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Nov172019 by adminNo 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 adminNo 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 adminNo 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 adminNo 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…

Oct302019 by adminNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 31 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 India’s life expectancy rises to 68.7 years, says National Health Profile 2019 News Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019 released. Life expectancy For the same period, the life expectancy for females is 70.2 years and 67.4 years for males. For comparison, in last year’s survey, the life expectancy had increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.3 years in 2011-15. For the same period, the life expectancy for females is 70 years and 66.9 years for males. According to the survey, the highest population density of 11,320 people per square kilometre was reported by the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) whereas…

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -OCTOBER 25 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 Government notifies new RTI rules News: The government on Thursday notified new rules under the Right to Information Act that reduced the tenure of information commissioners from five years to three, something which activists on Friday said would affect their independence. Beyond News: The Chief Information Commissioner’s salary has been fixed at ₹2.5 lakh and an information commissioner’s at ₹2.25 lakh. The policy requires all draft rules to be placed in the public domain for comments/suggestions of people. The draft was not available in the public domain and no consultations were held with members of the public.” Among the new rules, the government had been given the “power to relax” the provisions of the rules, raising “serious concerns that…