Telling time with geology

Telling time with geology

Telling time with geology Context  More than four billion years have passed since the formation of our planet—a stunning amount of time for us to consider. Experts have created units of time termed aeons, eras, periods, and epochs to help with this endeavour. What is […]

Details of the Heatwaves

Details of the Heatwaves

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

Heat Waves

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

South China Sea

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

Ken-Betwa River interlinking project

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

Mabja Zangbo River

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 […]