Yaya Tso Lake
Recently, Yaya Tso Lake was declared Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site under the Biological Diversity Act. Why in news? The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat of Chumathang village, along with…
Asia Has Had a Really Cold Month, Courtesy of the Polar Vortex
Why in News? Mohe, China’s northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 53oC this week. That was the coldest in its recorded history. Scientists say Asia’s extreme cold is largely…
Mahadayi river
Government of Goa has sought an early hearing by the Supreme Court in the Mahadayi river sharing issue involving Karnataka. Why in News? The Karnataka government recently received clearance from…
Fukushima Wastewater Problem
Why in news? Japan is expected to start flushing 1.25 million tonnes of wastewater from the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean this year, as part of…
Lake Chad Basin
According to a report published by Refugees International, shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather are raising tensions across communities and displacing people of the Lake Chad region About Lake…
Indus Water Treaty
India recently issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). About Indus Water Treaty: It was signed in September 1960 between India and Pakistan. The treaty…
ONGC to map India’s geothermal resources
Context The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to map the geothermal energy sources of India in search of clean energy. What is Geothermal Energy? Geothermal energy is heat…
Fragility of the Himalayan Mountains
Why in news? With the sinking of Joshimath town, there is a considerable amount of research on the vulnerabilities of Himalayan geology brought to the fore. How vulnerable is the…
Ken-Betwa river link project
Context Recently, the Steering Committee of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) held its third meeting in New Delhi. It was chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Water Resources,…
Molecular clouds
An international team of astronomers have recently announced the discovery of different ices in the darkest and coldest regions of a molecular cloud measured to date Why in News? The…
Inner Core of the Earth
A recent study says that the inner core of Earth seems to have stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet. About the Inner core of…
Green comet
Astronomers recently spotted a comet using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in the US, which is appearing near earth after nearly 50,000 years. What are…
Ocean Heat Content
For the fourth year in a row, the world’s oceans recorded extreme heating in 2022 on account of anthropological activities. Ocean Heat Content (OHC) is the amount of energy absorbed…
Ken-Betwa Link Project
About Ken-Betwa Link Project: Under this, the transfer of excess water from the River Ken to the Betwa basin through the use of a concrete canal is proposed. It is…