HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 18 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 18 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, MAINS 2019, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Cabinet okays changes in laws to optionally share Aadhaar to get mobile phone connections, banking News The Union Cabinet approved amending the existing laws to provide legal backing for seeding of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts as an optional KYC after the Supreme Court barred mandatory use of 12-digit unique identifier by private firms. Beyond News The Cabinet approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the Supreme Court in September imposed restrictions on the use of Aadhaar by private companies. Two Acts will be amended to provide for voluntary sharing of the 12-digit identification number for obtaining new mobile phone connections…
Read More
HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorials, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2019, PIB notes, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE RTGS sounds high alert on cyclone News The Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) has sounded a high alert that the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone. Beyond News The deep depression located about 910 km from Chennai and 960 km from Sriharikota of Nellore district, is moving with a speed of 11 km per hour towards central coastal Andhra Pradesh. The cyclonic storm would be accompanied with strong winds blowing at a speed of 100 to 110 kmph. The coastal districts would receive extensive rainfall. As the sea condition is likely to remain rough, fishermen in coastal districts were suggested not to venture into the…
Read More
HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 13 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 13 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily Capsule, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2019, PIB notes, Press Information Bureau(PIB), Read Hindu, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE An uneven rise in sea levels News The pattern of uneven sea level rise over the last 25 years has been driven in part by human-caused climate change, not just natural variability. Findings The findings suggest that regions of the world where seas have risen at higher than average rates can expect the trend to continue as the climate warms. By knowing that climate change is playing a role in creating these regional patterns, we can be more confident that these same patterns may linger or even intensify in the future if climate change continues unabated. With sea levels projected to rise a couple of feet or more this century on average, information…
Read More
HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 12 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 12 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, MAINS 2019, PIB notes, Prelims UPSC, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE The Arctic has some good news and bad news News While sea ice in the Arctic continues to be on the decline, a new research suggests that it is regrowing at faster rates during the winter than it was a few decades ago. Findings The findings showed that since 1958, the Arctic sea ice cover has lost on average around two-thirds of its thickness and now 70 per cent of the sea ice cap is made of seasonal ice, or ice that forms and melts within a single year. But at the same time, that sea ice is vanishing quicker than it has ever been observed in the satellite record, it is also…
Read More
HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 11 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 11 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, Editorial analysis, hindu notes, IAS EXAM, MAINS 2019, PIB notes, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Myanmar to grant visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists News In a bid to boost relations with India, Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, President Ram Nath Kovind said as he began his five-day visit to the country. Beyond News President Kovind’s visit to Myanmar will continue India’s high level engagements with Myanmar under the rubric of ‘Act East Policy’ and ‘Neighbourhood First Policy.’ The landmark Land Border Crossing Agreement between India and Myanmar, signed on May 11 this year, was brought into effect in August with the simultaneous opening of international entry-exit checkpoints at the Tamu-Moreh and the Rihkhawdar-Zowkhawtar border between the two nations. Several agreements are expected to be signed during the…
Read More
HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 9 and 10 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-DECEMBER 9 and 10 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Daily hindu notes, hindu notes, MAINS 2019, PIB notes, The Hindu Notes, UPSC exam
Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE 12th century Nishidhi stone inscription found in Karnataka's Shivamogga district News A Nishidhi stone inscription from the 12th century was found at Nandi Basaveshwara temple in Harakere village in Shivamogga taluk recently. Beyond News The inscription is of 60 cm long and 15 cm wide and is chiselled from a schist rock slab. Nishidhi stone inscriptions are issued to commemorate Jain ascetics who perform Sallekhana vratha. According to the text of the inscription, a discipline of Nemideva, a Jain seer of Moolasangha took Sallekhana vratha here. The image of Nemideva preaching a couple on Sallekhana vratha has been carved on the inscription. The seer carried pinchi, a bunch of peacock feathers and kamandala.…
Read More