Category: Geography Current Affairs

Western Disturbances: In News Northwest India is enjoying a brief respite from rain and thunderstorms after the latest Western Disturbance weakened and moved eastward. They are extratropical storm systems that form over the Mediterranean Sea and travel eastwards towards the Indian subcontinent. They carry moisture-laden air and interact with the subtropical jet stream, influencing weather […]

What is a Fjord? A massive 500-meter megatsunami, the second-tallest ever recorded, recently struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord after a landslide dumped 64 million cubic meters of rock into the water. A fjord is a long, narrow, deep body of water that stretches far inland from the coast. A fjord was formed when a glacier […]

What is Dhow? An Indian sailor was killed and several others injured after their wooden dhow caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz recently. A dhow is a traditional wooden sailing vessel used mainly in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and along the coasts of East Africa and the Middle East. A dhow has a […]

Tristan da Cunha: British military medics recently carried out a rare parachute mission to the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to assist a UK national suspected of contracting hantavirus after leaving the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius. It is both a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean and the largest […]

Trinidad and Tobago: External Affairs recently held comprehensive talks with the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister to explore new ideas and initiatives for expanding bilateral cooperation between India and the dual-island nation. Trinidad and Tobago is an island country of the southeastern West Indies. It is the 5th largest island country in the West Indies […]

Rainbow Clouds: Indonesia recently witnessed a breathtaking ‘rainbow cloud’ phenomenon, captivating residents and going viral online. A rainbow cloud can occur because of something called cloud iridescence. Cloud iridescence occurs when sunlight is diffracted by extremely small water droplets or tiny ice crystals suspended in clouds. Diffraction happens when light bends and spreads after encountering […]

Suru River: Over a month after a six-year-old boy from Ladakh drowned in the Suru River in Hunderman, his mortal remains returned home recently after being retrieved from the river in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Suru River is an important river in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India. It is a tributary of the Indus […]

Sambhar Lake: Environmentalists have criticised the proposed 100 MW solar power project near Sambhar Lake, warning that even a relatively small installation could disturb the fragile wetland ecosystem. It is located in the districts of Nagaur and Jaipur in Rajasthan. It is the largest inland saltwater lake in India. This saline wetland is elliptical in […]

Gulf of Aden: In News Yemen’s coast guard recently reported that unidentified armed men hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Shabwa province and diverted it towards the Gulf of Aden near Somali waters. Gulf of Aden is an extension of the Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula (north) and the Horn of […]

Suriname: External Affairs Minister reviewed the full spectrum of India-Suriname relations during the 9th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) held in Paramarib. It is a small country located on the northern edge of South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the south, French Guiana to the east; Guyana to the west. It is North Atlantic […]