IMD Alerts Subject – Geography Context – IMD issues yellow alert for 7 districts in Kerala Concept – To know about IMD alerts, please click here. To know about IMD, please click here.
Hydroelectric power plants in India Subject – Geography Context – Centre asks Kerala to increase generation at hydel stations Concept – India has 197 Hydro Power plants. The end of the 19th century saw the development of power in India. Hydro power projects are classified as large and small hydro projects based on […]
Hydro-seismicity Subject – Geography Context – ‘Micro-tremors in North Karnataka, a phenomenon called hydro-seismicity’ Concept – The series of tremors in Bidar and Kalaburagi districts in North Karnataka were possibly due to hydro-seismicity, which occur post monsoon. Their preliminary observations indicated that the micro tremors of this nature normally occur during the post […]
The declining monsoon rainfall in Punjab over last two decades Subject – Geography Context – Punjab has received below normal rainfall this monsoon, which has withdrawn in the past couple of days from the state. Concept – Punjab has received below normal rainfall this monsoon, which has withdrawn in the past couple of […]
India’s Darjeeling tea Subject – Geography Context – Duplicates from Nepal add to India’s Darjeeling tea worries Concept – After years of countering cheaper teas imported from Kenya and Sri Lanka, the beverage industry in India has a new worry — duplicate Darjeeling tea brought in from Nepal. The Tea Association of India (TAI) has raised the red flag on […]
Saraswati River Revival Subject – Geography Context – Saraswati river revival: Rs 215-crore dam proposed Concept – The Haryana government proposes to spend Rs 215 crore on the construction of a dam meant for the revival of the Saraswati river. According to the proposal by the state government, the dam, with a capacity […]
Tawang Mapping Subject – Geography Context – India, China patrols face off in Tawang Concept –