Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano: A collaborative research team recently returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator to explore the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga’s underwater Hunga Volcano. It is a submarine stratovolcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The HTHH volcano includes the […]
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Leyte Island
Leyte Island: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Leyte Island in the Philippines recently. Leyte Island is a large island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is the eighth-largest island in the Philippines and the sixth most populated. It spans 7056 sq.km. with a coastline of 969 km. In the north […]
Philippines : Eatrhquake
Philippines : Eatrhquake An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Cebu province in central Philippines. Philippines is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west, Taiwan to the north, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south. It is surrounded […]
Ecuador
Ecuador: Ecuador’s Indigenous groups are fiercely opposing President Noboa’s plan to expand oil drilling in the Amazon. Ecuador is a country located on the northwestern edge of South America. Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony. It is divided into four geographic regions: […]
Andaman Sea : Study
Andaman Sea : Study The Union Petroleum Minister recently announced that natural gas has been discovered in the Andaman basin, confirming the long-held belief that the Andaman Sea is rich in natural gas. It is a semi-enclosed marginal sea in the northeastern Indian Ocean. It lies between the eastern coast of India and the Malay […]
Khoe-San : New Study
Khoe-San : New Study A new genetic study published in the Cell Press journal reveals that European colonisation strongly altered the genetic ancestry of the indigenous Khoe-San peoples of southern Africa. Khoe-San is a collective term for the indigenous peoples of southern Africa, encompassing: San (Bushmen): Hunter-gatherers. Khoekhoe (Khoi): Cattle, goat, and sheep pastoralists. They […]
Oju Hydel Project
Oju Hydel Project: The central government has granted environmental clearance to the Oju Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district, paving the way for the construction of one of India’s largest hydroelectric projects, near the China border. Oju Hydroelectric Project is a 2,220 MW run-of-river hydro project. It aims to tap into the Subansiri […]
Cabinet Approves Doubling of Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya Rail Line
Cabinet Approves Doubling of Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya Rail Line: The Cabinet clears ₹2,192 crore for doubling 104 km railway line from Bakhtiyarpur to Tilaiya in Bihar, boosting freight, tourism, and connectivity. Project Overview: Railway Line Section: Bakhtiyarpur – Rajgir – Tilaiya Total Distance: 104 km Project Cost: ₹2,192 crore (approx.) Districts Covered: 4 districts in Bihar Villages […]
6.2-magnitude earthquake : Venezuela
6.2-magnitude earthquake : Venezuela According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest Venezuela.It is located on the northern coast of South America.It is bounded by Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the southwest and west.It shares a border with the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to […]
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam: Karnataka has proposed raising the Almatti Dam height from 519.60 m to 524.256 m, expanding its capacity from 173 TMC to 300 TMC. It is A hydroelectric and irrigation project forming the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project. Commissioned in 2005, with an installed power generation capacity of 290 MW. […]
