Source: IT Context: A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Istanbul with its epicenter in the Sea of Marmara, sparking panic across the region and injuring over 230 people due to stampedes and falls. About the Sea of Marmara: What is the Sea of Marmara? It is a small inland sea in northwestern Turkey, connecting the …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Disaster Management and Preparedness Source: TH Direction: The article highlights how India should use the recent earthquake in Turkey as a lesson and get ready for the future. Why is Indian terrain prone to great earthquakes? The political boundaries roughly follow the tectonic divides in the west, the …
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