Andaman Sea : Earthquake An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the Andaman Sea recently. Andaman Sea is a semi-enclosed marginal sea in the northeastern Indian Ocean. It lies between the eastern coast of India and the Malay Peninsula, with Myanmar to the north and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the south. The Bay of […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Zagros Mountains
Zagros Mountains: A geologist said that a hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into Earth. Zagros Mountains is a major mountain range in West Asia. Scientists estimate that these Mountains were formed during orogenic episodes triggered by the sliding of the Arabian Plate underneath the Eurasian Plate during the Miocene […]
Mount Dukono
Mount Dukono: The Mount Dukono erupted which prompted the Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue an aviation warning. Mount Dukono is located in Indonesia’s North Maluku province. It is a complex volcano and one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. The volcano, situated on Halmahera Island, spewed a column of ash […]
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin: Vietnam’s foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin. Gulf of Tonkin is referred as “Beibu Gulf”in Chinese and “Bac Bo Gulf” in Vietnamese. It is a crescent-shaped, shallow, semi-enclosed water body situated off South China and Northern Vietnam coasts in the South China Sea’s northwestern […]
Mising Tribe
Mising Tribe: Assam’s largest tribal community, the Mising tribe, celebrated the Ali Ai Ligang festival recently. The Mising people are an indigenous tribe from Northeast India. They are part of the Tani people, who speak Tibeto-Burmese languages. They live in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in India and Tibet in China. Tibetans call them […]
National Dam Safety Authority
National Dam Safety Authority: The Supreme Court recently directed a supervisory committee chaired by the head of the National Dam Safety Authority, to look into issues raised by Tamil Nadu against Kerala concerning the maintenance of the 125-year-old Mullaperiyar dam. NDSA is a statutory body set up by the Central Government in exercise of the […]
Mount Dukono erupts in Indonesia
Mount Dukono erupts in Indonesia: Mount Dukono, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted on February 20, 2025, spewing a massive ash cloud up to 2,000 meters into the air. The eruption, occurring on Halmahera Island in North Maluku province, has prompted Indonesian authorities to issue urgent aviation warnings and safety advisories for residents
Caspian Pipeline Consortium
Caspian Pipeline Consortium: Russia said oil flows through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), a major route for supplying Kazakhstan and exporting to the global market, were reduced by 30-40% recently after a Ukrainian drone attack on a pumping station. CPC is a $2.6 billion project consisting of a 935-mile crude oil pipeline that runs from […]
Neotethys Oceanic Plate and Tectonic Movements
Neotethys Oceanic Plate and Tectonic Movements: A study has revealed that the ancient Neotethys oceanic plate, which once lay between the Arabian and Eurasian continental tectonic plates, is breaking apart under the Zagros Mountains in West Asia due to plate movement.This impacts regional geography, earthquakes, and resource distribution offering valuable insights into the Earth’s deep […]
Souparnika River : Concern
Souparnika River : Concern Environmentalists have raised alarm over an alarming increase in pollution in the Souparnika River, which flows beside the Kollur Mookambika Temple. Souparnika River is a west-flowing river in Karnataka. The river is surrounded by lush green forests of the Western Ghats. Originating from the Kodachadri Hills in the Western Ghats, it […]
