Subject: Geography Context: West Bengal farmers are going to cultivate pokkali variety of rice to tide over a crisis-like situation created by severe seawater incursion into paddy fields in vast areas of the Sundarbans after the cyclone Amphan Concept: The pokkali variety of rice is known for its saltwater resistance and flourishes in the rice […]

Subject: Geography Context: Bangas Awaam Mela’ held in Jammu and Kashmir to mark Article 370 abrogation anniversary.  It saw the participation of hundreds of Gujjars, Bakarwals. Concept: The Gujjars and Bakarwals are the two unique ethnic nomadic groups that rear flocks of sheep and goat between high and low altitudes of Western Himalayas. In summer, […]

Subject: Geography Context: The India Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall during August-September to be 104% of long-period average with a model error of ± 8%. The prediction assumes “neutral” ENSO (El Nino) and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions continuing during the remaining part of the monsoon season Concept: ENSO (El Nino) ENSO is one of the […]

Subject: Geography Context: Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at two crustal depths Concept: The Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) is a major part of the Eastern Himalaya, where the Himalaya takes a sharp southward bend and connects with the Indo-Burma Range. This part of the Arunachal Himalaya has gained significant importance […]

Subject: Geography Context: In Assam, over 24.68 lakh people affected and death toll rises to 102 Concept: Apart from incessant rainfall during the monsoon, there are many contributory factors to yealy floods in Assam Major cause is the very nature of the river Brahmaputra —dynamic and unstable. The Brahmaputra features among the world’s top five […]