What does the centre wants in Bhopal gas case? Subject: Geography Section: Geomorphology Context: The Union of India calls the Bhopal gas leak tragedy the world’s largest industrial disaster. About the tragedy: On the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas escaped from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant […]
Tonga eruption similar to Mount St. Helens eruption Subject: Geography Section: Geomorphology Context: The forces generated by the January 2022 Tonga eruption created globally observable atmosphere waves. The atmospheric wave pattern close to the eruption was quite complicated, but thousands of miles away the disturbances were led by an isolated wave front traveling horizontally at more than 650 miles per hour as it spread […]
Reconstructing past deep-water circulations of Indian Ocean Subject: Geography Section: Oceanography Why in news: Studies have indicated that tectonically driven changes in the ocean gateways such as the closure of the Central American Seaway, a body of water that once separated North America from South America, since the late Miocene period, had a […]
FSSAI sets standards for basmati rice; to be enforced from August Subject: Geography Section :Agriculture Context: In a bid to promote the business around basmati rice, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified standards for basmati rice January 12, 2023. They will be enforced from August 1, 2023. Need: FSSAI […]
Ganga villas to sail today what Varanasi-Dibrugarh cruise to offer Subject: Geography Section: Transport and communication Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Ganga river cruise from Varanasi, his Parliamentary constituency. The 51-day cruise, being pitched as the world’s longest river cruise, is expected to reach its final destination — Dibrugarh […]
Water crisis: World to lose 26% storage by 2050 to trapped sediment, says new UN report Subject: Geography Context: About 50,000 large dams across the world will lose 24-28 per cent water storage capacity by 2050 due to sediment trapped in them, a report by the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and […]
Micro-seismic observatories being set up at joshimath: says union minister Subject : Geography Context: Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Tuesday said the ministry will set up numerous micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath, to study and gather data on whether the area had been suffering from small earthquakes and tremors. What is […]
Why does Delhi remain the most polluted city? Subject :Geography Geographical reasons: Location of Delhi: It lies to the northeast of the Thar Desert, to the northwest of the central plains and to the southwest of the Himalayas. As winds arrive from the coasts, bringing with them pollutants picked up along the way, […]
What is a cold wave and why northwest India is shivering Subject: Geography Context: In Delhi, the Safdarjung weather station has recorded cold wave conditions for five consecutive days so far this month, making it the longest such spell in a decade. Details: The lowest minimum temperature recorded this month was 1.9 degrees […]