Geography
- Rossby waves are large-scale atmospheric and oceanic waves that propagate westward in the mid-latitudes. - They are a result ...
Context: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Sikkim, more than 30 people died and more than 70 people are missing; GLOF ...
Context: Recently, a massive fire broke out inside the Sariska Tiger Reserve (Rajasthan). The fire spread and destroyed around 10 sq ...
Context: Every year on 26th March, people around the planet take an hour off electricity by switching off their lights at ...
Context: Recently, the Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation by the Union Cabinet from 2021 to 2026. About ...
Context: Recently, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India informed about the delay in the grant of Revised Administrative Approval to an ...
Context: The United States Senate, recently has unanimously passed a law making daylight saving time (DST) permanent, scrapping the biannual ...
Context: Recently, some tribals have intensified their protest against the Par Tapi Narmada River Linking Project after it was mentioned in the budget ...
Context: It is claimed by some activist that Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed. What are Karewas? ...
About Volcanoes: An opening in an earth crust which allows molten rock, gases, and debris to escape to the surface ...
Context: Bomb cyclone hits eastern U.S., triggers transport chaos, outages Bomb cyclone/ Bombogenesis It is the rapid deepening of an extratropical ...
Context: Various parts of India, especially North India, have been experiencing a severe cold wave. Warnings for the severe cold ...
Context: Recently, the US has proposed a law aiming to end China’s alleged “chokehold” on rare earth metals supplies. Rare ...
Context: Funds Allocation of Ken Betwa River Linking Project Ken Betwa River Linking Project It is a project proposed to ...
Context: Recently, the Delhi High Court has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to consider as representation a petition to stop the ...
Ministry of Mines Context: Geological Survey of India Mobile App - Innovative Step Towards Making GSI Digitally Accessible To Masses ...
Context: Owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Census of India 2021 and other Census-related field activities have been postponed by the Union Home ...
Context: An oxygen generation facility was inaugurated by Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) Lieutenant General Ajai Singh at Indian ...
Context: June 21- this day is referred to as the summer solstice, the longest day of the summer season. It occurs when the ...
About Sardar Sarovar Dam The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada river in Gujarat. Four Indian states, Gujarat, ...
Context: More than 200 contingency workers of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh went on an indefinite strike from ...
Context: The Rajasthan government has been demanding national project status for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP). Details ERCP is ...
Ministry of Earth Science Context: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today announced that it expects monsoon rainfall to be normal ...
Context Uttarakhand government had tabled the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, 2019 in the state assembly in December 2019 ...
Context: The Chilika lake in Odisha, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, was once part of the Bay of Bengal, a study by the marine ...
Context: A Tiger relocated to Odisha from Madhya Pradesh has returned back after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) shelved ...
Ministry of Jal Shakti The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of ...
Ministry of Earth Science About: The Deep Ocean Mission is proposed as multi-ministerial multi-disciplinary programme with emphasis on development of ...
Ministry of Earth Science Context: There are several scientific investigations carried out related to the frequency & impacts of Cyclones ...
Ministry of Earth Science Why in News? India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrates its 146th Foundation Day About: India Meteorological Department ...