MONAZITE Subject: GEOGRAPHY Context: Nearly 37,024 tons of Monazite can be extracted from beach sand stored by private miners in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and KanyaKumari districts of Tamilnadu claims amicus curiae. Content: Since 2000, illegal mining and transportation of Garnet, Ilmenite, Rutile, Zirem, Sillemanate and Leucoxene were happening despite the State government’s complete ban […]
Earth’s first landmass emerged in Singhbhum Subject – Geography Context – Earth’s first landmass emerged in Singhbhum: study Concept – A new study has challenged the widely accepted view that the continents rose from the oceans about 2.5 billion years ago. It suggests this happened 700 million years earlier — about 3.2 billion […]
Tuvalu Map Subject – Environment / Geography Context – Tuvalu’s foreign minister gave COP26 speech knee-deep in the ocean Concept – The foreign minister of Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific island nation located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, delivered a powerful message at the United Nations COP26 climate summit. The island nation of Tuvalu, […]
Chumbi Valley Subject – Geography Context – ‘China strengthening connectivity in Chumbi’ Concept – Chumbi Valley is also called Dromo, Tromo or Chomo. It is a valley in the Himalayas that projects southwards from the Tibetan plateau, intervening between Sikkim and Bhutan. It is coextensive with the administrative unit Yadong County in the […]
Kameng River Subject – Geography Context – Arunachal Pradesh river turns black, thousands of fish die; locals blame China: Report Concept – The Kameng River (previously named Bharali River, now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jiabharali (Jia Bharali) in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial […]
Palau Mapping Subject – Geography Context – President of Palau, a Pacific state of 500 low-lying islands under threat from rising sea levels, told the leaders of the G20 industrial powers in a speech: “We are drowning and our only hope is the life-ring you are holding.” Concept – Country Location Boundaries Uniqueness […]
Mount Trishul Subject – Geography Context – Missing Naval officer’s wife wants search operations to continue on Mount Trishul Concept – Trisul is a group of three Himalayan Mountain peaks of western Kumaun, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks are named Trisul I, Trisul II, and Trisul III. The […]
Bridgmanite Subject – Geography Context – Scientists find a mineral seen in the depths ofthe Earth in a meteorite Concept – The key findings of a study led by IIT Kharagpur researchers could help us understand the formation and evolution of the Earth. They have studied a meteorite that fell near the town […]
Trans-Arunachal Highway Subject – Geography Context – ‘Chinese buildup in RALP a matter of concern’ Concept – It is an under-construction 2-lane more than 2,407 km (1,496 mi) long highwayin Arunachal Pradesh state in India. It runs from LAC in Tawang in northwest to Kanubari in southeast at tri-junction of Assam-Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh. It […]