Atlantic Ocean growing by a few centimeters every year because of sea floor spreading. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent plate boundaries as... View Article
The convergent boundary between the Pacific and Mariana plates is an example of ocean-ocean convergence. It includes the Mariana Islands arc and... View Article
In ocean-ocean convergence, two oceanic plates converge or collide. The denser plate subducts into the asthenosphere below the convergence zone.... View Article
These rates at which tectonic plates move vary considerably. The Arctic Ridge has the slowest rate (less than 2.5 cm/yr), and the East Pacific... View Article
Convergent plate boundaries are formed where the crust is destroyed as one plate dived under another. The location where the sinking of a plate... View Article
September 16 is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer by the UN General Assembly. The day marks the signing of... View Article
NITI Aayog, with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India’s support, on September 15, 2021, launched the Shoonya Campaign. It is an... View Article
Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued by the Government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a... View Article
AFSPA stands for the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). It is a Parliamentary act that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces and... View Article
Irom Chanu Sharmila, also known as the Iron Lady of India fasted for 16 years against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958. It is the longest... View Article
A disturbed area is one that is declared by notification under Section 3 of the AFSPA. An area can be disturbed due to differences or disputes... View Article
AFSPA or the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act came into force in the context of increasing violence in the Northeastern States decades ago, which... View Article
September 15 is observed as Engineers’ Day every year to mark the birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, a great Indian... View Article
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was the first engineer of India. His birthday, September 15 is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India every year. He was... View Article
The top 10 most polluted cities in the world as per the World Air Quality Report 2020 are: Top 10 Most Polluted Cities in the World 2020... View Article
By comparing PM2.5 levels across the globe, IQAir strives to highlight a wide variety of air quality challenges as well as underscore the threat... View Article
As per the World Air Quality Report, the most polluted city in the world in 2020 was China’s Hotan. In India, the most polluted city as per the... View Article
The World Health Organisation (WHO) releases the Global Nutrition Report. It is the world’s leading independent assessment of the state of global... View Article
The Groundswell report is developed by the World Bank’s Climate Change Group. Its first part was released in 2018 and the second part... View Article
