Coastal Erosion: The Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18-km-long coastline of the Indian mainland, about 34% is under varying degrees of erosion, while 26% is of an accretional nature and the remaining 40% is in a stable state. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai, an attached office […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
International Energy Agency (IEA) To Release 120 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil
International Energy Agency (IEA) To Release 120 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil: India has welcomed the decision by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release 120 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves, in addition to the release of 180 million barrels of crude oil from the strategic reserves of the US. The […]
What Is a Protoplanet?
What Is a Protoplanet? The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a Jupiter-like protoplanet forming through a process that researchers have described as intense and violent. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ESA (European Space Agency). The newly forming planet captured by Hubble is […]
De-notified, Nomadic And Semi-Nomadic Tribes
De-notified, Nomadic And Semi-Nomadic Tribes: A standing committee of Parliament, in its report, has criticised the functioning of the development programme for de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born criminals’ during the British regime under a series of laws starting with the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. They […]
Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal
Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal: The Haryana Vidhan Sabha has passed a resolution seeking completion of the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal. The canal, once completed, will enable sharing of the waters of the rivers Ravi and Beas between Haryana and Punjab. The Satluj Yamuna Link Canal is a proposed 214-kilometre-long canal connecting Sutlej and […]
Siwalik Fossil Park and Buxa Formation: Geological Heritage Sites
Two New Geological Heritage Sites: Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified two geological heritage sites in the Indian Himalayan Region of India. The sites identified are Siwalik Fossil Park, Himachal Pradesh and Stromatolite bearing Dolomite / Limestone of Buxa Formation of Buxa Formation, Sikkim. With inclusion of these two sites, there are 34 Geological […]
Mountain Wright Mons : New Findings About Pluto
New Findings About Pluto: New findings about Pluto have been reported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) New Horizons probe. The probe reported that icy lava flows have recently (no more than a billion years ago) covered substantial tracts of its surface. The findings drew particular attention to a mountainous feature named Wright […]
Assam-Meghalaya Border Dispute
Assam-Meghalaya Border Dispute: Assam and Meghalaya have partially resolved a 50-year-old border dispute in six of the 12 sectors along their 885-km boundary. Both states signed a “historic” agreement for a closure in six disputed sectors that were taken up for resolution in the first phase. The six disputed sectors are: Tarabari, Gizang, Hahim, Boklapara, […]
Koyna Dam
Koyna Dam The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India informed about the delay in the grant of Revised Administrative Approval to an incomplete hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. The delay resulted in the funds being blocked for more than six years. The Water Resources Department (WRD) of the Maharashtra government accorded Administrative Approval for the […]
Cyclone Asani
Cyclone Asani: The cyclone seems to be carrying thunderstorms for the eastern coast of India which includes West Bengal, Odisha, etc. Meteorologists have predicted that the cyclone will move towards the north. The name of the cyclone has been given by Sri Lanka and “Ashani” translates to “Wrath” in the Sinhala language. The sea surface […]
