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Feb82019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 6 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 Warming oceans can increase frequency of extreme rain storms News Rapid climate change, that is causing warming of the tropical oceans, could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century, say scientists from NASA. Findings The study found that extreme storms those producing at least 3 millimetres of rain per hour over a 25-km area formed when the sea surface temperature was higher than about 28 degrees Celsius. They also found that 21% more storms form for every 1 degree Celsius that ocean surface temperatures rise. Currently accepted climate models project that with a steady increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ,…

Feb82019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 ‘Two-thirds of Himalayan ice cap may melt’ News Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world’s “Third Pole”, could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not reduced, scientists warned in a major new study issued. Findings And even if the “most ambitious” Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warmingto 1.5° C is achieved, one-third of the glaciers would go, according to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment. Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region are a critical water source for some 250 million people in the mountains as well as to 1.65 billion others in the river valleys below. The glaciers feed 10 of the world’s most important river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, Yellow, Mekong…

Feb62019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 3 and 4 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 Alien invasion in Kerala News The floods, due to unusually heavy rainfall, caused widespread destruction throughout Kerala in 2018. While the state is still in the process of rebuilding itself, it has a major environmental issue to deal with invasion by alien plant and fish species triggered by the floods. Findings In September 2018, a joint research showed that the floods have released several alien species of fish into the State’s water bodies, raising a threat to the endemic aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity. An ongoing study has sought immediate attention to the wild growth of invasive plants in agricultural lands and forest areas. Alien species An alien species is any kind of…

Feb32019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-FEBRUARY 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 Giant cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay News NASA scientists have discovered a gigantic cavity, almost 300 metres tall, growing at the bottom of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, indicating rapid decay of the ice sheet and acceleration in global sea levels due to climate change. Findings The findings, highlight the need for detailed observations of Antarctic glaciers’ undersides in calculating how fast sea levels will rise in response to warming. Researchers expected to find some gaps between ice and bedrock at Thwaites’ bottom, where ocean water could flow in and melt the glacier from below. The size and explosive growth rate of the hole, however, surprised them. It is big…

Feb22019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 31 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 must sign NPT to gain entry into NSG, says China News India must sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to gain entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, China said, asserting that “patient negotiations” were required for New Delhi’s admission into the group as there is no precedent for the inclusion of non-NPT countries. Beyond News China has been opposing India’s entry into the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the ground that India is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), though the other P5 members, including the US and Russia backed its case based on New Delhi’s non-proliferation record. China, France, Russia, Britain and the US the permanent members of the…

Jan312019 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-JANUARY 30 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 70% of divisions receive lesser rainfall than average in 2018 News Of the 36 meteorological divisions in India, 25 (70%) received less rain during the South West monsoon in 2018 than the average precipitation in the last 118 years. There is wide variation in the average rainfall across geographical divisions. The graphic below compares South West Monsoon rainfall data for all divisions historically to find where their measures for 2016, 2017 and 2018 are placed. Findings Rayalaseema had its fourth worst monsoon in 2018 (252 mm rain), since 1901, and 95% of mandals in the region were declared drought-hit In June & July 2018, it rained above par in Marathwada. But, it had…