Category: Geography Current Affairs

Seven Summits Challenge: Hyderabad teenager Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti recently became the youngest Indian and the second youngest person in the world to complete the legendary 7 Summits challenge. The ‘Seven Summits‘ is a challenge first proposed and then completed by Richard Bass in 1985. It consists of climbing to the highest point on each of […]

Ghaggar River : two teenagers lost their lives after drowning Two teenagers lost their lives after drowning in the Ghaggar River near Panchkula. The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river that flows in India and Pakistan. The river flows only during the monsoon It rises from the Shivalik Range of northwestern Himachal Pradesh. After passing […]

Kilauea Volcano : Released Lava Fountains The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island released lava fountains reaching over 1,000 feet into the air recently. Kilauea Volcano is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It is a shield-type volcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, United States. The volcano […]

Coastline Paradox: The coastline paradox reveals more than a peculiar measurement challenge: it underscores how science evolves with better tools. In December 2024, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs made an important announcement as part of its 2023-2024 annual report. It said the length of India’s coastline had increased from 7,516.6 km to 11,098.8 km, […]

Kiru Hydropower Project: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently filed a chargesheet against the former Jammu and Kashmir Governor and five others over alleged irregularities in the Rs 2,200-crore civil works contract for the Kiru hydropower project. Kiru Hydropower Project is a 624 MW run-of-river scheme on the Chenab River in the Kishtwar district […]

Early Arrival of Monsoon: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 24, 2025, eight days ahead of the usual June 1 date. This marks one of the earliest monsoon arrivals in over a decade, last seen in 2009. The Southwest Monsoon is a seasonal wind system […]

Tornado : Southern United States Over 20 people have died in the southern United States due to severe storms and tornado outbreaks affecting Missouri and Kentucky. A tornado is a vertical, land-based column of violently rotating air that forms from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. It is characterised by a rapid cyclonic […]

New Caledonia: A high-stakes attempt by the French Overseas Minister to broker a new political accord for New Caledonia collapsed recently, plunging the French Pacific territory into profound uncertainty. It is a French overseas territory located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,500 km east of Australia. It comprises the main island of Grande Terre […]

Indrayani River: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) recently demolished 36 illegal bungalows from the River Villa project, located within the blue flood line of the Indrayani River in Chikhali. It is a river located in Maharashtra. It is a tributary of the Bhima River (a tributary of the Krishna River) It is a rain-fed river […]