RULE CURVE Subject : Geography Context :The Supreme Court said the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary will be “personally responsible” and “appropriate action” will be taken on failure to give information on the ‘rule curve’ for the Mullaperiyar dam to the Supreme Court-appointed Supervisory Committee. Concept : The ‘rule curve’ in a dam decides […]

    BARALACHA PASS Subject : Geography Context : For the first time ever, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started work on reopening the crucial Baralacha Pass in Himachal Pradesh much before schedule to restore connectivity to Leh in Ladakh. Concept : Bara-lacha la also known as Bara-lacha Pass is a high mountain pass […]

    DUST STORM Subject: Geography Context : Beijing witnesses biggest dust storm in decade. Concept : Sand and dust storms are common meteorological hazards in arid and semi-arid regions. They are usually caused by thunderstorms – or strong pressure gradients associated with cyclones – which increase wind speed over a wide area. Sand and […]

    RIVER SARASVATI Subject : Geography / History Context :The Centre has reconstituted an advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati river for the next two years, after the earlier panel’s term ended in 2019. Concept : The Sarasvati River is one of the main Rigvedic rivers mentioned in […]

    LIGHTENING Subject: Geography Context: Gurugram: 1 dead, 3 injured after lightning strikes tree Concept: It is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within […]

    THUNDERSTORMS Subject: Geography Context: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has said that rainfall occurred at isolated places over Kerala and Mahe during the 24 hours ending on Monday morning. Outlook for Monday had hinted at the possibility of thunderstorms with lightning at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Concept: Thunderstorms and tornadoes […]

    BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER Subject: Geography Context: A draft of China’s new Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which is set to be formally approved, has given the green light for the first dams to be built on the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangboriver, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet before it flows into India. Concept: Brahmaputra […]

    Heat Wave Subject: Geography Context: In spite of rise of above 3-5 degree Celsius the IMD ruled out heat wave conditions over North-West India due to calming influence of a cooler western disturbance. Concept: Afresh western disturbance as a trough lay over South Afghanistan and adjoining South-west Pakistan on Thursday evening accompanied by […]

    Pre-monsoon shower Subject: Geography Context: IMD projects that the first spell of thundershowers of this year’s pre-monsoon season (March-May) is expected to break out over parts of Tamil Nadu and most of Kerala this week. Concept: Pre-monsoon showers are the key to plantation crops such as tea, rubber, coffee, pepper and cardamom in […]