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Nov132018 by adminNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 11 and 12 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 Burial urn of Megalithic era unearthed News A huge burial urn dating back to the Megalithic era that was unearthed while clearing a private road to a house at Hydermettu, near Nedumkandam in Kerala, recently is believed to be one of the major findings that would shed light on life in the pre-historic era on the western side of the Western Ghats. Beyond News The urn is said to be the largest one unearthed from the region so far. It is 3-ft wide at its mouth and its shape is a variant of other ones explorated in the district. Moreover, there are art works on it a pointer to the cultural awareness of…

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HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 10 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE India appreciates sanctions waiver News The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed appreciation for the United States’ waiver on India-Iran energy trade and the Chabahar Port project. Beyond News The port would be of importance in helping the situation in Afghanistan, but reiterated that India would continue to import Iranian energy. The formal response from India came days after U.S. Secretary of State declared a waiver for India and seven other countries on energy trade. Iraq has also received a waiver for the import of electricity from Tehran. S. Secretary of State has urged the exempted countries to reduce their energy import from Iran, but the Indian spokesperson did not provide any indication…

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HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 9 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 Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave News On the wall of a cave deep in the jungles of Borneo, there is an image of a thick-bodied, spindly-legged animal, drawn in reddish ocher. It may be a crude image. But it also is more than 40,000 years old, scientists reported , making this the oldest figurative art in the world. Findings Until now, the oldest known human-made figures were ivory sculptures found in Germany. Scientists have estimated that those figurines of horses, birds and people were at most 40,000 years old. Researchers have found older man-made images, but these were abstract patterns, such as crisscrossing lines. The switch to figurative art…

Nov92018 by adminNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 8 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 Archaeologists find artefacts in Cairo News Egypt archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with inscriptions dating back up to 4,000 years. Beyond News Some of the fragments date back to the 12th and the 20th Dynasties and the Third Intermediate Period while others are more recent. Egyptologist, says one inscription points to Atum, an important and frequently mentioned god, as being responsible for the flooding of the Nile River in the Late Period, from 664-332 BC. Egypt frequently announces archaeological discoveries, hoping this will spur interest in its ancient treasures and revive tourism, which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising. Hindu…

Nov82018 by adminNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 7 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Proposed Ganga bill bans ports, jetties News The government has banned the construction of jetties, ports or “permanent hydraulic structures” in the Ganga, unless permitted by the National Ganga Rejuvenation Authority, according to a proposed ‘Ganga Act’. Beyond News The legislation, formally called the National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Conservation and Management) Bill, 2018, proposes to create a management structure that will supervise the health of the 2,500-kilometre long Ganga which, the draft Bill defines, as ‘India’s national river.’ The Bill is now being circulated for comments among several Ministries, and proposed to be tabled in Parliament during the Winter session, according to sources. The legislation looms even as the government is developing a…

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HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 6 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE World Bank loan for climate-resilient farming in State News The Central government, the Andhra Pradesh government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for a $172.20 million project to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability and climate resilience of poor and marginalised farmers in the State. Beyond News The Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation and Agriculture Transformation Project (APIIATP) will be implemented in the rural areas largely dependent upon rainfed agriculture. It will strengthen the resilience of poor and marginalised farmers against adverse climatic conditions by improving access to irrigation, drought seed varieties and post-harvest technology that are aimed at improving soil health, water-use efficiency and crop productivity, according to a note from the World…