built in ‘T’ shape…

Apr172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 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 ‘India short of 6 lakh doctors, 2 million nurses: U.S. study News India has a shortage of an estimated 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses, say scientists who found that the lack of staff who are properly trained in administering antibiotics is preventing patients from accessing live-saving drugs. Even when antibiotics are available, patients are often unable to afford them. High out-of-pocket medical costs to the patient are compounded by limited government spending for health services, according to the report by the U.S.-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP). Findings In India, 65% of health expenditure is out-of-pocket, and such expenditures push some 57 million people into poverty each year. The…

Apr172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 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 What drives tiger dispersal News Tigers in India traverse long distances to find mates and new territories. But the movement depends on roughness of the terrain and human disturbance in the area. The terrain affects tiger dispersal differently in the Western Ghats and central India, two strongholds of wild tiger populations in the country, finds a new study. Findings The central Indian landscape is highly fragmented with high densities of people, while the Western Ghats has lesser human disturbance and is home to the world's largest contiguous tiger population. A study in 2017 by a team,revealed that roughness of terrain and human footprint drove tiger gene flow in central India: tigers moved across…

Apr142019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 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 Jallianwala Bagh shameful act in British-Indian history: British envoy News British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith termed the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, a hundred years ago, “a shameful act in British-Indian history.” Beyond News Asquith was in Amritsar to pay tribute at the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial to mark the centenary of the tragedy. On the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre - when a peaceful gathering was fired upon by British Indian Army soldiers in Amritsar in 1919 - Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said here that an "appropriate expression of apology" was needed for closure. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 India, ASEAN vow to step up ties in…

Apr122019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 11 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’s population grew at 1.2 % average annual rate between 2010 and 2019: UN report News India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund. Findings India’s population in 2019 stood at 1.36 billion, growing from 942.2 million in 1994 and 541.5 million in 1969. India’s population grew at average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency said in the State of World Population 2019 report. In comparison, China’s population stood at 1.42 billion in 2019,…