Category: Geography Current Affairs

Idukki Hydroelectric Project: As the Idukki hydroelectric project, Kerala’s largest hydel power project, marks a historic 50-year milestone, the Moolamattom power plant has recorded a total generation of 115,852.672 million units (MU) over the past five decades. It is built across the Periyar River in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is the largest hydroelectric […]

What is a Mud Volcano? A mud volcano suddenly erupted in Diglipur, Andaman Islands, recently. It is a mound of mud heaved up through overlying sediments. The craters are usually shallow and may intermittently erupt mud. These eruptions continuously rebuild the cones, which are eroded relatively easily. Some mud volcanoes are created by hot-spring activity […]

Continental Mantle Earthquakes: Recently the Stanford researchers have produced the first global map of a rare type of earthquake i. e Continental mantle earthquakes. These are seismic events which originate in the mantle beneath continents. These earthquakes often occur more than 80 km below the Mohorovicic discontinuity (boundary between the crust and the mantle). They […]

Bhakra Dam: Amid rising incidents of landslides during the monsoon season, a comprehensive geological study of the hillocks surrounding the Bhakra Dam is likely to be undertaken by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). It is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is near the […]

Gilbert Hill: After Anand Mahindra highlighted Gilbert Hill in a recent post, curiosity around the Mumbai landmark has surged. It is located in Maharashtra. The hill has a sheer vertical face and is one of the oldest basalt rock formations in the world. According to geological records, only three such columnar basalt formations exist in […]

Almatti Dam: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister recently objected to Karnataka’s move to increase the height of the Almatti Dam on the Upper Krishna.Almatti Dam, situated on the Krishna River in Karnataka. It is a multipurpose dam primarily used for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.It is also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam.It […]

Eritrea: Ethiopia ordered neighbouring Eritrea to “immediately withdraw its troops” from Ethiopian territory. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti. It has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea to the north and east. It is a member country of African Union, COMESA(Common Market for Eastern […]

Thwaites Glacier: Scientists have raised concerns over the Thwaites Glacier, as it is melting at an unprecedented rate because of climate change fueled by human activities. It is a large glacier in West Antarctica, about the size of a large country. Scientists have often called it the “Doomsday Glacier”. Impact of Melting of Thwaites Glacier: […]

Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project: India recently started work on the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir—the first such new project to get the green light from the government after the abrogation of the Indus Water Treaty.It is a 1,856-MW run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Ramban District of […]

Seychelles: India and Seychelles explored opportunities to deepen cooperation in maritime trade, blue economy sectors and sustainable development at an Indo-Seychelles Business Roundtable, held in Mumbai. It is an archipelagic island country located in the western Indian Ocean. It is located to the northeast of Madagascar and east of mainland Africa. Other major islands near […]