Why in the news? Denmark, Norway report new drone sightings at military installations. Denmark Location: Nordic country in Northern Europe. Capital: Copenhagen Borders Land Borders: Germany Maritime Borders: Sweden, Norway, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Canada (In Greenland … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Anew rapid survey re port documented 283 species of insects and spiders in a woodland habitat of the Kaziranga National Park. Kaziranga National Park Location: Assam Formation: It was created in the year of 1904. Protection … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Sonam Wangchuk, prominent climate activist and educationist of Ladakh was detained under the National Security Act of 1980 National Security Act (NSA) of 1980 What is it?: The National Security Act (NSA) was enacted in 1980 … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Moldovans cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference. Moldova Capital: Chișinău Location: Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. Borders: Romania, Ukraine … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Foreign Ministers of IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) strongly criticised Israel’s attacks against Gaza. IBSA Dialogue Forum What is it?: The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting … Continue reading →

Why in the news? BRICS nations criticise protectionism, condemn  Israeli strikes against Qatar during the 80th session of UN General Assembly. BRICS Grouping Formations In 2001, the British Economist Jim O’Neill coined the term BRIC to describe the four emerging … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Astrosat mission, India’s first Space observatory completes 10 years. Astrosat Mission What is it?: ASTROSAT is India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, launched by ISRO in 2015 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota) using the PSLV-C30. … Continue reading →

Development The hypothesis of seafloor spreading was put forward by H. Harry Hess in 1960. When oceanic plates diverge, tensional stress causes fractures to occur in the lithosphere. Basaltic magma rises from the fractures and cools on the ocean floor … Continue reading →

Idea The hypothesis of seafloor spreading was put forward by H. Harry Hess in 1960. Basis Theory for Seafloor Spreading Theory Convection Current Theory Put forward by Arthur Holmes in the 1930s. The theory discussed the possibility of convection currents … Continue reading →

Development Continental Drift theory was put forth by Alfred Wegener in 1912. According to Wegener, all the continents formed a single continental mass which is called “Pangaea” and this supercontinent was surrounded by a mega ocean called “Panthalassa ”. Later … Continue reading →