IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon no El Nino Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Rainfall is expected to be 99 per cent of the historical average for the country during June-September. The sanguine forecast is based on “La Niña” conditions prevailing and likely to continue through the four-month monsoon season. La Niña is the opposite of […]

    Phosphatic Fertilizers Subject: Geography Section: Environment Geography Context – India to become AtmaNirbhar in Phosphatic Fertilisers. Concept- The agricultural sector’s success largely depends on the fertiliser industry, which manufactures some of the most important raw materials required for production of crops. Moreover, the Indian fertiliser industry is extremely crucial as it produces phosphorous-based […]

    India-Bangladesh Trans-Boundary River Management: Understanding the Tipaimukh Dam Controversy Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Background: Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed embankment dam on the river Barak in Manipur state India first commissioned in 1983. The purpose of the dam is flood control and hydroelectric power generation. It has been subject to repeated delays as the project developed, as there has been […]

    WTO slashes global trade growth forecast for 2022 to 3% from 4.7% Subject : Geography Section Mapping Context: According to WTO sharp rise in commodity prices has been one of the immediate economic impacts of the crisis. Despite their small shares in world trade and output, Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers of […]

    Seema Darshan Project Subject :Geography Section: Mapping Context- As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (April 10) inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat, around 188 km from Ahmedabad. Concept- Located in the Rann of Kutch region, Nadabet, also known as the ‘Wagah […]

    Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context- The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has demanded the national project status for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP). Concept- The main advantage of a project which has received national project status is that 90% of the funding for the project will be given by […]

    Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities Silk Production in India: Silk is the most elegant textile in the world with unparalleled […]