Rare Earth Metals May Be Lurking in Your Junk Drawer Subject: Geography Section: Eco geography Context: Studies from China and the Netherlands reveal that reusing or recycling rare earth metals could meet as much as 40 percent of the demand for the metals in the United States, China and Europe by 2050. More […]
What are ecological droughts? Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Drought impact in India: India has reported a drought at least once every three years in the last five decades. It has lost between two and five per cent of its GDP due to the impacts of drought, according to a 2022 report from the […]
Urbanisation in Bhubaneshwar impacts winter temperatures Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Bhubaneswar, a tier-II city in Odisha, exemplifies rapid urbanization and warming trends, with a 166% increase in built-up area from 2004-2015 and a 0.68C temperature rise in the last two decades, especially pronounced in newly urbanized peripheries. Details: The ministerial meeting at […]
India-Myanmar border will be fenced like that of Bangladesh, Centre reconsidering Free Movement Regime: Amit Shah Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the Centre has decided to fence the entire length of the currently porous India-Myanmar border to stop free movement of people. […]
Warmer winter impacts ice hockey, Chadar trek in country’s coldest region of Ladakh Subject: Geography Section: India Physical Geography Context: Unusually warm weather in Ladakh this winter has affected extreme winter sports like ice hockey and the 105-kilometre Chadar trek. In Ladakh’s Kargil town, ice hockey rinks faced challenges in forming a proper […]
Scientists Map Largest Deep-Sea Coral Reef Off Atlantic Coast Subject : Geography Section: Oceanography Context: For the first time, scientists have succeeded in mapping the largest deep-sea coral reef in the world, which runs hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast of the United States. More on news: According to the National Oceanic […]