Important Editorials on Geography
Environment-India, Monsoon and the Floods !!!
Background:- The tragedy of the monsoons is often floods and landslides — 2017 was no different. The Government of India [...]
Geopolitics-UNCLOS or Law of Sea for Sustainable Oceans !!!
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is a comprehensive UN legal policy document demarcating areas [...]
Environment-Approaches for Landslide Mitigation !!!
Why landslide mitigation is important? The monsoons may bring life and prosperity to our agrarian societies, but it also has [...]
Geography – Sinkholes, a fascinating feature of Earth’s Karst Topography !!!
The action of surface water and groundwater in the chemical weathering or chemical erosion of soluble carbonate rocks such as [...]
Environment-Clive Wilkinson Report on Coral Bleaching !!!
The coral bleaching phenomenon:- The beautiful coral reefs surrounded by blue tropical seas are not just coloured rocks but are [...]
Environment/Geography – Anthropogenic biomes/ “anthromes” or “human biomes”!!!
Note:- UPSC usually asks questions on current trends (eg- Clive Wilkinson’s report on Coral, Current Research Programs etc, and the [...]
Environment/Geography-Understanding Desertification in India through statistics !!!
The terms desertification refers to degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic [...]
Geography-Exclusive Economic Zone of India !!!
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an international agreement in force since 1994 [...]
Geography-The Sargasso Sea – a unique ecosystem !!!
Located in the area marked under the fabled ‘Bermuda Triangle’, the Sargasso Sea located within the North Atlantic Ocean is [...]
Geography-Saline Water Ingression in India !!!
For people living in coastal areas rivers and lakes are not ubiquitously available. They thus depend on groundwater for their [...]
Geography-Water Retention in Soil !!!
Water retention in soil can be understood as the water retained by the soil after it runs through the soil [...]
Geography-Oceans and the Law of the Sea !!!
Life itself arose from the oceans. The ocean is vast, covering 140 million square miles, some 72 per cent of [...]
Geography Watch-Beneath the Ocean Floor: Discovery of Ocean Ridge !!!
Exciting discoveries have come from an international drilling project, the Deep Sea Drilling Project. Since 1968, a drill ship, the [...]
Environment watch-Eleven New Clouds in the International Cloud Atlas !!!
On World Metrological Day, March 23, the International Cloud Atlas declared the discovery of new cloud specie and 11 new [...]
Environment Watch – International Forest Day and Types of Forests In India !!!
March 21 is celebrated as the World Forest Day to create awareness about forests and their importance in our lives. [...]
Geography Watch – The five basics of GIS Components !!!
Basic components of Geographical Information System (GIS) you must know. Components – Hardware, Software, Data, Methods and People. [...]
Society Watch – Women’s day special – 8 passionate women environmentalists !!!
Ranked alphabetically, here is a list of eight notable women from India and the world who have consistently worked for [...]
Geography Watch – Six things you must know about the Indian Monsoon !!!
Monsoon bears great importance for us – it controls the nation’s economy and helps shape its trajectory of growth. So [...]
Geography Watch – Four types of river deltas and stunning patterns on our planets !!!
When rivers meet the ocean, coastlines tend to bend outward, forming a delta. These deltas when looked from space present [...]