Mocha among ‘most impactful’ global cyclones in 2023: WMO report at COP28 Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Cyclone Mocha in the Bay of Bengal was one of the most severe cyclones in 2023 globally, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has noted in its report released on the first day of the […]

    Behind unseasonal rain & lightning strikes in Gujarat Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Unseasonal heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, hailstorms and lightning strikes claimed 27 lives in Gujarat. Details: The disaster management system is designed more for earthquakes and heavy rainfall and not for lightning, which annually contributes to many deaths in […]

    Pulses, oil seeds, fruit output to lag demand till at least 2030-31: report Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: India’s output shortfalls vis-a-vis demand for the key protein source (pulses), as well as edible oils and fruits, are expected to persist or even widen over the next seven years, as per a […]

    CCI buys cotton at MSP as prices drop Subject: Geography Section: Socioeconomic geography Context: With cotton prices remaining subdued due to lack of demand, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has purchased nearly two lakh bales of cotton at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). About Cotton Corporation of India Cotton Corporation of India […]

    India steps up exploration for critical minerals, including lithium Subject: Geography Section: economic geography Context: India has stepped up its exploration for critical and strategic minerals, including lithium, rare earth elements, and vanadium, among others. Details: Minerals such as antimony, cobalt, gallium, graphite, lithium, nickel, niobium, and strontium, among others, are critical for […]

    Cycling of solution needed for dolomite crystals to grow Subject: Geography Section: Socioeconomic geography Context: A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan have finally succeeded in growing a common mineral (dolomite) in the laboratory under the conditions believed to have formed it naturally, thanks to […]

    GAIL to build reserves by storing gas in depleted wells Subject : Geography Section : Economic geography Context: India is looking at building its first strategic natural gas reserves by using old, depleted hydrocarbon wells to store the fuel and hedge against global supply disruption. The strategic facilities would be built in phases […]

    Warm temperatures for prolonged periods may have led to massive pest attack in Assam Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography  Context: Continuous warm temperatures for prolonged periods may have led to the serious pest infestation in Assam that damaged around 28,000 hectares of paddy crop in at least 15 districts. The crop was nearing […]