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Nov262019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 24 & 25 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies News The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer. Sumatran rhino It came six months after the death of the country’s only male rhino in Sabah. Another female rhino also died in captivity in 2017 in the state. Efforts to breed them have been futile but Sabah authorities have harvested their cells for possible reproduction. The Sumatran rhino, the smallest of five rhinoceros species, once roamed across Asia as far as India, but its numbers have shrunk drastically due to deforestation and poaching. The WWF conservation group estimates that there are only about 80 left, mostly living…

Nov222019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 21 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE UK’s Labour Party manifesto pledges apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre News Britain’s Opposition Labour Party launched its manifesto for the December 12 General Election with a pledge to institute an audit into the country’s colonial past, which would include an apology to India for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar 100 years ago. Apology Former British Prime Minister Theresa May had stopped short of a formal apology earlier this year when she expressed deep regret for the colonial era attack on Vaisakhi to coincide with its 100th anniversary this year. In the 107-page manifesto titled ‘It’s Time for Real Change’, launched by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the party has pledged to go further on the issue and…

Nov172019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 15 & 16 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE China objects to Rajnath Singh’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh News China objected to the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Chinese government never acknowledged the “so-called” northeast Indian state, which it claims to be a part of South Tibet. Border dispute Defence Minister visited Tawang for the ‘Maitree Diwas’ celebrations to boost civil-military friendship in the region bordering China. Reacting to the visit, Spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shuang said the Chinese government never acknowledged the so-called Arunachal Pradesh. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet and the two countries have so far held 21 rounds of talks to resolve the border dispute covering 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC).…

Nov142019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 13 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Manual scavenging fatalities highest in Tamil Nadu, says survey News As many as 206 manual scavengers died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks between 1993 and July 2019 in Tamil Nadu, according to a government survey conducted in 170 districts in 18 States. Highest deaths The deaths in Tamil Nadu were the highest among all States. Two percent of victims’ families were not compensated, whereas all victims’ families in Punjab, Gujarat and Telangana received compensation. Despite a 2013 law prohibiting employment of manual scavengers, the survey identified 54,130 people engaged in this job across India as of July 2019. 'Climate strike' named Collins' word of the year 2019 News 'Climate strike', a form of protest popularised by…

Nov82019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 6 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-02 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Delhi air pollution: Prepare scheme to stop stubble burning, says Supreme Court News The Supreme Court ordered the Centre to prepare a comprehensive national scheme, in consultation with States, within three months to wean small and marginal farmers away from stubble burning, which has been identified as a major source of air pollution choking the national capital. Air pollution The Bench also ordered States to distribute crop residue management tools and machines to small and marginal farmers free of cost. The States need to use their own funds to finance the scheme. The court further ordered an incentive of ₹100 per quintal for small and marginal farmers who engage in the management of the residue of their non-Basmati variety…

Nov22019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -NOVEMBER 1 2019 NOTES [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Unchecked warming will raise mortality levels in India: study News A rise in average temperatures across India would increase death rates by 10%, translating into an extra million and a half deaths by the end of the century, says a report by researchers. This level of mortality would result if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise in the way they do today. 40 countries The analysis studies trends in mortality with the rise in temperatures in a range of countries and adjusts for future scenarios of more people getting richer and being able to adapt better to warming. The researchers collected statistics on causes of death in 40 countries, including India, the United States, China, the European…