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HINDU NOTES-January 31 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 ‘Mammals, birds likely to survive climate change’ News Researchers said that,mammals and birds stand the best chance of all animals of surviving Earth's rapidly changing climate. Beyond News: An analysis of how nearly 11,5000 species fared over 270 million years of hot-and-cold fluctuations showed that warm-blooded creatures cope better with change than reptiles and amphibians, a team reported in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Findings When a massive space rock crashed into Earth some 66 million years ago, the debris thrown in the atmosphere lowered the planet's temperature for decades. The shock wiped out the world's non-avian dinosaurs, from T-Rex to the three-horned Triceratops. But warm-blooded land mammals survived, and then thrived…

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HINDU NOTES-January 30 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-03 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Impose heavy penalty for burning agricultural waste, says Economic Survey News Economic Survey said heavy penalties should be imposed for burning agricultural waste, and more incentive for farmers is needed to prevent alarmingly poor air quality in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. Beyond News Besides, implementation of congestion pricing, expansion of public buses, phasing out of old vehicles as also coordination across agencies and governments can prevent the city turning into a gas chamber, especially during winters, the survey noted. Citing various reports according to which Delhi accounts for one of the unhealthiest cities in the world in terms of air pollution, the survey said effective actions suggested by National Green Tribunal, the Supreme…

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HINDU NOTES-January 29 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 10,000-year-old crayon found in Britain News: Archaeologists have discovered in Britain one of the earliest examples of crayon possibly used by our ancestors 10,000 years ago for applying colour to their animal skins or for artwork. Beyond News The ochre crayon was discovered near an ancient lake, now blanketed in peat, near Scarborough in North Yorkshire. An ochre pebble was found at another site on the opposite side of the lake. Ochre is an important mineral pigment used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers across the globe. The findings, suggest people collected ochre and processed it in different ways during the Mesolithic period. The latest discoveries helped further our understanding of Mesolithic life. Hindu Notes from…

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HINDU NOTES-January 27 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 Fossil shows modern humans left Africa earlier than thought News Scientists have announced the discovery of a fossilised human jawbone in a collapsed cave in Israel that they said is between 1,77,000 and 1,94,000 years old. Beyond News If confirmed, the find may rewrite the early migration story of our species, pushing back by about 50,000 years the time that Homo sapiensfirst ventured out of Africa. Previous discoveries in Israel had convinced some anthropologists that modern humans began leaving Africa between 90,000 and 120,000 years ago. But the recently dated jawbone is unravelling that narrative. Findings The upper jawbone which includes seven intact teeth and one broken incisor, provides fossil evidence that lends support…

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HINDU NOTES-January 20 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 Rockets recovered from open well are from Tipu era: Experts News A large number of unfired rockets, found in an open well at a farmhouse in Nagara village, Hosanagar taluk, have now been confirmed by experts to belong to the Tipu Sultan era. Beyond News Assistant Director of the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, confirmed that 102 unused rockets were found in varying sizes in April 2017, during the de-silting of an open well on land belonging to Nagaraja Rao, a farmer from Nagara village. They concluded that these items were unused war rockets belonging to the 18th century. As Nagara was an important administrative centre of the Mysore state, and Tipu…

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HINDU NOTES-January 18 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 World's biggest flooded cave found in Mexico, explorers say News: A group of divers has connected two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet, a discovery that could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization. Beyond News The Gran Acuifero Maya (GAM), a project dedicated to the study and preservation of the subterranean waters of the Yucatan peninsula, said the 347-km cave was identified after months of exploring a maze of underwater channels. Near the beach resort of Tulum, the group found that the cave system known as Sac Actun, once measured at 263 km, communicated with the 83-km Dos Ojos…