RESCUE OPERATION IN ZANSKAR RIVER IN THE UT OF LADAKH
Focus: Prelims (Map) Why in news? IAF Rescues More than 107 Individuals from the Frozen Zanskar River in the UT of Ladakh Details People were a part of the ongoing ‘Chadar Trek’, got stranded when some portions of the frozen Zanskar River melted Stranded trekkers managed to move to Niraq, a small camp site upstream […]
TAAL VOLCANO
Why in News? Volcano south of Manila spewed Lava and broad columns of ash spewed Background Volcano south of Manila, Philippines is situated around Ring of Fire, which is a belt of high volcano density. The Philippine Sea Plate or the Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate comprising of oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the […]