ARAVALLI RANGES Subject: Geography Context: The Supreme Court ordered the Haryana government and the Faridabad Municipal Corporation to take “all essential measures” to remove encroachments, including about 10,000 residential constructions, in the ecologically fragile Aravali forest land near LakarpurKhori village. Concept: The Aravalli Range (also spelled Aravali) is a mountain range in Northwestern […]
LAKSHADWEEP Subject : Geography Context : An isolated island that became a melting point of cultures. Concept : About Lakshadweep Lakshadweep is a tropical archipelago of 36 atolls and coral reefs in the Laccadive Sea, 280 km to 480 km off the coast of Kerala. 11 are inhabited. But currently, there are 35 […]
THOUSANDS OF ROHINGYA PROTEST AT BHASHAN CHAR ISLANDS Subject: Geography Context: Several thousand Rohingya refugees have staged “unruly” protests against living conditions on a cyclone-prone island off Bangladesh where they were moved from vast camps on the mainland, police said. Concept: The island is also known as Thengar Char Island. Bhashan Char Island […]
EARTHQUAKE ZONES OF INDIA Subject: Geography Context: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the construction of a new Parliament is important because the old building was constructed a hundred years ago by the British and was not constructed for “an independent country”. It is important because it is in Seismic Zone 2, and […]
Monsoon onset over Kerala delayed : IMD Subject : Geography Context : Monsoon is likely to hit India’s southwestern coast around June 3 instead of the regular onset date of June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Concept : The southwest monsoon was earlier expected to hit Kerala on May 31, […]
BURNING VESSELS MAY LEAD TO ACID RAIN Subject : Current Events / Geography Context : Burning Ship MV X – PRESS PEARL with chemicals onboard may cause acid rain in Srilanka : Report Concept : Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ continue to battle the fire onboard container ship MV X-Press […]
MEKEDATU MULTI-PURPOSE PROJECT Subject : Economy / Geography Context :The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a joint committee to look into allegations of unauthorised construction activity taking place in Mekedatu, where the Karnataka government had proposed to construct a dam across the Cauvery River. Concept : Acting suomotu based on a media […]
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE & SUPERMOON Subject : Geography Context : Recently, a super-celestial event took place as the first lunar eclipse of 2021 took place. The event was more special as it coincided with a supermoon, a total lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once. Concept : Supermoon NASA notes […]