Ministry of Earth Sciences Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s Coastline Erosion
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has recently informed the Lok Sabha that out of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline in the mainland, around 34 per cent is facing erosion, 26 per cent of it is of an accreting nature, and the rest 40 per cent is in a stable state. Overview: Since 1990, shoreline ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coastal Vulnerability Index • Coastline Erosion • GIS Mapping • Gujarat • Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services • Kerala • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National Centre for Coastal Research • Puducherry • Tamil Nadu • West Bengal
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
Indian Antarctic Bill 2022
A Draft legislation has been approved by India’s Union Cabinet to provide a regulatory framework for research activities of India in Antarctica and also to protect the continent’s environment. Overview: The Ministry of Earth Sciences has piloted the Indian Antarctica Bill. This bill is expected to help fulfill the nation’s obligations under the Convention on ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctica • Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Union Cabinet
IMD Climate Hazards E-Book and Vulnerability e-Atlas
An e-book titled “Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India- State: Tamil Nadu” has been launched by the India Meteorological Department on 23rd March as part of World Meteorological Day celebrations Overview: This newly launched atlas can be accessed by the public from the website mausam.imd.gov.in. This e-atlas will help the disaster management agencies to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India- State: Tamil Nadu • India Meteorological Department • Ministry of Earth Sciences • World Meteorological Day • World Meteorological Organisation
Ministry of Earth Sciences launches ESSDP (Earth System Science Data Portal)
On its 15th Foundation Day the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched Earth System Science Data Portal (ESSDP) Highlights Dr Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization (WMO), gave a lecture during this event. A report on ‘WMO, Disasters, Climate and COP-26’ was discussed along with the issues relating to climate change. ESSDP (Earth System ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Earth System Science Data Portal (ESSDP) • India Meteorological Department (IMD) • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Ministry of Power • MoES website • Pune Weather Live App • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
India to conduct Radar Surveys of Himalayan Glaciers
India has planned to conduct the airborne radar surveys in order to estimate the thickness of Himalayan glaciers. Under the plan, the pilot study will be conducted in the Lahaul – Spiti basin of the Himachal Pradesh. This proposal was initiated by the “National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR)” under the Ministry of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Himalayan Glaciers • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR) • Radar Surveys of Himalayan Glaciers