India needs to increase urban infrastructure investments to $55 billion a year: World Bank Subject :Geography Context- The World Bank report, titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action’, estimated that India would need $840 billion over the next 15 years. India’s Urbanization requirements- India needs to […]
Recharging groundwater by water-harvesting measures Subject: Geography What is an Aquifer- An aquifer is a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater. Groundwater enters an aquifer as precipitation seeps through the soil. It can move through the aquifer and resurface through springs and wells. India and Groundwater- India is the largest […]
Groundwater extraction this year down 6 billion cubic metres from 2020 Subject: Geography Context- Annual groundwater extraction for irrigation, domestic and industrial uses has come down by about 6 billion cubic metres (bcm) to 239 bcm in 2022 from 2020, shows the latest groundwater assessment report released by the Ministry of Jal […]
16 Indian sailors held hostage in Equatorial Guinea Subject: Geography Context: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s help in facilitating the release of 16 Indian seafarer held hostage In the central African country of Equatorial Guinea What is the issue: A Norwegian vessel, ‘MV Heroic Idun’, was […]
PVTGs Subjects: Geography Context: Anthropological Survey of India builds tribal hut replicas to promote unique heritage Jarawa tribe – The Jarawas (Jarawa: Aong, pronounced are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India. They live in parts of South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands, and their present numbers are estimated at between […]
Verinag: A Spring in Kashmir Subject: Geography Verinag is the massive pond from where the great Jhelum River begins its long journey through the Valley, Pakistan and finally into the Arabian sea. Location- Anantnag district of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. There is an octagonal stone basin at Verinag Spring and an […]