Category: Geography Current Affairs

Wolf Supermoon: The first full moon of 2026, the Wolf Supermoon, peaked on 2nd January, highlighting a full moon that appeared slightly larger and brighter. A Wolf Supermoon is a combined term referring to the occurrence of the Wolf Moon at the time of a Supermoon. The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for January’s […]

W Ursae Majoris Star: Astronomers from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences used data from Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope and NASA’s TESS space telescope to create detailed light curves of the W Ursae Majoris (W UMa) star. It is also known as a low mass contact binary, is a type of eclipsing binary variable star. […]

Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project: The Adani Group recently commenced the 570 MW Wangchhu Hydro Electricity Project in Bhutan. It is a 570 MW run-of-river hydropower project being built on the Wangchu River/basin in Chukha District, Bhutan. The Wangchu River (also called Raidāk River in India) is a significant tributary of the Brahmaputra It is being developed […]

North Island: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the North Island region of New Zealand recently.North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.It is separated from the South Island by Cook Strait.Many important cities are found on the North Island.These include Auckland, which is the largest city.The […]

Popocatépetl Volcano: A team of scientists obtained first 3D images from inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano. Popocatépetl means “Smoking Mountain” in the Aztec Nahuatl language. It is located in central Mexico. It is on the border of the states of México and Puebla. The volcano lies on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which is the result of […]

Rice Crop: The Union Agriculture Minister said India’s rice production has reached 150.18 million tonnes, compared to China’s 145.28 million tonnes. Rice is a tropical crop and the staple food for the majority of the Indian population. It is primarily a Kharif crop, grown during the southwest monsoon season (June to October) but it can […]

Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology: In a major push to expand renewable energy and ensure 24×7 electricity supply, the Tripura government recently identified 10 river sites to generate 185 MW of power using Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology. Hydrokinetic turbines are an emerging hydropower technology that takes advantage of moving water currents to generate power. Unlike traditional hydroelectric dams […]

Salal Hydroelectric Project: The Union Minister of Power and Housing and Urban Affairs recently directed sediment removal at the Salal Power Project in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure maximum utilisation of water resources, in the wake of the Indus Waters Treaty being kept in abeyance between India and Pakistan. It is a 690 MW run-of-the-river […]

Thadou Tribe: The public broadcaster Prasar Bharati recently asked the programme head of All India Radio (AIR) in Manipur’s capital, Imphal, for inputs on recruiting staff for resuming live broadcasts in the Thadou tribe’s language and other major dialects of the border state. They are an indigenous people who live in the hill country adjacent […]