Dimna Lake: Dimna Lake, Jamshedpur’s iconic reservoir and lifeline, was among 25 lakes across the country after which spectator galleries were named during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Delhi’s Red Fort. Dimna Lake is an artificial lake located in the steel city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. It is located in the foothills of the […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Singhbhum Craton
Singhbhum Craton: Researchers recently identified a 3.5-billion-year-old layered rock formation within the Singhbhum craton in eastern India that could contain some of the earliest chemical evidence of life on the planet. The Singhbhum Craton, located in eastern India (Jharkhand and Odisha states) between the Chhota Nagpur plateau and the Eastern Ghats, is one of the […]
Christmas Island : In News
Christmas Island: In News SpaceX has recently towed Starship to waters off Christmas Island after the spacecraft floated in the Indian Ocean for nearly 24 days. It is a special territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean. The island is the summit of an oceanic mountain whose highest point on the island is Murray […]
Zambia
Zambia: The Prime Minister of India has congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on being re-elected as the President of Zambia. Zambia is a Southern-Central African landlocked country. It is bounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North), Zimbabwe and Botswana (South), Tanzania (North-east), Malawi (West) and Mozambique (Southeast), Angola and Zambia (West) and Namibia to the […]
Parichha Dam
Parichha Dam: The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) has recognized the historic Parichha dam as a ‘World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS)’. Parichha Dam is located on Betwa River in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. It is a key component of Betwa Canal System, which supplies water for agriculture to drought-prone areas of Bundelkhand. Parichha Dam […]
Thames River
Thames River: A traditional Ganga Aarti, a ritual associated with the ghats of Varanasi, Haridwar, and Rishikesh, will be held on the banks of the River Thames in London in September. Thames River flows through southern England. It is the longest river in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River […]
Central African Republic
Central African Republic: A gold mining site collapsed in the western part of the Central African Republic and killed at least 30 miners and left others trapped. It is a landlocked nation located in the Central Africa region. It is bordered by six countries namely Chad (North), Sudan (Northeast), and South Sudan (Southeast), DRC (South), […]
Tamirabharani River
Tamirabharani River: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has declared Tamil Nadu’s Tamirabharani (Porunai) river a deity and granted it legal personhood to curb pollution. It is a perennial river of southern India flowing entirely within Tamil Nadu. It originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats. It flows […]
Lake Powell
Lake Powell: Lake Powell, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level since it began filling, deepening concerns over the future of the Colorado River and the millions of people who rely on it. It is a huge man-made lake located on the Colorado River and stretches across […]
Mount Kanlaon : In News
Mount Kanlaon: In News A recent emission from Kanlaon Volcano produced a grayish plume that rose approximately 200 meters above the summit crater before drifting north. Mount Kanlaon is an active stratovolcano located in the Philippines. It is the tallest mountain on Negros Island and the highest peak in the Visayas region. It is part […]
