CSIR scientists Find Rare Earth Deposits in Anantapur Context: Scientists from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research facility in Hyderabad, have discovered profitable rare-earth elements (REEs) in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. Points to Ponder: Scientists from […]
Details of the Heatwaves: #GS I #Geography related issues Topic Geography related issues: ∙Context: ∙According to the department’s accompanying forecast map, the majority of India is anticipated to experience heatwaves from March to May, with the exception of the northeastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and coastal Karnataka. A heat wave is what? ∙According to the International Meteorological Department (IMD), a heatwave […]
Heat Waves #GS 01 Geography, #GS 03 Science and Technology For Prelims Heat Waves As per Indian Meteorological Department, a region can be said to experience heat wave if its ambient temperature deviates by at least 4.5-6.4°C from the long-term average. Climate change is expected […]
South China Sea #GS 01 Geography, #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims South China Sea South China Sea is a part of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian mainland. Brunei, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China (China), Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines Singapore, Republic of […]
Ken-Betwa River interlinking project #GS-01 Geography, #GS-03 Infrastructure, Environment Conservation For Prelims Ken-Betwa River interlinking project The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken River in MP to Betwa River in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. The water […]
Mabja Zangbo River #GS-01 Geography, #GS-02 International Relations, #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims Mabja Zangbo Mabja Zangbo or Mabja Tsangpo is a river which originates in the western part of Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It flows through Nepal into the Ghaghara river before joining the […]
Mahadayi river water project #GS-01 Geography, #GS-02 Interstate River water dispute For Prelims Mahadayi river Mahadayi River known as Mandovi in Goa is called the lifeline of the Indian state of Goa. It originates in the Western Ghats from Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Belagavi district […]
Cyclone Mandous #GS-01 Geography, #GS-03 Disaster Management For Prelims Tropical Cyclone: Cyclones are rapid inward air circulation around a low–pressure The air circulates in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Tropical cyclones are strong storms that form over tropical […]
El Niño and La Niña #GS-01 Geography For Prelims: El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of what is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. El Niño: El Nino means ‘little boy’ or ‘Christ child’ in Spanish. El Nino is a climate […]
