Category: Geography Current Affairs

Tornado : Southern United States Over 20 people have died in the southern United States due to severe storms and tornado outbreaks affecting Missouri and Kentucky. A tornado is a vertical, land-based column of violently rotating air that forms from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. It is characterised by a rapid cyclonic […]

New Caledonia: A high-stakes attempt by the French Overseas Minister to broker a new political accord for New Caledonia collapsed recently, plunging the French Pacific territory into profound uncertainty. It is a French overseas territory located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,500 km east of Australia. It comprises the main island of Grande Terre […]

Indrayani River: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) recently demolished 36 illegal bungalows from the River Villa project, located within the blue flood line of the Indrayani River in Chikhali. It is a river located in Maharashtra. It is a tributary of the Bhima River (a tributary of the Krishna River) It is a rain-fed river […]

Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains: New data published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains (GSM) were formed over 500 million years ago, during the assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent. The Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains are a completely buried mountain range beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, located at its highest point. These mountains […]

Afrikaners – Africa’s White Tribe: The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State welcomed the first group of Afrikaner refugees to the United States.Afrikaners are a white ethnic group native to South Africa, shaped through ethnogenesis on African soil, and are often referred to as “Africa’s White Tribe” due to their deep-rooted historical presence since the 17th […]

Madku Island: The Chhattisgarh High Court is actively monitoring the development initiatives at Madku Dweep, a place of significant local importance. Madku Island is situated on the banks of the Shivnath River (longest tributary of the Mahanadi River), in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. The name Madku stems from the fact that the island is […]

Adyar River: A Rs 1,500-crore project to rejuvenate and restore a ‘dead’ 44-km stretch of River Adyar is stuck since 2023 and lying choked in the city. The Adyar, originating near the Chembarambakkam Lake in Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers which winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and joins the Bay of Bengal […]

Dongria Kondh Community: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently sought for an Action Taken Report from Odisha Chief Secretary on the precarious living condition, lack of basic amenities and necessities of life of more than 10,000 families from “Dongria Kondh”, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) Community. It is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group […]

Geostrategic Passes Connecting Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: India announced the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) after a 5-year pause, halted by China in 2020 due to Covid-19 and Line of Actual Control (LAC) tensions. KMY has been operational since 1981. KMY is a pilgrimage organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (India) to Mount […]

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Join Hands for Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project: In a landmark move aimed at securing water resources and promoting inter-State cooperation, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra signed an MoU on May 10, 2025, to jointly implement the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project. The agreement seeks to mitigate water scarcity and improve irrigation […]