2024 Arctic Report Card: A recent report titled the 2024 Arctic Report Card by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals that the Arctic, once a major carbon sink, is now becoming a carbon source due to ongoing climate-induced warming. Key Findings of the Report: The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, with […]
Tag: 17th Dec 2024
Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT)
Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT): The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has developed a newer version of its own Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT). Search and Rescue Aid Tool was launched in 2016 for facilitating search and rescue operations in the seas to […]
Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale: In an astonishing feat, a male humpback whale has swum over 13,046 kilometres from South America to Africa, setting a new record for the longest whale migration ever documented. Humpback Whale gets its common name from the distinctive hump on its back. Its long pectoral fins inspired its scientific name, Megaptera, which means […]
National Energy Conservation Award
National Energy Conservation Award: The Vice President of India Felicitates Winners of National Energy Conservation Award. National Energy Conservation Award is an initiative by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power. It was instituted in 1991, alongside the declaration of National Energy Conservation Day (December 14). These awards honour the exceptional […]
Jalvahak Scheme
Jalvahak Scheme: The Union Government launched the ‘Jalvahak’ scheme to incentivise cargo movement via inland waterways. Jalvahak Scheme aims to unlock the trade potential of inland waterways while reducing logistics costs and decongesting road and rail networks. Under the scheme, cargo owners transporting goods over distances exceeding 300 km via waterways will receive up to […]
Santa Ana Wind
Santa Ana Wind: Experts suggest that Santa Ana winds and climate change are fueling wildfires in Malibu coastal town of Malibu, California. Santa Ana Wind is named after Southern California’s Santa Ana Canyon. Santa Ana winds are dry and warm (often hot) winds in the Southern California area that blow in from the desert — […]
Little Bunting : Spotted
Little Bunting : Spotted A little bunting bird, never before seen in Rajasthan, has been spotted in Mount Abu recently. Little Bunting is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae). Scientific Name: Emberiza pusilla It breeds across the taiga of the far northeast of Europeand northern Euro Siberia to the Russian Far East. […]
Golan Heights
Golan Heights: Israel recently agreed to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights. Golan Heights is a hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. It is a Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. The area’s name is from the biblical city of refuge Golan in Bashan. It is bounded […]
Kerch Strait
Kerch Strait: A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm recently, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait. The Kerch Strait is in Eastern Europe and is the only water body that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. The Romans called it the Strait […]
Khiamniungan Tribe : In News
Khiamniungan Tribe : In News The Nagaland Tourism Department recently issued a formal apology to the Khiamniungan Union Kohima following the omission of the Khiamniungan Tribe’s name in the Heritage Guide Map displayed during the Hornbill Festival 2024. The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with habitation both in India […]
