CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026
CLAT Relevance
- INCOIS and tsunami early warning systems — disaster preparedness
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands — strategic geography
- Storm Marta — European climate change impact
- Iberian Peninsula geography
INCOIS Regional Service Centre (RSC)
- INCOIS proposes Regional Service Centre (RSC) at Vijaynagar, Swaraj Dweep (Andaman and Nicobar)
- First-of-its-kind in India for tsunami coordination
- INCOIS currently operates ITEWC (Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre)
- Can detect non-seismic tsunamis — caused by landslides and volcanic activity
- 80% of tsunamis caused by undersea earthquakes
- 270-km sub-sea cable planned along the subduction zone
Key Facts: INCOIS
- Full form: Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
- HQ: Hyderabad
- Under: Ministry of Earth Sciences
- ITEWC: Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre — operational since 2007 (post-2004 Indian Ocean tsunami)
- RSC capability: seismic AND non-seismic tsunami detection
Storm Marta — Iberian Peninsula
- Storm Marta hit Spain and Portugal — heavy rain, severe crop loss
- Iberian Peninsula: most climate-exposed region in Europe
- Experiencing longer heatwaves and extreme rainfall in recent years
- Agricultural damage particularly severe — vineyards, olive groves affected
Geography: Iberian Peninsula
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- Comprises Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar
- Separated from Africa by Strait of Gibraltar
- Bordered by Atlantic Ocean (west) and Mediterranean Sea (south and east)
- Pyrenees Mountains separate it from France
Key Takeaways for CLAT
Mnemonic: Tsunami Causes
E-L-V-M = Earthquakes (80%), Landslides, Volcanic eruptions, Meteorite impacts
Remember: INCOIS = Hyderabad, ITEWC = Early Warning, RSC = Swaraj Dweep (new)
E-L-V-M = Earthquakes (80%), Landslides, Volcanic eruptions, Meteorite impacts
Remember: INCOIS = Hyderabad, ITEWC = Early Warning, RSC = Swaraj Dweep (new)
- India’s 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami experience led to building ITEWC
- RSC at Andaman will provide real-time monitoring of subduction zone activity
- Climate change is increasing frequency of extreme weather events globally
Source: UPSC Essentials, The Indian Express — March 2026
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