by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 30, 2023 | Geography
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), or the Indian Nino, is an ocean-atmosphere interaction that happens in the Indian ocean. It is similar to the El Nino fluctuations occurring in the Pacific Ocean. The Indian summer monsoon rainfall is influenced by a system of...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 9, 2023 | Geography
In order to promote natural farming across the nation, Government of India has launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) by upscaling the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) scheme, sub-scheme under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVK), from...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 20, 2023 | Geography
A severe earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit south-eastern Turkey and Syria leading to a widespread destruction of property and huge loss of lives. The quake was followed by a 7.5 magnitude quake a few hours later, and so far nearly 300 aftershocks have followed...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 3, 2023 | Geography
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered lithium inferred resources of about 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District in Jammu and Kashmir on February 9, 2023. These resources have been established as part of the ‘Reasi...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 14, 2022 | Geography
Mauna Loa (means long mountain) is one of the five active volcanoes that form in the island of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest subaerial volcano compared to the subaqueous volcano and is at an elevation of 13,679 feet. It is said to be historically the...
by Team Spectrum Books | May 13, 2022 | Geography
India has a very ancient agricultural history, which goes back approximately to thousands of years. Being an agricultural country, the livelihood of a majority of Indian population is agriculture. The primary source of income for about 60 per cent of India’s...
