Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Subject – IR Context – FAA starts fiveday audit of DGCA Concept – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic management, certification of […]
Palk Strait Mapping Subject – Geography Context – A festering crisis in the Palk Strait Concept – The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the […]
Pir Panjal Range Subject – Geography Context – The Poonch encounter, which has continued for 15 days, is one of the longest such operations in the dense forests south of the Pir Panjal range in more than a decade. Concept – The PirPanjal Range is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan […]
Mullaperiyar Dam Subject – Geography Context – SC tells panel to fix maximum water level at Mullaperiyar dam Concept – Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, […]
Princely States Subject – History Context – Book release “FALSEALLIES: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma” Concept – Before the independence of India, there were many princely states in India, referred to by the Britisher’s as Native States. These states varied from very large to very small in area and population […]
Raja Ravi Varma Subject – History Context – – Book release “ FALSE ALLIES: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma” Concept – Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best […]
Iconic Tourist Destinations Subject – Governance Context – Tourism Ministry identifies three more iconic tourist destinations Concept – The Ministry of Tourism has added three more tourist destinations – Konark Sun Temple (Odisha), Kevadia (Gujarat) and Golconda Fort (Telangana) – to the current list of 17 iconic sites. All these proposed iconic sites […]
Thawing permafrost Subject – Environment Context – Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report Concept – Thawing of the permanent frozen land (permafrost) in the Arctic can have consequences exacerbating global warming and be directly harmful to human health, a new study showed. The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and […]
Exclusions in Insurance Subject – Economy Context – Recently, doing the rounds on social media was the case of an insurance company rejecting a death claim under a personal accident policy because the deceased was riding a vehicle over 150 cc, mentioned as an exclusion under the policy. Concept – Exclusions are the […]
Atmospheric river storms Subject – Environment Context – Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding — and climate change is making them stronger Concept – Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of moisture in the atmosphere that extend from the tropics to higher latitudes. These rivers in the sky can transport 15 times […]