ANDAMAN ISLANDS Subject: Geography Context: A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists. Concept: The ‘Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island – Vision Document’, is the NITI Aayog’s proposal to leverage the […]

LA NINA & IOD Subject: Geography Context : Skymet Weather, the country’s largest private-sector weather forecaster, has said that initial readings made on the prospects of impending 2021 South-West monsoon indicate that it would be a ‘normal monsoon year’ . Concept: The South-West monsoon 2021 would coincide with a devolving La Niña to start with. […]

    TROPICAL CYCLONES Subject: Geography Context: Tropical cyclones across the globe, except Atlantic hurricanes, are moving closer to land in recent decades, a new study found. Concept: Tropical cyclones generally have been moving westward by about 30 kilometres per decade since 1982, putting them closer to land and making them more dangerous, a study […]

    MOUNT MERAPI Subject : Geography Context : Indonesia’s most active volcano Mt Merapi erupts again, unleashing river of lava. Concept : Merapi (Mountain of Fire) is the most active of Indonesia’s 130 active volcanoes. It rises to 2,911 metres and has steep slopes with dense vegetation on its lower sides. It is located […]

    MOUNT K2 Subject: Geography Context: On January 16, a group of Nepali mountaineers became the first climbers to scale the K2 peak in winter. Concept: At 8,611 metres, K2 or Mount Godwin Austen is the second-highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest above sea level. It is located on the China–Pakistan border […]