Alaknanda Galaxy: Researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA–TIFR), Pune, have discovered a well-structured spiral galaxy named Alaknanda, dating back to just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Found using the NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this finding challenges current models, which state that well-structured galaxies […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Svalbard
Svalbard: A significant new discovery recently emerged in the Arctic, with scientists spotting an unexpected gathering of walruses on the remote shores of Svalbard, a wild stretch of land nestled between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago that is situated in the Arctic Ocean, to the north of the European […]
Khiamniungan Tribe
Khiamniungan Tribe: The Prime Minister of India mentioned about the Khiamniungan tribe in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode. The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with habitation both in India and Myanmar. The meaning of the term Khiamniungan is ‘source of great water or river’. The traditional social structure was […]
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: The African country of Guinea-Bissau fell under the military rule. It is one of the smallest countries in the African continent. It borders Senegal to the north and Guina to its eastern and southern boundaries. Maritime Boundary: To the west, the country has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It includes the Bijagos (Bissagos) […]
IGI Becomes India’s First Water-Positive Airport
IGI Becomes India’s First Water-Positive Airport: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has earned the title of India’s first water-positive airport among facilities handling more than 40 million passengers annually. This certification marks a milestone in sustainable airport operations and environmental stewardship.Being water-positive means the facility replenishes more freshwater than it consumes. IGI achieved this […]
Mekedatu Dam Project
Mekedatu Dam Project: The Karnataka government decided that it would submit a “revised” Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Centre on the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the interstate river Cauvery. Mekedatu Dam Project is a multi-purpose (drinking water and power) project involving the construction of a balancing reservoir near Kanakapura in the Ramanagara district, Karnataka. […]
India Adds 7 New Names to the Martian Map
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 […]
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 […]
