Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Geography Avalanches and landslides are common on the glacier during the winters and temperatures can
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Category: Geography
Salient features of world’s physical geography.
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India? (UPSC: 2019) (Answer in 250 words) 15
Approach: Introduce with the definition of water stress. Give a brief about how it is caused and then detailing on
Continue readingHow do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment? Give suitable examples.
Approach: this is direct question. Introduce with what is ocean current In brief and then mention its impacts on marine
Continue readingDiscuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology.(Answer in 150 words)10
Approach: It is a direct question, the question demands the causes the depletion of mangrove forests along with the importance
Continue readingApocalyptic floods
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Geography context Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city
Continue readingSuez canal: Challenges
Why in news? Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Geography The Suez Canal opened in 1869 as a vital shortcut for
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Interior of the Earth: Crust, Mantle and Core
Relevance: mains: G.S I: Geography What should you understand about the interior of the earth? It is not possible to
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Glaciers: Erosion and Deposition
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Geography What is a Glacier? Glaciers are a mass of ice moving under its own weight. They are
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M-sand Policy
Relevance: Prelims/mains: G.S paper I: Geography In three months, Tamil Nadu will put in place an M-sand policy to promote
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Geography: Oceanography About 71 percent of Earth s Surface is covered by water and nearly
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Geography RIMES The RIMES is an intergovernmental body registered under United Nations. It is owned
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Earthquakes: An earthquake is the shaking or trembling of the earth’s surface, caused by the
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What are Landforms? Landforms are the natural features and shapes existent on the face of the earth. Landforms possess many
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GEOTHERMAL AND OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Geography & G.S paper II: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. What is Ocean Energy?
Continue readingEl Nino and Its impact on Indian monsoon
Relevance: G.S paper I ( Indian Geography) A recurring characteristic of the climate is called Climatic Pattern. The gap between
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