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Mar272019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 26 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 shrouded in toxic air News Twenty-two of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, according to a report compiled by IQAir Group. The report is based on 2018 air quality data from 3,000 cities around the world, where air quality monitoring stations are in place. Findings Gurugram, in Haryana, tops the list with an average annual PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5) concentration of 135 μg/m3 (micrograms/cubic metre). Delhi is at number 11. The other Indian cities that figured in the list of top 30 are Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bhiwadi, Noida, Patna, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Muzaffarpur, Varanasi, Moradabad, Agra, Gaya, Jind, Kanpur, Singrauli, Kolkata, Pali, Rohtak, Mandi and Ahmedabad. At a country level, Bangladesh…

Mar262019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 24 and 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 Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline News The fragile water table in the city’s coastal areas, particularly along East Coast Road, is under threat of severe seawater intrusion due to anticipated rise in sea levels in the next few decades, according to a study. Findings There is a rise in sea level by 2mm every year based on a report by the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The increasing sea level would also force the water table along the coastline to move upwards. But it would slowly replace the freshwater at the bottom of the aquifer. The study has…

Mar252019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 23 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 adapt to climate change News Scientists have studied how fish adapt to rapid changes in the surrounding freshwater environment to understand how the marine life may respond to climate change. Findings Freshwater biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, and nature-based solutions which increase the resilience of ecological communities are becoming increasingly important in helping communities prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change. Researchers varied the water current and depth in a simulated river with obstacles, and found that fish were able to rapidly adapt to the changes when alone and also when in groups. The findings suggest that cues initiated by obstacles in the flow can be detected by fish to find…

Mar252019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Tests show algal bloom caused discolouration of Periyar News It was an algal bloom an excessive increase of algae that turned the waters of the Periyar downstream of the Pathalam regulator-cum-bridge green last week, reveal laboratory tests. Findings Its tests reveal that the green colour was caused by the presence of Platymonas, a marine genus. This is a type of green algae that is usually seen in highly eutrophic (when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae) lakes. This was a particularly heavy bloom, for algae dominated the samples by almost 90%. Algae thrive on the existing dissolved oxygen contents in the…

Mar222019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 World’s oldest astrolabe identified News Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest astrolabe an ancient device used for navigating at sea which was part of Portuguese explorers Vasco da Gama’s second voyage to India in the fourteenth century. The Guinness World Records independently certified the astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship as the oldest in the world. They also certified a ship’s bell dated 1498 recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world. Beyond News The Sodre astrolabe is believed to have been made between 1496 and 1501 and is unique in comparison to all other mariner’s astrolabes. Mariner’s Astrolabes were used for navigating…

Mar172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Drought forcing animals out of interior forests News The Pampa river is facing acute water scarcity in the foothills of Sabarimala despite the Kerala State Electricity Board periodically releasing water from its Kullar dam in the upstream forest reaches. Beyond News The KSEB is not in a position to release huge quantities of water from its dams into the Pampa during the summer months. Pilgrims find it difficult to have their customary holy dip in the river prior to trekking to Sabarimala owing to the low water level, which is ankle-deep on many stretches. The drought in the forest interiors is forcing wild animals to stray into human habitations in the forest fringes of…