Subject: Economy/ Geography Context: April-June 2020 is the third straight quarter where the country’s farm sector output has grown at a higher rate than overall GDP in “real” terms Concept: The latest quarterly estimates of GDP released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) shows that the gross value added (GVA) from agriculture, forestry & fishing […]
Subject: Geography Context: Indian Army thwarted an attempt by China to change the status quo near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by deploying its troops to a previously un-deployed area on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake in eastern Ladakh. Concept: Pangong Tso is an endorheic lake (landlocked) that is partly in India’s Ladakh region and partly […]
Subject: Geography Context: Nine members of the dwindling Great Andamanese tribe have tested Covid-19 positive. Concept: Great Andamanese are part of the Negrito tribes that inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia and the Andaman Islands The language of the Great Andamanese, Sare, has largely been lost, with the last surviving speaker dying earlier this year. The […]
Subject: Geography Context: The Atal Tunnel at Rohtang, near Manali, is almost complete and was scheduled to be completed by May 2020, in a revised estimate, but the Covid-19 pandemic pushed back the completion by a few months due to lockdown conditions. Concept: The 9-km-long tunnel under the PirPanjal range, named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will […]
Subject: Geography Context: At least five members of the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for Covid-19. Concept: There are 6 aboriginal tribes in Andaman & Nicobar islands. On the basis of features, they can be divided into Negrito and Mongoloid. Great Andamanes, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese are negrito while Nicobarese and Shompen are mongoloid. […]
Subject: Geography Context: Two newly formed tropical storms Laura and Marco could become almost simultaneous threats to the US Gulf Coast early next week Concept: Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds, very heavy rainfall and storm […]