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Sep252019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 22 and 23 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 Why has India banned e-cigarettes? News Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019 with immediate effect. As a result, anyone violating it will be imprisoned for up to one year or fined up to ₹1,00,000 or both for the first offence. Storage of electronic-cigarettes shall also be punishable. Besides health concerns, the government is concerned that e-cigarettes can “seriously undermine and derail the government’s efforts to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use”. What are e-cigarettes and how do they work? Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or non-combustible tobacco products are known by many names vapes, e-hookahs, electronic cigarettes and e-pipes. E-cigarettes may be…

Sep222019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 21 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 India an important actor in climate action, making fantastic efforts in renewable energy: UN Chief News India is a very important actor and “fundamental partner” in international efforts on climate action and is making a “fantastic effort” to grow its renewable energy basket, UN Chief said. Important actor UN Secretary-General Guterres, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions, recalled his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and described India’s gift of 193 solar panels to the world organisation as “very useful.” In a first of its kind , a 50-kilowatt Gandhi Solar Park will be inaugurated by Mr. Modi during the high-level UN General Assembly session next week. In a contribution of close to $1 million,…

Sep222019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 20 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 Keezhadi excavations: Sangam era older than previously thought, finds study News In a major turning point in the cultural historiography of the ancient Sangam Age, the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department (TNAD) has stated that the cultural deposits unearthed during excavations at Keeladi in Sivaganga district could be safely dated to a period between 6th century BCE and 1st century CE. Keeladi artefacts This is the first time the date has been officially announced by the TNAD. The new findings, place Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than previously believed 3rd century BCE. One of the six samples collected at the depth of 353 cm and sent for carbon dating test in the U.S. “goes back to 580 BCE.” The…

Sep192019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 18 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 Rajnath Singh gives the nod for writing the history of India’s borders News: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating the work of writing the history of the country’s borders. Beyond News: It is proposed that the work will cover various aspects of borders, including tracing its making; making & unmaking and shifting of borders; role of security forces; role of borderland people encompassing their ethnicity, culture and socio-economic aspects of their lives The project is expected to be completed within two years. It is a first-of-its-kind project to make the people aware of the national borders and people living in the border regions, the Ministry added. India has long contentious borders with China and…

Sep172019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 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 Climate change can reduce banana yield in India, study finds Findings: Global warming in the last about 60 years had helped increase banana yield at annual rate of 0.024 tonnes per hectare translating to an average increase of 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 27 countries since the 1960s. But with continued warming, the yield gains could slow down or even reverse in some countries leading to a drop in yields — 0.59-0.19 tonnes per hectare — by 2050, a study published in Nature Climate Change More to know: India, which is the world’s largest producer and consumer of banana, along with nine other countries such as Brazil will see a reduction in the yield, the University of Exeter…

Sep162019 by albindiaNo Comments

IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULE -SEPTEMBER 14 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 Final NRC status of all Assam applicants published News The National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority published the individual status of all the 3.3 crore people of Assam who had applied for inclusion in the updated citizens’ registry when the exercise began five years ago. Individual status The list which has the names of those who have been accepted as citizens, those who have been rejected and those whose appeals are pending was uploaded on the official NRC site less than a fortnight after 07 lakh people were excludedfrom the final NRC released. One, however, has to key in the ARN, or application receipt number, to view his or her citizenship status or that of the members of his or…