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Feb262018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rattles remote Papua New Guinea News A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea , and the government sent officers to the region to assess unverified reports of fatalities and check the extent of the damage. Beyond News The magnitude 7.5 quake hit about 89 kilometers (55 miles) southwest of Porgera, the site of a large gold mine that employs more than 2,500 residents. The area also is home to a number of oil and gas operations and coffee plantations. Oil Search Managing Director Peter Botten said the company was closing down some production operations in the region as a precaution. The quake hit…

Feb232018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 U.S. announces new H1-B visa approval policy,Indian firms to be hit News The United States administration has announced a new policy that makes very tough the procedure of issuing H-1B visas to those to be employed in one or more third-party worksites, a move that will hugely impact Indian IT companies and their employees. Beyond News Under the new policy, a company will have to go an extra length to prove that its H-1B employee at a third-party worksite has specific and non-qualifying speculative assignments in a speciality occupation. Indian IT companies, which are among the major beneficiaries of H-1B visas, has a significant number of its employees deployed at third-party worksites. A…

Feb222018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 22 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 Cycas circinalis: ‘living fossil’ with a deadly twist News A plant species that has outlived the dinosaurs, the Cycas circinalis, a ‘living fossil’ found only in the Western Ghats, faces the threat of extinction due to the over-harvesting of its leaves for commercial purposes. Beyond News While there are nine species of Cycas found across the country, almost all of which are classified as being endangered, the Cycas circinalis, found at altitudes between 1,500 and 1,800 meters, has traditionally been used by tribal communities for a variety of purposes. In the Nilgiris and other parts of the Western Ghats, where the plant is found, the seed is sometimes soaked in water (to remove a strong…

Feb212018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 21 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 History uncovered from underwater cave News: Archaeologists explored the world’s largest underwater cave recently discovered in Mexico, presented findings, including fossils of giant sloths and an elaborate shrine of the Mayan god of commerce. Beyond News Researchers discovered last month that two large networks of underwater caves in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, the Sac Actun and Dos Ojos networks, are in fact connected, forming the largest such structure on Earth. Diving with SCUBA gear, they have been exploring the ancient relics left in the caves over the millenia, in a project sponsored by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Researchers believe that the water level in the caves has fluctuated over time,…

Feb202018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 Ban imposed on new borewells in 67 villages News Srikakulam district administration in Andhra Pradesh imposed a ban on new borewells in 67 villages which come under five mandals of Laveru, Ranasthalam, Etcherla, Pondu and G.Sigadam where groundwater was exploited indiscriminately in the last few years. Beyond News Farmers and others will not be given permission for new borewells with the implementation of ban under the Water, Land and Tree Act-2002. Several major panchayats were affected in Ranasthalam mandal. The ban assumed significance in Pydibhimavaram which is the hub for industries in Srikakulam. Other prominent villages have also come up in red zone where water levels have fallen below 100 feet. Srikakulam Groundwater…

Feb172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 17 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 Proposal to recognise Marathi as classical language being pursued, says Maharashtra CM News: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured that his government is pursuing the demand that Marathi be granted the status of `classical language’ with the Union government. Beyond News: The proposal was placed before a committee of linguistic experts, which approved it, and now it is under the consideration of the Union Ministry of Culture, the Maharashtra CM informed. Hindu Notes from General Studies-03 Nearly 100 new planets discovered beyond our solar system. News: Scientists have confirmed nearly 100 new planets outside our solar system, bringing the total number of exoplanets found using NASA’s K2 mission to almost 300. Beyond…