Sela Lake: Two tourists from Kerala drowned after the frozen surface of Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district gave way recently. Sela Lake, also known as Paradise Lake, is a glacial lake located near Sela Pass in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Sela Pass is a crucial mountain pass connecting the Tawang region with the […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Vadhavan Port : Protest
Vadhavan Port : Protest Around 20,000 residents of Palghar district recently took out a protest march on Monday against the proposed Vadhavan port and a slew of other infrastructure projects, citing environmental damage. It is a proposed new port on the coast of Maharashtra. It is being developed as an all-weather greenfield deep-draft major port. […]
Polar Silk Road
Polar Silk Road: Recent US remarks on Greenland have revived debate on China’s Arctic ambitions, though expert assessments indicate China’s direct military presence in the region remains limited. Polar Silk Road Initiative is an extension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into the Arctic, aiming to develop shipping routes, access resources, and enhance its […]
Pratas Islands
Pratas Islands: A Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end of the South China Sea recently, in what Taiwan’s defence ministry called a “provocative and irresponsible” move. The Pratas Islands, also known as the Dongsha Islands, are a small group of three islands located in the northern part […]
Neknampur Lake
Neknampur Lake: Dismissing viral social media claims, a flight safety chief said that the hot air balloon landing near Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad recently was a routine and controlled landing, standard in balloon operations, and not an emergency. Neknampur Lake, also known as Ibrahim Bagh Cheruvu, is a historic man-made reservoir situated in the southern […]
Mt Elbrus
Mt Elbrus: An artificially-triggered avalanche was filmed cascading down Russia’s highest mountain, Mount Elbrus. It is located in southwest Russia and is part of the Caucasus Mountains. It is believed that the Caucasus Mountains were formed due to the northward collision of the Arabian Plate with the Eurasian Plate. Geological studies have revealed that Mount […]
Chatham Islands
Chatham Islands: A bloom of phytoplankton—tiny photosynthetic organisms that become visible to satellites when their numbers explode—encircled the Chatham Islands in austral summer recently Chatham Islands is an island group in the South Pacific Ocean. These islands are New Zealand’s most easterly territory. Composed of 10 islands, they are primarily of volcanic formation, but areas […]
Dardanelles Strait
Dardanelles Strait: Southbound ship traffic is set to resume in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait after a tanker experienced engine failure recently. Dardanelles Strait is a very important narrow waterway in northwestern Turkey. It connects the Aegean Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea) to the Sea of Marmara. This strait acts like a natural border, separating […]
Finke River
Finke River: The Finke River, known to the Arrernte people as Larapinta, is believed to be the world’s oldest river system. It is a major but intermittent river of central Australia It starts in the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. The river forms where two smaller creeks, Davenport and Ormiston, meet. It is often […]
Konda Reddi Tribe
Konda Reddi Tribe: At least 38 thatched houses belonging to members of the Konda Reddi tribe have been gutted in a fire mishap reportedly due to a short circuit at Sarlanka village in Prathipadu Mandal in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, recently. Konda Reddis is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) inhabiting the banks situated on […]
