Category: Geography Current Affairs

Finke River: The Finke River, known to the Arrernte people as Larapinta, is believed to be the world’s oldest river system. It is a major but intermittent river of central Australia It starts in the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. The river forms where two smaller creeks, Davenport and Ormiston, meet. It is often […]

Konda Reddi Tribe: At least 38 thatched houses belonging to members of the Konda Reddi tribe have been gutted in a fire mishap reportedly due to a short circuit at Sarlanka village in Prathipadu Mandal in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, recently. Konda Reddis is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) inhabiting the banks situated on […]

Zanskar River: The much-awaited Chadar trek on the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh has been deferred due to inadequate ice formation, disappointing trekkers eager to participate in the adventure sport. Zanskar River is a major left-bank tributary of the Indus River, flowing entirely within the union territory of Ladakh in northern India. It drains the […]

Shaksgam Valley Dispute: India rejected China’s infrastructure activities in the Shaksgam Valley, termed projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as illegal and invalid, and asserted that the valley is an inseparable part of India. The Shaksgam Valley (Trans-Karakoram Tract) is a high-altitude, sparsely populated region in the eastern Karakoram mountain range. It lies north […]

Jharkhand Megaliths: Jharkhand has initiated a push to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Tag for its extensive megalithic landscapes, with Jharkhand CM highlighting them internationally at Davos and the UK.Megaliths are large stone structures such as menhirs (standing stones), dolmens (table-like tombs), burial slabs, cairns and stone circles.They were built for burials, ancestor memory, rituals, […]

Bargi Dam: The National Dam Safety Authority has issued a show-cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over safety concerns at Bargi Dam. It is a major multi-purpose dam, serving irrigation, water supply and power generation. It is on the Narmada River. It is located in Madhya Pradesh. National Dam Safety Authority is a […]

Yemen: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen announced a new Constitution for the “State of South Arabia”. It is situated at the south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It shares Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East). Coastline & Strategic Importance: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel […]

Wolf Supermoon: The first full moon of 2026, the Wolf Supermoon, peaked on 2nd January, highlighting a full moon that appeared slightly larger and brighter. A Wolf Supermoon is a combined term referring to the occurrence of the Wolf Moon at the time of a Supermoon. The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for January’s […]

W Ursae Majoris Star: Astronomers from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences used data from Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope and NASA’s TESS space telescope to create detailed light curves of the W Ursae Majoris (W UMa) star. It is also known as a low mass contact binary, is a type of eclipsing binary variable star. […]

Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project: The Adani Group recently commenced the 570 MW Wangchhu Hydro Electricity Project in Bhutan. It is a 570 MW run-of-river hydropower project being built on the Wangchu River/basin in Chukha District, Bhutan. The Wangchu River (also called Raidāk River in India) is a significant tributary of the Brahmaputra It is being developed […]