Pacific Islands: The United States announced $810 million in new funding for Pacific islands at a summit with President Joe Biden amid inroads by China in the strategic but sparsely populated region. The White House said $600 million will be in the form of a 10-year package to clean up and develop dirty waters to […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Thamirabarani River
Thamirabarani River: The district administration of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu along with Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), a non-profit Organisation, are using a ‘hyper local’ approach called TamiraSES to restore the Thamirabarani River. The Thamirabarani is of great importance to southern Tamil Nadu environmentally and historically. But it too has […]
Jaldoot App
Jaldoot App: Union Minister of Rural Development, Shri Giriraj Singh will launch the JALDOOT App. Ministry of Rural Development has developed “JALDOOT App” that will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells in a village. The Jaldoot app will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the water level […]
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA): The apex edible oil industry associations from five major palm oil importing countries of Asia — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have come together to form the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). APOA held its first general body meeting on the sidelines of the Globoil Summit being held […]
Southwest Monsoon
Southwest Monsoon: The southwest monsoon rainfall, 7% more than normal, has started to withdraw The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the system had begun retreating from parts of southwest Rajasthan and Kutch. The “normal” or average date of withdrawal from southwest Rajasthan was September 17. The withdrawal of the monsoon was based on meteorological […]
Typhoon Nanmadol
Typhoon Nanmadol: Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to the west of the country, causing transport disruptions and forcing manufacturers to suspend operations. Nanmadol made landfall near Kagoshima city late on Sunday before battering the western island […]
Bogibeel Region
Bogibeel Region: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal launched multiple projects for the development of the Bogibeel region near Dibrugarh in Assam. The Two floating jetties at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh district and Guijan in Tinsukia district will be constructed as state-of-art terminals using the most advanced & updated technology. Both the […]
Green Fins Hub
Green Fins Hub: The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation, launched the Green Fins Hub. Green Fins Hub is a global digital platform for diving and snorkeling operators worldwide. Green Fins is a proven conservation management approach implemented internationally by The Reef-World Foundation and the UNEP which leads to […]
Shallow Water Mining
Shallow Water Mining: A group of researchers has suggested that Shallow Water Mining is in direct conflict with Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability Goals, as the activity poses severe environmental risks. Shallow-water mining takes place at depths less than 200 metres and it has been touted as less destructive than terrestrial mining and less risky than […]
La Niña
La Niña: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on September 13 confirmed the occurrence of La Niña phenomenon for the third consecutive year in the Pacific Ocean. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on August 31 had stated that the oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon would last until at least the end of the year, and for the […]
