What is a blue moon? When there are two full moons within a month, the second full moon is called a Blue Moon. The interval between two full moons is approximately 29.53 days. The same applies for two new moons. What is a total lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly …
Zoji La Tunnel is a 14.2 km long road tunnel under Zoji La pass in the Himalayas between Sonmarg and Drass town in Kargil district of the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh, It is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway (NH-1A). The main objective of the project is to provide all whether connectivity to strategically important Leh region in J&K which at moment is limited to …
Chilika Lake: It is Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest coastal lagoon in the world. It lies in Odisha state on the eastern coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Because of its rich bio-diversity …
El-Nino is a weather phenomenon, during which temperature at sea surface is warmer than normal sea-surface temperatures. El Nino is a warming of the Pacific Ocean between South America and the Date Line, centred directly on the Equator, and typically extending several degrees of latitude to either side of the equator. It accompanies high air surface pressure in the western Pacific. El Niño …
Bosphorus Strait: It is a natural strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara It’s length is 32 kilometers (20 miles) in the north to south direction. Bosphorus strait separates the European part from the Asian part of Istanbul. The Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, also known as the Turkish Straits or the Black Sea …
Narmada River: Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the peninsular region flowing through a rift valley between the Vindhya Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south. It rises from Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. It drains a large area in Madhya Pradesh besides some areas in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The river near Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) forms the DhuanDhar Falls. There are several islands in the estuary of the …
Polymetallic Nodules: Polymetallic nodules (PMN) are also known as manganese nodules. They are potato-shaped, largely porous nodules found in abundance carpeting the sea floor in the deep sea of the world oceans. Besides manganese and iron, they contain nickel, copper, cobalt, lead, molybdenum, cadmium, vanadium, titanium. Of these metals nickel, cobalt and copper are considered …