Subject: Polity/Geography Context: The Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) meeting saw a sharp exchange of words between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Mekedatu dam project. Concept: Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 had constituted the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal in 1990 […]
Subject: Geography Context: Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced their predictions about the new solar cycle, called Solar Cycle 25, which they believe has begun. Solar cycles have implications for life and technology on Earth as well as astronauts in space Concept: Since the Sun’s surface is a very […]
Subject: Geography Context: Tourism authorities filming pink blooms in backwater villages to ensure people around the world connected to the destinations. Concept: The backwaters in the Malabar Coast are called Backwaters are the shallow lagoons or inlets of the sea, lying parallel to the coastline. The backwaters have a unique ecosystem: freshwater from the rivers […]
Subject: Geography Context: Turkey’s seismic research vessel Oruc Reis returned to waters near the southern province of Antalya NATO members Turkey and Greece have overlapping claims to continental shelves and rights to potential energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean. Tensions flared last month after Ankara sent Oruc Reis to map out possible oil and gas […]
Subject: Geography Context : Late monsoon withdrawal in India due to La Niña Concept: Withdrawal or the retreat of the monsoon is a more gradual process. The withdrawal of the monsoon begins in northwestern states of India by early September. By mid-October, it withdraws completely from the northern half of the peninsula. The withdrawal from […]
Subject: Geography Context: Erratic climate pattern taking a toll on producers of tea, coffee, rubber Concept: The term plantation crop refers to those crops which are cultivated on an extensive scale in contiguous area, owned and managed by an individual or a company. The crops include tea, coffee, rubber, cocoa, coconut, arecanut, oil palm, palmyrah […]