North India more affected by El Nino Context: Ahead of every monsoon, meteorologists track temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. Six in 10 years, a half degree or more rise — an El Nino — corresponds to diminished rainfall in India. The converse, or a La Nina, is linked to increased rain. ... .Read more
Updated on 14 August, 2023 GS1 GS3 Agriculture Geography Disaster Management
Govt. planning law on the protection of Indian manuscripts Context: The government is planning to introduce the National Manuscripts Bill, 2023, possibly in the Winter Session of Parliament. About the Bill The primary aim of the Bill is to document and catalogue Indian heritage texts wherever they may be in India... .Read more
Updated on 14 August, 2023 GS1 GS2 Polity Art & Culture
Climate events and an umbrella for urban health Context: Recent media focus on the monsoon season in India this year largely on account of the large-scale devastation in parts. Extreme monsoon events this year cyclonic storm Biparjoy that formed over the Arabian Sea in June and which made landfall in western India floo... .Read more
Updated on 9 August, 2023 GS1 GS2 GS3 Security Social issues & Justice Geography Disaster Management Health and Family wellfare
National Handloom Day Context: National Handloom Day is celebrated all over the country on 7 August annually. What is National Handloom Day? The government started observing National Handloom Day in 2015 with the vision to give encouragement and policy support to the artisans and craftsmen who are keeping alive the country&rsq... .Read more
Updated on 9 August, 2023 GS1 GS2 Society Governance