Why are millets a smart food?
Millets encompass a diverse group of cereals including pearl millet, proso millet, foxtail millet, barnyard, kodo, browntop, finger and Guinea millets, as well as fonio, sorghum (or…
Why are millets said to be climate friendly?
QUES . Why are millets said to be climate friendly? Explain it in the context of International Year of Millets (2023) declared by the United Nations. UPSC…
Lightning and Thunder
Lightning is one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth. At the same time, it also is one of the least understood. While lightning is simply…
Mass wasting or mass movement – Types
Also refer : Mass Wasting or Mass Movement – Definition, Causes and Triggering mechanisms https://fotisedu.com/mass-wasting-or-mass-movement-definition-causes-and-triggering-mechanisms/ Types of Mass Movement The down-slope movement of material, whether it be…
Mass Wasting or Mass Movement – Definition, Causes and Triggering mechanisms
What is mass wasting? Mass wasting, is the down-slope movement of a mass of sediment and/or rock mainly due to the force of gravity. What is mass…
Impact of climate change on tropical cyclones
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms…
Why Arabian Sea is witnessing more cyclones?
Generally, India gets 5 cyclones on an average in a year – four in the Bay of Bengal and one in the Arabian Sea. However, from the…
Why do we have fewer cyclones in the Arabian Sea than in the Bay of Bengal?
QUES . Why do we have fewer cyclones in the Arabian Sea than in the Bay of Bengal? UPSC IES/ISS Exam 2023 General Studies . 200 words…
Cosmic Rays
What are cosmic rays? Cosmic rays are extremely high-energy subatomic particles – mostly protons and atomic nuclei accompanied by electromagnetic emissions – that move through space, eventually…
India : a net food importer in 1960s, now a net food exporter to the world
QUES . From being a net food importer in the 1960s, India has emerged as a net food exporter to the world. Provide reasons. UPSC 2023 GS…