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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 19 2018 [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 steps up climate action plans News At the Global Climate Action Summit, mayors and government functionaries of Indian cities have announced to scale up their actions to combat climate change and to protect people from hazardous climate impacts. Beyond News High-level forum on India Climate Actions, convened by U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), officials, mayors and organisation leaders detailed their plans ranging from heat action to cool roofs and building codes. Soon all 17 states prone to extreme heat will have plans in place to protect communities from deadly temperatures, said the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) quoting the Indian official. Currently, 30 cities and 11 states in India have…

Sep192018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 18 2018 [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 do some species go extinct? News: 99 % of all species that existed on Earth are extinct. Many of them were wiped out in the five known major mass extinction events. Findings: Scientists believe we are currently in the throes of the sixth mass extinction, called the Holocene extinction. (The Holocene is the current geological epoch, which began 11,500 years ago at the close of the last Ice Age). While earlier extinction events were driven by natural causes, such as climate change, volcanic eruption, and asteroid strike, the Holocene is the first extinction event to be triggered by the activities of a species – the humans. Scientists have identified some tipping points…

Sep182018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 16 and 17 2018 [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 Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt News Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. Beyond News The Antiquities Ministry says the sphinx made of sandstone was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater. Secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities says the statue probably dates back to the Ptolemaic time. The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for some 300 years from around 320 B.C. to about 30 B.C. NASA puts laser satellite in space to track ice loss News NASA’s most advanced space laser satellite blasted off on a mission to track ice…

Sep92018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 8 2018 [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 Nepal to skip BIMSTEC military drill in India News The Nepal Army has withdrawn from the first BIMSTEC military exercise to be held in India following a political row in the country over the participation in the event, a media report said. Beyond News Prime Minister K.P. Oli asked the national defence force not to participate in the drill, compelling the Nepal Army leadership to rollback its earlier decision to take part in the first-ever military exercise of the regional grouping initiated by India. The decision was taken just a day before the Army squad was set to travel to Pune, where the drill will commence, the Kathmandu Post The move came after strong criticism from…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 6 and 7 2018 [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 ‘Action on climate change could add $26 trillion to world economy’ News Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement. Beyond News The economic benefits offered by a shift to a low-carbon economy have been “grossly” underestimated, according to the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, a think tank grouping former heads of government and top economic and business leaders. Dynamic action on climate could also generate “over 65 million new low-carbon jobs” by 2030 and avoid over 7,00,000 premature deaths due to air pollution, it said. But policymakers were not…

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HINDU NOTES-SEPTEMBER 5 2018 [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 34% Indians not active enough: WHO News: Thirty-four per cent of Indians 24.7% male and 43.9% females are not active enough to stay healthy, according to the latest study released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which noted that, globally, more than 1.4 billion adults are at risk of diseases from not doing enough physical activity. Findings: The study notes that there is no improvement in global levels of physical activity since 2001. The data shows that if current trends continue, the 2025 global activity target of a 10% relative reduction in insufficient physical activity will not be met. Insufficient activity puts people at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, dementia,…