Category: Geography Current Affairs

TOI-6894b : Giant Planet Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery: a giant planet, TOI-6894b, orbiting a tiny red dwarf star—something previously believed to be impossible. TOI-6894b, a gas giant planet, roughly the size of Saturn, has been found orbiting an unusually small red dwarf star. This rare pairing defies current models, which say small stars […]

Fuego Volcano: Guatemalan authorities recently said they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America’s most active volcano, Fuego Volcano, spewed gas and ash. Volcan de Fuego, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in Spanish, is located in Guatemala. It is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala’s former capital, Antigua. Guatemala lies on […]

Ken-Betwa Link Project: Concern Concerns over the construction work for the Ken-Betwa river linking project going on in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, citing a severe impact on the wildlife population inside the reserve. It is a river interlinking project designed to transfer surplus water from the Ken River (Madhya Pradesh) to the […]

Colossal Arsia Mons volcano: NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter recently delivered a stunning new picture from Mars, capturing the colossal Arsia Mons volcano piercing through a dense layer of early morning clouds. Arsia Mons is a massive shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of Mars. It is one of the largest volcanoes in the […]

Mount Etna : Started Erupting Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has begun erupting. It is located on Sicily’s east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, it is part of Italy.It is a continuously active stratovolcano with five summit craters, known for explosive, effusive, and mixed eruptions. Etna has been […]

Grand Inga Hydropower Project: The World Bank has approved $250 million in financing for the Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite widespread opposition from civil society groups and longstanding governance concerns. Grand Inga Hydropower Project is a hydroelectric project on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]

Chenab Railway Bridge : PM To Inaugurate Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the Chenab Railway Bridge marking the completion of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project. It is now officially the tallest railway bridge in the world, symbolizing engineering excellence and strategic connectivity. Chenab Railway Bridge is a steel-arch railway bridge built over the […]

Kulsi River: Ignoring warnings by environmentalists, the Assam and Meghalaya governments have decided to jointly set up a 55 MW hydropower project on the Kulsi, a small river known as a nesting ground for the endangered river dolphins. Kulsi River is a south-bank tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra It is composed of three rivers, namely […]

International Conference on Glacier’s Preservation: Tajikistan hosted the 1st UN International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) in collaboration with UNESCO and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), leading to the adoption of the Dushanbe Glaciers Declaration. Glaciers are slow-moving ice masses formed from compacted snow over centuries. They mainly exist in polar regions (Greenland, Canadian […]

New distant dwarf planet: During the ongoing search for the hypothetical Planet Nine at the outer edge of the solar system, astronomers have discovered a new distant dwarf planet named 2017 OF201, shedding light on the unexplored regions beyond Neptune. 2017 OF201 is a 700 km-wide dwarf planet with a 25,000-year orbit that extends 1,600 […]