Category: Geography Current Affairs

Gilbert Hill: After Anand Mahindra highlighted Gilbert Hill in a recent post, curiosity around the Mumbai landmark has surged. It is located in Maharashtra. The hill has a sheer vertical face and is one of the oldest basalt rock formations in the world. According to geological records, only three such columnar basalt formations exist in […]

Almatti Dam: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister recently objected to Karnataka’s move to increase the height of the Almatti Dam on the Upper Krishna.Almatti Dam, situated on the Krishna River in Karnataka. It is a multipurpose dam primarily used for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.It is also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam.It […]

Eritrea: Ethiopia ordered neighbouring Eritrea to “immediately withdraw its troops” from Ethiopian territory. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti. It has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea to the north and east. It is a member country of African Union, COMESA(Common Market for Eastern […]

Thwaites Glacier: Scientists have raised concerns over the Thwaites Glacier, as it is melting at an unprecedented rate because of climate change fueled by human activities. It is a large glacier in West Antarctica, about the size of a large country. Scientists have often called it the “Doomsday Glacier”. Impact of Melting of Thwaites Glacier: […]

Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project: India recently started work on the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir—the first such new project to get the green light from the government after the abrogation of the Indus Water Treaty.It is a 1,856-MW run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Ramban District of […]

Seychelles: India and Seychelles explored opportunities to deepen cooperation in maritime trade, blue economy sectors and sustainable development at an Indo-Seychelles Business Roundtable, held in Mumbai. It is an archipelagic island country located in the western Indian Ocean. It is located to the northeast of Madagascar and east of mainland Africa. Other major islands near […]

Mt Aconcagua: The Defence Minister flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina from New Delhi.Mt Aconcagua: is located in Argentina (near the border with Chile).It is the highest mountain in South America and the tallest mountain outside of Asia.It is one of the mountains in the Principle Cordillera, a mountain range […]

Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority: The Union Government, Nagaland State Government, and the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) have signed a historic tripartite agreement to establish the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA), aimed at fulfilling the political and developmental aspirations of Eastern Nagaland.This marks one of 12 important agreements signed in the Northeast since 2019, contributing […]

Sharda River Corridor: The Uttarakhand Chief Minister recently laid the foundation stone of the Sharda river corridor at Tanakpur in Champawat district. It is a transboundary river of northern India and western Nepal. It rises as the Kali River in far northern Uttarakhand in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of the Nanda Devi […]

El Chichon Volcano: Unusual changes inside the crater of Chichón volcano in southern Mexico have raised fresh concerns among volcanologists. El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is a stratovolcano in Mexico. This volcano is made up of several lava domes and a tuff ring. A tuff ring is a low, wide ring of volcanic ash […]