Koyna Dam The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India informed about the delay in the grant of Revised Administrative Approval to an incomplete hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. The delay resulted in the funds being blocked for more than six years. The Water Resources Department (WRD) of the Maharashtra government accorded Administrative Approval for the […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Cyclone Asani
Cyclone Asani: The cyclone seems to be carrying thunderstorms for the eastern coast of India which includes West Bengal, Odisha, etc. Meteorologists have predicted that the cyclone will move towards the north. The name of the cyclone has been given by Sri Lanka and “Ashani” translates to “Wrath” in the Sinhala language. The sea surface […]
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project: The tribals in Gujarat are protesting against the Centre’s Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project. Envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan. It proposes to link three rivers: Par, originating from Nashik in Maharashtra and flowing through Valsad. Tapi from Saputara that flows through Maharashtra and Surat in Gujarat. […]
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary : Tamil Nadu
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary : Tamil Nadu The Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee has recommended grant of environment clearance for Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.’s expansion project in Tamil Nadu’s Madurantakam taluk, around 3.7 km from the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a 74-acre protected area located in the Madurantakam taluk of the Chengalpattu District […]
India’s Arctic Policy
India’s Arctic Policy: The Centre released India’s Arctic Policy, with the aim of enhancing the country’s cooperation with the resource-rich and rapidly transforming region. The six pillars of the Policy are as follows: Science and Research Economic and Human Development Cooperation Climate and Environmental Protection Transportation and Connectivity Governance and International Cooperation National Capacity Building […]
Ban On Mechanised Fishing Boats In The Mangalajodi Area Of The Chilika Lake
Ban On Mechanised Fishing Boats In The Mangalajodi Area Of The Chilika Lake: The Odisha government has proposed to ban movement of mechanised fishing boats in the Mangalajodi area of the Chilika lake, an important haunt of migratory birds, to provide the winged guests an undisturbed ecosystem for six months every year. Mangalajodi is recognised […]
Tapi-Par-Narmada Link Project: Important Points
Tapi-Par-Narmada Link Project: Some tribals have intensified their protest against the Par-Tapi-Narmada river linking project after it was mentioned in the budget speech (2022-23) of the finance minister. These projects had been sanctioned in 2010, when a tripartite agreement was signed between the Union government, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Finance Minister in her Budget Speech […]
Impact of Char Dham Highway Development Project on Himalayas
What Is Char Dham Highway Development Project? The Supreme Court has urged its former Justice AK Sikri to take over as the Chairman of the high-powered committee constituted by it to “consider the cumulative and independent impact of the Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) on the entire Himalayan valley”. In […]
What Are Karewas?
What Are Karewas? In the name of development, Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed. Despite its agricultural and archaeological importance, karewas are now being excavated to be used in construction. In the Kashmiri dialect, the term Karewa means “elevated table land”. Firstly, this term was used by Godwin Austin in […]
National Waterways 2 Gets Connected With National Waterways 1
National Waterways 2 Gets Connected With National Waterways 1: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu port via Bangladesh in Guwahati (Assam). Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is planning to run a fixed schedule sailing between NW1 and NW2 heralding a new age […]
