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LANDFORMS AROUND THE WORLD

Landforms are result of combined work of erosion and deposition. Running water, ground water, wind, glaciers, waves remove fragments of soil, regolith, and bedrock from the parent rock mass. Deposition is the process of dumping this material elsewhere. Read More…

May 27, 2020

News for 27 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

PM reviews LAC standoff with NSA, CDS and 3 Service Chiefs
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘No WHO bar on India testing HCQ as preventive’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Myanmar village destruction has ‘hallmarks’ of military: HRW
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Security law not a threat to Hong Kong’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Moratorium: SC fiat to Centre, RBI
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Time for incentive-based scrappage policy
[Important for: Economy, Business]
How to watch ‘historic’ NASA-SpaceX Demo-2 mission live from home
[Important for: Science & Tech]

May 26, 2020

News for 26 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

North India reels under intense heatwave
[Important for: Geography]
‘India has become more resilient to disruptions in crude supplies’
[Important for: Economy, Business, IP, IR]
ILO urges PM not to dilute labour laws
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
AI can assign middle seats on rescue flights for now: SC
[Important for: Science & Tech, Polity]
China warns U.S. of retaliation if punished for Hong Kong law
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘U.S. is now more clear in support for India on China border issues’
[Important for: IP, IR]
SpaceX ready for defining moment with first humans on rocket
[Important for: Science & Tech]

May 25, 2020

News for 25 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

U.S. pushing relations to the brink of a new Cold War: China
[Important for: IP, IR]
Wuhan institute denies links to SARS-CoV-2 virus strains
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine]
Reverse migration puts focus on ARYA scheme
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Indian economist appointed to key World Bank position in South Asia
[Important for: Economy, Business]

May 24, 2020

News for 24 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Latin America is the new epicentre: WHO
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine]
Anti-viral drug is effective: study
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Extend loans without fear of 3Cs: FM
[Important for: Economy, Business]
RBI should tell govt. to take fiscal steps: Chidambaram
[Important for: Economy, Business]

May 23, 2020

Rocks: Classifications, Rock Cycle and Geological Time Scale

Rocks are naturally occurring solid mass, aggregate of minerals that form the Earth’s crust.

May 23, 2020

News for 23 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

China scraps GDP target, hikes defence spending
[Important for: IP, IR]
New security law will tighten Beijing’s grip on Hong Kong
[Important for: IP, IR]
Fight to liberate Palestine is Islamic duty: Iran’s Khamenei
[Important for: IP, IR]
RBI cuts repo rate again, down to 4%
[Important for: Economy, Business]
How to watch SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission to send NASA astronauts to ISS
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

May 22, 2020

News for 22 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Aditya Birla MF suspends fresh inflows into two debt schemes
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Iranian tankers will get military escort: Venezuela
[Important for: IP, IR]
Trump suggests holding in-person G7 summit
[Important for: IP, IR]
WHO records highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine]
China plans security law for Hong Kong
[Important for: IP, IR]
Congress launches Kisan Nyay Scheme
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘MVA govt. showed political intransigence’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
PLA blocking Indian patrols in Ladakh, Sikkim: MEA
[Important for: IP, IR]
State can’t use criminal defamation cases to throttle democracy: Madras HC
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Uncertainty over lockdown increasing anxiety: Experts
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]

May 21, 2020

VOLCANISM – Components, Types and Global Pattern of Volcanoes

Volcanism refers to the eruption of magma and magmatic materials (lava, gas, steam, ash etc.) onto the surface through a break or vent. Along with lava, pyroclastics and volcanic gases also erupt. The source of the magma is mantle. Sometimes, magma doesn’t come to the surface and stuck to the crust.

May 21, 2020