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  WHAT ARE DUST STORMS? Dust storm can be explained as a phenomenon when strong winds carry dust over an extensive area . Sand and dust storms are common meteorological hazards in arid and semi-arid regions. They are usually caused by thunderstorms – or strong pressure gradients associated with cyclones which increase wind speed over a wide area. Dust storms arise when a  gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface . Fine particles are transported by  saltation and suspension , a process that moves soil from one place and deposits it in another. These strong winds lift large amounts of sand and dust from bare, dry soils into the atmosphere, transporting them hundreds to thousands of kilometres away. Sand and dust particles are distinguished by their grain size . Storms carrying bigger particles are known as Sand Storm whereas those carrying smaller are called dust Storms . Marginal dry lands are increasingly a source of major dust storms. These areas

US-AFGHAN RELATIONS After the end of Afghan Civil War, in 1994 an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a militant organization refers to itself as the Taliban, under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, emerged and operated in Afghanistan, talking advantage of the power vacuum left. Al-Qaeda, an international terrorist network, were granted sanctuary in Afghanistan on the condition that it did not antagonize the United States, but Osama bin Laden reneged on the agreement in 1998 when he orchestrated bombings of US embassies in East Africa. The Taliban was fundamentally provincial while Al-Qaeda had its sights set on global jihad. After the 9/11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. requested Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden, for which Taliban refused. Consequently, the U.S., together with its NATO allies, launched the United States invasion of Afghanistan, code-named Operation Enduring Freedom, on October 7, 2001 . By December 17 that year, the U.S. and its allies had driven the Taliban from power and be

Ken Betwa interlinking or Rivers (ILR) project was lauded as the first river inter-link project under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) . It was given the Union Cabinet's approval in July 2014 but was stalled because of protests from environmentalists and wildlife conservationists. In this article, we can see all the aspects about KBLP On the occasion of World Water Day on March 22 , a tripartite memorandum of agreement was signed between Union Minister of Jal Shakti and the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP). Under this project, water from the Ken river will be transferred to the Betwa river to irrigate the draught prone Bundelkhand region. Both these rivers are tributaries of Yamuna River , which is the largest tributary of the Ganga River . The catchment of the river extends to the states of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. According to the Jal Shak

Indian Style Wrestling Association of India (ISWAI)      Formed in 1958, officially been recognised as a National Sports Federation (NSF) by Ministry of Sports, making it eligible to receive fund and support from the government .      Indian Style wrestling (Kushti) is an indigenous sport played on mud, unlike professional wrestling, which is contested on the mat. Wrestling has been popular in India since ancient times, it was mainly an exercise to stay physically fit. In Ancient India wrestling was most famously known as Mal-yuddha. In Mahabharata, Bhima was considered to be a great wrestler. In Ramayana, Hanuman is described as greatest wrestler.      During the Mughal rule , the influence of Iranian and Mongolian wrestling was incorporated to the local Malla-yuddha to form the modern Pehelwani (Kushti) .      Wrestling in India is also known as Dangal , and it is also called kushti in Punjab and Haryana, where it will take place in a circular court with soft ground. Two wrestlers w