Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs requested the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) to consider enumerating Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) separately in the upcoming Census. PVTGs are a sub-category of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and are more vulnerable among the tribal groups in India. The criteria for identifying Particularly […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Land Subsidence
Land Subsidence: Uttarakhand, already battered by natural calamities including cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides across its mountainous regions, is now facing a new and terrifying phenomenon: widespread land subsidence in Chamoli’s Nanda Nagar. Land subsidence is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface. This geotechnical phenomenon occurs when the ground loses its […]
Swarnamukhi River : Plan For Protection
Swarnamukhi River : Plan For Protection The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) recently announced Operation SWARNA, a massive plan to rescue the River Swarnamukhi from the clutches of land grabbers, revive its flow area and rejuvenate it to ensure sustenance. Swarnamukhi River is a river in Andhra Pradesh. It is an east-flowing river basin having […]
Mauritania : In News
Mauritania : In News A migrant boat sank off Mauritania’s coast earlier recently, leaving at least 49 people dead and around 100 missing. Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. It occupies an area of 1,030,000 sq. km. It is a country of the Sahel region (a belt across Africa between the arid Sahara to […]
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, killing over 800 people and injuring at least 2,800, with widespread destruction across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces. Afghanistan is a landlocked, multi-ethnic country in south-central Asia, historically at the crossroads of trade routes linking South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle […]
Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project
Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project: Nineteen workers and officials of the NHPC were rescued after they were trapped inside the tunnel of the 280 MW Dhauliganga hydroelectric project in Pithoragarh’s Dharchula area for almost 22 hours recently. It is a 280 MW hydropower project located on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. […]
Mira Stars
Mira Stars: The most precise determination of the expansion rate of the universe was made using cool, giant variable stars ‘Mira’ by the scientists from Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). Mira, also known as Omicron Ceti, is a star that remarkably changes its brightness over time, in a regular pattern. The name, Mira, […]
Nauru
Nauru: Australia has signed a $267 million deportation deal with Nauru to relocate non-visa holders, sparking criticism from refugee and human rights groups. It is officially the Republic of Nauru, a sovereign island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It is Known historically as “Pleasant Island.” Located in Micronesia subregion of Oceania. About […]
Gangotri Glacier Decline
Gangotri Glacier Decline: A recent study (IIT Indore, ICIMOD, US universities) reconstructed the hydrological discharge of the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), showing shifts in meltwater trends due to climate change. The Gangotri Glacier System (GGS) is a major source of the Bhagirathi River, a key tributary of the Ganga. Comprises Gangotri, Chaturangi, Raktavaran, and Meru […]
Mashco Piro Tribe
Mashco Piro Tribe: The Mashco Piro tribe, an uncontacted group in the Peruvian Amazon, has been sighted near a village, raising concerns about logging activities encroaching on their territory. The Mashco-Piro, or Mascho Piro, also known as the Cujareño people and Nomole, are an indigenous tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the remote regions of […]
