Micronesia- the remote Pacific islands that have finally succumbed to a Covid outbreak Subject : Geography Section: Mapping The Federated States of Micronesia, a small island country in the Pacific that is home to around 110,000 people, is one of the latest places on Earth to experience an outbreak of Covid-19, after two […]
The sweltering heat wave across Europe Subject :Geography Section: Climatology Context: Context: Large swathes of Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. are sweltering under extreme heat wave conditions. What is behind the extreme heat waves? The heat waves are a result of climate change caused by human activity. Global temperatures have already risen […]
Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge Subject :Geography Section: Climatology Context: Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave It is a part of the global warming process. The worst was the 2003 heatwave when 40,000 people died Heatwaves also happen due […]
Tribes in news Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Recent studies have shown Baigas are unaware about the recognition of forest rights and what these rights entail. Background: In 2015, in Madhya Pradesh, Baigachak, which comprises seven villages where the Baiga tribe lives, was the first area to receive Habitat Rights under […]