Lonar lake
Syllabus: GS1/Geography
Context
- There has been a steady water rise by 20 Feet in the water levels of Lonar Lake.
Lonar Lake
- Location – Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra.
- Formation – It is situated inside the Deccan Plateau—a massive plain of volcanic basalt rock created by eruptions.
- It is believed to have been created over 52,000 years ago when a meteorite hit the Earth.
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Did you know? Geo-heritage Monument ● Geo-heritage refers to the geological features which are inherently or culturally significant offering insight to earth’s evolution or history to earth science or that can be utilized for education. ● Geological Survey of India (GSI) is the parent body which is making efforts towards identification and protection of geo-heritage sites. |
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Syllabus: GS3/Cybersecurity
Context
- In 2025, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) handled over 29.44 lakh cyber incidents, reflecting large-scale national cyber response capability.
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
- CERT-In is the national agency for cyber incident response in India.
- Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Its mandate under section 70B of the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000
- It includes the prevention of cyberattacks, real-time monitoring of cyber threats, and swift coordination with stakeholders to mitigate and contain cyber incidents.
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