India accounts for 35% of cargo handled by Murmansk this year Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: India’s engagement with Russia’s Arctic region has been strengthening with India-bound goods constituting the maximum share of cargo handled this year by Murmansk, located about 2,000 km northwest of Moscow. Northern Sea Route (NSR): The […]

    How to make Urea more efficient as a fertilizer Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Recently, the PM of India officially launched ‘Urea Gold’ fertilizer – basically urea fortified with sulphur, developed by the state-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF). What is UREA Gold: ‘Urea Gold’ is a new fertilizer launched […]

    Unviable Arunachal hydro projects have been dumped on Central PSUs Subject :Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: The 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh that were officially handed over to three Central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) are economically unviable, water resources experts said. Details: Private companies had given up on these projects with a […]

    Karnataka CM’s Request for Amendments to Drought Manual Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Introduction Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urges Centre to amend the Manual for Drought Management 2016 (updated in 2020) for drought declaration by States. Emphasizes the need for different parameters to declare drought in 14 agro-climatic zones in Karnataka due to erratic […]

    North India more affected by El Nino Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A study suggests that the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)  affects vast regions of India differently. Details of the study: Since 1981 monsoon rainfall over Central India — known as the monsoon core zone and where agriculture is largely […]