Dark Sky Reserve Context: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has announced the setting up of India’s first dark sky reserve at Hanle in Ladakh in the next three months. Why this location is chosen? Hanle which hosts numerous telescopes is […]
Mishap at Meghalaya coal mine leaves one dead, another hurt For Prelims About Rathole mining: Rat-hole mining is a dangerous technique involving digging narrow vertical tunnels into the earth to extract coal. It is done by digging deep vertical shafts with narrow horizontal tunnels of […]
Bangladesh river water deal likely For Prelims About Kushiyara River: It is a branch of the Barack River and originates in the state of Nagaland at the mouth of the Barak, also known as the Amlshid bifurcation point. It forms the boundary between the Indian […]
Risking all for The Love of Aravalis For Prelims About Aravalis They are spread across Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, over a total of 692 kilometre (km). There are divided into two main ranges, Sambhar Sirohi Range and the Sambhar Khetri Range. They are fold […]
Cloudbursts in Amarnath Context: Highly-localized rains produced flooding in Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in at least 16 fatalities and more than 20 injuries. Those who perished were at a camp close to the cave, a revered location. About: A cloudburst is defined as […]
Glacial Advance Context: Multiple events of glacial advances have been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study. What is a […]
Widespread Heatwave Context: India is facing an unusually long series of heatwaves that began in the end of March and scorched north India for most of April. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said April was the hottest in northwest India in 122 years. It has […]
Interlinking of Rivers Context: • Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. About: • Ken – Betwa project is the first Inter-linking […]
National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen About: The Centrally Sponsored ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ provides financial assistance to fishersfor the construction of house among other things. This Scheme is a component of the Scheme ‘Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries’. […]