Subject: Geography Context: NASA’s SOFIA Discovers water on sunlit surface of moon. Concept: There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published by NASA raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment and maybe even fuel on the lunar surface. Previous research […]
Subject: Geography Context: Prominent astrophysicist has said that Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock that is on a collision course with Earth. Concept: Asteroid 2018VP1: Asteroid 2018VP1 has a diameter of about 2 metres, around the size of a small automobile. Only 1 in 240 chance that 2018VP1 would impact the Earth. It would likely burn […]
Subject: Geography Context : A recent survey has found that a tectonic fault line that runs through Ladakh , all along the indus river , is not inactive as was previously thought. Concept : Movement of The Indian Tectonic Plate The Indian plate includes Peninsular India and the Australian continental portions. The subduction zone along […]
Subject : Geography Context: The sub-cyclonic system or “deep depression” that inundated Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is likely to peter out in a day, but will regain in strength again once it crosses the Maharashtra coast according to IMD. Concept: October and November are cyclone months with several storms originating in the Bay of Bengal. […]
Subject: Geography Context: Northeast monsoon is likely to set in after october 25 according to Indian Meteorological Department, Concept: October to December is recognised as the period for Northeast monsoon by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The northeast monsoon (winter monsoon) blows from land to sea. During this period, rainfall is experienced over southern states, […]
Subject: Geography Context: Prime Minister will inaugurate the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. Concept: The 9.02-km tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world above the height of 3,000 metres cuts through a mountain west of the Rohtang La. It will shorten the distance between Solang Valley and Sissu by around 46 km […]