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DICS English May 30 The Hindu Imp News Articles and Editorial
DICS English May 30 The Hindu Imp News Articles and Editorial
The Hindu Important News Articles & Editorial For UPSC CSE
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Growth of Universities:
The number of
universities in India
increased from 760 in
2014 to 1,113 in 2021.
Despite this growth,
many universities lack
essential resources such
as instrumental access,
sophisticated labs, and
access to scientific
literature.
I-STEM Initiative: The I-
STEM initiative aims to
bridge the resource gap
by cataloguing all
publicly funded research
facilities nationwide and
making them available to researchers based on need.
The Issue of Access to Scientific Literature:
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One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS): The ONOS proposal aims to make scientific journals
universally available to all publicly funded institutions in India. However, the cost of accessing these
commercial journals is high, with Indian institutions spending an estimated ?1,500 crore annually.
Limited Reach of Subscription: The benefits of this expenditure are reaped by only a few top
institutes, leaving many others without access to crucial scientific literature.
Negotiations with Publishers: The government is currently negotiating with five major commercial
publishers who dominate the market to implement ONOS.
Open Access and its Implications:
Shift Towards Open Access (OA): A significant portion of scholarly articles is now available via OA,
which provides free online access to articles. The fraction of OA publications globally increased from
38% in 2018 to 50% in 2022.
International Push for OA: Major countries like the U.S. and the European Union, as well as
philanthropic funding sources such as the Wellcome Trust, have mandated OA for the research they
fund.
Questioning the Need for ONOS: Given the increasing availability of free content, the necessity
and efficiency of paying for a unified, costly subscription like ONOS is being questioned.
Challenges and Solutions:
Long-term Preservation of Content: A recent study found that approximately 28% of academic
journal articles with DOIs appear entirely unpreserved, suggesting a risk of these research papers
vanishing from the Internet.
Green Open Access: This practice allows authors to deposit a version of their work in a university
repository, making it freely accessible to everyone globally. Indian funding agencies have mandated
green OA for a long time, but enforcement has been lacking.
Self-reliance in Scientific Publishing: To become self-reliant, India needs to improve its own
journal system, with no burden of payment to authors or readers. With its capabilities in digital
technology, India should also become a pioneer for the global south by creating and sharing digital
public infrastructure for low-cost, high-quality scientific publishing.
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Page 10 : GS 2 – Governance – Government policies – Issues
arising out of their design & implementation.
Around 36% of India’s population is living in cities and by 2047 it will be more than 50%. The World Bank estimates
that around $840 billion is required to fund the bare minimum urban infrastructure over the next 15 years.
Conclusion of the article: The need to take a balanced approach combining holistic urban planning,
enhanced city participation, empowerment of local bodies, nature-based solutions, climate-responsive
strategies, and a strong public health focus is essential for sustainable urban development.
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Page : 12- GS 3: Indian Economy
Introduction:
S&P Global Ratings revised India’s outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’. The agency maintained its
long-term unsolicited foreign and local currency sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB-’ and short-term
rating at ‘A-3’.
This revision is underpinned by expectations of
continued policy stability, deepening economic reforms,
and significant infrastructure investment, which S&P
believes will sustain India’s long-term growth prospects.
It is also known as Sermersuaq Glacier, which is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland. It
borders the Kane Basin in North West Greenland.
It holds the distinction of being the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.
The standard size for an area to be considered a glacier is approximately 10 hectares.
The Humboldt glacier in Venezuela has diminished to less than 2 hectares in size, prompting a
downgrade in its classification from a glacier to an ice field.
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Page : 08 Editorial Analysis
PYQ: (UPSC CSE (M) 2020): Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our
manpower becomes more educated, aware, skilled, and creative.” What measures have been taken
by the government to enhance the capacity of our population to be more productive and
employable?
Practice Question: India is on the right side of demographic transition that provides a golden
opportunity for its rapid socio-economic development, if policymakers align the developmental
1. Western Upland
2. North European Plain
3. Central Uplands or Plateau
4. Alpine Mountain Systems
5. Islands of Europe
6. Drainage Pattern
7. Gulfs and Bays
Islands of Europe
Great Britain
Iceland
Ireland
Severny Island
Spitsbergen
Yuzhny Island
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Sicily
Sardinia
Nordaustlandet
Cyprus
Peninsula
The rivers of Europe are perennial being fed by melting snow or by the rain brought by the
Westerlies.
Many of them have their origin in the Alps.
Rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea are Rhone (France) and Ebro (Spain).
River Po of Italy flows into the Adriatic Sea.
The Danube, Dnieper, and Don flow into the Black Sea.
Rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean are – Guadalquivir (Spain), Tagus and Douro (Portugal), Loire
and Seine (France), The Rhine Weser and Elbe (Germany)
Many rivers flow into the Baltic Sea.
The Thames, the chief river of England, flows into the English Channel.
Rhine and Danube are international rivers because they pass through many countries.
The Rhine starts from the Alps in Switzerland and flows northwards through Germany and enters
the sea through Holland. It passes through heavily industrialized regions and is used for
transporting heavy goods. It is the busiest waterway in Europe. Rotterdam, the largest part of
Europe, is on its delta.
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The Danube is also an international river. It rises from the Alps in Germany and flows through
Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and enters the Black Sea in Romania. It is not as important as the Rhine for
international trade because of the Black Sea in the interior.
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Major rivers of europe
The Gulf of Riga is a brackish water body which is considered as a sub-basin of the Baltic Sea. The
areal extent of the Gulf of Riga is approximately 16,300 km². It is also called the Bay of Riga which is
a very shallow water sea with a maximum depth of 67metres.
The Gulf of Lions extends from the easternmost spurs of Pyrenees and covers various lagoons, the
Rhone River delta, limestone hills of Marseille. It’s an embayment of the Mediterranean coastline of
Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in France.
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