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Geographical Information System (GIS)

For Prelims: Geographical Information System, Spatial Data, Vector Data, Raster Data, Urban Planning, Environmental Management, Disaster...

01 May 2025 Human Geography

New Insights into Human Evolution

Source: CambridgeUni  A recent study challenges the long-held belief that modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved from a single ancestral...

25 Mar 2025 Human Geography

Migration

For Prelims:  Migration, Demographic Factors, Fertility, Mortality, Labor Force, Internal Migration, External Migration, Immigration,...

06 Mar 2025 Human Geography

Human Evolution and Migration

Source: TH  Why in News?  Scientists have established that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa and later migrated to various parts of the...

16 Dec 2024 Human Geography

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

For Prelims:  Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), Smart Cities, AMRUT Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, HRIDAY, Pradhan Mantri Awas...

08 Jun 2024 Human Geography

Menace of Illegal Migration

For Prelims: International Organization for Migration, Missing Migrants Project, Internal Migration, Donkey flight, Global Compact for Safe,...

19 Mar 2024 Human Geography

Population Survey in China

For Prelims: Population Survey in China, Population Policies of China, United Nations, National Family Health Survey (NFHS). For Mains: Population...

06 Nov 2023 Human Geography

International Migration Outlook 2023

For Prelims: International Migration Outlook 2023, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Latin America, Climate-Induced...

26 Oct 2023 Human Geography

Study on Joshimath Sinking

For Prelims: Himalayas, Earthquakes, Landslides, Joshimath, Land Subsidence, ISRO For Mains: Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors on...

27 Sep 2023 Human Geography

Changing Youth Concerns and Aspirations

For Prelims: Youth in India 2022 Report, Y20 Summit, Unemployment, Agricultural productivity, Demographic Dividend For Mains: Opportunities and...

23 Aug 2023 Human Geography

World’s Population Touches 8 Billion

For Prelims: United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA), Mortality Rate, Fertility Rate, Population Growth Rate, Global Population, Replacement-level...

17 Nov 2022 Human Geography

Youth in India 2022 Report

For Prelims: Demographic Dividend, Mortality Rate, Fertility Rate, Elderly, Social Security For Mains: Youth in India 2022 Report Why in...

13 Jul 2022 Human Geography

World Population Prospects 2022

For Prelims: Demographic Dividend, Mortality Rate, Fertility Rate, SDGs For Mains: World Population Prospects 2022 Why in News? According to...

12 Jul 2022 Human Geography

Indian Diaspora Largest in the World: UN Report

Why in News As per International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) latest report, ‘Global Migration Report 2020’, India continues...

29 Nov 2019 Human Geography

Jobs For Locals

The Article is based on “The case against job quotas for locals” that published in Livemint on 4th August. It talks about the growing...

17 Aug 2019 Human Geography

Migrants and Jobs

The 2011 Census data show that much of the migration to the big cities is intra-State rather than inter-State. The Census data shows that nearly...

29 Jul 2019 Human Geography

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 Human Geography

Migration

In the latest terror attack at two mosques in New Zealand, 49 people have lost their lives and scores of people got injured. A majority of the...

19 Mar 2019 Human Geography

A Tragedy That Was Long In The Making

(The editorial is based on the article “A tragedy that was long in the making” which appeared in The Hindu for 25th January 2019. In...

25 Jan 2019 Human Geography

Demand for 2 Time Zones in India

Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Time Zones, Time Standard, GMT, IST, Atomic Clocks, Circadian Rhythm, Daylight Saving Time. For Mains:...

28 Nov 2018 Human Geography