HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 25 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 25 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 Lane downgraded to tropical storm as downpours flood Hawaii’s Big Island News Hurricane Lane crept closer toward the heart of the Hawaiian islands as it weakened into a tropical storm while still drenching the Big Island with torrential rains and severe, widespread flooding, weather and civil defense officials said. Beyond News Lane, with maximum sustained winds diminishing to near 70 mph (110 kph), was forecast to make its nearest approach to land just west of the island chain over the weekend, bringing tropical storm-force conditions to Maui and the state's most populous island, Oahu. Farther north, a tropical storm watch was posted for the island of Kauai. The biggest immediate danger was posed…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 24 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 24 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, China to improve military links News India and China agreed to work towards full implementation of ongoing confidence-building measures (CBM) along the border as well as improve military to military interactions. Beyond News This was agreed during bilateral consultations between Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and visiting Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe. It was decided to expand the engagement between the Armed Forces relating to training, joint exercises and other professional interactions. Both sides also decided to work towards a new bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence exchanges and cooperation to replace the MoU signed in 2006. The statement further added that in order to ensure peace and…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 23 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 23 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 Quad countries discuss ocean security News The Quad grouping is one of the many avenues for interaction among India, Australia, Japan and the US and should not be seen in an exclusive context, a senior Japanese diplomat said . Beyond News Senior Japanese diplomat was speaking at the launch of a report on the policy recommendations on Indian Ocean security by four think tanks from the Quad countries at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). The other think tanks which include Australia National University, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan and Sasakawa Peace Foundation, USA, along with VIF formed the Quadripartite Commission on Indian Ocean Regional Security, which put out a series of 20 policy recommendations…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 22 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 22 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 ILO report flags wage inequality in India News: Real average daily wages in India almost doubled in the first two decades after economic reforms, but low pay and wage inequality remains a serious challenge to inclusive growth, the International Labour Organization warned in its India Wage Report. Findings: The ILO has called for stronger implementation of minimum wage laws and strengthening of the frameworks for collective bargaining by workers. This is essential to combat persistent low pay in some sectors and to bridge the wage gaps between rural and urban, male and female, and regular and casual workers. Overall, in 2009-10, a third of all of wage workers were paid less than the…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 20 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 20 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

Current affairs, Daily hindu notes, General Studies, hindu notes, MAINS 2018, PIB notes, Press Information Bureau(PIB), The Hindu Notes
Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Dropout rate soaring after school mergers in tribal belts News The flawed policy of the NITI Aayog and the Human Resource Development Ministry to close public schools that have low enrolment rate or single teachers in tribal districts is leading to a huge spike in dropout rates. Beyond News A national convention organised by the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch, the Students’ Federation of India and the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development which saw participation from Adivasi students, parents and teachers raised this and many other issues that have been leading to exclusion of tribal people from education. Research by the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development has revealed that following the NITI…
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HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 18 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-AUGUST 18 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 Kerala floods: Resolve the calamity with ‘humaneness, focus, requisite efficiency’, says SC News: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reached out to the people of Kerala whose lives have been swept away by the floods while urging the Centre and the Kerala government to resolve the calamity with “humaneness, focus and requisite efficiency”. Beyond News: This is a crisis and we want everyone to wake up to the situation, Chief Justice observed orally. The Bench, however refrained from interfering with the ongoing work of the Centre and the Kerala government to contain the natural disaster and save lives. The Supreme Courtcommended the Kerala government for its “immense efforts” to rescue people trapped in floods.     Supreme…
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