Cyclone Shakhti: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the formation of Cyclone Shakhti over the northeast Arabian Sea. A tropical cyclonic storm that developed in the northeast Arabian Sea, ~340 km west of Dwarka (Gujarat). Named “Shakhti” under the World Meteorological Organisation’s regional naming system. Formed due to low-pressure development over warm Arabian Sea waters […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Ichamati River
Ichamati River: As the Durga Puja immersions commenced on the Ichamati river, a heightened security presence was initiated on the India-Bangladesh border. Ichamati River is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh. It also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. It is one of the bifurcations of the Mathabhanga River […]
Sir Creek Region
Sir Creek Region: The Defence Minister of India warned Pakistan against any aggression in the Sir Creek region, stating that India would give a “resounding and decisive response” that could alter “history and geography”. Sir Creek is a 96 km long tidal estuary located in the marshy Rann of Kutch region, separating Gujarat (India) from […]
Typhoon Bualoi
Typhoon Bualoi: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods has risen to 36, with over 210,000 houses damaged and agricultural losses worth $435 million.It is a tropical cyclone (Category 2-equivalent at peak) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, locally called Typhoon Opong in the Philippines. It was the 20th named storm and […]
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano
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 […]
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 […]
