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

HINDU NOTES-JULY 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 China and U.S. fire first salvos in a long haul trade war. News: China joined the trade war with the United States, by announcing it was ready for a long campaign after authorities in Washington declared a 25 % additional levy on Chinese products worth $ 34 billion. Beyond News: The Chinese have retaliated in equal measure, opening the possibility of tit-for-tat tariff escalation, which could disrupt existing  international network of supply chains, and slow down the global economy, which was yet to fully recover from the 2008 recession. The Chinese retaliation followed immediately after the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a note that stated that any goods that entered the country or…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 6 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 6 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 Mass Inca grave uncovered in Peru News Peruvian archaeologists are exploring a mass grave belonging to the ancient Inca civilisation in the coastal region of Lambayeque. Beyond News The grave, found at the archaeological site of Tucume which is home to 26 pyramids, will help confirm the extension of the Inca Empire. Some 24 mummified corpses were found in the grave, along with funerary offerings such as ceramics, grains and finely woven robes. One of the mummies could be a high-ranking personage, given the quality of the funerary offerings found alongside the body. The empire flourished along western South America between the 13th and 16th centuries in parts of what are now Ecuador,…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 5 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 5 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 Supreme Court relies on 1987 report to declare Delhi is not a State News The Supreme Court on July 4 followed the 1987 Balakrishnan Committee report to conclude that Delhi is not a State. Beyond News The report had envisaged that Delhi cannot have a situation where the national capital has “two Governments run by different political parties. Such conflicts may, at times, prejudice the national interest.” Chief Justice, in his leading opinion for the Bench reproduces excerpts from the report, which said “Delhi as the national capital belongs to the nation as a whole.” The report foresaw that if Delhi becomes a full-fledged State, there will be a constitutional division of sovereign, legislative and executive…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 3 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 3 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, Maldives ties on the brink again News Bilateral relations between India and Maldives are on the brink once again as the deadline for India to withdraw its two helicopters has passed and the issue of visas for thousands of Indian job-seekers remains unresolved. Beyond News The visas of more than 26 Indian Navy personnel operating the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) were valid till June 30. However, Male has refused to extend their visas and has already asked India to take back the two ALHs. Background: The two helicopters were gifted by India in 2013 and one was operated by the Indian Coast Guard and the other by the Indian Navy. The validity for the…
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HINDU NOTES-JULY 1 and 2 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JULY 1 and 2 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 Mumbai’s Victorian and Art Deco buildings get World Heritage tag News The city’s Victorian and Art Deco ensembles were given the green light by the International Council for Monuments and Sites, an advisory body to the UNSECO, thus securing India its 37th World Heritage site, and Maharashtra its fifth. Beyond News The buildings around the Fort, Churchgate and Marine Drive areas of the city, with notable structures such as the Bombay High Court, Elphinstone College, the National Gallery of Modern Art and CSMT, form a part of the collection of Victorian, Neo-Classical and Indo-Saracenic architecture in the city. Residential buildings along Oval Maidan and around the Cricket Club of India, and the first…
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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 30 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 30 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 Rising temperature to cut living standards of 600 million Indians News Six hundred million Indians could see a dip in living standards by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise at their current pace, according to an analysis by the World Bank. Beyond News Seven of the 10 severest or most vulnerable ‘hotspots’ in India would be located in Maharashtra; the rest would be in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. In the absence of major climate mitigation, nearly 148 million Indians will be living in these severe hotspots in 2050, according to the report. States in the central, northern and northwestern parts of India emerge as the most vulnerable. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, which are…
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