Context Recently the Union Minister of Coal and Mines inaugurated the National Landslide Forecasting Centre in Kolkata. About The NLFC is a pioneering initiative aimed at landslide risk mitigation in India and could provide early statistics to local management and groups, update Read More …
Category: Geography
Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Context: Recently, an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Reason for earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman and Nicobar Islands region is an earthquake hotspot, caused by ‘subduction’ of the Indian plate beneath the Burmese plate. Indo-Australian plate subducts beneath Read More …
Central African Republic
Context: The Central African Republic voted in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term in a country. About Central African Republic: The Central African Republic or CAR is located in Read More …
Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) Scheme
Context: Recently, the Minister of Earth Sciences provided information on the ACROSS scheme in Lok Sabha. About ACROSS Scheme: It is a central sector scheme under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) for atmospheric science programs. Aims: To address various aspects related to weather and climate Read More …
Ocean Resources and its potential
Context: A G20 meet was held recently to discuss sustainable ways to harness ocean resources. Ocean Resources: The living and nonliving resources found in the ocean water and bottoms are called “marine resources.” Marine resources are the living and nonliving things Read More …
Ocean Resources and its potential
Context: A G20 meet was held recently to discuss sustainable ways to harness ocean resources. Ocean Resources: The living and nonliving resources found in the ocean water and bottoms are called “marine resources.” Marine resources are the living and nonliving things Read More …
Geological Survey of Siachen Glacier
Context June-August 2023 marks the sapphire jubilee (65th anniversary) of the exploration of the Siachen glacier held for the first time in 1958. During the geological surevy, a number was assigned to Siachen glacier by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), i.e. ‘5Q 131 05 Read More …
Kaas Plateau
Context: Recently, a new study of the sediments from a seasonal lake in the Kaas Plateau has indicated a major shift in the Indian Summer Monsoons towards dry and stressed conditions with low rainfall during the Early-Mid–Holocene, around 8664 years BP. Study indicated a relatively reduced Read More …
Anthropocene epoch
Context: Geologists have said that sediments at Crawford Lake in Canada’s Ontario have provided evidence of the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch. About Anthropocene epoch: It is a proposed geological epoch. Term coined by: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen and biology professor Eugene Stoermer. What does Read More …
Risks faced by Zaporizhzhya
Context Russia and Ukraine recently accused each other of planning to attack the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the southern Ukraine. About Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Location: On the banks of the Dnieper river,200 kilometers from the conflicted Donbas region. Significance: One of the Read More …