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Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India
The scientists of CRS have created a climate hazards and vulnerability atlas of India. CRS is Climate Research and Services and it operates under India Meteorological Department (IMD). About the map The scientists created the map based on 14 extreme weather events. They also considered the risks and threats imposed by these 14 weather events ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Atlas • Changing rainfall pattern • climate vulnerability • Climate Vulnerability Index • cold waves • Cyclones • disaster monitoring • Flood • flood monitoring • Fog • hail storm • Heatwaves • Indian Meteorological Department • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) • Lightning • Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) • Natural Disasters • population density • Rainfall • snowfall • Thunderstorm • Winds • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Researchers developed improved method of imaging objects through fog
Researchers from Raman Research Institute (RRI), Space Applications Centre, Shiv Nadar University in Gautam Buddha Nagar and Université Rennes & Université Paris-Saclay of France have modulated light source and demodulated them at observer’s end to achieve sharper images. Key Points With this technique, imaging of objects during foggy weather may now be clearer, as this ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: demodulation • Fog • LEDs • method of imaging objects through fog • modulation
Air Quality Commission’s Directions on Piped Natural Gas (PNG)
The Air Quality commission recently directed all the industries in the National Capital Region to switch over to Piped Natural Gas. Also, the commission provided a set of other directions. The twenty-member Commission was formed by Ministry of Environment. Air Quality Commission Directions The commission directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to inspect and identify ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Air Quality Index • Delhi pollution • Delhi Pollution Control Committee • Fog • GAIL • Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) • National Capital Region • Natural Gas • SAFAR • western disturbances
Flights grounded in Edmonton due to dense fog
Very dense fogs caused delays at Edmonton international airport on Saturday morning. The visibility was reduced to 1/8 of a mile (0.2 km) for hours together. The service began shortly at noon after the sun rose. However, the dense fog is to persist for a few more days. SCientists say that a layer of warm ..
Topics: Fog • Meteorological phenomena • Meteorology • Nature • Psychrometrics • Visibility
MoES launches Winter Fog Experiment 2016-17
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched Winter Fog Experiment (WIFEX 2016-17) to study presence of extended periods of fog in northern parts of the country. It is an intensive ground-based measurement to understand different physical and chemical features of Fog will be conducted at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi. What are issues ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Climate • Fog • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National • Weather forecasting • WIFEX