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 […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Rice Crop
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
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
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
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 […]
Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project
Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project: Around 60 people were injured after a loco train carrying workers and officials hit a goods train inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad–Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project recently. It is a run-of-river hydropower scheme being developed on the Alaknanda River (a major tributary of the Ganga River) in the Chamoli district […]
Mount Bur Ni Telong
Mount Bur Ni Telong: Indonesian authorities recently raised the alert for Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano due to increased activity, including numerous earthquakes It is an active stratovolcano. It is located in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh. It is one of the best climbing spots in Aceh. The conical Bur ni Telong volcano was constructed […]
Nashik Solapur Akkalkot Greenfield Corridor
Nashik Solapur Akkalkot Greenfield Corridor: The Government of India has taken a major step to strengthen transport infrastructure in Maharashtra. The Union Cabinet has approved a new 6-lane greenfield access-controlled corridor connecting Nashik, Solapur, and Akkalkot. The project aims to improve travel efficiency, logistics, safety, and regional economic growth under the national infrastructure vision.The Cabinet […]
Dhasan River
Dhasan River: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, recently dismissed an appeal challenging the cancellation of environmental clearance granted for sand mining in the river Dhasan in Jhansi district. It is a right bank tributary of the Betwa River, which itself is a tributary of the Yamuna. It flows in the Bundelkhand […]
Somaliland
Somaliland: Israel formally recognised the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. It is located in the Horn of Africa. It borders Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Puntland region, with a strategic coastline along the Gulf of Aden. Capital City: Hargeisa It functions as a de facto independent state with its own […]
