Category: Geography Current Affairs

Tuvalu: The Government of Tuvalu has officially become the 90th State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently. Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It is the 4th smallest country in the world with 26 sq.km. of land. It sits about […]

Bathou Religion: The Bathou religion of Bodo community in Assam gets a separate code in the upcoming census. It is the traditional faith of the Bodos, the largest plains tribe of The word ‘Bathou’ is derived from the Bodo language, where ‘Ba’ means ‘five’ and ‘thou’ means ‘deep philosophical thought’. The faith system is based […]

Gomti River: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister recently launched the ‘Gomti Rejuvenation Mission’ to ensure the uninterrupted flow of the river, setting an ambitious target to intercept 95 percent of urban sewage entering the waterway. Gomti River is a tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River, flowing entirely through the state of Uttar Pradesh. The river is […]

Campi Flegrei Volcano: An Artificial Intelligence (AI) model has revealed never-before-seen geological structures at Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano, including a clear “ring fault” that could unleash magnitude 5 earthquakes. Campi Flegrei, also known as the Phlegraean Fields, is an active volcanic region situated in the densely populated Bay of Naples in Italy, which is also […]

Kiru Hydroelectric Project: The 624-megawatt Kiru hydroelectric project recently reached a significant milestone with the completion of 10 lakh cubic meters of Dam Concreting, out of a total target of 12 lakh cubic meters. It is a 624-megawatt (MW) run-of-river project being developed over the Chenab River near the villages of Patharnakki and Kiru in […]

Palau: Palau recently hosted the world’s first-ever live underwater interview. It is an island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of a tightly clustered archipelago of approximately 300 islands with a total land area of 458 sq.km. It is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Palau […]

Siddi Tribal community: The President of India expressed happiness that the Siddi tribal community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, has achieved a literacy rate of over 72 per cent. The Siddi community is an Indo-African tribal community that descended from the Bantu community of Africa. It is believed that they first came to India in […]

Coco Islands: Myanmar has assured India that there is no Chinese presence at Coco Islands in Bay of Bengal. They are a small group of islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Great Coco Island, the largest in the group, lies just 55 km from India’s strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They are part of […]

Subansiri Upper Hydroelectric Project: Hundreds recently protested in Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, against the proposed 2,000 MW Subansiri Upper Hydroelectric Project. It is a 1,800 MW hydropower project. It is a run-of-the-river project planned on the Subansiri River basin in Arunachal Pradesh. It is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2031. The project is being […]

Damodar River: In what locals have described as a miraculous escape, a 65-year-old woman who was swept away by the swollen Damodar River was rescued nearly 45 km downstream in West Bengal recently. The Damodar River flows through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, it […]