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Anthropocene Epoch

For Prelims: Anthropocene Epoch, Anthropocene Working Group, GSSP, Holocene Era, Geological Timescale. For Mains: Anthropocene Epoch. Source:...

15 Jul 2023 Geography

Marine Heatwave and its Impacts

For Prelims: Marine Heatwave its Impact, Bay of Bengal, Coral Bleeching, Ocean Currents, El Nino, Somali Jet. For Mains: Marine Heatwave its...

13 Jul 2023 Geography

Flooding in North India

This editorial is based on Why North India is facing unusually heavy rains which was published in Hindustan Times on 10/07/2023. It talks about...

11 Jul 2023 Geography

Indian Ocean Dipole

For Prelims: Indian Ocean Dipole, El Nino, IMD, Monsoon, ENSO, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean. For Mains: Indian Ocean Dipole and its impact on El...

28 Jun 2023 Geography

India’s Cyclone Preparedness

This editorial is based on Preparedness pays off which was published in The Hindu on 19/06/2023. It talks about the efficacy of preparedness in...

19 Jun 2023 Geography

Arctic Sea Ice Melting

For Prelims: Arctic Amplification, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), IndARC, Albedo, Polar Jet Streams For Mains: Causes of Arctic...

12 Jun 2023 Geography

Delayed Monsoon

For Prelims: Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) , westerly jet stream,Southern Oscillation (SO), India Meteorological Department (IMD). For...

10 Jun 2023 Geography

El Nino 2023: Unusual Warming Like 2009

For Prelims: El Nino, La Nina, El Nino-Southern Oscillation For Mains: EL Nino and its impacts, Relationship between El Nino and global...

09 Jun 2023 Geography

Unveiling Ancient Climate Secrets with Ladakh

For Prelims: Deglaciation, Monsoon, Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), El Nino, Himalayan region, Climate change, Climate Evolution. For...

01 Jun 2023 Geography

The Slowdown in Overturning Circulation

For Prelims: Overturning circulation, Bottom Water, Antarctica, Greenhouse effect, ocean currents. For Mains: Overturning circulation and its...

30 May 2023 Geography

Cyclone Mocha

For Prelims: Cyclone Mocha, IMD, Cyclone, Amphan, Tauktae, WMO, Monsoon. For Mains: Cyclone, its types and Occurrence of Cyclone in India. Why in...

16 May 2023 Geography

Unseasonal Rain and Impacts

This editorial is based on Tackling unseasonal rain which was published in The Hindu Businessline on 04/05/2023. It talks about impact of...

04 May 2023 Geography

India's Climate and Weather Trends

For Prelims: EL Nino, Southwest Monsoon Season, Heatwaves. For Mains: El Nino on India's monsoon season, role of climate change in the increasing...

04 May 2023 Geography

Protests in Chhattisgarh Over Coal Mining

For Prelims: Coal Mines, Coal Reserves, Classification of coal For Mains: Coal Mining and its Impacts on Environment and local Communities. Why...

22 Apr 2023 Geography

Extreme Heat Waves and Mitigation

This editorial is based on “Dealing with extreme heat” which was published in The Hindu on 18/04/2023. It talks about a comprehensive...

18 Apr 2023 Geography

Composition and Layers of Earth's Atmosphere

For Prelims: Atmosphere & Its Layers, Composition of Earth’s Atmosphere For Mains: Significance of Atmosphere, Characteristics of...

13 Apr 2023 Geography

El Nino

For Prelims: EL Nino, ENSO, Southwest Monsoon Season, Heatwaves, Droughts, WMO. For Mains: El Nino and its Impact. Why in News? Many climate...

08 Apr 2023 Geography

Changing Western Disturbances

For Prelims: Western Disturbances, Flash floods, Mediterranean region, Caspian Sea, Himalayan glacier, Rabi Crop. For Mains: Western Disturbances,...

27 Mar 2023 Geography

Illegal Sand Mining in National Chambal Sanctuary

For Prelims: National Chambal Sanctuary, Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, Ramsar site, The Mines and Minerals...

22 Mar 2023 Geography

Africa's Rift Valley and the Creation of a New Ocean Basin

For Prelims: Red Sea, Rift Valley, Nubian African Plate, Arabian Plate, Gulf of Aden. For Mains: Tectonic Plates, Factors Responsible for...

17 Mar 2023 Geography