Polar Crown Prominences: An Argentina-based astronomer captured a structure that looked like a wall of plasma on the surface of the sun. Polar crown prominences (PCP) are similar to normal solar prominences, which are loops of plasma, or ionized gas, that is ejected from the solar surface by magnetic fields. They occur near the sun’s […]
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Bishnoi Community : Protest
Bishnoi Community : Protest People from the Bishnoi community are protesting against the “widespread” felling of Khejri trees for setting up solar power plants in Rajasthan. Bishnoi community belong to a Hindu religious sect found in the Western Thar Desert and some northern states of India. They trace their origins to the teachings of Guru […]
Great Nicobar Island Project
Great Nicobar Island Project: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a stay on the Great Nicobar Island project worth ₹72,000 crore and created a committee to review the environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Great Nicobar Island Project is a mega project to be implemented at the southern […]
Muthuvan Tribe
Muthuvan Tribe: A report of the committee of experts appointed by the Kerala High Court regarding human-elephant conflict stated that traditional settlements of the Muthuvan tribal community have coexisted with the wild animals in Chinnakkanal. Muthuvan tribe people live on the border hill forests of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They speak slightly two different dialects […]
Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Hybrid Solar Eclipse: A ‘hybrid’ solar eclipse called the Ningaloo Eclipse is set to happen on April 20, 2023. Hybrid solar eclipse is a type of solar eclipse that looks like an annular solar eclipse or a total solar eclipse, depending on the observer’s location along the central eclipse path. During a hybrid solar eclipse, […]
Avalanche Hit Sikkim’s Nathu La
Avalanche Hit Sikkim’s Nathu La: A massive Avalanche hit Sikkim’s Nathu La. An avalanche is a sudden, rapid flow of snow, ice, and debris down a mountain or slope. It can be triggered by various factors such as heavy snowfall, rapid temperature changes, or human activity. Many regions that are prone to avalanches have specialized […]
Kurmi Community Protest
Kurmi Community Protest: Train services were recently disrupted in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore districts of West Bengal following rail-blockade agitation by the Kurmi community. Kurmi community is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar. The Kurmis came […]
Chhukha Hydroelectric Project
Chhukha Hydroelectric Project: India recently agreed to an upward revision of tariff of the Chhukha hydroelectric project. Chhukha Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river reservoir-based project. It is located in the Wangchu River/basin in Chukha, Bhutan. Installed capacity is 336 MW. It was built by the Government of India (GoI) at the cost of Rs. 246 […]
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano : Increase Seismic Activity
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano : Increase Seismic Activity People living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase in seismic activity. Nevado del Ruiz is an ice-clad stratovolcano located in the Andes Mountains of Colombia, South America. It is a stratovolcano composed of many layers […]
Upward Lightning
Upward Lightning: Brazilian researchers recently succeeded in taking pictures of the Upward Lightning Phenomenon. Upward lightning is a phenomenon whereby a self-initiated lightning streak develops from a tall object that travels upward toward an overlaying electrified storm cloud. For this to happen, storm electrification and the resulting presence of a cloud charge region are enabling […]
