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Nov32018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 2 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 Oceans heating faster: study News The world’s oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said on Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Findings Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet’s surface and play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that the world’s oceans have absorbed 90% of the temperature rise caused by man-made carbon emissions. It found that for each of the last 25 years, oceans had absorbed heat energy equivalent to 150 times the amount of electricity mankind produces annually. By measuring…

Nov22018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-NOVEMBER 1 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 Impact of climate change News The Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate change more than ever owing to multiple environmental changes and risks that are affecting the livelihoods of people in the entire region, warn researchers. Findings The risks posed by climate change in the Mediterranean Sea were underestimated till date because each was only examined independently. In reality, they are interconnected and interact with social and economic problems exacerbating their impacts so they all have to be addressed at the same time and within the same financial constraints. The study explored that climate worsened the existing environmental problems caused by land use changes such as urbanisation and agricultural intensification, increasing…

Nov12018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 31 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 Bronze Age ruins found in China News A team of archaeologists have unearthed Bronze Age ruins including the remains of ancient houses and ash pits along with animal bones, bronze ware and stone tools in China’s Jilin province. Beyond News The finds were discovered on a sand dune near Dajinshan village in Shuangliao city. Researchers speculate that the ruins might serve as evidence of a living and fishing place for ancient people near the Eastern Liaohe river based on large quantities of unearthed life utensils, animal bones, fishbones, mussels and shellfish. The ruins are around 150 metres long and 100 metres wide. Jointly launched by researchers from countries including China, France and the…

Oct312018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 30 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 WWF sees grave danger to India’s soil biodiversity News India’s soil biodiversity is in grave peril, according to the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Findings The WWF’s ‘risk index’ for the globe indicating threats from loss of above-ground diversity, pollution and nutrient over-loading, over-grazing, intensive agriculture, fire, soil erosion, desertification and climate change shows India among countries whose soil biodiversity faces the highest level of risk. Coloured red on the Atlas, these include Pakistan, China, several countries in Africa and Europe, and most of North America. Soil biodiversity encompasses the presence of micro-organisms, micro-fauna (nematodes and tardigrades for example), and macro-fauna (ants, termites and earthworms). The population…

Oct302018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 28-29 2018 [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, Japan sign $75 billion currency swap agreement News India and Japan signed a currency swap agreement worth $75 billion during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan, the government announced . Beyond News The Prime Ministers of India and Japan, building on great friendship between the two countries and to further strengthen and widen the depth and diversity of economic cooperation, agreed during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan, to conclude a Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement for an amount of $75 billion. A currency swap typically involves the exchange of interest and sometimes of principal in one currency for the same in another currency. Interest payments are exchanged at fixed dates through…

Oct282018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCTOBER 27 2018 [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 Pakistan Supreme Court reimposes ban on Indian films, TV shows News: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has reintroduced a ban on Indian films and television shows being broadcast on the country’s local channels. Beyond News: The apex court was hearing a case filed by the United Producers Association pertaining to the broadcast of foreign content on Pakistani television channels. In 2016, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) had imposed a ban on airing Indian content on local television and FM radio channels. However, the Lahore High Court lifted ban in 2017, declaring it null and void as the Pakistan government had no objections regarding the same. China will review new inputs on Azhar News: China has assured…