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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 India in pact to ease U.S. firms’ compliance News India and the U.S. signed an inter-government agreement for the automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports, which will reduce the compliance burden for Indian subsidiary companies of U.S. parent companies. This is a key step in making India compliant with the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, of which it is an active participant. Beyond News This Agreement for Exchange of CbC Reports, along with the Bilateral Competent Authority Arrangement between the two competent authorities, will enable both the countries to automatically exchange CbC reports filed by the ultimate parent entities of multinational enterprises (MNE) in the respective jurisdictions, pertaining to the years…

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Beneath an Antarctica glacier News Researchers have found vast bodies of water underneath one of the biggest Antarctica glaciers, giving crucial insight into the possible outcomes of global climate change. Beyond News Measuring 30 km wide and up to 2 km thick, the Totten Glacier catchment is the largest in East Antarctica and has the potential to raise sea levels by up to 7 metres. Seismic instruments were used to discover what lies below the mass of ice, detonating contained explosions around two metres below the surface and measuring the echo. This research is critical in helping us predict how the melting of Antarctica glaciers will change the world’s oceans in the future.…

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HINDU NOTES-MARCH 30 and 31 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 Climate change may hit India’s wind power News Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India’s goal of leading the world's wind power generation. Findings Analysing the available wind and atmospheric data from 1980-2016, researchers found the potential electricity production of windmills across India had decreased by about 13%. And this trend might continue. The researchers showed a decline in electricity production in the States of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka. No significant decline was seen in Tamil Nadu, which is located on the east coast and, thus, had different wind conditions during summer. The researchers showed that 63%…

Mar282019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 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 Network of lakes discovered beneath Antarctica News Scientists have discovered a network of lakes beneath the largest glacier in East Antarctica, a finding that may be critical in predicting how the melting of polar ice will change the world’s oceans in the future. Researchers carried out seismic studies to trace bedrock or water under the ice. The flow of water in and out of these lakes has the potential to exert a powerful control on the rate that the ice flows into the oceans. Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Centre notifies new rules for drugs, clinical trials News The Union Health Ministry has notified the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with the…

Mar272019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 26 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 shrouded in toxic air News Twenty-two of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, according to a report compiled by IQAir Group. The report is based on 2018 air quality data from 3,000 cities around the world, where air quality monitoring stations are in place. Findings Gurugram, in Haryana, tops the list with an average annual PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5) concentration of 135 μg/m3 (micrograms/cubic metre). Delhi is at number 11. The other Indian cities that figured in the list of top 30 are Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bhiwadi, Noida, Patna, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Muzaffarpur, Varanasi, Moradabad, Agra, Gaya, Jind, Kanpur, Singrauli, Kolkata, Pali, Rohtak, Mandi and Ahmedabad. At a country level, Bangladesh…

Mar262019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 24 and 25 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 Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline News The fragile water table in the city’s coastal areas, particularly along East Coast Road, is under threat of severe seawater intrusion due to anticipated rise in sea levels in the next few decades, according to a study. Findings There is a rise in sea level by 2mm every year based on a report by the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The increasing sea level would also force the water table along the coastline to move upwards. But it would slowly replace the freshwater at the bottom of the aquifer. The study has…