Mamata Banerjee urges Hemant Soren to monitor the water release from Jharkhand dams causing floods in southern Bengal Sub: Geo Sec Indian Physical Context: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met with Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to discuss the excessive water flow from the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dams in Jharkhand, which are causing […]

    Why the Odisha government will plant palm trees to combat lightning strikes Sub: Geo Sec: Climatology Context: The Special Relief Commissioner’s office has approved Rs 7 crore for the proposed plan. The state has banned the felling of existing palm trees and 19 lakh palm trees will initially be planted on the boundaries […]

    Underwater mapping reveals insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves Subject: Geo Sec: Climatology Context: New research documents never-seen-before shapes formed at the base of a West Antarctic ice shelf. An autonomous underwater vehicle found these features — including tear-shaped indents — exclusively in areas with higher melting rates by underlying warm ocean water. Ice shelf: An […]

    Millets are India’s solution to global challenges on nutrition, water scarcity and climate change: PM Sub: Geo Sec: Eco geo Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted millet farming as India’s solution to global issues of nutrition, water scarcity, and climate change. Details: Modi emphasized a holistic approach of ‘One Earth, One Family, One […]

    Kerala to declare Wayanad landslide ‘state disaster’, as Centre declines ‘national disaster’ tag Sub: Geo Sec: Indian physical geo Context: The Union government has declined to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster. Details: The Kerala government issued an order declaring Meppadi Panchayat as “disaster-affected” after the official death toll exceeded 200. Kerala […]

    Cabinet approves 8 high-speed road corridors worth Rs 50655 crore Subject: Geo Sec: Eco geo Context: The Cabinet approved eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects of 936 km length at a total cost of Rs 50,655 crore. The projects are expected to improve logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity across the country. […]

    The relevance of pumped storage projects Sub: Geo Sec: Hydrology Context: The Union Budget for 2024-25 announced a policy to promote pumped storage projects for electricity storage and the integration of renewable energy. Pumped Storage hydropower (PSH): Solutions for storing variable renewable energy include batteries and compressed air storage, but pumped storage using […]