Dhauliganga River – UPSC Prelims
Origination: It originates from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand. Dhauliganga is one of the important tributaries of Alaknanda, the other being the Nandakini, […]
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Island Arcs – UPSC Prelims
They are long, curved chains of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic and seismic activity and orogenic (mountain-building) processes. An island arc typically has
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Western Disturbances – UPSC Prelims
Western Disturbances: Western Disturbance (WD), labelled as an extra-tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean, is an area of low pressure that brings sudden showers, snow and
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Forest Fires in Himalayas – UPSC Prelims
How fire prone are Himalayan forests? Except for periods of precipitation in monsoon and winter, the forests remain vulnerable to
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Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog – UPSC Prelims
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Rastriya Kamdhenu Aayog is an agency under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
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Malayali Tribes – UPSC Prelims
Malayali is a tribal group from the Eastern Ghats in North Tamil Nadu. They are usually hill farmers and they
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Tropical Montane Grasslands – UPSC Prelims
TMG in Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats have suffered big reductions due to invasions by exotic trees such
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India’s 8th Hydrocarbon Producing Basin – UPSC Prelims
ONGC Limited has begun crude oil production from Bengal Basin making Bengal basin India’s eighth producing basin. Other basins are:
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Solstice – UPSC Prelims
Solstice: It is a Latin word that means ‘stalled sun’. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs twice every year, once in the summer and
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PVTGS in Andaman – UPSC Prelims
What are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)? In 1973, the Dhebar Commission created Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) as a separate