Maharashtra considers artificial rains to tackle deficient monsoon Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: The State government is considering cloud seeding to tackle deficient rainfall in parts of Maharashtra, hoping that artificial rain could save kharif crops and also address depleted water levels in dams. Details: The government of India had made it […]
Cyclone frequency may rise over Indian coast from the warming of Pacific: study Subject: Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: Tropical cyclones that originate near the Equator, while being devastating, have been unusually subdued in recent decades. The last major cyclone of this kind in the Indian neighborhood was the 2017 Cyclone Okchi which […]
Loch Ness Subject : Geography Section: Places in news Context: Loch Ness Exploration, a volunteer research group, is leading the latest search, billed as the largest conducted from the surface of the lake since 1972. More about the Loch Ness Monster: In Scottish folklore, the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie is said to […]
What is anorthosite and what is so special about it? Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: The lunar surface has ‘Anorthosite’ [a type of intrusive igneous rock] type of soil. What is anorthosite? The term anorthosite was introduced by T.S. Hunt (1863). Anorthosites are rocks dominated by plagioclase feldspars.. Feldspars, together with quartz, […]