Himachal Pradesh prone to natural disasters, says study Subject :Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: Context: As Himachal Pradesh experiences the fury of nature in the form of landslides, cloud bursts, flash floods, snow avalanches and droughts year after year, natural hazards have become a matter of immediate concern, the hilly region’s latest State […]

    Wheat production down but many crops set for record Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The production of wheat is estimated to come down to 106.84 million tonnes in 2021-22 from 109.59 million tonnes in 2020-21, according to the Fourth Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2021-22 released by the Ministry of […]

    What is causing Arctic warming? Should India be worried? Subject: Geography Section: Climate change Context: On August 11, Finnish Meteorological Institute researchers published their study in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, concluding that the Arctic is heating four times faster than the rest of the planet. What is Arctic amplification? What causes […]

    Why low water levels on the Rhine river hurt Germany’s economy Subject : Geography Section: Mapping Context: Flowing from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea via German industrial heartlands, the Rhine is a major route for products ranging from grains to chemicals and coal. It is an important link between industrial producers […]

    Parliament panel suggests viability gap funding for offshore wind projects Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The committee also observed that even as offshore wind power is costly compared to onshore wind power, the latter has a significantly higher CUF compared to the former. Further, as per global trends, the cost of […]