Category: Geography Current Affairs

Bitumen: In News The ongoing conflict in West Asia has hit India’s push to expand road infrastructure as Bitumen was also caught in the crossfire with an import dependency ranging between 30 to 40%. Bitumen is a dense, highly viscous, petroleum-based hydrocarbon. It is found in deposits such as oil sands and pitch lakes (natural […]

Norway: Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learning. Norway is located on the western half of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It shares land borders with Sweden, Finland and […]

Powai Lake: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently proposed appointing infrastructure consultancy firm AECOM Asia Company Limited to prepare a comprehensive redevelopment plan for a stretch of Powai Lake along Adi Shankaracharya Marg at a consultancy cost of Rs 1.85 crore. Powai Lake is an artificial lake situated in the northern suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra. […]

Kishau Dam Project: The eight-year deadlock on the construction of Kishau Dam ended recently after the Centre and beneficiary states agreed to cover the ₹2,000 crore power component cost for the project. Kishau Dam Project is a multipurpose dam project proposed to be built on the Tons river (a major tributary of river Yamuna) along […]

The Super El Niño: The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed the formation of a new El Niño in the equatorial Pacific, placing the odds at 63% that it will intensify into a very strong or super El Niño by the northern winter.An El Niño represents the periodic, anomalous warming of sea-surface […]

San Andreas Fault: According to new research, stress along the San Andreas fault in Southern California has reached the highest levels in 1,000 years. San Andreas Fault is a major continental transform boundary that is situated in the extreme western part of the continent of North America. It is believed that the San Andreas Fault […]

Thamirabarani River: Researchers have expressed concern over the declining otter population in Tamil Nadu’s Thamirabarani River due to the increasing destruction of their natural habitat in recent years. The Thamirabarani River – also known as the Tamraparni River or Porunai River, a rare perennial river in southern India flowing entirely through the Tamil Nadu The […]

Draft Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tribal Councils Election Rules 2026: The administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has proposed the Draft Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tribal Councils (Preparation of Electoral Rolls and Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2026, introducing a formal electoral framework for Nicobarese tribal councils. The proposal has sparked debate among the Nicobarese […]

Giant’s Causeway: Geochronologists, investigating how the Giant’s Causeway was created, recently discovered it was formed over 5.5m years, 8m years less than previously estimated. It is located on the coastal edge of the Antrim Plateau in Northern Ireland. The region consists of 6 kilometers (4 miles) of stepping-stone-like black basalt columns. Each stone is a […]

Indrayani River: Residents and environmental activists have expressed concern after dozens of dead fish were found floating in the Indrayani River near Dehu recently. Indrayani River is located in Maharashtra. It is a tributary of the Bhima River (a tributary of the Krishna River). It is a rain-fed river that originates from the Western Ghats, […]