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Expansion of the Amery Ice Shelf
Why in News The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has predicted an increase in the expansion of Amery Ice Shelf (AIS) boundaries...
04 Jun 2020 Geography
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Why in News Recently, a tropical Cyclone named Cristobal has formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Key Points Atlantic Hurricane...
04 Jun 2020 Geography
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Why in News A fast-moving depression in the Arabian Sea is predicted to be intensified into a severe cyclone named ‘Nisarga’. The...
02 Jun 2020 Geography
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Delta is a “depositional feature of a river formed at the mouth of the river. These are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and...
01 Jun 2020 Geography
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Why in News Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted the “heatwave to severe heatwave conditions” over...
26 May 2020 Geography
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Hotter Oceans and Supercyclones
Why in News The supercyclone ‘Amphan’ is likely to make landfall between the Sagar islands of West Bengal and the Hatiya islands of...
20 May 2020 Geography
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Why in News According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020) report, the rate of forest loss has declined in the period of...
15 May 2020 Geography
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Why in News Scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found a seasonal advancement in 220 surging or surge-type...
08 May 2020 Geography
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Why in News The scientists and students from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) have explored the Zanskar catchment area. The study...
01 May 2020 Geography
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New List of Names of Tropical Cyclones
Why in News The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a list with the names of 169 tropical cyclones that are likely to emerge over the...
30 Apr 2020 Geography
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Ozone Layer Hole Over Arctic Closed
Why in News Recently, the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) announced that a hole in the Arctic ozone layer,...
28 Apr 2020 Geography
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Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme of Telangana is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally,...
24 Apr 2020 Geography
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Why in News The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a permanent bridge on the Ravi river to connect Kasowal enclave in Punjab along the...
24 Apr 2020 Geography
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Godavari Valley Area and Covid-19
Why in News Recently, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for directing the Andhra Pradesh government to conduct Covid-19 tests among the...
18 Apr 2020 Geography
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Why in News Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have reported a change in the Earth’s seismic noise and vibrations amid the...
17 Apr 2020 Geography
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India to Receive Normal Monsoon: IMD
Why in News Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has observed that India will likely have a normal monsoon, with a chance of above...
16 Apr 2020 Geography
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Ionospheric Based Monitoring of Large Earthquakes
Why in News Recently, scientists of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) have come up with a study of the signatures of recent large earthquakes...
08 Apr 2020 Geography
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Grounding of Aircraft Affects Weather Forecasting
Why in News Beginning mid-March, India began restricting incoming international flights into the country and by March 24 had imposed a total...
06 Apr 2020 Geography
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Chinese Trawlers in South China Sea
Why in News The Chinese fishing fleets have been seen raiding the rich waters of the South China Sea that are internationally recognised as...
01 Apr 2020 Geography
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Zoji La is a high mountain pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh. The pass links Leh and Srinagar and provides an important link between...
16 Mar 2020 Geography
