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Context: The study found that flash droughts occurred more often than slower ones in tropical places like India, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the Amazon basin. What is Flash droughts? Flash droughts, the kind that arrive quickly and can lay waste to crops in a matter of weeks, are becoming more common and faster to …
Context of the Satyagraha: The events that led to the Mahad Satyagraha began to unfold in August 1923. The Bombay Legislative Council passed a resolution moved by the social reformer Rao Bahadur S K Bole, which said “the Untouchable classes be allowed to use all public water sources, wells and dharmashalas which are built and …
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Uttaramerur inscription in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, while discussing India’s democratic history. While Uttaramerur has multiple inscriptions spanning centuries, the most famous one is from the reign of Parantaka I (907-953 AD). These provide a detailed description about the village’s self-governance and have been cited by historians and …
Context: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) chief said that the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh would soon be notified as a tiger reserve. The announcement has caused disquiet among the area’s Idu Mishmi people, who feel that a tiger reserve would “hinder their access” to the forest. Who are the Idu Mishmi? The Idu Mishmi, the ‘tiger …
Context: Much of Europe is experiencing persistent drought. From Italy to Spain, holiday makers face restrictions as a result. Scenario: Italy’s Lake Garda has a new tourist attraction — visitors can now walk to Rabbit Island, a tiny outcrop in the middle of the lake, instead of having to take a boat. The lake’s devastatingly …
Context: Almost a third of people live in water-stressed countries. Water security depends on rainfall-generating forests. Water supplies, climate change and nature losses linked. Facts About 2.3 billion people — almost one in three — live in water-stressed countries, a third of those facing critical pressures, according to 2021 data from UN-Water. Even more …
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Context: India is among the top five landslide-prone countries globally, where at least one death per 100 sq. km is reported in a year due to a landslide event. In 2022, heavy rain, floods and landslides claimed 835 lives in the country, according to the Statement of Climate of India 2022 released by the India …
Why in NEWS: International Women’s Day 2023 (IWD) commemorated on March 8 under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. What is STEM? Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – collectively termed the STEM fields – continue to be dominated by men. Given the pervasive influence of STEM fields in modern life, women’s underrepresentation …
SYLLABUS TOPIC- SOCIAL JUSTICE , SOCIAL ISSUES, CULTURE , GLOBALISATION DEFINITION changes that occur when two or more groups come in contact with each other and exchange aspects of their cultures Concept coined by American geologist John Wesley Powell in 1880- psychological changes induced in people due to cross-cultural imitation, resulting from the interaction with …
