India Adds 7 New Names to the Martian Map: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved 7 new Indian names proposed by Kerala-based researchers for Martian geological features, including a 3.5-billion-year-old crater named after geologist M. S. Krishnan, along with nearby landforms named after Kerala locations such as Valiamala, Thumba, Bekal, Varkala, and Periyar. Periyar […]
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Fujiwhara Effect
Fujiwhara Effect: Two cyclonic storms are predicted to form in the Bay of Bengal, with a potential Fujiwhara interaction. The Fujiwhara Effect (also named as the Fujiwhara interaction or the binary interaction) occurs when two nearby cyclones or hurricanes interact with each other. It was first described by a Japanese meteorologist, Dr. Sakuhei Fujiwhara, in […]
Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef: A new survey finds nearly 70% of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef have died.It is located on Western Australia’s remote coast along the East Indian Ocean. It is Australia’s largest fringing coral reef, extending across 300 kilometres of coastline. It is one of the world’s most pristine, longest, and largest coral reefs. The […]
Young Stellar Objects
Young Stellar Objects: A team of researchers has decoded the early lives of young stars called Young Stellar Objects (YSO) using a decade of data from NASA satellites Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and its extended mission NEOWISE. These are stars in the earliest stages of their lives where stars stably fuse hydrogen in their […]
Bnei Menashe
Bnei Menashe: Israel’s government recently approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s north-eastern region, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, over the next five years. Bnei Menashe is an ethnic community that hails from the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur. They claim to be the descendants of the biblical […]
Etalin Hydroelectric Project : In News
Etalin Hydroelectric Project: In News The Project Affected Peoples Forum (PAPF) of Arunachal Pradesh recently urged NHPC Ltd to reinstate every local worker previously engaged in the Etalin Hydroelectric Project (HEP), following the Centre’s decision to transfer the project from SJVN Limited to NHPC. It is a 3,097 MW hydropower project planned on Dri and […]
Postojna Cave
Postojna Cave: Researchers from Poland, the United States, and Slovenia recently worked out exact equations for stalagmite shapes, then checked them on real cave specimens from Postojna Cave in Slovenia. It is located in western Slovenia. It is a limestone cave carved out by the Pivka River over millions of years. It is the only […]
Hayli Gubbi Volcano
Hayli Gubbi Volcano: The Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time after 10,000 years and its massive ash cloud is moving towards northern India. It is located in Ethiopia’s Afar region, in northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border. It is a shield volcano that sits within Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, one of the […]
Mekedatu Dam
Mekedatu Dam: Karnataka has announced that it would submit a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Centre for the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery river. This comes after Tamil Nadu raised concerns over Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam, citing Cauvery water disputes, excessive water storage, and irregular water release. Mekedatu Dam involves constructing a balancing reservoir […]
Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef: A new survey finds nearly 70% of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef have died. Ningaloo Reef is located on Western Australia’s remote coast along the East Indian Ocean. It is Australia’s largest fringing coral reef, extending across 300 kilometres of coastline. It is one of the world’s most pristine, longest, and largest coral […]
