World will overshoot 2030 fossil fuel limit by twice over: report What is the Production Gap Report ? The Production Gap Report is a yearly study conducted by several organizations, including the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Climate Analytics, E3G, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, […]
Southwest Monsoon Withdraws From India Context The northeast monsoon is expected to arrive “in the next 72 hours,” according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which declared the end of the southwest monsoon on Thursday. What are the monsoon conditions in India? India’s southwest monsoon, […]
Eight institutes give an array of reasons for Joshimath’s sinking Context Separate investigations into the causes of land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, by eight eminent Indian institutions, identified seismic activity, construction flaws, population pressure, inadequate drainage systems, and other factors as the “likely” causes of […]
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 […]
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 […]