Cambodia: The National Payments Corporation of India has officially partnered with ACLEDA Bank to launch Unified Payments Interface (UPI) acceptance in Cambodia. It is located in the southern portion of the Indo China Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by three countries namely Vietnam (East and southeast) Laos (Northeast) and Thailand (Northwest). It is […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Pennar River : In News
Pennar River : In News The Pennar River, also known as Penna, Pinakini, or Penneru, is a river in southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The name Penna is derived from the Telugu word “Pennu” which means “silt”. The river gets its name due to the high amount of […]
Halma Tradition
Halma Tradition: In Borpada village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, residents revived the Bhil tradition of Halma to clean and restore a public well. Halma is an old collective tradition practiced by the Bhil tribal community of Madhya Pradesh. Its direct meaning is: to work together without wages or contract, sustained by mutual obligation and […]
What is a Bolide?
What is a Bolide? The explosions and the boom sounds heard by the residents of Boston recently could be the result of “a rather significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere.” A bolide is a type of large, exceptionally bright meteor that often explodes in the upper atmosphere, producing a bright flash of light and occasionally fragmented […]
Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam: The probability of the Mettur dam getting opened on the scheduled date appears to be remote, in view of the poor storage and the forecast of a poor southwest monsoon (June-September) this year. Mettur Dam is located at Mettur, Salem District, in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the largest dams in India […]
Kshipra River
Kshipra River: The Kshipra riverine system in Madhya Pradesh is facing a major crisis marked by the drying up of its tributaries that fail to maintain a perennial flow. The Kshipra, also known as the Shipra, is a river that flows in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Chambal It […]
Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant
Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant, Tamil Nadu’s only facility with reversible two-way turbines, is struggling to stay operational as it is beyond its design life, functioning at just 25% capacity. It is a 400 MW hydropower project located in the Kadamparai river basin in Tamil Nadu. Commissioned in […]
Blue Micromoon
Blue Micromoon: Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a “micromoon. A blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. That is unusual because the period from one full moon to another is about 29 1/2 days. So when two occur in the […]
Majuli Island : New Study
Majuli Island: New Study A new study has reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate and vegetation history of Majuli Island in Assam. It is located in the Brahmaputra river system, in Assam. It is the world’s largest river island located in Assam. It is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia […]
Mtkvari River
Mtkvari River: Authorities in Georgia recently found a body in the Mtkvari River, believed to be missing Indian medical student, pending DNA confirmation. The Mtkvari River, also known as the Kura River, is a significant watercourse in the South Caucasus mountains. It is the longest river in the Caucasus region. It flows through the countries […]
