Subject: Economy/Geography Context: Government has announced the auction of 41 coal blocks that have a capacity to produce 225 million tonnes of coal per year after removing the end-use restrictions and relaxed prior mining experience as bidding criteria. Concept: India imports nearly 250 million tonnes of coal from other countries despite having the world’s […]
Subject: Geography/Science and tech Context: After the onset of southwest monsoon in India, epidemiologists are studying how monsoon will impact coronavirus spread. Concept: Scientists are not sure how the rain might affect virus behavior because of its recent emergence. So the effort is to look for clues in the way other similar viruses behave during […]
Subject: Environment/Geography Context: The colour of water in Lonar Lake has changed to pink Concept: Reason: The low level of water may lead to increased salinity and change in the behaviour of algae because of atmospheric changes. This may be the reason for colour change. This is not the first time that the colour of […]
Subject: Geography Context: During India-china confrontation along LAC, Darbuk-Shyokh-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) all-weather road often seen in news Concept: The road’s strategic importance is that it connects Leh toDaulat Beg Oldie (DBO), virtually at the base of the Karakoram Pass that separates China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region from Ladakh. DBO is the northernmost corner of Indian territory […]