Oceans are warming twice as fast than the 1960s and it could get much worse Subject : Geography Context: The rate at which oceans are globally warming has doubled from the 1960s to the 2010s, a recent study has found. The top 2,000 metres of the global ocean has gained 351 zettajoules during […]
Breathing life into a dead river Subject :Geography Context- A small river that stopped flowing 70 years ago in Odisha’s Cuttack district is set to be rejuvenated. This is the first serious attempt to restore a river to its original shape in Odisha by the state government following the direction National Green Tribunal […]
A crisis is brewing in the coffee industry Subject : Geography Context: Coffee cultivation is becoming an increasingly loss-making proposition in India Concept: Geographical Conditions Coffee plant requires hot and humid climate with temperatures ranging between 15°C and 28 °C and rainfall from 150 to 250 cm. Frost, snowfall, high temperature above 30°C […]
Architectural marvel Pamban rail bridge: Vertical lift structure will be a ‘showcase’ Subject :Geography Context- The new 2.07 km Pamban rail bridge – India’s first vertical lift bridge – is set to be inaugurated in January to connect the Indian mainland and the holy Rameshwaram island. Surrounded by the pristine waters of the […]
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever — and 2022 was their worst summer yet Subject :Geography Context- This year Switzerland’s glaciers have lost an average of 6.2 per cent of their ice. The new flurries of snow will form a protective blanket to shield and reflect 90 per cent of […]