Dedicated Freight Corridors Subject: Geography Context- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pulled up the Railway Ministry for the delay in construction of the eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (EDFC and WDFC) and the Indian Railways for not ensuring a time table for goods trains operation. Concept- What is a […]
Dam Safety Subject: Geography Section: Hydrology Context- The Centre on Tuesday suggested to the Supreme Court to let the Mullaperiyar dam supervisory committee continue for a year, by which time the National Dam Safety Authority under the new Dam Safety Act will become fully functional. Concept- Background: A petition was filed by a […]
Darlong community in ST list Subject: Geography Section: Tribes Context: Darlongs – a small community of around 11,000 people in Tripura – was officially included in the list of Scheduled Tribes after the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Concept : Tribes of Tripura Tripura has 19 tribal communities. […]
Private member’s bill to regulate population withdrawn in RS Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: A private member’s bill moved by BJP member Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the rising population was withdrawn on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, during the discussion on the bill, said that the population […]
40 yrs after treaty, Antarctic Bill introduced in LS Subject: Geography Section: Climate Context: Nearly 40 years after India first signed the Antarctic Treaty, the government has brought in a draft Indian Antarctic Bill-2022 to regulate and monitor activities at its research stations in the frozen continent. Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 Objectives To […]
Tripura and Meghalaya pact Subject: Geography Section: Map Context: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya have signed a pact to resolve part of their five-decade-old boundary dispute. What’s the dispute? Assam and Meghalaya share an 885-km-long border. As of now, there are 12 points of dispute along their borders. The Assam-Meghalaya border dispute are the […]
LATAM Nations Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context- The KhanijBidesh India Ltd or KABIL is engaging with primarily LATAM nations for Lithium Reserves and Cobalt Mines. Concept- India has committed to invest $6 million jointly with the Australian government in lithium and cobalt mines in Australia in the next six months. The KhanijBidesh […]
Aluminum ore mining in India Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: A committee of India’s parliament has recently India is yet to fully explore over 80 percent of its reserves of bauxite (an aluminium ore) Concept: At present Aluminum is limited primarily to the electric and electronic sectors in India. Multiple initiatives of […]