Peninsular India is a stable region with very less seismic activities, however the region has witnessed several earthquakes. Discuss with examples.

Peninsular India has been a low seismicity region due to its old focus structure and compact landmasses. Features: Volcanic rock origin – Deccan traps. Stable landmarks and rift structures, e.g. Narmada rift. Low earthquake vulnerability. Occasional crust faults, e.g. Bhima ..

Examine the relationship between the availability of natural resources and the location of heavy industries. Using specific example, illustrate how this relationship has evolved over the past century due to changes in technology and resource availability.

The location of heavy industries has traditionally been closely tied to the availability of key natural resources like coal, iron ore, and water. However, advancements in technology and shifts in resource availability have significantly altered this relationship over the past ..

What are rossy waves? Discuss the role played by them in shaping the climate of the earth.

Rossy waves refer to Polar jet streams that encircle both poles and blue at an altitude of 8 to 13 km above Earth. Features: Stronger in summer. Anticlockwise circulation. Aided and guided by Coriolis force. Role in climate of earth: ..

Examine the reasons behind Arabian sea becoming cyclone hotbed, which otherwise is a cyclone shy water body.

In recent years, Arabian Sea has been the site of onslaught wrecked by various cyclones. Conventional conditions of Arabian Sea: Cooler ocean temperature. Lower atmospheric wind circulation. Lesser wind humidity. Descending air of high-pressure. Negligible cyclone development. Reasons for becoming ..

Global Climate Risk Index 2020 Published

The Global Climate Index 2020 has been released by the international environmental thinktank ‘Germanwatch’. This is an annually published risk index that analyses the extent of loss suffered by countries due to weather-related events like storms, floods, heatwaves, etc. Germanwatch ..

The rapid decline of water resources in India is not just due to geographical factor, rather there are political and economic factors too. Discuss along with its implications.

India’s per capita water availability is below 1400 cubic meter and gone below 1100 cubic meter in some areas. Factors responsible: Economic factors – Huge water in irrigation since less awareness of conservation and suitability of crops in an area. ..

Do you agree that the demand for a separate time zone for North East has valid reasons? Looking at India's size, discuss the plausible solution to the problem faced by residents of North East due to IST.

India’s vast geographical expanse accounts for the time difference (approximately 2 Hrs) in sunrise and sunset between the eastern and western part of India. However, one cannot do much about this time lag but it does pose problems and hampered ..

What are the findings of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate?

The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate has been published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It was the last in a series of three reports on specific themes that IPCC has published ..