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HINDU NOTES-APRIL 18 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 Egypt unveils colourful Fifth Dynasty tomb News In a major archaeological discovery, Egypt unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colourful reliefs and well preserved inscriptions. Beyond News The tomb, near Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belongs to a senior official named Khuwy who is believed to have been a nobleman during the Fifth Dynasty, which ruled over Egypt about 4300 years ago. The L-shaped Khuwy tomb starts with a small corridor heading downwards into an antechamber and from there a larger chamber with painted reliefs depicting the tomb owner seated at an offerings table. It is mostly made of white limestone bricks. Ornate paintings boast a special…

Apr62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-APRIL 4 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 Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef News The world’s southernmost coral reef has been hit by bleaching this summer, scientists said, as they warned rising sea temperatures from climate change were affecting even the most isolated ecosystems. Findings The corals off Lord Howe Island some 600 km offshore from Sydney were affected by elevated temperatures this summer, despite escaping severe bleaching that damaged the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 and 2017. Scientists found severe bleaching of up to 90% at Lord Howe’s inshore, shallow lagoon reefs. Deeper-water corals in the marine park, which contains species not found anywhere else and like the Barrier Reef is a World Heritage site, were still “looking quite…

Mar212019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 ‘Heavy snowfall due to global warming’ News The unprecedented snowfall and prolonged cold weather in the Himalayan region this winter was caused by global warming, said scientists. Beyond News The trend will continue in the coming years as global weather patterns are changing rapidly. The erratic patterns of western disturbances, that cause rain and snowfall in winter months in the northern part of the globe, have become so due to the changing patterns of weather caused by global warming. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Justice P.C. Ghose appointed first Lokpal News Former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose became the first Lokpal of the country with his appointment along with other eight members.…

Mar172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 14 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 could save trillions in healthcare costs if Paris climate goals are met: Global Environmental Outlook News India could save at least $3 trillion (₹210 trillion approx.) in healthcare costs if it implemented policy initiatives consistent with ensuring that the globe didn’t heat up beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius by the turn of the century, says the sixth edition of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO), prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme. Findings Damage to the planet is so dire that people’s health will be increasingly threatened unless urgent action is taken.Unless environmental protections were drastically scaled up, cities and regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa could see millions of premature deaths…

Mar172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits News Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found. Findings Researchers harnessed datasets spanning two decades to examine how two species of Arctic wildlife beluga whales, also known as white whales, and ringed seals are adapting to their changing habitat. The research focused on the area around Svalbard northwest of Norway which is experiencing rapid impacts from climate change and particularly a large collapse in sea-ice conditions in 2006 that has continued to the present day. Both white whales…

Mar122019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 9 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 India ‘reviewing’ Pakistan request for opening an air route News India is "reviewing" Pakistan's request to open an air route from Mumbai to Karachi and northwards for flights towards Europe. Beyond News It has been more than ten days since Pakistan shut its airspace for civilian flights following military tensions. It is reliably learnt that following international pressure Pakistan also sought permission to open another east-bound route from Karachi, to enter India near Ahmedabad, via Muscat (for flights towards South East Asia and beyond). India, however, rejected this proposal as there was no reciprocal permission for traffic exiting the country in the opposite direction. Pakistan says it attempted to open one eastbound and…