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Jun92019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 7 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 Asia’s glaciers help prevent water shortage during droughts, says a new study News Glaciers become the largest supplier of water to some of Asia’s major river basins during droughts, fulfilling the basic needs of 221 million people when water shortages are at their worst, a study has found. The study has important economic and social implications for a region that is vulnerable to drought. Findings Climate change is causing most of the region’s glaciers to shrink. The melt-water is important for the people living downstream when the rains fail and water shortages are at their worst. According to researchers, each summer, glaciers release 36 cubic kilometres of water - equivalent to 14 million…

Jun62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 5 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 Yamuna — up-close and personal News Yamuna once the lifeline of Delhi, along whose banks the Mughals built the Red Fort and the city of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) is one of the “most polluted rivers in the world” and is getting more polluted, say experts. Beyond News Despite different plans to clean the river, found that deadlines for multiple works to curb pollution have not been met. Also, enforcement of many rules for the same remains only on paper. A report, which is yet to be made public, submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by a Monitoring Committee (MC) appointed by it, states that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has not met…

Jun22019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JUNE 1 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 State’s unemployment rate at 4.8% is below national average News The controversial and much-delayed Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows that Karnataka’s unemployment stands at 4.8% for those above 15 years of age, significantly below the national average of 6%. Unemployment rates in PLFS, which conducted its surveys in 2017-18, have been under the scanner after a leaked report showed that the national unemployment rate was at a 45-year high. Findings The report, released by Ministry of Statistics, Planning and Implementation, shows that the Unemployment Rate (UR) in Karnatakafor usual status (that is, based on work over the year prior to the survey) compares to relatively-industrialised States of Gujarat and Maharashtra (both are 4.8%), but…

May302019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 29 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 Teenage marriages down by 51% in India since 2000: report News The number of girls in India in the age group of 15-19 years who are currently married is down 51% since 2000 and 63% since 1990, and the country’s average performance across a set of indicators related to child health, education, labour, marriage and violence has improved, a new report has said. Findings According to the Global Childhood Report released by UK-based NGO Save the Children, India, with its score on Childhood Index up 137 points, from 632 to 769, has also cut teen births by 63% since 2000 and 75% since 1990. The index score reflects the average level of performance across a set of…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 28 2019 [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 Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal at Colombo Port News Sri Lanka, Japan and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port. Beyond News The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) is significant, given that India and Sri Lanka were negotiating a potential partnership on the project, although with little success. New Delhi’s interest in partnering the project is well known. Over 70% of the transhipment business at the strategically located East Container Terminal is linked to India, according to official sources. However, India’s possible role in developing the terminal had become a major flashpoint within the government. President Maithripala…

May292019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MAY 26 and 27 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 India among countries where women face most violence by partner News Global estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Findings Worldwide as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner. What make this worse for countries like India is the fact that intimate partner violence is the highest at 37.7% in the WHO South-East Asia region. As per figures released by WHO, the violence ranges from 23.2% in high-income countries and 24.6% in the WHO Western Pacific region to 37% in…