Antarctica: Antarctica is uninhabited except for those manning the nearly 40 permanent stations established by several countries, including India, for carrying out scientific research. India maintains two research stations on the continent: ‘Maitri’ (commissioned in 1989) at Schirmacher Hills and ‘Bharati’ (2012) at Larsemann Hills. It has also launched 41 scientific expeditions every year thus far. Together with ‘Himadri’ station in …
Zoji La Pass: Zoji La is a high mountain pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh. The pass links Leh and Srinagar and provides an important link between Union Territories of Ladakh and Kashmir. Zoji la is known as the “Mountain Pass of Blizzards”. Zojila pass remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall, cutting off Ladakh region from Kashmir. In 2018, …
What is the Arctic? The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover. It consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.
Mahakali River: The Mahakali River, also called Sharda and Kali River originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. The river flows along Nepal’s western border with India. It joins Ghaghra River, a tributary of the Ganges. Mahakali Treaty: It is an agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government …
It is a Tibetan name for ‘high grassland lake’ It is also called Pangong Lake. It is a long narrow, deep, endorheic (landlocked) lake situated at a height of about 4,350 m. It is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), China. It is a brackish water lake in Himalayas. It is …
Karakoram Pass: Karakoram Pass is a mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. The mountain pass is located on the boundary between the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, and connects Leh with Yarkand. The pass has no vegetation nor snow because of the high-speed wind, which constantly blows …
Sardar Sarovar Dam It is a concrete gravity dam on the Narmada River in Kevadiya near Navagam, Gujarat. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam. They share the water as per the ratio stipulated by the 1979 award of the Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal. Construction of …
Vaigai River: Vaigai is a river in Tamil Nadu. The river is also referred to as Shiva Ganga in many places. It is also called Kritamaala because it runs around the city of Madurai like a garland Historic significance: The Vaigai was the river that flowed through the city of Madurai, the capital of the ancient and prosperous Pandya kingdom …
Bhashan Char Island Bhasan Char also known as Char Piya, is an island in Hatiya, Bangladesh. Located near the mouth of the river Meghna where it flows into the Bay of Bengal, Bhasan Char surfaced only in 2006 from the sediment deposited by the river. It is underwater from June to September annually because of the monsoon, …
Kopili Fault Zone: The Kopili fault zone is a 300-km northwest-southeast trending fault. It is extending from the western part of Manipur to the tri-junction of Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) has said that the tremors in Assam can be attributed to the Kopili Fault Zone. A fault is a fracture …