Empower local communities to conserve, sustainably use Himalayan resources Subject :Geography Section: Geomorphology ( Physical Geography) Context: Recent sinking of Joshimath Himalayan ecology: The Himalayas, formed 50 million years ago due to the Indian landmass crossed the prehistoric tethys sea and bumped into the Asian mainland, are still quite fragile. Himalayas are still […]
Turkey hit by series of powerful earthquakes Subject: Geography Section : Physical Geography (Geomorphology ) Concept: More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake, which hit near the town of Gaziantep, was closely followed by numerous aftershocks […]
Lake sediments and Paleoclimate Subject: Geography Section : Physical geography Context: Lake sediments are useful paleoclimate proxies that provide information about the environmental changes and human-induced pressures on the ecosystem: Paleoclimate scientist Anoop Ambili. Paleoclimate: Paleoclimate refers to the study of past climates, primarily through the analysis of natural records such as tree […]
Deep Ocean Mission gets Rs 600 crore Subject : Geography Section: Economic Geography Concept : The Centre’s Deep Ocean Mission, which aims to explore marine biodiversity for the sustainable use of resources, has been allocated Rs 600 crore in the Union Budget 2023-2024. The government has doubled the allocation from last year’s revised […]
Upper Bhadra project Subject: Geography Section :Indian Geography Concept: Finance Minister recently announced a grant of ₹5300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project. Upper Bhadra project It is a major lift irrigation Scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State. Major objective is to provide sustainable irrigation facility in kharif […]
Rare earth elements and critical minerals Subject :Geography Section : Economic Geography Context: Rare earth elements and critical minerals will be next geopolitical battleground: Economic Survey More on the News: REE and CM are essential for generating renewable energy (RE). The problem is that they are produced in a few countries and processed […]