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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Bilaspur’s stone age tools link Sivalik cultures News Researchers from the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) have discovered a number of Acheulian artefacts (dated to about 1, 500,000–1,50,000 years ago) along with contemporary Soanian ones from an unexplored site at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. Beyond News The site is close to another site where scientists in the 19th century discovered fossil remains of Sivapithecus, the last common ancestor of orangutans and humans. The discovery of stone tools belonging to the Acheulian age in a region known to have rich evidence of the Soanian period, presents the possibility of continuity of the two stone age cultures at the site. This is…

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INDIAN INDIGENOUS MISSILE SYSTEMS(QUICK REVISION FOR PRELIMS)

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India's indigenously developed technologies are favorite section for upsc prelims & mains as well. Here we are listing India's indigenously developed missile systems for quick revision in prelims point of view. 1. Prithvi I Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India's IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994. 2. Agni I A nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni 1 is the first of the five-missile Agni series launched in 1983 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. It has a range of 700 km. 3. Akash Akash is a surface-to-air missile with an intercept range of 30 km. It has multi-target engagement capability and is in operational service with the…

Mar172018 by adminNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Ancient water pipeline found in Hampi News The Archaeological Survey of India has stumbled upon an ancient terracotta pipeline near the ‘Octagon’ pavilion near the Queen’s bath in Hampi. Beyond News During inspection of the ongoing work on the protection wall for the ancient Octagon pavilion Superintending Archaeologist, Hampi Mini Circle, and other officials noticed a terracotta pipeline. Immediately, a thorough search of the area by them helped to unearth the pipelines in a few places in the vicinity. The ASI officials believe that these multiple-rowed pipelines, buried under the existing road between the Bhojana Shala on the opposite direction and the octagonal pavilion and further, continues towards the Royal enclosure. Octagonal pavilion…

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 16 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 U.S. challenges Indian export programmes at WTO News Turning the heat further on India on trade issues, the United States has challenged India’s export subsidy programmes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Beyond News The move comes close on the heels of a string of statements accusing India of “unfair” trade practices, by President Donald Trump. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said Washington has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO on the issue. Trump had threatened to raise duties on products from India. Unlike the many trade disputes between India and America that are sector specific or product specific, the new move by Mr. Lighthizer a…

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FEBRUARY 2018- Hindu & PIB Monthly magazine

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Hindu Notes & PIB Notes are hallmark of IASTODAY. This covers current affairs updates based on UPSC syllabus. It helped thousands of aspirants in last few years. More over this premium date wise compendium comes absolutely free of cost. >CLICK HERE to Download FEBRUARY 2018 Magazine free< Discover more free services from IASTODAY. [table id=7 /]

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 2 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 Antarctica: a lab for climate change News Measurements taken last year by Chilean scientists on Doumer Island in Antarctica’s Palmer Archipelago showed water temperature had risen to 2.5 degrees Celsius, up from its normal range of between 0 and 1.5 degrees. And at a depth of 130 feet, it was still at 2.0 degrees. Beyond News A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered the Collins Glacier on Antarctica’s King George Island. Now, the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate change. Observers can now see “rocks that we weren’t seeing five or 10 years ago, and…