Coastal Erosion: As per the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) 34% of India’s coastline is under erosion. West Bengal has suffered the worst (60.5% of its coast is threatened by erosion). Coastal Erosion is the process by which local sea-level rise, strong wave action, and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and/or […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Karakoram Anomaly
Karakoram Anomaly: A study investigated why glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Central-South Asia have not been as affected by Climate Change as others. They have attributed this phenomenon called Karakoram Anomaly to the recent revival of Western Disturbances (WDs). The ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ is termed as the stability or anomalous growth of glaciers in the […]
Green Protection To Aravalli
Green Protection To Aravalli: The Supreme Court of India extended Green Protection to forest land in Aravalli ranges. The court’s ruling will mean around 30,000 hectares across the Aravallis and Shivaliks in Haryana will be considered forest land. The Supreme Court held that all land covered by the special orders issued under Section 4 of […]
Kali Bein
Kali Bein: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, days after he had drunk a glass of water directly from the Kali Bein, a holy rivulet in Sultanpur Lodhi. Kali Bein, the 165-km rivulet starts from Hoshiarpur, runs across four districts and meets the confluence of the rivers Beas and […]
Landlord Port Model
Landlord Port Model: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) has become the first major 100% landlord port in India, having all berths being operated on the PPP model. In this model, the publicly governed port authority (owner) acts as a regulatory body and as a landlord while private companies carry out all other port operations. In return, […]
Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road New Rail Line
Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road New Rail Line: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the construction of Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line. Key Highlights of this Project: The total length of the new rail line will be 116.65 kms. The project will be completed by 2026-27, it will generate direct employment during construction for […]
Bundelkhand Expressway
Bundelkhand Expressway: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh. The 296-kilometre long, four-lane Bundelkhand Expressway passes through seven districts, Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah. The 296-Km, four-lane expressway has been constructed at a cost of around 14,850 crore rupees. […]
New Insights Involved In The Movement Of The Earth’s Tectonic Plates
New Insights Involved In The Movement Of The Earth’s Tectonic Plates: A recent study by a team of scientists at Goa-based National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has brought new insights into the critical processes involved in the movement of the earth’s tectonic plates. The buoyant rising of hot and low-density magma or […]
What Is a Cloudburst?
What Is a Cloudburst? “Highly-localised rains” in Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir, caused flooding and led to the deaths of at least 16 people and injuries to more than 20 others. A cloudburst refers to an extreme amount of rain that happens in a short period, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, and this has a […]
Instrument Of Accession Of The Khasi State
Instrument Of Accession Of The Khasi State: A tribal council in Meghalaya has called for a meeting of traditional heads to revisit the Instrument of Accession that made the Khasi domain a part of the Indian Union more than seven decades ago. The chief executive member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) agreed […]
