Azerbaijan: A year after ties between India and Azerbaijan soured over Baku’s alignment with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) met with Azerbaijan’s top leadership in an attempt to reset bilateral relations. Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is located at the junction of Eastern Europe and Western Asia along the southern […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Zuqar Island
Zuqar Island: Yemen’s Houthi rebels recently claimed they are attempting to rescue a boat carrying 14 Indian nationals near Zuqar Island in the Red Sea, alleging that it was targeted by Saudi Arabia. Zuqar Island is a Yemeni island in the southern Red Sea, forming part of the Hanish Islands archipelago. It lies between the […]
Zavodovski Island
Zavodovski Island: According to research by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the number of breeding chinstrap penguins on the Zavodovski Island declined nearly 63% in 14 years. Zavodovski Island is an uninhabited volcanic island situated in the Traversay Islands subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Zavodovski Island hosts the world’s […]
Kushiyara River
Kushiyara River: The banks of Kushiyara River, which separates India and Bangladesh along the Sribhumi district, came alive recently as thousands of devotees gathered on both sides of the international border for the immersion of Durga idols on Vijayadashami. Kushiyara River is a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh. It is a distributary of the […]
Kharg Island
Kharg Island: Trump is reportedly considering strikes on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island oil hub to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz, although the claims remain unconfirmed. Kharg Island is a small coral island in Iran located in the northern Persian Gulf. It is one of relatively few Persian Gulf islands […]
Puzhal Lake
Puzhal Lake: The bodies of two 14-year-old schoolboys who drowned in Puzhal Lake near Murugambedu were recovered recently. Puzhal Lake, also known as Red Hills Lake, is a manmade freshwater lake located in Tamil Nadu. It was built in the 19th century, during the British Period. It is one of the three main rain-fed reservoirs […]
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island: Australia recently confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, with the deadly virus found in the remote territory’s vulnerable elephant seal population. Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island located in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. The island is politically a part of the Australian island […]
Port of Constanta
Port of Constanta: The Indian mission in Bucharest said a chemical tanker carrying nine Indian seafarers, which was hit by a drone at an anchorage off Romania has reached the Port of Constanta safely. Port of Constanta is one of the key Romanian maritime ports in the Black Sea Region. It is the only seaport […]
Masaya Volcano
Masaya Volcano: Satellite measurements of Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano suggest magma is entering one reservoir as another drains, offering clues that could improve monitoring for future hazards. Masaya Volcano is an active basaltic shield-like caldera volcano located in Nicaragua in Central America, about 20 km southeast of the capital city, Managua. It forms part of the […]
Yenisei River
Yenisei River: It was observed that there is a rising Brown Bear attack outside the settlement of Podtesovo, located on the banks of the Yenisei River. Yenisei River is a river in central Russia. It is the largest river system draining into the Arctic Ocean and ranks as the fifth-largest river in the world. It […]
