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Jan42019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 4 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 China develops its own ‘Mother of All Bombs’: report News China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon. Beyond News China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb. It is dubbed as the Chinese version of the “Mother of All Bombs” due to its huge destruction potential that is claimed to be only second to nuclear weapons. The bomb was airdropped by an H-6K bomber and caused a gigantic explosion, showed a promotional video released by China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) . This is the first time the…

Dec242018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 22 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 Cabinet approves hybrid energy policy News The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet approved AP Wind, Solar Hybrid Power Policy 2018. Beyond News The policy is aimed at encouraging hybrid renewal energy projects in the State and thus generate 18,000 MW renewable energy by 2021-22. The government has set a target that Andhra Pradesh should be able to generate 10% of the total renewable energy generated in the country. The Cabinet also decided to bring out a new policy to replace the existing AP Wind Policy-2015, AP Solar Policy 2015 with a focus on clean energy. The proposed policy aims at achieving 5,000 MW of solar power in the next five years. The Cabinet approved…

Dec152018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 12 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 The Arctic has some good news and bad news News While sea ice in the Arctic continues to be on the decline, a new research suggests that it is regrowing at faster rates during the winter than it was a few decades ago. Findings The findings showed that since 1958, the Arctic sea ice cover has lost on average around two-thirds of its thickness and now 70 per cent of the sea ice cap is made of seasonal ice, or ice that forms and melts within a single year. But at the same time, that sea ice is vanishing quicker than it has ever been observed in the satellite record, it is also…

Dec62018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 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 ‘Disappearing Arctic ice threatens polar bears’ News A committee of wildlife experts warned that Canada’s largest land predator, the polar bear, was at risk of disappearing from its vast Arctic landscape as melting Arctic sea ice makes hunting prey a challenge. Beyond News Bears use sea ice and the “same sit-and-wait techniques familiar to ice fishers” to hunt seals for food. Predictions of longer ice-free Arctic summers will make hunting “much more difficult” for polar bears. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 India gets first witness protection scheme News The Supreme Courtbrought in place a witness protection regime in the country noting that one of the main reasons for witnesses turning hostile is that they…

Dec12018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 30 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 PM Modi, Trump, Abe discuss major issues of global interests on G20 sidelines News Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met for their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit to discuss major issues of global and multilateral interests. Beyond News The meeting assumed importance in the wake of China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. The meeting was a convergence of vision between the three nations. Trump appreciated India’s growth story during the meet. The leaders emphasised the importance of cooperation among the three countries on all major issue of global and multilateral interests such as connectivity, sustainable development, counterterrorism and…

Nov302018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 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 Arctic plants are browning! News The increasing number of extreme events is causing dieback of Arctic plants or ‘browning’ across Arctic regions, a study has found. Findings Scientists studying the Arctic which is warming twice as fast as the global average – found that plant dieback following these events could significantly reduce the ability of Arctic ecosystems to help combat climate change. Previously, scientists had found that increasing summer warmth in the Arctic was encouraging vegetation to grow, turning areas green. Researchers looking at heathland in the Lofoten archipelago of Arctic Norway found the area had been affected by two extreme climatic events. One of the events caused death of the dominant evergreen…