Source: DTE Subject: Disaster Management & Geography Context: Experts at the 9th National Lightning Conference warned that lightning remains India’s deadliest yet underestimated natural disaster, despite a sharp rise in strikes due to climate change. About Lightning an understated disaster in India: What it is? Lightning is a rapid electrostatic discharge between clouds or between …
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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 18 June 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
InstaLinks : help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …
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Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena. WMO findings on lightning strikes Highlights: Brazil recorded a lightning strike that travelled a distance of 709 kilometres in 2018. The previous record for the longest detected distance for a single lightning flash was for 321 km on June 20, 2007, across the US state of Oklahoma. Brazil has the highest …
