Peninsular India has been a low seismicity region due to its old focus structure and compact landmasses. Features: Volcanic rock origin – Deccan traps. Stable landmarks and rift...
The location of heavy industries has traditionally been closely tied to the availability of key natural resources like coal, iron ore, and water. However, advancements in technology and...
Rossy waves refer to Polar jet streams that encircle both poles and blue at an altitude of 8 to 13 km above Earth. Features: Stronger in summer. Anticlockwise...
In recent years, Arabian Sea has been the site of onslaught wrecked by various cyclones. Conventional conditions of Arabian Sea: Cooler ocean temperature. Lower atmospheric wind circulation. Lesser...
The Global Climate Index 2020 has been released by the international environmental thinktank ‘Germanwatch’. This is an annually published risk index that analyses the extent of loss suffered...
India’s per capita water availability is below 1400 cubic meter and gone below 1100 cubic meter in some areas. Factors responsible: Economic factors – Huge water in irrigation...
India’s vast geographical expanse accounts for the time difference (approximately 2 Hrs) in sunrise and sunset between the eastern and western part of India. However, one cannot do...
The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate has been published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It was the last in...
The western disturbance refers to moisture laden, low-pressure disturbances that travel from the Mediterranean Sea region to the Indian subcontinent during winters. These disturbances pick up humidity from...
Savannah and steppe are both global climatic and ecosystem versions, characterised mainly by presence of grasslands and rarity of trees and forests. Savannah type: Geography- Tropical grasslands. Found...
