HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 31 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 31 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 Women should get equal share of property gained after marriage upon divorce: Law panel News There is need to recognise the role of woman in a household, and regardless of her financial contribution, she should get an equal part of the property gained after marriage upon divorce, the Law Commission suggested. Beyond News It said all personal and secular laws should be amended accordingly. However, it cautioned that at the same time, this principle did not automatically translate to an ‘absolute’ equal split of property at the end of the relationship, as in a number of cases such a yardstick may bring an “unfair burden” to one of the parties. It said all property acquired after marriage…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 30 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 30 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 Floods imperil Western Ghats ecology News The intense rainfall that unleashed widespread devastation throughout Kerala earlier this month could have extracted a heavy toll on the rich biodiversity and ecology of the Western Ghats region, according to experts. Beyond News The government has initiated steps for a rapid assessment of the biodiversity loss, prior to launching remedial measures for ecological restoration. The disaster is bound to have left a lasting impact on the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats. Everything from mammals to reptiles, amphibians, vegetation and microflora are likely to have been affected. It may take decades for the ecosystem to recover from the shock. Floods were likely to trigger a major shift in…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 28 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 28 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 Close watch on climate change News: The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is considering a ₹79-crore proposal to study the impact of climate change on Kerala. Beyond News The project has been proposed by the National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) under the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR). The project involves experts from various scientific institutions across the country. It consists of 25 work packages and covers all the aspects of climate change adaptations for Kerala. The ambitious project, spread over a period of three years, will assess the impact of climate change on agriculture (including plantation crops and spices); fisheries (marine and inland); industries; health; transport — vehicular…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 26 and 27 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 26 and 27 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 Wuhan spirit should spur ‘natural partner’ India to join Belt and Road initiative: China News China called India its “natural partner” in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and advocated better ties between New Delhi and Islamabad within the Eurasian framework. Beyond News At a media conference on the BRI, China’s assistant minister of foreign affairs, threaded India and China’s deep bonds established during their far history with recent diplomatic initiatives, including the Wuhan summit in April between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese official stressed that, CPEC is an economic initiative. Implementing CPEC does not jeopardise China’s position on Kashmir. So far India has not formally endorsed…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 20 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 20 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 Dropout rate soaring after school mergers in tribal belts News The flawed policy of the NITI Aayog and the Human Resource Development Ministry to close public schools that have low enrolment rate or single teachers in tribal districts is leading to a huge spike in dropout rates. Beyond News A national convention organised by the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch, the Students’ Federation of India and the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development which saw participation from Adivasi students, parents and teachers raised this and many other issues that have been leading to exclusion of tribal people from education. Research by the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development has revealed that following the NITI…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 16 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 Laziness led to extinction of Homo erectus News Laziness, paired with an inability to adapt to a changing climate, may have wiped out the Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, a study has found. Beyond News An archaeological excavation of ancient human populations in the Arabian Peninsula during the Early Stone Age, found that Homo erectus used ‘least-effort strategies’ for tool making and collecting resources. This was evident in the way the species made their stone tools and collected resources. To make their stone tools they would use whatever rocks they could find lying around their camp, which were mostly of comparatively low quality to what later stone tool makers used.…
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