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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…

Nov282018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 25 and 26 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 Egypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi News Egyptian authorities unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years. Beyond News The sarcophagus, an ancient coffin, was one of two found earlier this month by a French-led mission in the northern area of El-Asasef, a necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. The first one had been opened earlier and examined by Egyptian antiquities officials. One sarcophagus was rishi-style, which dates back to the 17th dynasty, while the other sarcophagus was from the 18th dynasty. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some…

Nov242018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 23 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 India, China set for post Wuhan boundary talks News National Security will be in Chengdu, China, for boundary talks with foreign minister and state councilor Wang Yi, to build on the Wuhan informal summit in April between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Beyond News The 21st round of talks between the two Special Representatives (SRs), which will mainly take place, is unlikely to yield any major breakthrough on the resolution of the boundary question, especially as India goes into election mode till the middle of next year. The two senior officials are also expected to prepare for a meeting between Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi on the sidelines of…

Nov142018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 13 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 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet nod for Faizabad name change News The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to change the name of Faizabad district to Ayodhya, a week after Chief Minister made the announcement on the eve of Diwali. Beyond News Along with the district, Faizabad division has also been renamed Ayodhya. The districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Amethi, Faizabad (now Ayodhya) and Sultanpur comprise the administrative division and the contours will remain the same. The government note on the name change said the proposal of the district magistrate was “justified” on the basis of “facts” that Ayodhya had been the capital of the legendary “Ishvaku dynasty” and the birthplace of Lord Ram. The State…

Nov102018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 9 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 Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave News On the wall of a cave deep in the jungles of Borneo, there is an image of a thick-bodied, spindly-legged animal, drawn in reddish ocher. It may be a crude image. But it also is more than 40,000 years old, scientists reported , making this the oldest figurative art in the world. Findings Until now, the oldest known human-made figures were ivory sculptures found in Germany. Scientists have estimated that those figurines of horses, birds and people were at most 40,000 years old. Researchers have found older man-made images, but these were abstract patterns, such as crisscrossing lines. The switch to figurative art…

Oct262018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 24 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 Indian monsoons influence Atlantic hurricanes: study News Strong monsoons in the Indian Ocean can induce easterly winds that push Atlantic Ocean hurricanes westward, increasing the likelihood they will make landfall in the Americas, according to a study. Findings The study, found that in years where summer rainstorms in India are stronger, Atlantic hurricanes move further westward towards land . In years where the rains are not as strong, hurricanes tend to curve northward earlier and fizzle out in the north Atlantic Ocean. The newly-discovered relationship could help scientists better predict the path of oncoming hurricanes, especially in late summer months like September, when Atlantic hurricane activity peaks, according to researchers. The Indian monsoon…