Canary Islands: In News Three people were killed and 15 others injured after powerful waves struck Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands and a popular holiday destination. The Canary Islands are an archipelago located off the northwest coast of Africa in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, the archipelago is part […]
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Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius: A mechanical artwork created in 1775 to portray the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been recently brought to life for the first time. Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano located on the west coast of Italy near Naples, in the Gulf of Naples. It stands about 4,200 feet (1,280 meters) high, but […]
Christmas Island
Christmas Island: Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year. Christmas Island is an island in the Indian Ocean. It lies about 360 km south of the island of Java and […]
Typhoon Kalmaegi
Typhoon Kalmaegi: Typhoon Kalmaegi struck Vietnam’s central coast, forcing flight cancellations and mass evacuations after killing over 114 people in the Philippines, where it caused widespread flooding, destruction, and displacement.Typhoon Kalmaegi is a tropical cyclone that developed over the western Pacific Ocean, characterized by strong winds, torrential rains, and high tidal waves. It intensified rapidly […]
Vaigai Dam
Vaigai Dam: The timely onset of the northeast monsoon and water release from the Vaigai dam have invigorated Madurai’s farming community, prompting a rapid and widespread launch of paddy cultivation across the district’s double-crop regions. Vaigai Dam was built in the year 1959 across the Vaigai River. The dam measures 111 ft in height and […]
Bhavani Island
Bhavani Island: Back-to-back floods at the Prakasam Barrage across the Krishna River have become a bane for the tourism department, which has once again been forced to close Bhavani Island and suspend boat operations, severely impacting tourism revenue. It is a river island situated near Vijayawada on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh. Spread over […]
PM Modi Inaugurates Chhattisgarh Assembly on State Foundation Day
PM Modi Inaugurates Chhattisgarh Assembly on State Foundation Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh to mark the state’s Silver Jubilee—25 years since its formation in 2000. On this symbolic day, he inaugurated the new Legislative Assembly complex, unveiled a statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and launched infrastructure and welfare projects […]
Negros Island
Negros Island: An earthquake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck Negros Island, Philippines, recently. Negros Island is one of the Visayan Islands, central Philippines. It is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines. It is a boot-shaped island that is 217 km long and 35 to 79 km wide. It is separated […]
Ramnami Tribe
Ramnami Tribe: Two members of the Ramnami tribe became emotional when the Prime Minister broke the protocol allowing them to adorn him with their traditional headgear- peacock feather crown- recently. The Ramnamis are a unique sect from Chhattisgarh, India, who tattoo the name “Ram” on their bodies and faces. The Ramnami Samaj is a movement […]
Kunar River
Kunar River: New Delhi recently extended its support to Afghanistan to build a dam over the Kunar River, which it shares with Pakistan, at a time when the two nations are at loggerheads The Kunar River is also known as the Kama River. It flows for about 480 kilometers (298 miles) through northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
