Tidal Flooding: Tidal flooding has become frequent in Ernakulam district lately. With the invading water staying on longer, more areas are getting affected.Tidal flooding refers to the temporary inundation of low-lying coastal areas during high tide events, such as full and new moons. It is often called sunny day flooding or king tide flooding when […]
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Pangsau Pass : In News
Pangsau Pass : In News The Pangsau Pass International Festival was celebrated in Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh. It is celebrated every year in Nampong which is situated in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The festival offers a platform for the cross-border trade and cultural exchange with Myanmar to exhibit its culture and other products. Pangsau Pass […]
Deep Ocean Mission : First Human Underwater Submersible
Deep Ocean Mission : First Human Underwater Submersible The Ministry of Earth Sciences recently announced that the country is set to launch its first human underwater submersible (Deep-Sea Manned Vehicle) as part of the Deep Ocean Mission. It is a mission-mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India. It is […]
Shompens
Shompens: The director of the Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research Institute (ANTRI), recently underscored the findings of his report on the Shompens, one of the primary aboriginal communities inhabiting the interior forests and coastal areas of the Great Nicobar Islands (GNI). They are one of the most primitive tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) […]
Cauvery-South Vellar Link Project
Cauvery-South Vellar Link Project: The Supreme Court recently noted that the Centre has not granted in-principle approval for Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery-South Vellar Link Project, despite the state’s request in January 2021.A Tamil Nadu initiative to divert surplus floodwater from the Mettur Dam to dry tanks in the Sarabanga Basin, Salem district. Aims to ensure efficient […]
Raman Rajamannan : In News
Raman Rajamannan : In News Raman Rajamannan, the king of the Mannan community and the only tribal king in Kerala, will participate in the Republic Day parade in Delhi. The Mannan is a scheduled tribe (ST) of Kerala. It is the only adivasi tribal dynasty with a kingship currently existing in South India. The life […]
Eruption of Mount Ibu
Eruption of Mount Ibu: Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted 1,079 times in January 2025, with significant ash columns rising between 0.3 km to 4 km.Mount Ibu is a stratovolcano located on the island of Halmahera in Indonesia’s North Maluku province.A stratovolcano, or composite volcano, has a steep, conical profile formed by layers of lava, ash, and […]
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha: Kenya’s popular Lake Naivasha is getting impacted by the water hyacinth that has taken over large parts of it.The water hyacinth is native to South America and was reportedly introduced to Kenya in the 1980s. Lake Naivasha is a shallow freshwater lake located in the southern Rift Valley in Kenya. It is considered […]
Upper Karnali Hydro-electric Project
Upper Karnali Hydro-electric Project: The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with SJVN Ltd., GMR Energy Ltd., and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the development of the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydro-electric Project in Nepal. It is a 900 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project being developed on the […]
Dark Oxygen
Dark Oxygen: Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth’s oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon. Dark Oxygen is the oxygen that is being produced thousands of feet below the ocean, without any light or photosynthesis. Until now, […]
