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High-grade lithium discovered in Nigeria

For Prelims: High Grade Lithium, spodumene and lepidolite, Electric Vehicles For Mains: Applications of Lithium, Lithium in India, Steps taken by...

29 Jun 2022 Geography

Residual Flood Damage under Intensive Adaptation

For Prelims: Flood Management, NDMA For Mains: Residual Flood Damage under Intensive Adaptation, Climate Change Why in News? According to a...

25 Jun 2022 Geography

Bedti-Varada River Interlinking Project

For Prelims: Bedti- Varada River Interlinking Project, Tungabhadra River For Mains: Issues of Rivers Interlinking Projects Why in...

24 Jun 2022 Geography

Summer Solstice: 21st June

For Prelims: Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice, Equinox For Mains: Summer Solstice, Geography behind Solstice, Physical Geography, Important...

21 Jun 2022 Geography

Pre-Monsoon Devastation in Assam

For Prelims: Landslides, Floods, Monsoon For Mains: Causes of Pre Monsoon Floods and Landslides in Assam and other hilly regions Why in...

25 May 2022 Geography

Twin Cyclones

For Prelims: Madden-Julian Oscillation, Rossby Wave, Cyclones For Mains: Tropical and temperate cyclones, Twin Cyclones and their formation Why in...

18 May 2022 Geography

Landforms Part-II

What is the Landform Made by Wind? Wind is a geomorphic agent in all terrestrial environments. It is more active in arid regions with...

17 May 2022 Geography

Cyclone Asani

For Prelims: Cyclone Asani, IMD, Cyclone nomenclature. For Mains: Cyclone Formation, Tropical Cyclone. Why in News? The India Meteorological...

09 May 2022 Geography

Landforms of the Earth

What are Landforms? A landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain. Each landform has its own physical shape, size,...

05 May 2022 Geography

Seafloor Spreading

For Prelims: Seafloor Spreading, tectonic plates, Ring of Fire, Pangea For Mains: Seafloor Spreading concept and associated geographic...

25 Apr 2022 Geography

Western Disturbances

For Prelims: Western Disturbances, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, India Meteorological Department, Flash Floods, landslides, Cold Wave For Mains:...

23 Apr 2022 Geography

Pre-Eruption Warning Signals at Volcanoes

For Prelims: Volcanoes, Whakaari Volcano, Ruapehu Volcano, Displacement Seismic Amplitude Ratio, Seismic Waves. For Mains: Volcanoes. Why in...

21 Apr 2022 Geography

India to Receive Normal Monsoon: IMD

For Prelims: IMD, Southwest Monsoon, Long Range Forecast, El Nino, La Nina, Drought. For Mains: Monsoon and its importance, Changing pattern of...

15 Apr 2022 Geography

Mullaperiyar Dam Issue

For Prelims: Mullaperiyar Dam, Supreme Court, NDSA, Periyar River, Western Ghats. For Mains: Mullaperiyar Dam Issue and dam safety act, Water...

11 Apr 2022 Geography

Flood Plain Zoning

For Prelims: Flood Plain Zoning, Floods, India’s Vulnerability to Floods. For Mains: Disaster Management, Significance and Challenges to the...

15 Mar 2022 Geography

Tapi-Par-Narmada Link Project

For Prelims: Tapi-Par-Narmada Link Project, Ken-Betwa. For Mains: Inter-Linking of Rivers Programme and related challenges, Water...

12 Mar 2022 Geography

Ocean currents

What are Ocean Currents? Ocean currents are the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater. It is a massive movement of ocean water...

21 Feb 2022 Geography

Tectonic Evolution of Greater Maldive Ridge

For Prelims: Greater Maldive Ridge, Tectonic Plate, Moho Discontinuity, Isostasy, Transform Fault, seismic waves. For Mains: Important Geophysical...

18 Feb 2022 Geography

Warming of High Altitude Himalayas

For Prelims: Himalayas, Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV), Aerosols, Greenhouse gas, Radiation budget, Troposphere, For Mains: Geographical Features...

11 Feb 2022 Geography

Coastal Vulnerability Index

For Prelims: Coastal Vulnerability, CVI, Sea Level Rise, INCOIS, Coastal Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Mapping. For Mains: Disaster Management,...

10 Feb 2022 Geography