Ulhas River: The Ulhas river recently crossed the warning level at Mohane and Jambhulpada following continuous heavy rainfall, prompting the district administration to issue an alert for residents living close to the banks. It is a prominent west-flowing river located entirely within Maharashtra. Originating from the Sahyadri hill ranges in the Raigad district, the river […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Changpa Community
Changpa Community: The Ladakh lieutenant governor has taken decisions for improving the livelihoods of indigenous Changpa pastoral communities. The Changpas are a semi-nomadic people found mainly in the Changthang region of the Trans-Himalayas of the Indian subcontinent. They are nomads who have been shepherding their world-class pashmina goats (or cashmere goats) for centuries. The Changpa […]
Taal Volcano : In News
Taal Volcano: In News Taal Volcano recently produced a brief four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption, sending a plume about 450 meters above its crater as magma interacted with water. Taal Volcano is a stratovolcano located in Batangas province about 70 kilometers south of Manila, Philippines. It is classified as a “complex” volcano by the Philippine Institute of […]
Malaprabha River
Malaprabha River: The Malaprabha River, which flows through parts of the Guledgudda taluk in Karnataka, has dried up recently, causing severe hardship for people living along its banks. It is an important tributary of the Krishna River and flows through Karnataka. The river originates in the Western Ghats, in the Sahyadri hill range, at Kanakumbi […]
Himayat Sagar Lake
Himayat Sagar Lake: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) recently opened the floodgates of the Himayatsagar reservoir and began releasing water downstream following increased inflows caused by rainfall in the catchment areas. Himayat Sagar Lake is an artificial lake in Telangana. It was built on the Esi River (a tributary of the […]
Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan
Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan: Gujarat’s Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan increased the state’s water storage capacity by 20,789 lakh cubic feet in 2026. Over the last eight years, the campaign has created 1,38,039 lakh cubic feet of additional water storage through large-scale water conservation works. Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan is Gujarat’s flagship water conservation and groundwater […]
Dal Lake : In News
Dal Lake : In News Labourers from the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) recently removed weeds from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Dal Lake is an urban freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by the Pir Panjal mountains. It is integral […]
Prime Minister Of India Three-day State Visit To Seychelles
Prime Minister Of India Three-day State Visit To Seychelles: The Prime Minister of India embarked on a three-day state visit to Seychelles. Seychelles is an archipelagic island country located in the western Indian Ocean. It is located to the northeast of Madagascar and east of mainland Africa. Other major islands near Seychelles include Comoros and […]
Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project
Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project: The Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project in Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley has entered the final phase of construction, with the latest monitoring report of the Centre showing that more than 83 percent of the work has been completed. Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project is a 624 MW run-of-the-river scheme being developed over […]
Lake Laach
Lake Laach: More than 1,000 tiny earthquakes have exposed a deeper, slanted reservoir beneath Germany’s Lake Laach volcano, not the vertical body scientists expected.Lake Laach, also known as Laacher See, is a volcanic caldera lake located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.It is the largest lake in Rhineland-Palatinate.It is part of the East Eifel volcanic field within the […]
