Meteorite shower
Perseid meteor shower peaked recently.
- A celestial event in which several meteors hit Earth’s atmosphere over a short period.
- Meteors – Space rocks that enter Earth’s atmosphere.
- Usually named after a star or constellation that is close to where the meteors appear in the sky
Dysbiosis
Irrational use of antibiotics is associated with dysbiosis.
- An imbalance of microbial species and a reduction in microbial diversity within certain microbiomes.
- Issues – Minimise beneficial bacteria whereas other bacteria that may be harmful increase in number.
- Disturbs the immune function leading to inflammation and causing autoimmune disease
Exercise Udara Shakti
Exercise Udara Shakti recently launched.
- Joint military exercise between India and Malaysia
Mt Kilimanjaro
Expedition team under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence unfurled the Indian national flag atop Uhuru Summit of Kilimanjaro.
- Located in – Tanzania
- Highest peak of Africa
- Largest free-standing mountain rise in the world (not part of a mountain range)
- Example of stratovolcano (very large volcano made of ash, lava and rock).
- Part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site ‘Kilimanjaro National Park’.
Subduction Zone
Japan issues its first-ever megaquake advisory on the Nankai Trough in Japan’s Southwest Pacific Coast.
- Also known as – Benioff Zone
- Occurs when 2 plates converge towards each other along the convergent margin
- The plate which is heavier/denser subducts below the lighter plate and is consumed in the mantle.