Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2023 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc

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Nov 30, 2021

🌟 Mt. Merapi of Indonesia 

Mt. Merapi one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia out of 130 volcanoes erupted twice on 21st June, 2020. This is located near the centre of the island of Java and Indonesia՚s cultural capital, Yogyakarta.

Mt. Merapi of Indonesia

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🌟 Iceberg a-68-A 

Iceberg A68a has been reported to floating off along the coast of South Georgia island and is calved from Antarctica in 2017. This has resulted in fears related to the impact the iceberg could have on the island՚s abundant wildlife.

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🌟 Surge-Type Glaciers 

A seasonal advancement in 220 surging or surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Ladakh has been found by the scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) , Dehradun.

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🌟 Sangay Volcano: Ecuador 

Sangay Volcano erupted in Eucador recently with spewing clouds of ash as high as 8,500 meters into the sky. The capital of the province of Chimborazo, Riobamba՚s (at least 50 kilometers away from the volcano) sky was overcast by an ash cloud.

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🌟 Transatlantic Alliance 

In his first address to the annual Munich Security Conference, the current USA President declared that the transatlantic alliance is back. He also focused upon the need to defend democracy around the world.

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International Relations & Organizations

🌟 India-China Hotline-Total 54 

India and China have agreed to establish a hotline recently. This decision was taken over during a telephonic meeting between India՚s External Affairs Minister and China՚s Foreign Affairs Minister.

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🌟 Quad Meeting 

Quadrilateral grouping or Quad is a meeting platform between India, Australia, Japan, and the United States. This platform is to discuss issues across Indo-Pacific and the military takeover in Myanmar.

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  • Discussing challenges related to the impact of Covid-19.
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🌟 Hurricane Hanna 

Hurricane Eta a Category 4 hurricane has hit northeastern Nicaragua accompanied by life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flash flooding occurring over portions of Central America.

Hurricane Eta

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🌟 Hurricane Delta 

Hurricane Delta striked Louisiana (USA) , a south-eastern U. S. state on the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1916, Hurricane Delta has broken all records making landfall in the USA and is also the 10th named storm.

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🌟 Hurricane Nana 

Just after Hurricane Laura՚s landfall in southwestern Louisiana (South Central USA) , Atlantic Hurricane Nana made landfall on the coast of Belize. Belize is a country located on the northeastern coast of Central America.

Hurricane Nana

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