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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE 4,300 quit tobacco a year after calling South India helpline News Since its inception on September 11, 2018, the Union government’s tobacco Quitline, for counselling in south Indian languages, has received more than 5 lakh calls. It is monitored by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Quit tobacco The response came as a surprise to the team, who were able to attend to only 69,000 calls since there are only 18-20 dedicated counsellors on the line. Of the 69,000 callers the counsellors spoke to, 19,000 registered to quit tobacco within a targeted period. From all the southern states, Karnataka saw the maximum number of callers get through to a counsellor, at 29%. 11,000 of those who had committed to…

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Climate change: data show increasing emissions, soaring temperatures News The UN’sclimate change summit was held at a time greenhouse gas emissions and variations in global temperatures are at record highs. Climate change summit National leaders took to the podium, but failed to announce concrete plans. India is the third largest contributor to emissions after the U.S. and China. Meanwhile, a survey on attitudes to climate change shows that about 6% of U.S. respondents were in denial about climate change. Big polluters While India is among the top Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) emitters (as of 2017), its share of emissions (2,467 MT) was lower compared to other big emitters like China and the U.S. China’s in particular has risen significantly…