Centre unlikely to back Manipur govt move to pull out of Kuki truce pact Subject: Geography Section: Human Geography Concept : The Centre is unlikely to support the Manipur government’s decision to withdraw from a truce agreement with three Kuki-Zomi insurgent groups. The Centre’s reluctance on the matter has been communicated to the […]
Solomon Islands Subject : Geography Section: Human Geography Concept : A state-backed Chinese company recently won a contract to develop a key port in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands: It is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania. It is situated in the southwest Pacific […]
Afghanistan earthquake shakes north India, aftershocks unlikely Subject: Geography Section: Physical Geography (Geomorphology) Concept: Tremors lasting several seconds were felt in Delhi and other parts of North India as a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan recently. Afghanistan Earthquake The earthquake was deep (origin 187.6 km below the earth’s surface) and the epicentre of […]
Equinox Subject : Geography Section: Climatology Concept : Equinox today (March 21) marks the end of winter in northern and summer in southern hemisphere. About Equinoxes (Vernal & Autumnal) The word equinox is derived from two Latin words – aequus (equal) and nox (night). There are only two times of the year when […]
Coastal crisis Subject : Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: Odisha is fast losing its shoreline to rising sea levels. Its adaptation plans must not only be immediate but also fool proof Why in news? 74 villages in the state are severely affected by shoreline erosion—the highest in the country. Integrated Coastal Zone Management […]
Modi and Hasina open 131.5km oil pipeline to Bangladesh Subject : Geography Section: Indian Physical Geography Concept : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline that will bring diesel from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery’s marketing depot in Siliguri to Parbatipur in northern Bangladesh. […]
Habitat preservation in the Western Ghats can help enhance biodiversity in the hotspot Subject: Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: In one of the first studies on rock dwelling fauna, published in January 2023, a group of scientists found that even species that can adjust to extremely variable climates on lateritic plateau habitats are vulnerable […]