Category: Geography Current Affairs

Rainbow Clouds: Indonesia recently witnessed a breathtaking ‘rainbow cloud’ phenomenon, captivating residents and going viral online. A rainbow cloud can occur because of something called cloud iridescence. Cloud iridescence occurs when sunlight is diffracted by extremely small water droplets or tiny ice crystals suspended in clouds. Diffraction happens when light bends and spreads after encountering […]

Suru River: Over a month after a six-year-old boy from Ladakh drowned in the Suru River in Hunderman, his mortal remains returned home recently after being retrieved from the river in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Suru River is an important river in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India. It is a tributary of the Indus […]

Sambhar Lake: Environmentalists have criticised the proposed 100 MW solar power project near Sambhar Lake, warning that even a relatively small installation could disturb the fragile wetland ecosystem. It is located in the districts of Nagaur and Jaipur in Rajasthan. It is the largest inland saltwater lake in India. This saline wetland is elliptical in […]

Gulf of Aden: In News Yemen’s coast guard recently reported that unidentified armed men hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Shabwa province and diverted it towards the Gulf of Aden near Somali waters. Gulf of Aden is an extension of the Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula (north) and the Horn of […]

Suriname: External Affairs Minister reviewed the full spectrum of India-Suriname relations during the 9th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) held in Paramarib. It is a small country located on the northern edge of South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the south, French Guiana to the east; Guyana to the west. It is North Atlantic […]

Galapagos Archipelago: A newly installed monitoring system called smart island monitoring model promises to scale ecosystem conservation in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago. Galapagos Archipelago is situated in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecuador. It is distributed on either side of the Equator. The Archipelago is a group of islands Repeated volcanic eruptions helped to […]

Project Deepak: The Project Deepak of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 66th Raising Day at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Project Deepak was initiated in 1962 by the Border Roads Organisation. The project has been instrumental in executing critical infrastructure works in some of the most challenging terrains of the country. It’s area of responsibility spanning […]

Philippines: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar. It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest). Capital city: Manila Geographical Features of Philippines: […]

Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project: The Bhutan government and the World Bank recently signed financing agreements worth $515 million for the 1,125 MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project, with nearly 80% of its 4,500 GWh annual generation set to be supplied to India. It is a run-of-river project to be built on the Kurichhu River in eastern […]

Mahi River: Two persons, including an eight-year-old boy, went missing after a boat capsized in the Mahi River in Rajasthan’s Banswara recently. Mahi River is one of the major west-flowing interstate rivers of India. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The river is popularly described as “Mahisagar” due to its […]