Category: Geography Current Affairs

Groynes : Concrete Structures Groynes are low-lying wood or concrete structures which are situated out to sea from the shore. They are designed to trap sediment, dissipate wave energy, and restrict the transfer of sediment away from the beach through longshore drift. Longshore drift is caused when prevailing winds blow waves across the shore at […]

Aphelion : 5th July 2024 On 5th July 2024 , Earth reached the farthest point in its elliptical orbit around the sun called aphelion. Earth moves around the sun in elliptical orbit and thus its distance from the sun fluctuates slightly throughout the year. Aphelion refers to the point in Earth’s orbit when it is […]

Floods In Assam : In News Floods in Assam have resulted in over 50 deaths, displacing 360,000 people. More than 40,000 hectares of crops and 130 wild animals have been affected by flooding. Causes of Regular Floods in Assam: Assam has more than 120 rivers, several of which originate from the hills and mountains of […]

Gandaki River : 15 Year Bridge Collapsed A 15-year-old bridge over the Gandaki River collapsed in Bihar’s Saran district recently, marking the third bridge collapse incident in the district within 24 hours. Gandaki River also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the […]

Vizhinjam International Seaport: With the completion of the first phase of the country’s first exclusive trans-shipment port, the Vizhinjam Port is all set to receive its first mothership. Vizhinjam International Seaport is India’s first deepwater container transshipment port. It is located at Vizhinjam, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. It is located around 10 […]

Pangong Lake : Updates According to satellite pictures, China’s military is preparing for the long haul in the area surrounding Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh. Pangong Lake, also known as Pangong Tso, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It derives its name from the […]

Mount Etna : Alert Italy’s Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and one of the largest in the world. Its recorded volcanic activity dates back to 1500 B.C. It is on the eastern […]

Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam : In News The water level at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, across the river Cauvery breached the 100 feet mark against the maximum level of 124.80 feet recently Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam is a type of gravity dam built on the river Kaveri and its tributaries, Hemavathi and Lakshmana Theertha, […]