Global meet urges India to augment pulses production to meet nutritional needs Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulse producers, processors and traders, has suggested India to augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements. More on news: Ministers Arjun Munda and Piyush Goyal […]
Shri Shantanu Thakur to flag-off the 1st trial cargo vessels from Maia Inland Customs Port on 12th February 2024 Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: The first trial movement of vessels between Maia Port in India and Sultanganj Port in Bangladesh on Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) Route no. 5 & 6 is set to […]
Atlantic is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC): The AMOC is essential for distributing heat from the tropics to northern latitudes. Observations since 2004 indicate that the […]
Scientists say tectonic plate tearing apart under Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand Subject: Geography Section: Geomorphology Context: Scientists have discovered that several rigid tectonic plates beneath the Pacific Ocean are undergoing separation. Details: Earth’s outer shell, the lithosphere, is composed of these plates, which float atop the semi-fluid asthenosphere, with their […]
The patterns of global warming are more important than its levels Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Rising global temperature: A recent study has reignited debates about whether the Earth’s surface temperature has surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold above pre-industrial levels. This research, conducted by scientists in Australia and the U.S., utilized palaeo-thermometry […]
Rann of Kutch and Dholavira Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Why in news? Till not so long ago in Gujarat, the distance from Bhuj to Dholavira was around 240 km via Rapar and Bhachau. But in the run-up to the G-20 Summit, the Government of India cleared 31.9 km-long Khavda-Khadir road, through the Rann […]
Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: India is likely to see increased rainfall during the southwest monsoon season following a dry winter and predictions of a hot spring and summer in the northwest, northeast, […]
Tripura board allows Kokborok in Roman script in examinations Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: Widespread protests by students, indigenous communities, tribal forums, and political parties against the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE). TBSE agrees to allow Kokborok language exam papers to be written in both Roman and Bangla scripts. Initially, only […]