Category: Geography Current Affairs

Mount Mukut: A 17-member Indian Coast Guard (ICG) mountaineering team has successfully scaled Mount Mukut (7,045-metre). Mount Mukut is a high-altitude peak located in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India, in the Zaskar Range near Mount Kamet. It is part of the Gangotri Group of peaks and lies in the western Garhwal Himalayas, within the […]

Panama: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 hit Panama causing structures to collapse and shaking the capital of the Central American country. Panama is a country of Central America located on the Isthmus of Panama. It is bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia. It is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north […]

Flash Floods in Himalayas: A sudden flash flood carrying dense mud, boulders, and debris swept through settlements along Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district, washing away over 35 homes and bridges. A flash flood is a sudden, rapid surge of water characterized by high peak discharges occurring within a very short timeframe—often under six […]

Panama: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 hit Panama causing structures to collapse and shaking the capital of the Central American country. Panama is a country of Central America located on the Isthmus of Panama. It is bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia. It is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north […]

Who are Maldharis? The Gujarat government recently announced a scheme for the voluntary relocation of maldharis (semi-nomadic pastoralists) from the Barda sanctuary in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, being developed as a ‘second home’ for Asiatic lions. They are a semi-nomadic pastoralist community primarily residing in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands, Gir Forest, and parts of Rajasthan. […]

Chamkharchhu-I Hydropower Project: Adani Power and Bhutan’s state-owned generation utility, Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC), have signed a Shareholders Agreement to develop the 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan. It is a 770 MW run-of-river hydropower project planned on the Chamkharchhu River in the Zhemgang district of central Bhutan. The project will be […]

Ichamati River: In News The traditional Ichamati River Durga idol immersion in Taki has changed due to strict geopolitical borders, heightened surveillance and security mandates. Ichamati River is a transboundary river that flows through both India and Bangladesh. It also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. It is one of the bifurcations […]

Jawahar Dweep: The Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal has been declared plastic-free by the Mumbai Port Authority, becoming the first in India to eliminate single-use plastics. Jawahar Dweep, or the Butcher Island, is an island off the coast of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a restricted area, and most of the […]

Hebbal Lake: Amid the concern raised by environmentalists and opposition on the impact of tunnel road on Hebbal Lake and 1,000-plus trees on the tank bed and surroundings, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is all set to begin work on the 2.28-km short tunnel project. Hebbal Lake is a man-made lake situated in the northern […]

Dnipro River: Russian drone strikes damaged key bridges across the Dnipro River in Kyiv recently. The Dnipro (Dnieper) River is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe. It is the fourth-longest river in Europe (after the Volga, the Danube, and the Ural). Located in Eastern Europe, the Dnipro River and its many tributaries drain […]