Atacama desert Subject : Geography Section: Places in news Concept: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could revolutionize the search for life on other planets. A team of researchers have successfully trained an AI to map biosignatures — any feature which provides evidence of past or present life — in a three-square-kilometer area […]
India and Australia eye stronger ties in critical minerals field Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Concept : Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Don Farrell announced the formal resumption of negotiation for the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) which will cover a “much wider” area of commercial […]
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Subject : Geography Section: Places in news (Mapping) Concept : Recently, Mount Merapi erupted with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing concerned national authorities to halt tourism and mining activities About Mount Merapi: Mount Merapi (Mountain of Fire) is one of the world’s most active volcanos located […]
California flooding because of atmospheric rivers Subject: Geography Context: Recent flooding of California because of atmospheric rivers Concept : An atmospheric river is a plume of moisture that helps carry saturated air from the tropics to higher latitudes, delivering unrelenting rain or snow. Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of moisture in the […]
Diego Garcia Subject : Geography Section : Mapping Concept : A total of 16 Indian fishermen — seven from Kerala, six from Tamil Nadu and three from West Bengal — have been apprehended by authorities in Diego Garcia of British Indian Ocean Territory, when they were fishing in the deep sea. About Diego […]
Hailstorm, unseasonal rain damage crops in three States Subject : Geography Section: Physical Geography Concept : According to Bihar government officials, rain and hailstorm in parts of south and north Bihar adjacent to Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday damaged flowering and fruiting oilseed, pulses, vegetables, tobacco crop, and blossoming mango orchards. Unseasonal rains with […]
Illegal sand mining in Haryana affecting water supply in Delhi: DJB Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical geography Context: According DJB illegal mining in Haryana Yamuna: Yamunotri, which is north of Haridwar in the Himalayan Mountains, is the source of the Yamuna. The river Yamuna, a major tributary of river Ganges, originates from the […]