Poppy growth has fallen by 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN Subject : Geography Section : Economic geography Context: Farmers in Afghanistan have lost an income of more than $1 billion from the sale of opium after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and […]
Jammu-Poonch highway upgradation Subject: Geography Section: Places in news More about the news: The Border Roads Organisation last month achieved a breakthrough in a vital tunnel along the 250-km long and strategically important National Highway 144A in Jammu and Kashmir. The tunnel forms part of the Rs 5,100-crore NH upgradation project under the Rs […]
157 killed as strong earthquake jolts Nepal’s mountainous western region Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the worst since 2015, struck Nepal’s remote mountainous region. Details: According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Jajarkot district, about 500km west of […]
India set to auction valuable mineral blocks, including graphite, nickel, and chromium Subject :Geography Section: Economic geography Context: India’s Mines Ministry would look at the auction of select critical mineral blocks. Details: Amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act allowed for private investments in select critical minerals, including lithium, the […]
Oz billionaire turns climate evangelist, cautions against ‘lethal humidity’ Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Andrew Forrest, Australia’s second richest man and Chairman of the Fortescue group of companies, has been going around the world flagging an under-realised consequence of climate change—lethal humidity. Lethal humidity: The term was coined by Andrew Forrest. It […]
157 killed as strong earthquake jolts Nepal’s mountainous western region Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the worst since 2015, struck Nepal’s remote mountainous region. Details: According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Jajarkot district, about 500km west of […]
El Nino may be drying out the southern hemisphere — here’s how that affects the whole planet Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A new study has shown that the southern hemisphere has been drying out more than the northern hemisphere over the past two decades (2001-2020). Key findings of the study: […]
National dam safety team faults planning, and design of Kaleshwaram project’s barrage in Telangana Subject : Geography Section: Places in news Context: The six-member expert team of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) examined the sinking of piers in Block-7 of the Medigadda (Laxmi) Barrage of the Kaleshwaram irrigation project in Telangana. Details: […]