Bay of Bengal Current Affairs, GK & News
Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean
Jitendra Singh, MoS Ministry of Earth Sciences, has told Rajya Sabha that a rapid increase in ocean warming has been experienced by the tropical Indian Ocean. It has been observed that there was around a 1-degree Celsius (°C) average rise in sea surface temperature over the period of 1951 to 2015, which is equivalent to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Bay of Bengal • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Indian Ocean • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean
Cyclone Asani
The name of the new cyclone that is forming on the Bay of Bengal has been named ‘Asani’. The cyclone seems to be carrying thunderstorms for the eastern coast of India which includes West Bengal, Odisha, etc. Overview: Meteorologists have predicted that the cyclone will move towards the north. The name of the cyclone has ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Bay of Bengal • Cyclogenesis • Cyclone Ashani • Cyclones • Odisha • Sri lanka • West Bengal
PANEX-21
PANEX-21 is a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise. It is to be held for the BIMSTEC countries. About PANEX-21 It is a multi national disaster relief exercise. The exercise is to be held among the BIMSTEC countries: Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. The main aim of the exercise is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bay of Bengal • BIMSTEC • Cyclones • HADR • Human Assistance and Disaster Relief • PANEX-21
May records 2nd highest rainfall in 121 years
As per Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), May 2021 received second highest rainfall in 121 years. Key findings by IMD Highest rainfall attributes to two back-to-back cyclones and western disturbances. IMD also highlights, average maximum temperature of 34.18 degrees Celsius over India this May was fourth lowest since 1901. In 1917, India had recorded lowest ever ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Arabian Sea • Bay of Bengal • Cyclones in India • highest rainfall • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) • Rainfall Pattern • western disturbances
Cyclonic Storm Yaas to form in Bay of Bengal
India Meteorological Department has informed that, Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm, week after cyclone Tauktae had its landfall on the western coast of India. Cyclone Yaas is likely to affect the coastal parts of Odisha and West Bengal on May 26, 2021. Why IMD warns about cyclonic storm? ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Arabian Sea • Bay of Bengal • Cyclone Alert • Cyclone Tauktae • Cyclone Yaas • cyclonic storm