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Monday, March 28, 2011

BIology-Kidney

Key points:

· World kidney day: 2^nd thursday of march

· These for 2011: protect your kidneys and save your heart

Kidney Functions

· Controls fluid electrolyte balance in body

o Excretes excess of ammnia, nitrate and other byproducts through urine

· Controls

o Blood pressure

o Body salts

o Calcium

o Vitamin D

KIDNEY PROBLEMS

· Seen mostly in younger and older people

· Kidney stone

· Hypertension

o Symptoms: swelling in face, feet, headache

· Diabetes

· Stress

· Headache

Treatment:

· Endoscopy

· Laproscopy

· IV/oral anti biotics

· Immune suppresants

· Dialysis

· Renal transplant

Preacautions to avoid Kidney damage

· Eat veggie

· Exercise atleast 30 min day

· No smoking

· Drink little alchohol

download link:http://www.filefreak.com/files/787594_bktz6/Kidneys%20functions%20and%20diseases.mp3

India-Pakistan Home secretary talks

download link:http://www.newsonair.com/writereaddata/broadcast/Daily-Spotlight-Bulletins-1003.mp3

Nuclear radiation-AIR special

download link: http://www.newsonair.com/writereaddata/archive/Science-Technology-Feature-199-2832011143052.mp3

Gardens of night at mohali

· The only way to deal with pakistan is through bilateral talks

· At mohali, manmohan should convey his commitment to build a strong relationship with pakistan

· History has shown that only top level diplomacy can help bridge divide between two nations. examples

o US russia talks between reagan and Gorbhachev which culminated in Intermediate range nuclear force treaty in 1987

o Good Friday agreement on North ireland

o Turkey greece agreement

WAY AHEAD

· Need to yield some space to reach a compromise

· Draw up a programmatic approach to bilateral relations

Open ended war

· NATO has announced that it is going to take over responsibility of implementing the no fly zone over libya while the coalation of countries will implement arms embargo

· Turkey, a NATO member, opposes this move for two reasons

o It is against the growing control of france over libya

o Arms embargo was never a part of UNSC resolution 1973

NATO

· Secretary general: Anders Fogh Rasmussen from denmark

· Head quarters: brussels, belgium

· Formed in 1949

· Expanded 7 times so far

· 28 members

o Nonmembers are: Ireland, Finland,Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, belarus, ukraine, macedonia, maldova, kosovo, serbia, montenegro, bosnia

More information on NATO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO#Membership

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Week_1
courtesy: Manidha naeyam IAS academy

This material is very concise and covers ancient and medieval India. now that prelims is 80 odd days away. it is time to consolidate, revise and test ourselves. So here is my plan.
Lets read up this material in 3 days. As you read frame up possible questions that can be asked. Mail me the questions. On 2nd april lets have a consolidated test on entire syllabus comprising 60 questions in 1 hour.
Please let me know how many are interested in it by posting your views in comments.

my mail ID: ias.bharath@gmail.com

Insurgency in north east

Hi
I am resuming the hindu editorials from this blog
Please do comment after you read

Began with Naga national council in nagaland
Also active in tamenglong district of manipur

Later came United national liberation front in manipur
United liberation front of asom(since 1979) in asom

WHY INSURGENCY?

They want sovereignty
All these areas were annexed by british India during the 1st anglo burma war in 1824-26
However in nagaland they have found a middle path . ie
Parallel government is run by insurgents
Legitimate State government from kohima and insurgent’s people’s republic of nagalim in dimapur

• Similarly in assam, the two autonomous hill districts are dominated by insurgents. These are
o North cachar district
o Karbi anglong district