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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 23 2019 [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 Fish adapt to climate change News Scientists have studied how fish adapt to rapid changes in the surrounding freshwater environment to understand how the marine life may respond to climate change. Findings Freshwater biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, and nature-based solutions which increase the resilience of ecological communities are becoming increasingly important in helping communities prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change. Researchers varied the water current and depth in a simulated river with obstacles, and found that fish were able to rapidly adapt to the changes when alone and also when in groups. The findings suggest that cues initiated by obstacles in the flow can be detected by fish to find…

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 22 2019 [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 Tests show algal bloom caused discolouration of Periyar News It was an algal bloom an excessive increase of algae that turned the waters of the Periyar downstream of the Pathalam regulator-cum-bridge green last week, reveal laboratory tests. Findings Its tests reveal that the green colour was caused by the presence of Platymonas, a marine genus. This is a type of green algae that is usually seen in highly eutrophic (when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae) lakes. This was a particularly heavy bloom, for algae dominated the samples by almost 90%. Algae thrive on the existing dissolved oxygen contents in the…

Mar222019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 21 2019 [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 oldest astrolabe identified News Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest astrolabe an ancient device used for navigating at sea which was part of Portuguese explorers Vasco da Gama’s second voyage to India in the fourteenth century. The Guinness World Records independently certified the astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship as the oldest in the world. They also certified a ship’s bell dated 1498 recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world. Beyond News The Sodre astrolabe is believed to have been made between 1496 and 1501 and is unique in comparison to all other mariner’s astrolabes. Mariner’s Astrolabes were used for navigating…

Mar222019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 20 2019 [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 Child sex ratio declining in some districts: study News The child sex ratio (CSR) in some of the districts in Tamil Nadu has been declining over the past three years. Tiruvannamalai and Dharmapuri are among districts that have low CSR, according to a preliminary study. The organisation had also conducted a sample survey among various stakeholders such as panchayat presidents, doctors in primary health centres, district child protection officers and pregnant women in the 10 districts. Nearly 57% of respondents revealed there were instances of female foeticide and 55% of them were not aware of village-level child protection committees. Moreover, 73% of respondents revealed that they preferred male children. Hindu Notes from General…

Mar172019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 16 2019 [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 Drought forcing animals out of interior forests News The Pampa river is facing acute water scarcity in the foothills of Sabarimala despite the Kerala State Electricity Board periodically releasing water from its Kullar dam in the upstream forest reaches. Beyond News The KSEB is not in a position to release huge quantities of water from its dams into the Pampa during the summer months. Pilgrims find it difficult to have their customary holy dip in the river prior to trekking to Sabarimala owing to the low water level, which is ankle-deep on many stretches. The drought in the forest interiors is forcing wild animals to stray into human habitations in the forest fringes of…

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 15 2019 [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 Dolphin numbers drop in Gandak News A count of the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in two Bihar rivers, Gandak and Ghaghara (both originate from Nepal and eventually join the Ganga), has revealed the presence of 280 dolphins. Findings The number of dolphins recorded in a 324-km stretch of Gandak river was 155, a drop from the last estimation. The last survey carried out in 2009-10 had recorded the presence of 257 dolphins in the same stretch. However, in a 99-km stretch of Ghaghara river in Bihar where no study was conducted before researchers were enthused to find the presence of 125 dolphins. The estimation was done following the direct count method recommended by…