HINDU NOTES-MAY 4 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 Western Ghats forest cover vital for Tamil Nadu’s South-West monsoon rainfall News Researchers have found one more reason why urgent steps have to be taken to stop deforestation in the Western Ghats. Findings The dense vegetation in the Western Ghats determines the amount of rainfall that Tamil Nadu gets during the summer monsoon. A team from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has found that dense forests of the Western Ghats contribute as much as 40% of moisture to the southwest monsoon rainfall over Tamil Nadu during normal monsoon years. The average contribution is 25-30%. But during monsoon deficit years, the contribution increases to as high…

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