Super Typhoon Ragasa: The Philippines has halted work and classes as Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels toward northern Luzon with winds up to 250 km/h. Super Typhoon Ragasa is Category 5 Super Typhoon with sustained winds of 205 km/h and gusts up to 250 km/h. Locally called “Nando”, it is one of the strongest typhoons to […]
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Mozambique
Mozambique: The Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron comprising INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata, and ICGS Sarathi concluded its four-day port visit to Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa and is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. The island countries and territories of Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte are […]
Kurmi Community : Protest
Kurmi Community : Protest Defying prohibitory orders, Kurmis began their rail blockade at various stations in Jharkhand recently to press demand for a ST status for the community and inclusion of the Kurmali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. Kurmis, also known as Kunbi, are a Hindu farming caste in India and Nepal. […]
De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)
De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs): Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC) members wrote to PM seeking permanent commission status, staff, funds, and financial powers. De-notified Tribes (DNTs): Communities once listed under Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 by British, branded as “born criminals.” Nomadic Tribes (NTs): Groups practicing seasonal/continuous migration for […]
Penna River
Penna River: Eighteen youngsters stranded in the floodwaters of the Penna River in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh recently were rescued after a seven-hour operation. The Penna River, also known as Pennar, Pinakini, or Penneru, is a river in southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It rises in […]
Birhor Tribe
Birhor Tribe: Around 550 residents, mostly belonging to the Birhor tribe, of Fulwariya hamlet in Koderma district would soon receive electricity supply, ending nearly eight decades of darkness. The Birhor are a forest-dependent semi-nomadic tribal community concentrated in the eastern central Indian state of Jharkhand. Some of them are also found in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and […]
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam: To set the stage for the implementation of the languishing Upper Krishna Project (UKP) phase III, the Karnataka Cabinet recently gave clearance for the acquisition of 1,33,867 lakh acres of land to facilitate the increase of Almatti dam’s height from the present 519.16 metres to 524.256 metres. Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project […]
Carlsberg Ridge
Carlsberg Ridge: The government recently signed a contract with the International Seabed Authority to explore polymetallic sulphur nodules in the Carlsberg Ridge. Carlsberg Ridge is a mid-oceanic ridge (a divergent plate boundary) located in the Indian Ocean. The ridge extends from the triple junction of the African, Indian, and Australian tectonic plates (where it connects […]
Moran Community : In News
Moran Community : In News The Moran community in Assam’s Tinsukia district—an area rich in oil, coal, and tea—has launched an economic blockade, stopping the movement of goods to and from the region to press their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.The Moran community is an aboriginal tribe of Assam that once had an independent […]
Dongsha Islands
Dongsha Islands: Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) confirmed recently that it had dispatched vessels to repel both a Chinese coast guard ship and a Chinese fishing boat operating near Dongsha Island. The Dongsha Islands, also known as the Pratas Islands, are a small group of three islands located in the northern part of the South […]
