Zojila Pass: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recently reopened the strategic Zojila Pass that acts as a gateway between the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Zojila Pass, also known as ‘The Mountain Pass of Blizzards’, is a strategic pass that connects Kashmir Valley to Ladakh. It is located on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway […]
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Nanakshahi Sammat 555
Nanakshahi Sammat 555: The Prime Minister greeted the Sikh community on commencement of Nanakshahi Sammat 555. This year’s Nanakshahi calendar has been dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the martyrdom of Akali Baba Phula Singh, the 300th anniversary of the birth of Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarh and the 100th anniversary of the Jaito front. Nanakshahi […]
McMahon Line
McMahon Line: A recent bipartisan Senate resolution in the United States recognizes the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh. McMahon Line is a geographical border between Northeast India and Tibet. It is the boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese It was negotiated […]
Merapi Volcano Erupted
Merapi Volcano Erupted: Merapi (Mountain of Fire) is the most active of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. It rises to 2,911 metres and has steep slopes with dense vegetation on its lower sides. It is located near the centre of the island of […]
Cyclone Freddy
Cyclone Freddy: World Meteorological Organisation recently announced the constitution of an expert committee to evaluate the intensity and lifespan of Cyclone Freddy, which is on track to set a record as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. It originated off the northern coast of Australia and became a named storm on February 6, 2022. It […]
What Is Glacial Retreat?
What Is Glacial Retreat? Recent studies on Himalayan glaciers show that the variability in retreat rate and mass balance in different sectors of the mountain range is primarily linked to topography and climate. A team from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (Uttarakhand) studied two glaciers with different characteristics, the Pensilungpa Glacier (Ladakh) and the Durung-Drung […]
Hidden Mantle Layers : New Studies
Hidden Mantle Layers : New Studies According to two new studies, the mantle, a layer of solid rock sandwiched between the Earth’s upper crust and lower core, has been hiding two new layers. The first layer is a low viscosity zone in the upper mantle, approximately 100 kilometres thick, which was discovered by studying deep […]
JO201 : Jellyfish Galaxy
JO201 : Jellyfish Galaxy The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of JO201, a jellyfish galaxy in the Abell 85 galaxy cluster. JO201 is a jellyfish galaxy which lies in Abell 85 galaxy cluster. It is at a distance of about 700 million lightyears, in the constellation of Cetus or the Whale. Jellyfish galaxies […]
Radio Galaxies : Discovery
Radio Galaxies : Discovery A team of astronomers from the National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Pune; Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Ahmedabad; and the University of Oxford recently discovered several ‘elusive dying radio galaxies’. Radio Galaxies, also known as radio-luminous galaxies or radio-loud galaxies, are a particular type of […]
Fifth Inner Core Layer Of The Earth
Fifth Inner Core Layer Of The Earth: The recent frequent earthquakes have helped scientists discover a new core. This fifth inner core is a solid ball of nickel and iron and is the innermost layer. So far scientists believed that there are only four layers in the earth. They are the outermost layer called the […]
