National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, a former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed the Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, the commission said. NHRC was established in 1993. It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Illegal Sale Of Uranium
Illegal Sale Of Uranium: Two people were arrested under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 for possessing uranium without license and selling it illegally. On testing, the sample was confirmed as natural uranium by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Uranium: Uranium occurs naturally in low concentrations in soil, rock and water. It is a hard, dense, […]
Frequent Earthquakes In Northern Assam : Reasons
Frequent Earthquakes In Northern Assam’s Sonitpur area: An unfamiliar lineament is among four factors behind frequent earthquakes in northern Assam’s Sonitpur area. A lineament is a linear feature in a landscape dictated by an underlying geological structure such as a fault. According to the Geological Survey of India (GSI), the Sonitpur district lies within a […]
Mount Sinabung Erupted : Indonesia
Mount Sinabung Erupted: Indonesia: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung, located in the North Sumatra province, erupted in May 2021 belching a massive column of volcanic ash and smoke 3,000 meters (3 km) into the sky. The volcano has been active since 2010 when it erupted after nearly 400 years of inactivity. Indonesia is home to many active […]
New Data About Venus
New Data About Venus: Scientists have obtained new data about Venus by bouncing radio waves off Venus. The researchers transmitted radio waves toward Venus 21 times from 2006 to 2020 from NASA’s Goldstone Antenna in the Mojave Desert of California and studied the radio-echo, which provided information on certain planetary traits. Latest findings: The study […]
What are Blow-Away Galaxies?
First ‘Blow-Away’ Galaxy: Astrophysicists using the Gemini telescope have spotted the first ‘blow-away galaxy, in which the hydrogen clouds have been stripped off exposing high-energy light. This finding could give a clue to solving the puzzle of the reionization of the universe. The galaxy, named Pox 186, is so small that it could fit inside […]
Climate Change Causing Shift In Earth’s Axis
Climate Change Causing Shift In Earth’s Axis: A study published in Geophysical Research Letters of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) says that due to the significant melting of glaciers because of global temperature rise, Earth’s axis of rotation has been moving more than usual since the 1990s. While this change is not expected to affect […]
Assam Earthquake : Himalayan Frontal Thrust
Assam Earthquake: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam and other parts of Northeast. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) report, the tremors have been attributed to Kopili Fault zone closer to Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT). NCS is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake […]
Settlement Of Mizoram Bru Refugees In Tripura
Settlement Of Mizoram Bru Refugees In Tripura Has Started: The process of settlement of Mizoram Bru refugees in Tripura has started. It is in accordance with a quadripartite accord signed in New Delhi in January 2020. Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam. In Tripura, […]
Caribbean Volcano : Emissions Of Sulphur Dioxide Reached India
Caribbean Volcano: The Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions from a volcanic eruption in the Caribbean (La Soufriere Volcano) have reached India, sparking fear of increased pollution levels in the northern parts of the country and acid rain. The Caribbean is the region roughly south of the United States, east of Mexico, and north of Central and […]
