Geography

SC seeks govt. reply to minor’s petition on saving Western Ghats

❏ The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Environment Ministry to ﬁle its counter aﬃdavit to a petition ﬁled by a minor, M. Kaviya, a resident of Nilgiris, seeking judicial intervention to protect the Western Ghats from destruction. ❏ The petition has been in limbo for the past two years since... .Read more

Updated on 18 March, 2023 GS3 Environment Geography Current Affairs

ICAR develops wheat that can beat the heat

Key Points to Ponder: What’s the ongoing story- The Union Agriculture Ministry has announced that it had set up a committee to monitor the situation arising from the increase in temperatures and its impact, if any, on the current wheat crop. The Secretary, however, said there won't be an impact of rise in temperature on earl... .Read more

Updated on 23 February, 2023 GS1 Geography Disaster Management Current Affairs

Critical Minerals

Why in the news? India-Australia has decided to enhance its partnership in the field of projects and supply chains for critical minerals. Australia has confirmed that it would enact A$5.8 million to the 3-year India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership”. What are Critical Minerals? Critical minerals are elements that ar... .Read more

Updated on 3 August, 2022 GS1 Geography

Derecho

Why in the news? US States of Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois were hit by a storm system called a Derecho which turned the skies green in colour. About Derecho A Derecho is an omnipresent, long-lived, straight-line windstorm that is related to a band of fast-moving showers or thunderstorms. The Derecho name comes from the Spanish word ‘l... .Read more

Updated on 9 July, 2022 GS1 Geography

Earth’s first landmass emerged in Singhbhum: study

Context: A new study has challenged the widely accepted view that the continents rose from the oceans about 2.5 billion years ago. About the new study and its suggestions The study, by researchers from India, Australia and the US, has been published in the journal PNAS. It suggests this happened 700 million years earlier — about 3.2 bi... .Read more

Updated on 14 November, 2021 GS1 Geography

Lake Tahoe

Context: Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River Key Points Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River, an historically cyclical event that’s occurring sooner and more often than it used to &m... .Read more

Updated on 28 October, 2021 GS1 Geography