Category: Geography Current Affairs

Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority: The Union Government, Nagaland State Government, and the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) have signed a historic tripartite agreement to establish the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA), aimed at fulfilling the political and developmental aspirations of Eastern Nagaland.This marks one of 12 important agreements signed in the Northeast since 2019, contributing […]

Sharda River Corridor: The Uttarakhand Chief Minister recently laid the foundation stone of the Sharda river corridor at Tanakpur in Champawat district. It is a transboundary river of northern India and western Nepal. It rises as the Kali River in far northern Uttarakhand in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of the Nanda Devi […]

El Chichon Volcano: Unusual changes inside the crater of Chichón volcano in southern Mexico have raised fresh concerns among volcanologists. El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is a stratovolcano in Mexico. This volcano is made up of several lava domes and a tuff ring. A tuff ring is a low, wide ring of volcanic ash […]

Hakki Pikki Tribe : In News Eight members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pikki tribal community, who had travelled to Central Africa for the sale of herbal products, are now facing a serious crisis after their visas expired. ‘Hakki-Pikki’ is one of the major tribal communities in Karnataka. In Kannada, the word ‘Hakki’ stands for ‘bird’ and […]

Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes: Denotified tribes, nomadic tribes, and semi-nomadic tribes across the country are coming together to push for a “separate column” for themselves in the 2027 Census. Denotified Tribes (DNTs) are those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l871 and I947. Once […]

Pennaiyar River: The Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to constitute a tribunal to adjudicate the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Pennaiyar River water.It is a water-sharing dispute between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Pennaiyar River is a major river in southern India flowing through Tamil […]

Rafah Border Crossing: Israel reopened Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt.It’s the southernmost post of exit from Gaza and borders Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.It is controlled by Egypt.There are only two other border crossings from and into the Gaza Strip – Erez: A crossing into Israel in northern Gaza, which is for people. Kerem Shalom: A […]

Turtle Trails: The Union Budget 2026–27 proposal to develop ‘turtle trails’ along key turtle nesting sites in Odisha, Karnataka and Kerala, has triggered concerns among conservationists.Turtle trails are designated coastal pathways and viewing infrastructure intended to promote regulated ecotourism around turtle nesting sites.Conservationists argue that introducing turtle trails threatens the darkness and tranquility essential for […]

Fuego Volcano: Explosive Eruption Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego, one of Central America’s most persistently active volcanoes, produced a striking explosive eruption recently. Volcan de Fuego, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in Spanish, is an active volcano located in Guatemala. It is a relatively young basaltic stratovolcano. It forms part of the Central American Volcanic […]

Project Himank: A rare sighting of the elusive snow leopard recorded by Project Himank in the High Himalayas recently, has drawn attention to successful conservation efforts alongside infrastructure development in the region.It is a project of the Border Roads Organization (BRO) in the Ladakh.Objective is Development of road communication in the Ladakh region.The entire area […]