MUMBAI ON CYCLONE RED ALERT
Focus: GS-I Geography, GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? With severe cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ expected to cross Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai and neighbouring districts. This will be the first time in History that Mumbai is issued a red alert because of a cyclone. […]
ISRAEL’S HACK OF IRANIAN PORT
Why in news? Israel was behind a cyber-attack on 9 May that disrupted operations at a major port in Iran. The attack on the computer systems at the Shahid Rajaee port in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz was limited in scope, creating traffic jams of delivery trucks and some delays in shipments but causing […]
AMPHAN LANDFALL PROCESS HAS COMMENCED
Why in news? The National Weather Forecasting Centre/Cyclone Warning Divisionof the India Meteorological Department said – The Landfall process has commenced for the Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) and the forward sector of the wall cloud region is entering into land in West Bengal. After landfall, the system is likely to move north-eastwards […]
INLAND WATER TRANSIT AND TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH
Why in news? The Standing Committee on the Protocol and the Shipping Secretary level Talks are the institutional arrangements between the two friendly neighbors to discuss and make the Protocol more effective. During the discussions between India and Bangladesh at these meetings held in October, 2018 in New Delhi and in December, 2019 in Dhaka, […]
HOTTER OCEANS SPAWN SUPER CYCLONES
Why in news? Meteorologists and Atmospheric Science Experts say: Higher than normal temperatures in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) may be whetting ‘super cyclones’ and the lockdown, indirectly, may have played a role. Super cyclone Amphan that is barrelling towards West Bengal is the strongest storm to have formed in the BoB since the Super […]
SUPER CYCLONE AMPHAN
Why in news? The storm system in the Bay of Bengal, Amphan, developed into a super cyclone on 18th May 2020 and is expected to make landfall along the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast on 20th May 2020, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. Details Windspeeds are expected to hit 240 kmph and extensive damage along the coast is expected […]
LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY INTENSIFY INTO CYCLONIC STORM
Why in news? A Low-Pressure Area had formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea and it is very likely to concentrate into a Depression over central parts of south Bay of Bengal on May 15th and further intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by May 16th. Wind speed is likely […]
KAILASH – MANSAROVAR YATRA ROUTE FROM COMPLETED
Why in news? Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed the road connectivity from Dharchula to Lipulekh (China Border) famously known as Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra Route. Details: The Darchula – Lipulekh road is an extension of Pithoragarh-Tawaghat-Ghatiabagarh road. It originates from Ghatiabagarh and terminates at Lipulekh Pass, the gateway to Kailash Mansarovar. In this 80 Km road, […]
DEKHO APNA DESH: ‘BENGAL BY THE HIMALAYAS’
Why in news? Dekho ApnaDesh webinar on 2nd May 2020 was titled: ‘Bengal by the Himalayas’. Highlights were: attractions of Darjeeling, the history of Darjeeling Tea, story Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). Background: Darjeeling tea is a tea grown in the Darjeeling district, Kalimpong District in West Bengal, India, and widely exported and known. Darjeeling tea […]
DIAMER-BHASHA DAM: CLAIMS OVER GILGIT-BALTISTAN
Why in news? India on 14th May 2020 opposed a move by Pakistan and China to build a major hydropower plant in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, saying it has shared its concerns regarding such projects with both countries. The Pakistan government on, 13th May 2020, signed a Rs 442-billion contract with a joint venture formed by China Power […]