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 […]
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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 […]
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been barrelling across the western Pacific Ocean and is presently hurtling back towards the islands of Japan and South Korea, packing wind speeds of upto 241 kilometres per hour. As of September 1, 2022, the category 5 typhoon — the highest […]
Cloud Seeding
Cloud Seeding: Countries in middle-east and north Africa are racing to develop chemicals to get rain drops out of the cloud. Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds by dispersing substances (such as silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice […]
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: India extended support to Argentina’s campaign to restart international negotiation on the Falklands Territorial Issue. Falkland Islands, also called Malvinas Islands or Spanish Islas Malvinas, internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies about 300 miles northeast of the southern tip of South America and a […]
Atal Bridge
Atal Bridge: This bridge is built on the banks of the Sabarmati Riverfront, Sabarmati River which flows through the city of Ahmedabad. This bridge is about 300 meters long and 14 meters wide. Sabarmati River is a monsoon-fed river originating in Aravalli hills (Udaipur) and draining in the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea. […]
