Why in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of universal supply of fortified rice under all government schemes till December 2028 with 100% central funding. Fortified Rice Scheme What is it? A nutrition intervention programme to supply … Continue reading →

Why in the news? India rejects Nepal’s claims over Lipulekh after India, China restart trade through border points. Lipulekh Pass Location and Geography Lipulekh Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass located at the trijunction of India, Nepal, and Tibet (China). … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors. Uganda Location: Uganda is a landlocked country in … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Tribal representatives’ body complains to the Minister of Tribal Affairs saying Andaman and Nicobar administration gave a ‘false’ report to Centre stating that tribespeople’s rights under FRA were settled with regard to diversion of forest land … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Taiwan to hike defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2030 ‘in line with NATO’. Taiwan Location: An island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies off the coast of South-eastern China. Capital: Taipei Border North-Northeast … Continue reading →

Similarly, in going westwards, he loses 12 hours when he reaches 180°W. There is thus a total difference of 24 hours or a whole day between the two sides of the 180° meridian.  This is the International Date Line where … Continue reading →

If each town were to keep the time of its meridian, there would be much difference in local time between one town and the other. Travellers going from one end of the country to the other would have to keep … Continue reading →

Latitudes What is it?: The Parallel of Latitudes extends from the Equator to 90 degrees North Pole and 90 degrees South Pole. They are mainly the east-west circles that connect all the locations of the Earth. The distance between two … Continue reading →

Rotation Earth rotates along its axis from west to east. It takes approximately 24 hrs to complete one rotation. Earth rotates in a counter-clockwise direction. Days and nights occur due to rotation of the earth. The circle that divides the … Continue reading →

Evolution of Earth The earth broke off about 4.5 billion years ago with an explosion. It was a burning hot white mass of gas and dust. Over a long period, dust and gas gradually condensed to form solid rock. Such … Continue reading →