Atlantic Ocean
Challenges and Efforts in Recovering the Titanic Submersible
Teams from around the world are engaged in a race against time to locate a missing submersible and its crew in the vast depths of the North Atlantic. Limited Oxygen Supply One of the primary challenges confronting the teams is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What is Sea Lamprey?
A marine biologist in The Netherlands, Jaco Havermans, recently spotted a rare sea lamprey on a beach. The sea lamprey, which is a parasitic fish, was found for the first time in six years. It was given to Ecomare, a ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
China Spy Balloon Update
The US military spotted a Chinese spy balloon near Alaska by the end of January 2023. The balloon was flying at an altitude of 60,000 feet and posed no threat to the US public. The balloon stopped in Montana. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
What is Five Deeps Expedition?
The Five Deeps Expedition has provided data on the deepest points of five oceans in the world. They are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and the Southern Oceans. What did “Five Deeps Expedition” find? Java Trench is the deepest point ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Tristan da Cunha becomes the largest Marine Protection Zone of Atlantic Ocean
The isolated UK overseas territory of Tristan da Cunha was declared the largest fully protected Marine reserve of Atlantic Ocean. This will prohibit sand extraction, bottom trawling fishing and deep-sea mining in more than 90% of waters of the territory. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
SpaceX: First Private Space Company to send NASA astronauts to space
The SpaceX has become the first private rocket company to send astronauts to space. The company sent Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to space initiating a new business model for NASA. Highlights According to the US Government, the mission will ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Rapid Intensification made AMPHAN a Super Cyclone
The Cyclone ‘Amphan’ has intensified from a severe cyclonic storm to a Super Cyclone. This has happened in less than 40 hours. Highlights The rapid intensification of Amphan into a Super Cyclone is mainly because of rapid warming up of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
IMD Predicts near Normal Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall for 2019
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts near-normal monsoon, at 96% of long period average. IMD in its first stage operational forecast for the southwest monsoon season (June to September) rainfall has made the following predictions: The South-west monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over ..