Why are temperatures within a city’s neighbourhoods different? Subject: Geography Section: Climate Urban heat islands or UHIs are metropolitan areas that are significantly warmer than the surrounding rural areas. Causes of Urban Heat Island Effect Disappearing green and blue spaces ( Vegetation and water bodies):the loss of tree cover in cities allows much […]
India and Australia explore ties in Critical and Strategic Minerals Subject :Geography Section :Economic Geography Context: India’s mines minister Australia visits What are critical and strategic minerals? Critical minerals, also known as “strategic minerals,” may seem somewhat self-explanatory. After all, “critical” and “strategic” definitionally mean important, and these minerals are indeed important for […]
Lithium as a reproductive toxin Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: European Union proposal to classify the lithium as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning electric-vehicle industry Proposals refer to lithium carbonate, hydroxide and chloride. Lithium widely used in EV industry, pharmaceuticals, industrial lubricants and specialty glasses Proposal may stigmatize use […]
Maharashtra releases water for Telangana Subject: Geography Section : Mapping Context: The Godavari water started flowing towards Sriramsagar project in Nizamabad district of Telangana from the upstream Babli Barrage in Maharashtra as the gates of the reservoir were lifted by the authorities of the Maharashtra Water Resources Department What is Sriram Sagar Project? […]
Russia- Sweden & Finland Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: NATO Secretary-General announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Turkey, Finland and Sweden in a trilateral meeting held in Madrid, Spain. Concept: Russia shares a 1,340-kilometre-long border with Finland. Sweden, though it does not share a land border, shares the Baltic […]
Global attention on moratorium on deep-sea mining Subject : Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: As the UN Ocean Conference gets underway and the global attention turns towards the ocean, political resistance to the emerging deep-sea mining industry gains traction What is Dee sea mining? It is the extraction of valuable metals and minerals […]