Government directs sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production to keep prices in check Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The Centre banned the use of ‘sugarcane juice and sugar syrup’ for ethanol production in the 2023-24 supply year, in order to maintain adequate sugar availability for domestic consumption […]
Electric- vehicle boom drives miner’s $100-m hunt for new palladium uses Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Russia’s MMC Norilsk Nickel is spending $100 Mn to find new uses for palladium as the electric-vehicle boom threatens the metal’s crucial catalytic converter market. Palladium: It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal. Nornickel […]
Mount Merapi eruption Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Some facts about Mount Merapi: Mount Merapi is a volcanic mountain peak located near the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is located on Sumatra, the westernmost and third largest of Indonesia’s 18,000 islands. It stands 2,891m high. Mount Marapi, which means […]
Why cyclone Michaung headed to Andhra coast Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Cyclone Michaung, headed to the Andhra coast More about the news Tropical Cyclone Michaung is anticipated to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast in Bapatla district, between Nellore and Machilipatnam, on Tuesday morning (December 5), as confirmed by […]
Mapping the socio-economic changes in the lower Cauvery delta Subject :Geography Section: Mapping Context: In 2018, the Foundation for Agrarian Studies launched a project to study agrarian relations in the lower Cauvery delta with a special focus on two villages– Palakurichi and Venmani. Details: Both the villages are at the “tail-end” of […]