Cyclone Hamoon: Deep depression in Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclonic storm on October 23, says IMD Subject :Geography Section: Physical Geography Cyclone Hamoon: It is a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal region. The system will move nearly north-northeastward and cross the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chattogram. Areas affected: Paradip […]

    Months after community added to ST list, Himachal asks Delhi to define Hattees Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: There is confusion in the Tribal Development Department (TDDD) about who the “Hattees” actually are and whether people already classified as Scheduled Castes should be included as members of this community. TDD noted that […]

    Sensitive ecosystem in Cauvery’s birthplace cries for attention amid deficit rainfall Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography In the news: Deficit rainfall and drought led to reduced storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin reservoirs. Kodagu- Place of origin of Cauvery river: Kodagu, which is the main catchment area as well as place of origin of […]

    Tej now extremely severe cyclone over the Arabian Sea; yellow alert issued for eight districts in Kerala Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography In the news: The very severe cyclone, Tej, that formed over the Arabian Sea intensified into an extremely severe cyclone. About Tej cyclone: The cyclone, which is moving north-westwards, is likely […]

    Does India need to relook the Dam Safety Act? Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in North Sikkim’s South Lhonak Lake washed away one of the biggest hydropower projects in India, the Teesta III dam at Chungthang. Dam Safety Act: A new Dam Safety Act (DSA) was […]

    All four quakes were in the same fault system Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: In a short span of about a week, a region about 40 km from Herat, Afghanistan was struck by four shallow focus earthquakes of 6.3 magnitude. Details: All four earthquakes occurred on east-west striking fault planes that dip […]