Climate Change Made UP Heatwave at Least Two Times More Likely Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography (Climatology) Concept: Climate change made the recent heatwave in Uttar Pradesh at least two times more likely, as per the Climate Shift Index, which quantifies the impact of climate change on local weather in real time. Climate […]
French shipping major resumes service for cashew export from Guinea-Bissau to India and Vietnam Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Every June, French shipping major CMA CGM resumes its fortnightly Bijagos Shuttle container service (for three to four months), connecting by sea the small West African tropical country of Guinea-Bissau with Spain’s Algeciras […]
Araku Valley Subject :Geography Section: Places in news Araku Valley is a hill station in Eastern Ghats Araku Valley, home to the Araku tribes, is approximately 114 km from the popular coastal city of Visakhapatnam. Ihome to the Araku tribes, is approximately 114 km from the popular coastal city of Visakhapatnam. Araku Valley […]
Coffee Subject :Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Andhra Pradesh’s Araku Valley Coffee gets organic certificate. Geographical Conditions Coffee plant requires hot and humid climate with temperatures ranging between 15°C and 28 °C and rainfall from 150 to 250 cm. Frost, snowfall, high temperature above 30°C and strong sun shine is not good for coffee crop […]
Walmart helps link 8 lakh producers to markets; farm groups sceptical Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Walmart has created a network across nine States and over 500 Farmer Producer Organisations, giving them access to the market; but farmer lobbies swear by the mandi system and cooperatives are sceptical. Details: TechnoServe, Digital Green […]
Bihar chalks out plan to tackle both flood and drought Subject :Geography Section: Rivers in news Context: Water Resources Minister Sanjay Jha said the government has chalked out a plan to deal with both exigencies, but the Centre has failed to consider its long-pending demand to build a dam in Nepal to prevent […]
Bringing the Aravallis back to life Subject :Geography Section: Indian geography Context: Tree species like Sheesham, babool and others planted over 75 hectares of land that was previously mined illegally are helping restore greenery and bring back wildlife. Mining activities in Aravallis: The Aravallis spanning Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan have been infamous for […]