Shiveluch Volcano : Russia According to Scientists, the Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula may be gearing up for its first powerful eruption in 15 years. Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, having erupted at least 60 times in the past 10,000 years. It has two main […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Cryosphere Loss
Cryosphere Loss: At COP27, a broad coalition of 18 governments joined together to create a new high-level group ‘Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI) on Sea-level Rise and Mountain Water Resources’. The “AMI” group aims to ensure impacts of cryosphere loss is understood by political leaders and the public, and not only within mountain and polar […]
India’s First National Centre Of Excellence For Green Port & Shipping
India’s First National Centre Of Excellence For Green Port & Shipping: India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) was launched at “INMARCO 2022” held in Mumbai. The INMARCO is a quadrennial International Maritime Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineers (India). NCoEGPS is a major initiative by […]
Development Of Great Nicobar
Development Of Great Nicobar: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change gave environmental clearance for the ambitious Rs 72,000 crore development project on the strategically important Great Nicobar Island. The idea of developing Great Nicobar was first proposed in the 1970s, and its significance for national security and the consolidation of the Indian […]
Koronivia Joint Work On Agriculture
Koronivia Joint Work On Agriculture: India recently communicated strong objections to discussions under a special UN Framework Convention on Climate Change effort known as the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, which has sought to expand efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouses gases to the agriculture sector. It aims to recognise the unique potential of agriculture […]
Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse: A total lunar eclipse will occur on 8 November, 2022. The eclipse is visible from all places of India at the time of Moonrise. An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon when Earth is located directly between the Sun and the Moon and only if […]
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, may erupt in the near future. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii. It is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes to […]
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest “No Means No” campaign launched by a group of youngsters against setting up of new hydel projects in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh asking candidates of various political parties contesting in the upcoming Assembly election to give an affidavit, citing their proposed steps to deal with stopping construction of new […]
Sukapaika River
Sukapaika River: The Sukapaika River which stopped flowing 70 years ago, is set to be rejuvenated as the Odisha government has started working on its revival plan following a recent direction from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Sukapaika is one of the several distributaries of the mighty Mahanadi river in Odisha. It branches away from […]
Partial Solar Eclipse
Partial Solar Eclipse: India and a few other places in the world will witness a partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022. An eclipse happens when the moon while orbiting the Earth, comes in between the sun and the Earth, due to which the moon blocks the sun’s light from reaching the Earth, causing an […]
