Subject : Geography Context : October to December period is among the favourable months for the development of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. This year, however, October passed without witnessing a cyclonic storm. Concept : India’s east and west coasts are prone to cyclones with the maximum associated hazards—rain, heavy […]

Subject : Geography Context : There has been a sharp decline in the flow of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh through the Kandaleru Poondi canal for the past few days. Concept : The Krishna is the second largest east flowing river of the Peninsula. The Krishna Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka […]

Subject: Geography Context: Typhoon Goni made landfall in the eastern Philippines. Over a million people in the typhoon’s projected path have been evacuated, including in the capital, where the international airport is now closed. Concept: Goni – known as Rolly in the Philippines – is the most powerful storm to hit the country since Typhoon […]

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. […]