Periyar River Subject – Geography Context – Kayaking, standup paddling on Periyar river on Sunday Concept – Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns. It generates a significant […]
Cyclone landfall Subject – Geography Context: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Cyclone Gulab, the first cyclone post-monsoon, formed in the Bay of Bengal on the evening of September 25, 2021. It may make landfall along the south Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh coasts by tomorrow evening. Concept – What is landfall? A […]
States bordering Myanmar Subject – Geography Context – Mizoram fears fresh influx from Myanmar Concept – Four Northeast Indian states share the border with Myanmar: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur.
Gogra mapping Subject – Geography Context – Gogra grazing areas off-limits Concept – Villagers have lost access to a vast grazing area near Gogra in eastern Ladakh owing to growing Chinese presence in the area. Gogra is one of the several friction points in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a […]
Bauxite Subject – Geography Context – Won’t allow bauxite mining on Mali Hill: Agitators ransack meeting in Koraput village Concept – Adivasis shouted slogans and ransacked the venue of a public meeting called to discuss a proposed bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Koraput district September 22, 2021. The Mali and forest area are […]
Monsoon Withdrawal Subject – Geography Context – Excess September rainfall shrinks monsoon deficit to 3% Concept – According to IMD, the monsoon withdrawal from northwest India takes place if there is a cessation of rainfall activity over the area for continuous five days. An anti-cyclonic wind has to form over the lower troposphere, and there should also be considerable […]
La Nina Subject – Geography Context – Korean Met agency, too, puts out La Nina watch Concept – To know more about El-nino and La-nina, please click here.
Saraswati River Subject – Geography Context – New study challenges argument on existence of Saraswati river Concept – A study conducted by the Centre of Excellence for Research on the Saraswati River (CERSR) at Kurukshetra University has concluded that all major archaeological sites in Haryana – Siswal, Rakhigarhi, Banawali, Bhirrana, Kunal, Balu, Thana […]
El-Nino and La-Nina Subject – Geography Context – Deep depression weakens, but heavy rains to continue Concept – To know about El-Nino, please click here. To know about La-Nina, please click here.