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The World Population Prospects
According to ‘The World Population Prospects 2019’ published by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social...
18 Jun 2019 Geography
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Rare Easterly Winds over the Indian Ocean
Climate Prediction Centre of the US National Weather Service has said that unusually warm waters in the Arabian Sea have set up a rare band of...
14 Jun 2019 Geography
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The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert over Cyclone Vayu. Cyclone Vayu, named by India, is only a deep depression and is still...
11 Jun 2019 Geography
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The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has stayed the Godavari-Penna river interlinking projects due to lack of environmental clearance. The NGT has...
08 Jun 2019 Geography
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India is elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly at the Plenary Session of the Assembly being held in Nairobi. The theme:...
01 Jun 2019 Geography
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Fire Safety Regulations In India
This editorial is based on the news "Fire and Laissez-faire: Fix Accountability for Surat Tragedy" which appeared in "The Hindu" on 27th May 2019....
27 May 2019 Geography
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Water depletion in Haryana over the years has led to 60 dark zones in the State, which include 21 critical ones in 10 districts. Reasons for...
27 May 2019 Geography
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Fire incident at a coaching centre in Surat has resulted in the death of 22 students. Facts As per National Crime Records Bureau figures, 17,700...
27 May 2019 Geography
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Challenges of River Interlinking
This editorial is based on the article 'Waterman finds gaping holes in Ken-Betwa promise', that appeared in Times of India on May 3rd, 2019. Why...
24 May 2019 Geography
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Why in News? Recently, central government has announced 90 : 10 funding pattern for Ken Betwa Interlinking Project where 90% of the total...
24 May 2019 Geography
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According to some economists and water academics, the water crisis in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra is the outcome of ‘policy...
23 May 2019 Geography
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Two-metre Sea Level Rise 'Plausible' by 2100
According to new projections, global sea levels could rise by two metres (6.5 feet) and displace tens of millions of people by the end of the...
22 May 2019 Geography
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Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has issued a heat wave warning to most of the districts in the Odisha state. Temperature rises...
22 May 2019 Geography
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Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
According to India Met Department (IMD), the Arabian Sea arm of south-west monsoon is counting on an itinerant Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) wave...
21 May 2019 Geography
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Cities are turning into 'Lightening Magnets'
Scientists believe that as the world gets warmer and more polluted, the frequency and intensity of lightning may rise. Estimates suggest that...
09 May 2019 Geography
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Researchers from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and Assam University set out to understand the drying phase in the...
08 May 2019 Geography
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03 May 2019 Geography
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Why in News? India has recorded 377 mine deaths in last 3 years [as per data tabled in Lok the Sabha]. India plans to deep dive for extracting...
03 May 2019 Geography
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Cyclone Fani, is the first severe, cyclonic storm to have formed in April in India’s oceanic neighbourhood since 1976, according to the...
01 May 2019 Geography
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In Depth — Monsoon: Respite For Agriculture
Monsoon is considered to be the lifeline of the Indian subcontinent, where economy is still largely dependent on agriculture. And at a time when...
30 Apr 2019 Geography
