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Oct172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 17 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 Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report News The best way to cap global warming is to empower indigenous forest peoples, reduce food waste and slash meat consumption, an alliance of 38 NGOs said. Findings Restoring natural forest ecosystems, securing the land rights of local communities and revamping the global food system could cut greenhouse emissions 40 percent by mid-century and help humanity avoid climate catastrophe, they argued in a 50-page report based on recent science. Approximately half of the reduced emissions would come from boosting the capacity of forests and wetlands to absorb CO2, and the other half from curtailing carbon-intensive forms of agriculture. On current trends, Earth is…

Oct172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 14 and 15 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 ‘As ice melts, walruses need protection’ News Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers would most likely choose ice. Likewise, they prefer sea ice for molting, mating, nursing and resting between dives for food. Trouble is, as the century progresses, there’s going to be far less ice around. Findings The federal government in 2008 listed polar bears as a threatened species because of diminished sea ice brought on by climate warming. That year the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned to do the same for walruses. Pacific walrus males grow to 12 feet long and up to 1,815 kg more than an average midsize sedan. Females reach…

Oct132018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 13 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 C-section use doubled in India between 2005 and 2015: Lancet News The number of babies born in India through caesarean section increased from 9% in 2005-6 to 18.5% in 2015-16, according to The Lancetjournal, which also found that C-section use almost doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2015. Findings While the surgery is still unavailable for many women and children in low-income countries and regions, the procedure is overused in many middle-and high-income settings, said researchers, including those from Ghent University in Belgium. In the 10 countries with the highest number of births in 2010-2015 period, there were large differences in caesarean section or C-section use between regions. For instance, differences between provinces in…

Oct112018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 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 Checks reveal 8% error rate in VVPATs News The error rate of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines supplied by the Election Commission of India is found to be around 8%. Beyond News Assessment by the Telangana State election authority has revealed the error rate of VVPATs to be 8.08% while the error rate of control units is pegged at 2.02%. The ballot units are relatively better placed with error rate estimated at less than 1% (0.92%). The error rate of the election equipment was assessed after the first-level checks done on 99.69% of the machines received by the State. Machines in which errors are detected are being sent back to…

Oct112018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 10 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 India must limit global warming increase to 1.5 degrees News Even with an increase of little over one degree Celsius in global warming, India is being battered by the worst climate extremes. Beyond News It is clear that the situation is going to worsen with an 1.5 degrees increase, and hence India must quickly get its act together now, environmentalists cautioned . The response of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director General came on the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in Incheon in South Korea. The IPCC, the biggest UN scientific body feeding climate science to policy-makers, released its special report on the impacts of global warming…

Oct92018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 7 and 8 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 Alarming portents from global warming report News Coastal nations and agricultural economies like India would be the worst affected. Decline in crop yields, unprecedented climate extremes and increased susceptibility could push poverty by several million by 2050, said the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C,’ commissioned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that saw as many as 91 authors and review-editors from 40 countries, convene in Incheon, South Korea and, over the last week, assess the scientific evidence, feasibility and benefits from countries striving to keep the average global temperature from rising above 1.5 C from pre-industrial times. Beyond News Even at a little over 1.0°C warming, India is being…