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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 21 2019 [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 Bhubaneswar becomes 0.5 degree C hotter due to urbanisation News Urbanization of cities in the last decade can sharply increase the local temperature has been well documented by a recent study undertaken by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar. Findings Blame it on increased urbanisation, the local surface temperature in large cities in Odisha Cuttack and Bhubaneswar has increased by as much as 40-50% during the period 2001-2010. While temperature has increased by about 0.9 degree C due to regional warming, which is a global phenomenon, urbanisation or changes in land use and land cover alone has contributed 40-50% of that increase in these cities. In other words, there has…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 20 2019 [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 How the populations of the world's regions are changing News The world's regions are all growing at different rates and many of the fastest growing nations are the ones which are among the poorest, according to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2019. Findings Many poor nations also have higher rates of population density, thereby putting more pressure on resources like land and water. This also means that achieving Sustainable Development Goals like equality and eradication of poverty is tougher. At the other end of the spectrum, 27 countries or areas have experienced a reduction in the size of their populations (1% or more) since 2010. This is due to low levels of fertility and, in…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 19 2019 [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 U.P. site likely to get ‘national importance’ tag News An ancient site with chariots, swords and other objects pointing to the presence of a warrior class around 4,000 years ago in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district could be declared a site of national importance Beyond News The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started the process of declaring the site at Sadikpur Sinauli, which is spread over 28 hectares, of national importance, issuing a notification seeking objections, if any, from the public for a period of two months. After taking any objections into consideration, the Union government is likely to proceed with notifying the site as one of national importance. The site, where excavation…

Jun192019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 16 and 17 2019 [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 ‘Greenland loses over 2 billion tonnes of ice in a single day’ News In a sign that this year could once again set records for loss in Greenland ice, researchers found that the Island’s ice sheet has lost more than two gigatonnes (a gigatonne is equal to one billion tonnes) of ice in just a day this week due to a widespread melting event. Findings The researchers found that the Greenland melting event was due to an atmospheric circulation in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The sudden spike in melting this year is comparable to some spikes seen seven years ago. Melting off early in the season makes it easier for further ice loss later…

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HINDU NOTES-JUNE 15 2019 [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 Bihar heatwave claims 45 lives, over 100 hospitalised News The extreme heatwave in Bihar has claimed 45 lives in the past 24 hours and over 100 have been hospitalised. Beyond News These districts and Patna recorded the highest temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius after five decades. The government has also announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh to the kin of those who died due to the heatwave and encephalitis in Bihar. Rainfall deficiency hits 43%; monsoon progress likely in the next 2-3 days: IMD News Monsoon is expected to advance further up north as Cyclone Vayu loses intensity paving the way for the wind system to move towards the Arabian Sea, the weatherman said on…

Jun132019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 12 2019 [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 People are ingesting 5 g of microplastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card: study News People worldwide could be ingesting 5 g of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card, researchers said. Findings Coming mostly from tap and especially bottled water, nearly invisible bits of polymer were also found in shellfish, beer and salt, scientists reported. The findings, drawn from 52 peer-reviewed studies, are the first to estimate the sheer weight of plastics consumed by individual humans: about 250 g over the course of a year. Another study calculated that the average American eats and drinks in about 45,000 plastics particles smaller than 130…