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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

States Demand to Declare Lightning as a Natural Disaster

For Prelims: Natural Disasters, Lightning. For Mains: Effects of lightning and lightning as a natural disaster and Natural Disaster Why in the...

13 Mar 2023 Geography

Landslide Atlas of India

Prelims: Landslide, Kedarnath disaster in 2013, Land Subsidence and Joshi math Case, Rainfall variability, Western Ghats, Himalayas. Mains: Key...

11 Mar 2023 Geography

Glacial Retreat

For Prelims: Glacial Retreat, Floods, Landslide, Pensilungpa Glacier (PG), Durung-Drung Glacier (DDG). For Mains: Factors Influence Glacial...

10 Mar 2023 Geography

Tapping into Helium Reserves

For Prelims: Helium, Carbon footprint, Radioactive elements, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) For Mains: Significance of Helium Gas, Uses of...

03 Mar 2023 Geography

India’s Earthquake Preparedness

For Prelims: Turkey Syria Earthquake, Richter Scale, Himalayan Plate, Tectonic Plates. For Mains: Causes of Earthquake, Earthquakes In/Around...

13 Feb 2023 Geography

GSI Discovers Lithium Resources in J&K

Prelims: Geological Survey of India, Lithium reserves and its importance Mains: Mineral & Energy Resources Why in News? The Geological...

11 Feb 2023 Geography

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood

Prelims: Flood, Himalayas, NDMA, Early Warning System. Mains: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood. Why in News? Recently, a new study has been...

11 Feb 2023 Geography

Earthquakes in Turkey and Causes

Prelims: Tectonic Plates, Types of Earthquakes, Earthquake, its Distribution and Types, Strike-Slip Earthquake. Mains: Earthquake, its types and...

07 Feb 2023 Geography

Manufactured Sand

For Prelims: Coal India Limited (CIL), Manufactured Sand, Opencast Coal Mining, Minor mineral, The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations)...

28 Jan 2023 Geography

Rare Earth Elements Discovered in Sweden

For Prelims: Rare Earth Elements, Green Transition, Clean Energy, NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme, Electric Vehicles, QUAD, Thorium. For...

17 Jan 2023 Geography