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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…

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HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 11 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 Myanmar to grant visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists News In a bid to boost relations with India, Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, President Ram Nath Kovind said as he began his five-day visit to the country. Beyond News President Kovind’s visit to Myanmar will continue India’s high level engagements with Myanmar under the rubric of ‘Act East Policy’ and ‘Neighbourhood First Policy.’ The landmark Land Border Crossing Agreement between India and Myanmar, signed on May 11 this year, was brought into effect in August with the simultaneous opening of international entry-exit checkpoints at the Tamu-Moreh and the Rihkhawdar-Zowkhawtar border between the two nations. Several agreements are expected to be signed during the…

Dec82018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 8 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 Delhi-Gurugram-SNB rail corridor gets nod News The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) Board approved the construction of the Delhi-Gurugram-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror Urban Complex) Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor. Beyond News The corridor, which constitutes the first installment of the larger Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar corridor, seeks to reduce the travel time between Sarai Kale Khan and the SNB Urban Complex which are 106 km apart to an estimated 70 minutes. One of the three RRTS corridors prioritised for implementation the Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar is planned to be completed in three stages. Out of the eight identified corridors to connect various NCR towns with high-speed rail commute under the Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032, three have been…

Dec82018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 7 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’s fertile Nile Delta threatened by climate change News Lush green fields blanket northern Egypt’s Nile Delta, but the country’s agricultural heartland and its vital freshwater resources are under threat from a warming climate. Beyond News The fertile arc-shaped basin is home to nearly half the country’s population, and the river that feeds it provides Egypt with 90% of its water needs. But climbing temperatures and drought are drying up the mighty Nile a problem compounded by rising seas and soil salinization. Combined, they could jeopardise crops in the Arab world’s most populous country, where the food needs of its 98 million residents are only expected to increase. By 2050, the region could…

Dec82018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 6 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 Himalayan tremor predicted in near future News Growing warnings by scientists of an impending high-magnitude earthquake in the Himalayas have got further credence from yet another study by Indian researchers. Findings The new study, says the enormous stacking up of strain in the region portends at least one earthquake of magnitude 8.5 or more in one of the overlapping segments of the central Himalayas anytime in the future. The researchers critically evaluated existing databases along with the data from two newly explored locales - Mohana Khola in far western Nepal and Chorgalia, which falls within the Indian border, to determine the timing of the last faulting event on the frontal thrust of the…

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…