Mawmluh Cave: Climate change and mining are threatening Mawmluh Cave’s fragile cave systems, altering rainfall and groundwater patterns while destroying geological formations and underground ecosystems. Mawmluh Cave is located at Sohra in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. It is locally known as Krem Mawmluh. It was the first cave that was explored by […]
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Dibang River
Dibang River: Communities living downstream of a hydropower project on the Dibang River have stepped up the heat on the governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, with the latter already burning due to opposition to two other proposed mega dams. Dibang River is an important tributary of the Brahmaputra. It flows through the states of […]
Sindhudurg Fort
Sindhudurg Fort: A replica of Sindhudurg Fort built by inmates of Nagpur Central Prison is bringing Maharashtra’s maritime heritage into an unusual setting, as more than 125 fort models across the city await inspection in the second edition of the Shivvaibhav Fort Competition. Sindhudurg Fort is a historical fort that occupies an islet in the […]
Ranivas Mound
Ranivas Mound: Ranivas Mound has been declared an archaeological site of national importance through a central government notification. Ranivas Mound is located in Bihar It is situated near the ‘Kesariya stupa’. In 1861, Alexander Cunningham (Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) first director general), visited the site. He explored the mound and conducted some excavations. In […]
Siddi Community
Siddi Community: Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada (15) won silver in the girls’ 63-kg judo category at the Dakar Youth Olympics, becoming the second Indian judoka and first athlete from Gujarat’s Siddi community to win a Youth Olympics medal. Siddi Community is an Afro-Indian ethnic and tribal community descended from East African peoples who settled in the […]
Kilauea Volcano
Kilauea Volcano: Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii recently began its 56th lava-fountaining episode, with fountains reaching an estimated 300 feet (91 meters) above the vent. Kilauea Volcano is located in the island of Hawaii (Big Island), Hawaii State, United States. Hawaii is the southernmost and largest of the island chain located in the […]
Bahamas : Joined The International Solar Alliance
Bahamas : Joined The International Solar Alliance Bahamas joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as its 116th member. Bahamas is an archipelagic country comprising coral islands, islets and cays situated in the northwest of West Indies in West Atlantic Ocean. Capital City: Nassau The islands were mostly created by the disintegration of coral reefs and […]
Namika La Pass
Namika La Pass: Two Army personnel were killed after their vehicle plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge at Namika La Pass on the Kargil-Leh national highway recently. Namika La Pass is a high mountain pass located in the Union Territory of Also known as the ‘Pillar of the Sky Pass’, it lies in the Zanskar Range […]
Prakasam Barrage
Prakasam Barrage: All 70 gates of the Prakasam Barrage were opened recently after heavy rain from Cyclone Murasu in the Krishna basin. Prakasam Barrage is a modern regulator and road bridge located at the southern entrance of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. It is built across the Krishna River. It was constructed between 1954 and 1957 and […]
Mayon Volcano : In News
Mayon Volcano: In News One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, Mayon, fired a dark column of ash over thousands of metres into the sky in a “moderately explosive eruption” recently. Mayon Volcano is an active volcano located in Albay province on Luzon Island in the Philippines. It is a stratovolcano, that is, […]
