Geography

Giant Waves, Monster Winds and Earth’s Strongest Current

The Southern Ocean: Overview The Southern Ocean is known for its wild and dynamic nature, characterised by some of the...

Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Context: India will apply for licences to explore deep-sea minerals in the Clarion – Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean...

Potential of Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Context: Recently, University of Utah researchers have developed a pioneering compact, rapid-cycling, fuel-fired atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) device that extracts...

Causes of Widespread Rainfall Across India

Context: The southwest monsoon covered the entire country by July 2, six days ahead of its normal schedule.   More...

Tizu Zunki River Development for Economic Growth

Context: Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) announced development of Tizu Zunki, designated as National Waterways 101 (NW101)...

Understanding the Power of Auroras and Geomagnetic Storms: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure

Context: Researchers in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences have shown that the angle at which interplanetary shocks hit Earth’s...

Unveiling the Hidden Impact of Seamounts on Ocean Circulation and Climate Change

Context: A recent study by an international team led by the University of Cambridge used computer modelling to quantify how...

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

Context: Ahead of the monsoon season, Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Management Department (USDMA) plans to conduct a vulnerability study on 13...

Places in News: South Africa

Context: South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image...

Places in News: Estonia

Context: Estonia seeks to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure through partnership with India   More on News:  Estonia is one of the...

Places in News: North Korea

Context: Russia signed a “comprehensive strategic” partnership deal with North Korea to strengthen their security ties against the Western-dominated world...

Revival of Gold Mining at Kolar Gold Fields

Context: The Karnataka government on Thursday cleared a proposal of the Centre for reviving gold mining and auctioning of 13...

Places in News: Thailand

Context: Thailand’s Senate has approved the marriage equality bill toward legalising same sex marriage in the country. The development will...

INCOIS’s New Product to Forecast El Niño and La Niña

Context: Recently, INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services) has introduced a new forecasting product called the Bayesian Convolutional...

Places in News: Armenia

Context: The USA welcomed Armenia as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords.   More on News: Armenia became...